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Respiratory muscle specific warm-up and elite swimming performance (2014)
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Wilson, E. E., McKeever, T. M., Lobb, C., Sherriff, T., Gupta, L., Hearson, G., …Shaw, D. E. (2014). Respiratory muscle specific warm-up and elite swimming performance. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(9), https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092523

Background: Inspiratory muscle training has been shown to improve performance in elite swimmers, when used as part of routine training, but its use as a respiratory warm-up has yet to be investigated. Aim: To determine the influence of inspiratory m... Read More about Respiratory muscle specific warm-up and elite swimming performance.

Countering the demand for, and supply of, illicit tobacco: an assessment of the ‘North of England Tackling Illicit Tobacco for Better Health’ Programme (2014)
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McNeill, A., Iringe-Koko, B., Bains, M., Bauld, L., Siggens, G., & Russell, A. (2014). Countering the demand for, and supply of, illicit tobacco: an assessment of the ‘North of England Tackling Illicit Tobacco for Better Health’ Programme. Tobacco Control, 23(e1), Article e44-e50. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-050957

Background Illicit tobacco (IT) undermines the effectiveness of tobacco control strategies. We assessed the implementation and impact of a new programme designed to reduce demand for, as well as supply of, IT, in the North of England, where IT was p... Read More about Countering the demand for, and supply of, illicit tobacco: an assessment of the ‘North of England Tackling Illicit Tobacco for Better Health’ Programme.

Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data (2014)
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Muthuri, S. G., Venkatesan, S., Myles, P. R., Leonardi-Bee, J., Al Khuwaitir, T. S., Al Mamun, A., …Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. (2014). Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600%2814%2970041-4

Neuraminidase inhibitors were widely used during the 2009/10 influenza A H1N1 pandemic, but evidence for their effectiveness in reducing mortality is uncertain. We did a meta-analysis of individual participant data to investigate the association betw... Read More about Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data.

Characteristics of smokers who have never tried to quit: evidence from the British Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (2014)
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Sharma, A., & Szatkowski, L. (2014). Characteristics of smokers who have never tried to quit: evidence from the British Opinions and Lifestyle Survey. BMC Public Health, 14, Article 346. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-346

Background An understanding of the characteristics of smokers who have never tried to quit may be useful to help identify and target these individuals and encourage them to attempt to give up smoking. Using national survey data we investigated var... Read More about Characteristics of smokers who have never tried to quit: evidence from the British Opinions and Lifestyle Survey.

A 2-year randomised placebo-controlled trial of doxycycline for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (2014)
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Chang, W. Y., Cane, J. L., Kumaran, M., Lewis, S., Tattersfield, A. E., & Johnson, S. R. (2014). A 2-year randomised placebo-controlled trial of doxycycline for lymphangioleiomyomatosis. European Respiratory Journal, 43(4), https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00167413

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is characterised by lung cysts and airflow obstruction. Matrix metalloproteinases have been implicated in lung destruction in LAM. We performed a randomised, double-blind trial, comparing the matrix metalloproteinases i... Read More about A 2-year randomised placebo-controlled trial of doxycycline for lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

Nicotine dependence and biochemical exposure measures in the second trimester of pregnancy (2014)
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Kwok, T. C., Taggar, J., Cooper, S., Lewis, S., & Coleman, T. (2014). Nicotine dependence and biochemical exposure measures in the second trimester of pregnancy. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 16(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntt127

Introduction: The Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) is validated to measure nicotine dependence in nonpregnant smokers, and in these smokers, mean salivary and serum cotinine levels are related by a ratio of 1.25. However, as nicotine metabolism inc... Read More about Nicotine dependence and biochemical exposure measures in the second trimester of pregnancy.

Exposure to Helicobacter pylori infection in early childhood and the risk of allergic disease and atopic sensitization: a longitudinal birth cohort study (2014)
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Amberbir, A., Medhin, G., Abegaz, W., Hanlon, C., Robinson, K., Fogarty, A. W., …Davey, G. (2014). Exposure to Helicobacter pylori infection in early childhood and the risk of allergic disease and atopic sensitization: a longitudinal birth cohort study. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 44(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.12289

Background: An inverse relation between Helicobacter pylori infection and allergic disease has been reported by a range of independent epidemiological studies, but evidence from longitudinal studies is scarce. Objective: We have investigated the... Read More about Exposure to Helicobacter pylori infection in early childhood and the risk of allergic disease and atopic sensitization: a longitudinal birth cohort study.

Incidence and prevalence of celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis in the UK over two decades: population-based study (2014)
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West, J., Fleming, K. M., Tata, L. J., Card, T. R., & Crooks, C. J. (2014). Incidence and prevalence of celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis in the UK over two decades: population-based study. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 109(5), 757-768. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2014.55

OBJECTIVES: Few studies have quantified the incidence and prevalence of celiac disease (CD) and dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) nationally and regionally by time and age groups. Understanding this epidemiology is crucial for hypothesizing about causes... Read More about Incidence and prevalence of celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis in the UK over two decades: population-based study.

Comparative community burden and severity of seasonal and pandemic influenza: results of the Flu Watch cohort study (2014)
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Hayward, A. C., Fragaszy, E. B., Bermingham, A., Wang, L., Copas, A., Edmunds, W. J., …Zambon, M. (in press). Comparative community burden and severity of seasonal and pandemic influenza: results of the Flu Watch cohort study. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600%2814%2970034-7

BACKGROUND: Assessment of the effect of influenza on populations, including risk of infection, illness if infected, illness severity, and consultation rates, is essential to inform future control and prevention. We aimed to compare the community burd... Read More about Comparative community burden and severity of seasonal and pandemic influenza: results of the Flu Watch cohort study.