Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is the first major novel infectious disease to hit
the international community in the 21st century. It originated in southern China in November …

In industrialised countries, lung cancer is the most common form of cancer among males and
it is growing among females. For both sexes, rates reflect smoking behaviours. The pattern …

Background Information on the clinical features of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
will be of value to physicians caring for patients suspected of having this disorder. …

Lymphoepithelioma‐like carcinoma (LELC) of the lung was first reported in 1987. In the past
two decades, there have been just more than 150 cases reported in the literature. This …

Epidemiological studies have implicated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as an independent
comorbid factor in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is postulated that …

Impaired endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation is a prognostic marker of
atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. We evaluated endothelium-dependent flow-mediated …

Background Circulating cell-free Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) DNA is a biomarker for nasopharyngeal
carcinoma. We conducted a prospective study to investigate whether EBV DNA in …

… Author links open overlay panel Mary SM Ip MD, FCCP a , Bing Lam MRCP, FCCP a ,
Lawrence CH Tang MD c , Ian J. Lauder PhD b , Toi Yan Ip MPhil a , Wah Kit Lam MD, FCCP a …

Purpose: This study evaluated the mutational profile of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
and KRAS in non–small cell lung cancers in Hong Kong and determined their relation …

Over the past decade, a variety of advanced silver‐based dressings have been developed.
There are considerable variations in the structure, composition, and silver content of these …