Cannabis sativa is one of the oldest crops cultivated for the production of fibers and for medical and recreational purposes. Since the detection of specific cannabinoid receptors and their physiological ligands, the understanding of the cannabinoid signalling system has increased, leading to a recent resurgence of interest in its medicinal properties. In animal studies, cannabinoids exerted si...

Background: International guidelines recommend the inclusion of patients with bronchiectasis in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) to improve exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). At present, the effect of PR in these patients has been poorly investigated. Objective: The aim of our retrospective analysis was to evaluate the effects and predictors of success for a PR program i...

Background: An outbreak of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was observed in the cultures of bronchial aspirations. After systematic culturing of the scopes and reprocessing the equipment, it turned out to be a pseudo-outbreak caused by a failure of the disinfector to sterilize ultrasound scopes, subsequently resulting in cross infection of the bronchoscopes via the connecting tubes in the dryer. Ob...

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