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The relative importance of respiratory viral infections vs inhalant allergy in asthma pathogenesis is the subject of ongoing debate.
This paper is an editorial comment by Professor Patrick Holt on the potential for developing early intervention strategies in children with allergies and asthma
This paper examined the link between low serum Vitamin D levels and development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adolescents between 14 and 17...
This paper examines whether a Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy affects the child's lung function predisposition towards lung disease such as asthma.
This article looks at the clinical implications of the research into microbial exposure & protection against asthma.
Chronic innocuous aeroallergen exposure attenuates CD4+ T cell-mediated airways hyperresponsiveness in mice; however, the mechanism(s) remain unclear
Current infant vaccination against pertussis in North America and Australia requires three doses of vaccines including diphtheria, tetanus and acellular...
Asthma is more common in childhood than in adulthood and is more correctly thought of as a syndrome than as a discrete condition.
Inhaled allergens are known for their immediate and ongoing effects in the respiratory tract (RT).
The house dust mite allergen Der p 2 is one of the most important indoor allergens associated with allergic disease.