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The hallmark of atopic asthma is transient airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) preceded by aeroallergen-induced Th-cell activation.

When the allergen nomenclature system was adopted in 1986, allergens were identified by their behavior on electrophoresis and chromatography...

To determine whether changes in 24-hour average background ozone (O₃), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), carbon monoxide (CO) and particulates < 10 μm (PM₁₀) increase the

Elucidation of early life factors is critical to understand the development of allergic diseases, especially those manifesting in early life such as food allerg

Bacterial colonisation of the airways is associated with increased risk of childhood asthma

Digit ratio (2D:4D) is widely used as a marker of prenatal androgen exposure

There is a growing understanding that chronic respiratory diseases in adults have their origins in early life

Epidemiologic associations between viral lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and asthma in later childhood are well known

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the small and large conducting airway mucosa characterised by Th2 cell immunity.

Atopy and asthma are commonly initiated during early life, and there is increasing interest in the development of preventive treatments for at-risk children.