The Grande Rose of the Reims Cathedral: an eight-century perspective on the colour management of medieval stained glass.

The Grande Rose of Reims Cathedral (France), a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Monument from the 13 century, underwent several restoration works during the 20 century. Its colours result from centuries of colour management from which little information remain. We used non-destructive and portable optical absorption spectroscopy to quantify glass colour and determine the colouring species on a large-scale study of this monumental window.

Impact of distance from surgery department on the outcome of patients followed for non-small-cell lung cancer in the respiratory department of nonacademic hospitals: Results of the KBP-2010-study.

Objective: Increased postoperative mortality in low volume centers has contributed to merge and space thoracic surgical centers. Some studies have showed that the likelihood of receiving surgery was lower in lung cancer patients living far from a thoracic surgery center. Our objective was thus to determine whether surgery and survival rates in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were influenced by the distance between the respiratory and thoracic surgery departments.

[Palliative care for patients with COPD: a challenge].

Introduction: The aim of our study was to examine the practices and performance of a team working in a respiratory unit concerning the palliative care of patients with COPD, in a group of patients who died in hospital as a result of their disease.

Methodology: The first step was focused on those patients who died in the respiratory care unit of the General Hospital of Saint-Nazaire during the year 2008 and who received end-of-life care, and the reasons for their death. In the second step, we selected and analysed retrospectively the records of patients who died from COPD.

[Pulmonary mucormycosis: difficulties in diagnosis and treatment].

Introduction: Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection due to filamentous fungi of the order Mucorales in the class Zygomycetes. Rhino-cerebral and pulmonary manifestations predominate on account of the airborn spread of the spores. Gastro-intestinal, cutaneous and disseminated disease is less common.

[Occupational asthma to metabisulfites . Three cases].

Sulfites are compounds which are mainly used in the agricultural, food and pharmaceutical industry as preservatives. The possibility of manifestations of acute hypersensitivity appearing after the ingestion or inhalation of sulfites has already been described several times, over the past twenty years. Amongst these manifestations and indeed the one that is most often present is bronchospasm, which can sometimes be severe.