We evaluated protriptyline, a nonsedating tricyclic antidepressant, as a treatment for obstructive
sleep apnea in a double-blind crossover study of five men. After two weeks of treatment, …

FIGURE 2. Pressures affecting extrathoracic UAO. Ptr indicates intratracheal pressure; Patm,
atmospheric pressure. Obstruction increases during forced inspiration.(Adapted from …

Some children with “aborted” sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and parents of SIDS
victims have abnormal control of ventilation. Because apnea during sleep occurs in some …

In the 24 months after a sleep breathing laboratory opened in a general hospital, 48 patients
thought to have a primary sleep breathing disorder were referred for study. Evaluation of …

A 30-year-old fireman presented to Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in 1977, two
years after he was exposed to heavy concentrations of PVC fumes emanating from burning …

I n the recent article by Cameron Johnston (Can Med Assoc J 1992; 146: 1625-1626) I was
incorrectly quoted as saying that I had been sending as many as 100 adolescent patients …

… Acres in his letter" A licence to smoke?"(Can Med Assoc J 1992; 147: 847) that the
medical model has failed and will never succeed in preventing smokingrelated diseases. The …

The Canadian Thoracic Society has several roles to play for physicians in Canada. First-ant.
I the reason for its founding-the CTS is the medical arm uf the Canadian Lung Association …

Adolescents spend much time feeling inadequate. Anything that can reduce such feelings
will be seen as positive and will likely become part of life. Group activities are especially …

E mpty beds in the neurosur-gical intensive care unit, idle mechanical ventilators and ready
access to care for pa-tients with brain tumours are the legacy of the breathalyser test, seat-…