Relatively little is known about the relations between dietary patterns and bone health in adolescence, which is a period of substantial bone mass accrual. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Chronic wet cough for longer than 4 weeks is a hallmark of chronic suppurative lung diseases, including protracted bacterial bronchitis, and bronchiectasis in children. Severe lower respiratory infection early in life is a major risk factor of PBB and paediatric bronchiectasis.  ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

One of the largest population studies of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children has revealed maternal smoking during pregnancy to be an imp ...

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• 2013
• December

Our results reveal the complexity of Leishmania donovani evolution in the Indian subcontinent in response to drug treatment ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Multiple sclerosis is rare in tropical areas, but quite common in developed countries. ...

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• 2012
• July 2012

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a lifelong physical disability, resulting from maldevelopment or damage to the developing brain. All children with CP have a disorder of movement and posture, but this is often accompanied by disorders of intellect, sensation, behaviour and epilepsy. Long-standing CP registers and surveillance systems estimate the prevalence of CP as approximately 2 per 1000 live births; however variations are seen over time and in different regions of the world. ...

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• 2023
• February 2023

Due to the extensive past use of asbestos in Australia, known exposure is common and causes anxiety, especially with the increased risk of thoracic malignancies ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) consists of EGFR, ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4. These receptors play key roles in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, cell migration, and in some cases, tumor promotion. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022

Pesticide exposure is a suspected risk factor for childhood cancer. We investigated the risk of developing childhood cancer in relation to parental occupational exposure to pesticides in Switzerland for the period 1990-2015. ...

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• 2020
• August 2020

No currently licensed and available vaccine has been shown to provide broad protection against endemic MnB disease. ...

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• 2013
• March 2013