Objectives: To provide physicians with current guidelines for the diagnosis and optimal
management of asthma in children and adults, including pregnant women and the elderly, in …

Data reported here were collected over an 8-year period for 79 Duchenne muscular dystrophy
patients, 37 of whom were treated with deflazacort. Mean length of treatment was 66 …

Although Canadian guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma have been
published over the last 15 years, 1–4 there has been little focus on issues relevant to asthma in …

Infants are at increased risk of developing asthma after acute bronchiolitis. We assessed the
hypothesis that cytokine production is related to the development of asthma after …

Background: Although guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma have been
published over the last 15 years, there has been little focus on issues relating to asthma in …

BACKGROUND Particulate matter (PM) in ambient air is a complex mixture containing particles
of different sizes and chemical composition. Short-term increases in ambient PM levels …

Relatively little is known of the chronic effects attributable to the ingestion of inorganic
components such as uranium and silicon. Although ingestion of large amounts of U can cause …

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is uncommon in pediatrics.
Because of the growing concern about the risks of radiation in children, the authors analyzed …

Under the leadership of the Asthma Committee of the Canadian Thoracic Soci-ety, a group of
respirologists, pediatricians, immunoallergists and emergency and family physicians met at …

The efficiency of the pollination systems of Phlox pilosa and P. glaberrima were studied in
the laboratory and in natural populations. The laboratory phase involved Colias eurytheme, …