Background: Complementary and alternative medicine have become an increasingly topical
theme in respiratory medicine. Aromatics are a commonly used ingredient in a number of …

It has previously been shown that unproductive coughing in both healthy subjects and
patients with airways obstruction is not effective in clearing lung secretions. This study …

… Author links open overlay panel Amir Hasani PhD a , Nathan Toms MSc b , John E. Agnew
PhD a , Maria Sarno MD c , Aleck J. Harrison BSc c , Paul Dilworth DM b … JE Agnew …

An aerosol comprises air plus fine liquid or solid particles suspended in the air. The properties
of an aerosol are largely determined by interaction between the air and the particles. The …

BACKGROUND--The inability to match lung perfusion to ventilation because of a reduced
cardiac output on exercise contributes to reduced exercise capacity in chronic heart failure. …

Tracheobronchial mucus clearance was measured in nine mild asthmatics, using an
objective radioaerosol technique, on 3 separate days at intervals of 1 week. Immediately after …

Healthcare institutions currently demonstrate increasing attention to risk analysis and risk
management. A particular manifestation for English public sector healthcare providers was a “…

Information about lung structure and function may be derived from several forms of aerosol
measurement. Gas mixing in the lungs can be assessed by looking at how many inhaled …

BACKGROUND: Bradykinin, a nonapeptide that contributes as a mediator to the pathogenesis
of asthma, may affect lung mucociliary clearance, as it has been shown to be a potent …

Deposition distribution variability strongly influences data from radioaerosol mucus clearance
measurements. We investigated how one clearance measurement—the area under the 0–…