Once upon a time it was infectious diseases like polio, measles or tuberculosis that most worried parents. With these threats now largely under control, parents face a new challenge – sky-rocketing rates of non-infectious diseases such as asthma, allergies and autism. ...

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• 2018
• July

Asthma is the commonest medical cause for hospital admission for children in Australia, affects more than 300 million people worldwide, and is incurable... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• May 2011

These findings indicate that early CF lung disease is characterized by an increased mucus burden and inflammatory markers without infection or structural lung disease ...

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• 2019
• April 2019

A better understanding of the innate immune responses by CF airway epithelial cells is needed to identify why viral infections are more severe in CF ...

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• 2018
• November 2018

To evaluate lung disease progression using AA dimensions on chest CT over 2-years in young CF patients longitudinally and compare to disease controls. ...

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• 2017
• November 2017

Modulation of ASL pH has been proposed as a therapy for CF. However, evidence that ASL pH is reduced in CF is limited and conflicting. ...

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• 2017
• November 2017

Understanding early triggers of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

Determinants of culture success through retrospective analysis of a program of routinely brushing children with Cystic Fibrosis airway disease ...

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• 2014
• November 2014

The aim of this study was to determine whether assessment of early CT scan-detected bronchiectasis in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) depends on... ...

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• 2013
• October 2013

Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease commences early in the disease progression and is the most common cause of mortality. ...

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• 2013
• June 2013