Background The pharmacoepidemiology of the long-term benefits and harms of medicines
in pregnancy and breastfeeding has received little attention. The impact of maternal …

Background Allergic diseases are one of the most common and important diseases that can
exert hazardous effects on children's health. The prevalence of allergic diseases in …

Introduction: Early-life antibiotic exposure is common and impacts the development of the
child's microbiome and immune system. Information on the impacts of early-life antibiotics …

Background The observed association between the parental socioeconomic status (SES,
measured as education/income) and asthma or wheezing in offspring may be explained by …

Objectives Few studies have comprehensively assessed multiple environmental exposures
affecting children's health. This study applied machine-learning methods to evaluate how …

Data on asthma aetiology in Africa are scarce. We investigated the risk factors for asthma
among schoolchildren (5–17 years) in urban Uganda. We conducted a case-control study …

Background The prevalence of allergy‐related diseases (ARDs), including rhinitis, allergic
conjunctivitis and eczema, is on the increase globally. The causes of this increase are not …

Objectives: To determine if childhood asthma is associated with incident obesity and
examine the role of asthma medication in this association. Methods: We studied 8,716 …

Objective: Many studies have shown that severe (hospitalized) bronchiolitis during infancy is
a risk factor for developing childhood asthma. However, the population subgroups at the …

Prevalence of asthma in Australian children is amongst the highest in the world. Although
breastfeeding positively influences infant immunity, early introduction of Milk Other than …