Journal Top Ten -- COLUMNS-Asbestos -- February 2006

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TITLE: "Residential Proximity to Naturally Occurring Asbestos: Health Risk or Ecologic Fallacy?"

JOURNAL: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2006 Mar 1;173(5):573.

AUTHORS: Brodkin CA, Balmes JR, Redlich CA, Cullen MR.

SUMMARY: Abstract not available.

WEB SITE: http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/
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TITLE: "Oxidants and Signaling by Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (MAPK) in Lung Epithelium"

JOURNAL: American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2006 Feb 16; [Epub ahead of print]

AUTHORS: Mossman BT, Lounsbury KM, Reddy SP.

SUMMARY: Oxidants in cigarette smoke and generated from asbestos fibers activate mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascades …