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Repeated video instruction over time improves inhaler technique in young children

We’ve heard from families that trustworthy information about preterm-associated lung disease is difficult to find. In response, we’ve created resources to empower families with the knowledge they need to manage these challenges.

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A lung function study carried out by Dr Shannon Simpson provided the most comprehensive follow-up of very pre-term children of any study so far carried out on the lung health of this vulnerable group.

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The lungs are one of the last organs in the body to develop as a baby grows. They're also one of the most important.

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Globally, more than 1.2 billion inhalers are purchased for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) annually. In Australia and New Zealand, pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) are the leading delivery device prescribed and pMDI salbutamol can be purchased over the counter in Australia. These inhalers are a major contributor to healthcare related greenhouse gases. 

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One in eight children have asthma, a chronic disease of the airways in the lungs. It results in shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing.

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The airway epithelium of both children and adults with asthma is relatively undifferentiated characterized by a significantly increased proportion of...

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Asthma is more common in childhood than in adulthood and is more correctly thought of as a syndrome than as a discrete condition.

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The introduction of class II tetramers for identifying antigen-binding CD41 cells has lagged behind the use of class I tetramers because of difficulties...

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Tropomyosins represent clinically relevant seafood allergens but the role of mite tropomyosin