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Lung Clearance Index and Structural Lung Disease on Computed Tomography in Early Cystic Fibrosis

Lung clearance index may be a useful surveillance tool to monitor structural lung disease in preschool and school-age children with cystic fibrosis

World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): Vitamin D

Vitamin D is involved in the regulation of the immune system and it may play a role in the development, severity and course of asthma and other allergic...

Why do psychiatric patients have higher cancer mortality rates when cancer incidence is the same or lower?

People with mental illness are no more likely than the general population to develop cancer but more likely to die of it

Innate inflammatory responses of pediatric cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells: Effects of nonviral and viral stimulation

There is controversy regarding whether cystic fibrosis (CF) airway epithelial cells (AECs) are intrinsically proinflammatory.

Is it still correct to differentiate between early and very early onset psychosis?

Larger samples of patients are needed to better understand if the differentiation between very early onset psychosis and early onset psychosis is justified

Maternal consumption of coffee and tea during pregnancy and risk of childhood ALL: results from an Australian case-control study

To investigate whether maternal coffee and/or tea consumption during the last 6 months of pregnancy was associated with risk of childhood ALL.

Effect of amino acid polymorphisms of house dust mite Der p 2 variants on allergic sensitization

Measures of allergic sensitization and therapeutic strategies could be optimized with knowledge of Der p 2 variants

Reference values for spirometry and their use in test interpretation: A Position Statement from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science

The ANZSRS recommends the adoption of the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) 2012 spirometry reference values throughout Australia and New Zealand

Obstetric malpractice litigation and cerebral palsy in term infants

The aim of this paper is to review relevant research papers to aid practitioners involved in obstetric malpractice litigation.

Asbestos-related disease

Inhalation of airborne asbestos fibres causes several diseases. These include asbestosis, lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma as well as pleural effusion...