Previous studies have demonstrated that the physical training of patients with pulmonary
emphysema improves work capacity (1, 2). The beneficial effect so obtained is further …

It has recently been reported that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are
benefited by regular physical exercise (1). However, patients who develop either multiple …

A double-blind crossover comparison was made of the effect of orally administered terbutaline
(a new adrenergic drug with major action on β 2 -receptors), ephedrine, and placebo in …

Dynamic lung volumes (forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 0·5 second and in
1·0 second), static lung volumes (total lung capacity, functional residual capacity, residual …

Normal saline, distilled water, and two commercial surface-active solutions were used in this
double-blind trial to determine the efficiency to increase sputum evacuation in 20 patients …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the atypical mycobacteria may give rise to similar clinical
pictures. Although the etiological separation of these diseases requires special cultural …

Biohydrogen is a sustainable form of energy as it can be produced from organic waste
through fermentation processes involving dark fermentation and photofermentation. Very often …

Twenty-two patients with chronic productive bronchitis or bronchiectasis were treated by
direct instillations of normal saline and N-acetylcysteine into the trachea through a …

Este artículo contribuye a la investigación de la competitividad sectorial a través de la síntesis
de los escritos existentes tanto a nivel mundial como nacional. El objetivo de este estudio …

A significant knowledge gap exists concerning the geographical distribution of nontuberculous
mycobacteria (NTM) isolation worldwide. To provide a snapshot of NTM species …