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World-first findings from the collaborative REACT study – a joint project between The Kids, PCH, UWA and Curtin University – have led to the asthma medication Ventolin being routinely given to paediatric patients before tonsillectomy surgery to prevent respiratory complications.

Recent studies have demonstrated that some children with acute bronchiolitis can be successfully managed using home oxygen therapy.

Human rhinoviruses (HRV) are associated with upper and lower respiratory illnesses, including severe infections causing hospitalization in both children...

The aim of this study was to document the likely interpretative effects of changing from commonly used current spirometry reference equations to the GLI2012...

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

We aimed to ascertain the fit of the European Respiratory Society Global Lung Initiative 2012 reference ranges to contemporary Australasian spirometric data.

Prediction bias in spirometry reference equations can arise from combining equations for different age groups,...

More than 50% of allergic patients have house dust mite (HDM) allergy.

In infants and children with chronic respiratory disease, hypoxia is a potential risk of aircraft travel.

Tropomyosins represent clinically relevant seafood allergens but the role of mite tropomyosin