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Physician training programs significantly improve diagnosis in cases coded as anaphylaxis over time: A major factor compounding time-trend data?Recent studies based on hospital admissions have reported a significant increase in anaphylaxis prevalence.
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The role of PKCzeta in cord blood T-cell maturation towards Th1 cytokine profile and its epigenetic regulation by fish oilHere, we present evidence that there are two major control points to explain the immunodeficiency in CB T-cells, leading to a decreased IFNy synthesis.
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Influence of maternal obesity on the long-term health of offspringIncluding immediate implications for pregnancy complications, increasing evidence implicates maternal obesity having a major impact on long term child health.
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Pre- and probiotics for allergy prevention: time to revisit recommendations?We discuss how the choice of probiotic strains, timing and duration of administration can critically influence the outcome due to different effects on immune modulation and gut microbiota composition
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Early Nutrition as a Major Determinant of 'Immune Health': Implications for Allergy, Obesity and Other Noncommunicable DiseasesA better understanding of nutritional programming of immune health may lead to dietary strategies that reduce the burden of many inflammatory diseases
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World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): PrebioticsDevelop evidence-based recommendations about the use of prebiotics in the prevention of allergy
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Elevated IL-5 and IL-13 responses to egg proteins predate the introduction of egg in solid foods in infants with eczemaElevated egg-specific Th2 cytokine responses were established prior to egg ingestion at 4months and were not significantly altered by introduction of egg
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Assessment of cardiometabolic risk in children in population studies: underpinning developmental origins of health and disease mother–offspring cohort studiesPregnancy and birth cohorts have been utilised extensively to investigate the developmental origins of health and disease, particularly in relation to...
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Autism spectrum disorder in children born preterm: Role of exposure to perinatal inflammationThis review aims to summarise and evaluate the potential mechanisms and evidence for the role of prenatal infection on the central nervous system, and how it...
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Associations between maternal antioxidant intakes in pregnancy and infant allergic outcomesAntioxidant intakes in pregnancy may influence fetal immune programming and the risk of allergic disease.