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Sore throat: Is it such a big deal anymore?This review article addresses the driving factors associated with diagnosis and treatment of sore throats caused by Group A streptococcus.
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The Halls Creek Community Families Program: Elements of the role of the child health nurse in development of a remoteThis study measures changes in participants' understanding of the role and scope of practice of the child health nurse facilitator, thereby supporting...
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Ultraviolet radiation, vitamin D and multiple sclerosisRecent work highlights both vitamin D and non-vitamin D effects on cellular immunity that suggests that higher levels of sun exposure and/or vitamin D status...
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Prevalence and risk factors for parent-reported recurrent otitis media during early childhoodThe prevalence of parent-reported rOM was 26.8% (611/2280) and 5.5% (125/2280) for severe rOM in the Study.
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Respiratory tract exacerbations revisited: Ventilation, inflammation, perfusion, and structure (VIPS) monitoring to redefine treatmentFor cystic fibrosis (CF) patients older than 6 years there are convincing data that suggest respiratory tract exacerbations (RTE) play an important role in...
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Phenotypic, functional, and plasticity features of classical and alternatively activated human macrophagesHuman peripheral blood monocytes were differentiated into uncommitted macrophages (M0) and then polarized to M1 and M2 phenotypes using LPS/IFN-gamma...
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Transcriptional dynamics reveal critical roles for non-coding RNAs in the immediate-early responseThe immediate-early response mediates cell fate in response to a variety of extracellular stimuli and is dysregulated in many cancers.
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Relationship between cytokine expression patterns and clinical outcomes: two population-based birth cohortsOur findings suggest that positive HDM 'allergy tests' and asthma are associated with a broad range of immunophenotypes, which may have important...
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Rheumatic heart disease: Tools for implementing programmesThis article discusses the World Health Organization program for monitoring & managing rheumatic heart disease.
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Reversibility of trapped air on chest computed tomography in cystic fibrosis patientsTo investigate changes in trapped air volume and distribution over time and compare computed tomography (CT) with pulmonary function tests for determining...