Asthma is the leading chronic disease among children in most industrialized countries.
However, the evidence base on specific aspects of pediatric asthma, including therapeutic …

The long-term solution to the asthma epidemic is thought to be prevention, and not treatment
of established disease. Atopic asthma arises from gene–environment interactions, which …

A number of studies have investigated two common polymorphisms in the β 2 -adrenoceptor
gene, Arg/Gly16 and Gln/Glu27, in relation to asthma susceptibility. The authors performed …

Background:Maternal intake of vitamin D in pregnancy is a potentially modifiable but
understudied risk factor for the development of asthma in children. Objective:We investigated …

Rationale: We have previously reported an association between reduced maternal vitamin E
intake during pregnancy and wheezing in 2-yr-old children. Objectives: To assess whether …

Background: Associations between maternal vitamin E, vitamin D and zinc intakes during
pregnancy and asthma, wheeze and eczema in 5-year-old children have previously been …

BackgroundPostnatal depression has detrimental effects on the child's cognitive and emotional
development.AimsTo assess the benefits of treating postnatal depression for mother–…

Background The recent rise in the prevalence of immune‐mediated diseases has been
attributed to environmental factors such as a lack of microbial challenge, or dietary change, that …

Specific language impairment (SLI) is a common developmental disorder characterized by
difficulties in language acquisition despite otherwise normal development and in the absence …

Climate change will affect individuals with pre-existing respiratory disease, but the extent of
the effect remains unclear. The present position statement was developed on behalf of the …