Exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP) is thought to exacerbate many pre-existing respiratory diseases.
Mycobacteroides abscessus (MABS) is within the non-tuberculous mycobacteria family. It inhabits soil and water, exhibits multi-antibiotic resistance…
All alterations to lung mechanics following in utero arsenic exposure were recovered by adulthood.
Secondary prevention of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) involves continuous antimicrobial prophylaxis among affected in…
oil can reduce late onset sepsis in extremely preterm infants. preterm each year in Australia. Survival has improved, but preterm births account for…
It is known that a previous preterm birth increases the risk of a subsequent preterm birth, but a limited number of studies have examined this beyond…
Study finds high rates of chronic lung disease in remote-living Aboriginal children
Although entirely preventable, rheumatic heart disease, a disease of poverty and social disadvantage resulting in high morbidity and mortality, remai…
Neutrophil elastase is a significant risk factor for structural lung disease in cystic fibrosis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infection is linke…
CFTR-dependent imbalance of macrophage phenotypes and functions could contribute to the exaggerated inflammatory response seen in CF lung disease