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On average, a person can expect to take more than 700 million breaths in their lifetime.

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Asthma affects about half a million Australian children and is one of the most common reasons why kids need to see a doctor or go to emergency.

Respiratory disease is a global issue and international networks are critical to informing best-practice approaches to the clinical care and management of childhood respiratory health.

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Researchers have shown that the so called 'autism epidemic' is due to an increase in the diagnosis of children with less severe behavioural symptoms.

Elastase exocytosis by airway neutrophils is associated with early lung damage in children with cystic fibrosis Abstact Rationale: Neutrophils are

by Dr Shivanthan Shanthikumar

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Bright Blue The Police Commissioner's Fund for Sick Kids has generously outfitted the The Kids brain tumour lab with a cancer analysis suite.

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The Act Belong Commit® mental health promotion campaign aims to improve population mental well-being. Based on a social-franchising model, partnerships are sought with organizations offering 'mentally healthy activities' that foster social connectedness and mental well-being. There are four categories of partner organizations sought: Site (government agencies and health services), Associate (organizations with state-wide or national services), Community (local, grass-roots community groups) and Schools.

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Cereal-derived polyphenols have demonstrated protective mechanisms in colorectal cancer (CRC) models; however, confirmation in human studies is lacking. Therefore, this study examined the association between cereal polyphenol intakes and CRC risk in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study (MCCS), a prospective cohort study in Melbourne, Australia that recruited participants between 1990 and 1994 to investigate diet-disease relationships.