Acute respiratory illness (ARill) is common and threatens the health of athletes. ARill in athletes forms a significant component of the work of Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) clinicians. The aim ...

The first practice parameters published on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) enhanced the care of people with this condition. These guidelines have now ...

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.

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the expectations of patients attending an urban primary care out-of-hours (OOH) facility with acute upper respiratory tract infection (acute URTI) ...

Box 1 Glossary. Dominance—the extent to which one or more species is numerically dominant within the microbiota. Dysbiosis—an imbalance in the microbes present in a particular niche due to a change in ...

Objective To examine the suitability of commonly available ballpoint pens as a substitute emergency tracheostomy tube. Methods commonly available ballpoint pens were examined and compared against two ...