Food allergy is a major public health challenge in Australia. Despite widespread uptake of infant feeding and allergy prevention guidelines the incidence of peanut allergy in infants has not fallen, and prevalence of peanut allergy in school-aged children continues to rise. Therefore, effective and accessible treatments for peanut allergy are required. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• November 2023

This article discusses the relationships between gut colonization & inflammatory noncommunicable diseases, in regards to their treatment and prevention. ...

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• 2015
• November 2015

Environmental exposures including maternal inflammation, diet, nutrient balance, microbial colonization and toxin exposures can directly and indirectly... ...

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• 2015
• May 2015

The incidence of anaphylaxis is increasing globally in tandem with changing environmental and lifestyle factors. There is very limited data on very early childhood presentations. We aim to assess changes in rates, characteristics and management of infant anaphylaxis in a paediatric ED over a 15-year period. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• July 2023

Peanut allergy is the the most common cause of life-threatening food-induced anaphylaxis. There is currently no effective long-term treatment. There is a pressing need for definitive treatments that improve the quality of life and prevent fatalities. ...

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• 2020
• September 2020

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

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• 2011
• June 2011

Cow's milk allergy is rare in exclusively breastfed infants. To support the continuation of breastfeeding an infant after diagnosis with a cow's milk allergy, it is critical to examine the evidence for and against any form of cow's milk elimination diet for lactating mothers. In this narrative review, we highlight the lack of high-quality evidence, hence subsequent controversy, regarding whether the minuscule quantities of cow's milk proteins detectable in human milk cause infant cow's milk allergy symptoms. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• November 2023

Previous reports suggested that food proteins present in human milk (HM) may trigger symptoms in allergic children during breastfeeding, but existing evidence has never been reviewed systematically. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

We conclude that genuine serious allergic reaction to propofol is rare and is not reliably predicted by a history of food allergy ...

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• 2019
• October 2019

In this review, we describe both the mechanisms and the therapeutic evidence from preclinical and clinical studies exploring the role of prebiotics in allergy prevention ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• August 2019