Barbara Putman

To the editor Non-adherence and suboptimal inhaler technique are major problems in patients with obstructive lung disease. Less than one third of patients use their inhaler correctly, and the inhaler technique has not improved over the past 40 years despite innovations in devices [1]. Suboptimal inhaler use leads to more side effects, poor symptom control, reductions in health-related quality of life, exacerbations and consequently, increased healthcare costs [2, 3].

Low serum IgA and airway injury in World Trade Center-exposed firefighters: a 17-year longitudinal study Barbara Putman1,2, Lies Lahousse2, Rachel Zeig-Owens3,4, Ankura Singh3,5, Charles B Hall4, Yang Liu3,5, Theresa Schwartz3,5, David Goldfarb3,5, Mayris P Webber3,4, David J Prezant3,5, Michael D Weiden1,3 1 Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA 2 Department of Bioanalysis, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium 3 The Bureau of Health Services, Fire...

Low serum IgA and airway injury in World Trade Center-exposed firefighters: a 17-year longitudinal study Barbara Putman1,2, Lies Lahousse2, Rachel Zeig-Owens3,4, Ankura Singh3,5, Charles B Hall4, Yang Liu3,5, Theresa Schwartz3,5, David Goldfarb3,5, Mayris P Webber3,4, David J Prezant3,5, Michael D Weiden1,3 1Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA 2Department of Bioanalysis, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium 3The Bureau of Health Services, Fire...