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The epidemic increase in the prevalence of allergic disease, which first started in the industrialized countries in the 1960s, may have reached a peak in the...

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Eczema often precedes the development of asthma in a disease course called the 'atopic march'.

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Although debate surrounding the mechanism or mechanisms governing this causal pathway remains intense, demonstration of the capacity of pretreatment...

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The authors previously reported an increased risk of hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory infection up to age 2 years in children delivered by...

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Anti-viral innate immune responses may be impaired in asthma, although the mechanisms are not well understood.

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The effect of breast-feeding on the development of allergic disease is uncertain

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

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There is increasing evidence that the functional state of the immune system at birth is predictive of the kinetics of immune maturation in early infancy.

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

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Background: High incidence and serotype diversity of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Indigenous children in remote Australia led to rapid introduction of