Volume 177 · Issue 6 · Supplement
Early childhood asthma: what we know and what we need to know
Foreword
"Early childhood asthma: what do we know and what do we need to know?" was debated by experts involved in paediatric asthma research and healthcare at the Macquarie Bank Asthma Australia Research Colloquium held in February 2002. The Colloquium, hosted by the Macquarie Bank Asthma Australia Research Alliance, offered a unique opportunity to consider important scientific, community and social issues relevant to children with asthma. This Supplement ...
Kay Patterson
Foreword
Asthma is, quite literally, a household word in Australia, a disease so commonplace that there is a tendency within our community to understate the seriousness of it. But when you have a disease that affects one in four primary-school-aged children, with no known cure, there must be unceasing vigilance in the fight against it. Clearly, we need to know more about asthma and its causes — ...
David Clarke
Early childhood asthma
While we have learnt much of the molecular and immunological basis of childhood asthma and treatment has changed dramatically, the impact on lifestyle, especially in early childhood, has not moved forward as rapidly. This is predominantly due to the difficulty of collecting objective data on the very young. To understand the causes of asthma and improve outcomes, with particular emphasis on primary prevention, it is ...
Craig M Mellis MD, MPH · Louis I Landau MD, FRACP
The contribution of airway structure to early childhood asthma
What we knowWhat we need to know
Karen O McKay LLB, PhD · James C Hogg MD, PhD
Respiratory infections and asthma
What we knowWhat we need to know
David Isaacs MD, FRACP, FRCPCH · Preeti Joshi PhD, FRACP
Do allergens play a role in early childhood asthma?
What we knowWhat we need to know
Andrew S Kemp PhD, FRACP
Pulmonary physiology, airway responsiveness and asthma
What we knowWhat we need to know
Stephen M Stick MD, PhD, FRACP
Invasive monitoring of airway inflammation
What we knowWhat we need to know
Richard L Henry MD, FRACP
Non-invasive monitoring of airway inflammation
What we know What we need to know
Stephen M Stick MD, PhD, FRACP
Exercise-induced asthma in children: a marker of airway inflammation
What we knowWhat we need to know
Sandra D Anderson PhD, DSc
Current drug therapies: relievers and preventers
What we knowWhat we need to know
Peter P Van Asperen MD, FRACP
Action plans, self-monitoring and adherence: changing behaviour to promote better self-management
What we knowWhat we need to know
Susan M Sawyer MD, FRACP
Is prevention of childhood asthma possible? Allergens, infections and animals
What we knowWhat we need to know
Mimi LK Tang FRACP, FRCPA
Is asthma prevention possible with dietary manipulation?
What we knowWhat we need to know
Craig M Mellis MD, MPH