The role of partially hydrolyzed whey formula for the prevention of allergic disease: evidence and gapsAdrian J Lowe
Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 9:31-41. 2013
..Until more definitive evidence is obtained, the authors recommend continuing to advocate that 'breast is best', and caution against overstating the potential for pHWF to prevent allergic disease...
Pollen exposure in pregnancy and infancy and risk of asthma hospitalisation - a register based cohort studyAdrian J Lowe
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 8:17. 2012
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- A phase I study of daily treatment with a ceramide-dominant triple lipid mixture commencing in neonates
Adrian J Lowe
Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville 3052, Australia
BMC Dermatol 12:3. 2012
..We sort to assess the safety and compliance with daily application of a ceramide-dominant triple lipid formula (EpiCeram™) commencing in the neonatal period for the prevention of eczema...
- Youth mental health first aid: a description of the program and an initial evaluation
Claire M Kelly
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
Int J Ment Health Syst 5:4. 2011
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- Paracetamol use in early life and asthma: prospective birth cohort study
Adrian J Lowe
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
BMJ 341:c4616. 2010
..To determine if use of paracetamol in early life is an independent risk factor for childhood asthma...
- Associations between fatty acids in colostrum and breast milk and risk of allergic disease
A J Lowe
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Clin Exp Allergy 38:1745-51. 2008
..However, there is controversy in this area, and we have previously observed that high levels of n-3 fatty acid (FA) in colostrum are associated with increased risk of allergic sensitization...
- Do boys do the atopic march while girls dawdle?
Adrian J Lowe
Center for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:1190-5. 2008
..The atopic march hypothesis suggests that infants with eczema are at increased risk of asthma. Others argue that eczema is not a risk factor for asthma unless there is also sensitization or early wheezing...
Skin prick test can identify eczematous infants at risk of asthma and allergic rhinitisA J Lowe
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Clin Exp Allergy 37:1624-31. 2007
..Assessment of allergic sensitization is not routinely performed in infants and young children with eczema...
- The temporal sequence of allergic sensitization and onset of infantile eczema
A J Lowe
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne, and Department of Allergy, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Clin Exp Allergy 37:536-42. 2007
..Eczema is commonly associated with sensitization in infants, but the causative role of sensitization in the development of eczema has been questioned...
- Persistent pollen exposure during infancy is associated with increased risk of subsequent childhood asthma and hayfever
B Erbas
School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Clin Exp Allergy 43:337-43. 2013
..Few studies have focused on pollen exposure and asthma in children. None have examined associations between persistent exposure to pollen in infancy and aeroallergen sensitisation and asthma in childhood...
- Pets at birth do not increase allergic disease in at-risk children
C J Lodge
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Clin Exp Allergy 42:1377-85. 2012
..The literature is contradictory concerning pet exposure and risk of allergic disease in childhood especially among those with a family history of allergy...
- Exhaled breath condensate in pediatric asthma: Promising new advance or pouring cold water on a lot of hot air? A systematic review
P S Thomas
Inflammation and Infection Research Centre IIRC, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia Department of Respiratory Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Pediatr Pulmonol 48:419-42. 2013
..It has the potential to be used in both population-based studies and in the context of pediatric asthma it may prove useful in diagnosis and monitoring...
- Environmental and demographic risk factors for egg allergy in a population-based study of infants
J J Koplin
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Vic, Australia
Allergy 67:1415-22. 2012
..This study examined the relationship between environmental and demographic factors and egg allergy in a population-based infant cohort...
- Delayed introduction of solid feeding reduces child overweight and obesity at 10 years
K A Seach
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 34:1475-9. 2010
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- Does eczema lead to asthma?
John A Burgess
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
J Asthma 46:429-36. 2009
..Such studies may materially improve the quality of life of eczema patients and will have important public health benefits if the interventions lead to a reduction in the burden of asthma...
- Atopic disease and breast-feeding--cause or consequence?
Adrian J Lowe
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne, and the Department of Allergy, Royal Children s Hospital, Australia
J Allergy Clin Immunol 117:682-7. 2006
..It has been proposed that these results might be due to early signs of atopic disease in the infant causing mothers to prolong breast-feeding...
- Soy consumption is not a risk factor for peanut sensitization
Jennifer Koplin
Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:1455-9. 2008
..A recent cohort study suggested that intake of soy milk or soy formula was associated with peanut allergy. If this finding is confirmed, it suggests an avenue for modification of diet as a peanut allergy prevention strategy...
- A community-based, time-matched, case-control study of respiratory viruses and exacerbations of COPD
Anastasia F Hutchinson
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Melbourne Health, Victoria 3050, Australia
Respir Med 101:2472-81. 2007
..These data support the causative role of viruses in triggering COPD exacerbations in the community...
- Survey of management of acute, traumatic compartment syndrome of the leg in Australia
Christopher J Wall
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ANZ J Surg 77:733-7. 2007
..Despite the urgency of effective management to minimize the risk of adverse outcomes, there is currently little consensus in the published reports as to what constitutes best practice in the management of acute limb compartment syndrome...
- A transitional care service for elderly chronic disease patients at risk of readmission
Caroline A Brand
Clinical Epidemiology and Health Service Evaluation Unit, Melbourne Health, Parkville, Vic
Aust Health Rev 28:275-84. 2004
..Multiple hospital admissions, especially those related to chronic disease, represent a particular challenge to the acute health care sector in Australia...
