Highlight of some of the most interesting abstracts presented at the 2016 ERS International Congress, which was held in London ...

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• 2017
• January 2017

Playing a wind or brass (W/B) instrument is considered a strenuous activity for the respiratory system. ...

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• 2010
• August 2010

Australian First Nations children are at very high risk of early, recurrent, and persistent bacterial otitis media and respiratory tract infection. With the PREVIX randomised controlled trials, we aimed to evaluate the immunogenicity of novel pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) schedules. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

Antimicrobials are the most commonly prescribed drug class in children. Overuse through inappropriate prescribing is a key driver of antimicrobial resistance and is recognized as one of the top 10 threats to global health by the World Health Organization. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

The social determinants of health such as access to income, education, housing and healthcare, strongly shape the occurrence of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease at the household, community and national levels.  ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

In children, chronic wet cough may be a sign of underlying lung disease, including protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) and bronchiectasis. Chronic (> 4 weeks in duration) wet cough (without indicators pointing to alternative causes) that responds to antibiotic treatment is diagnostic of PBB. Timely recognition and management of PBB can prevent disease progression to irreversible bronchiectasis with lifelong consequences. However, detection and management require timely health-seeking by carers and effective management by clinicians. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

Christopher Asha André Dr Anita Blyth Bowen Schultz Campbell CC AC AS AC MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD OAM MBChB, PhD, FRACP MBBS, DCH, PG DipPID, FRACP, NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship Director, Wesfarmers Centre of ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

André Anthony Stephen Schultz Kicic Stick AS A SM MBChB, PhD, FRACP BSc (Hons) PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP Program Head, Respiratory Health RFA Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research Head, P4 Respiratory Health for Kids ...

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Yael Perry YP BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD Program Head, Mental Health & Youth; Head, Youth Mental Health 08 6319 1298 yael.perry@telethonkids.org.au Program Head, Mental Health & Youth; Head, Youth Mental Health @yaelperry she/her/hers A/Prof ...

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Psychological distress in the early postpartum period can have long-lasting deleterious effects on a mother's well-being and negatively affect her infant's development. Intervention approaches based in contemplative practices such as mindfulness and loving-kindness and compassion are intended to alleviate distress and cultivate well-being and can be delivered effectively as digital mental health interventions. ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

To determine whether there was an independent effect of breastfeeding on child and adolescent mental health ...

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• 2010
• April 2010

This study developed and tested a highly usable, and moderately acceptable, smartphone app to improve the psychosocial health of young people living with CF ...

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• 2020
• March 2020