Background Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are anti‐inflammatory drugs that have proven
benefits for people with worsening symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a major public health problem. It is
the fourth leading cause of chronic morbidity and mortality in the United States, and is …

The French social philosopher Pierre Bourdieu is now recognised as one of the major
thinkers of the twentieth century. In a career of over fifty years, Bourdieu studied a wide …

BACKGROUND: COPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States as
well as throughout the rest of the world. An exacerbation of COPD (periodic escalations of …

Background The role of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) has been the subject of much controversy. Major international guidelines …

The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society jointly created a Task Force
on “Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to biomarkers” to inform …

Study objectives Patients with COPD experience lower airway and systemic inflammation,
and an accelerated decline in FEV 1. There is no evidence on whether this inflammation …

Evidence suggests that eosinophilic airway inflammation is important in the pathogenesis of
severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. The present authors …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major respiratory illness in Canada that
is both preventable and treatable. Our understanding of the pathophysiology of this complex …

Background: An association between the sputum eosinophil count and the response to a 2
week course of prednisolone has previously been reported in patients with chronic …