1. Time Intervals (3′ or 5′) Between Dose Steps Can Influence Methacholine Challenge Test

   • Salvatore Mariotta
   • Bruno Sposato
   • Francesco Mannino

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 11

   

2. The Role of Pleural Fluid-Serum Gradient of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Concentration in Discrimination Between Complicated and Uncomplicated Parapneumonic Effusion

   • M. Odeh
   • B. Makhoul
   • A. Oliven

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 27

   

3. Role of Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Prediction of Angiogenesis and Prognosis for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

   • Yuri Shimanuki
   • Kazuhisa Takahashi
   • Yoshinosuke Fukurchi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 42

   

4. Pilot Phase II Study of Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine in Patients with Recurrent or Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer

   • Arkadiusz Z. Dudek
   • Krzysztof Leśniewski-Kmak
   • Robert A. Kratzke

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 52

   

5. The Influence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and its Treatment on Asthmatic Cough

   • Csaba Böcskei
   • Magdolna Viczián
   • Ildikó Horváth

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 62

   

6. Pharmacological Study of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Ostreatus) Extract on Isolated Guinea Pig Trachea Smooth Muscle

   • E.N. Schachter
   • E. Zuskin
   • J. Fainberg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 71