Background and objective An increasing trend of asthma prevalence was observed in Asia;
however, contributions of environmental and host-related risk factors to the development of …

Background Low birth weight is strongly correlated with an increased risk of adult diseases.
Additionally, low birth weight might be a risk factor for asthma later in life. Methods A …

Objective To examine trade-offs between cognitive outcome and overweight/obesity in
preterm-born infants at school age and young adulthood in relation to weight gain and linear …

Mechanisms of obesity in asthma : Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Mechanisms of obesity in asthma : Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology Log in or …

In developed countries most preterm births occur between 34 and 37 weeks' gestation.
Deliveries during this 'late preterm'period are increasing and, since even mild prematurity is …

Background Previous observational studies have claimed that birth weight and childhood
wheezing disorders are associated although the results remained inconsistent. One …

Obesity rates have increased significantly in children in many parts of the world, especially
in North America. 1 According to data from the most recent National Health and Nutrition …

Background Asthma is a common multifactorial disease affecting millions worldwide. The
Barker hypothesis postulates an association between later onset disease risk and energy …

Evidence shows that asthma originates in early life. Studies have found that phototherapy
and/or neonatal jaundice may be associated with asthma. We investigated the association …

Objective To identify prenatal and perinatal risk factors for childhood asthma. Methods A
retrospective case–control study was undertaken among children aged 7–14 years in …