Asthma varies considerably across the life course. Childhood asthma is known for its overall
high prevalence with a male predominance prior to puberty, common remission, and rare …

Asthma and allergy are common conditions with complex etiologies involving both genetic
and environmental contributions. Recent genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) and …

Vitamin E, a potent lipid‐soluble antioxidant, found in higher concentration in immune cells
compared to other cells in blood, is one of the most effective nutrients known to modulate …

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Rationale Allergic diseases are an increasing public health concern, and early life
environment is critical to immune development. Maternal diet during pregnancy has been …

Methods This paper arose from an extensive literature review undertaken in developing the
Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study, a multicentre national …

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder which is associated with airway inflammation.
Environmental factors, in association with genetic susceptibility, play a critical role in asthma …

Inflammation is a stereotypical physiological response to infections and tissue injury; it
initiates pathogen killing as well as tissue repair processes and helps to restore …

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies suggest that deficiencies of the nutrients selenium;
zinc; vitamins A, C, D, and E; and low fruit and vegetable intake may be associated with the …

Ascorbic acid (AA), also known as vitamin C, was initially identified as the factor preventing
the scurvy disease, and became very popular for its antioxidant properties. It is an important …