… 1 , David Birnkrant, John Carl, Harold J Farber, David Gozal, Susan T Iannaccone,
Thomas Kovesi, Richard M Kravitz, Howard Panitch, Craig Schramm, Mary Schroth, Girish …

Congenital esophageal atresia (EA) and/or tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) are common
congenital anomalies. Respiratory and GI complications occur frequently, and may persist …

Background: Inuit infants have the highest reported rate of hospital admissions because of
lower respiratory tract infections in the world. We evaluated the prevalence of reduced …

Background The fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (Feno) is a useful indicator of
airway inflammation in children and adults with asthma. Methods We determined the range …

Although Canadian guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma have been
published over the last 15 years, 1–4 there has been little focus on issues relevant to asthma in …

OBJECTIVES: To prospectively study infants with an inconclusive diagnosis of cystic fibrosis
(CF) identified by newborn screening (NBS; “CF screen positive, inconclusive diagnosis” […

… Thomas Kovesi has received consultancy fees and travel assistance to attend meetings
from Merck Sharp and Dohme and from ALTANA Canada, and he has received speaker fees …

Context: Observational studies have suggested a relationship between vitamin D status and
asthma-related respiratory outcomes. The benefit of vitamin D supplementation for …

Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) with esophageal atresia (EA) is a common congenital
anomaly that is associated with significant respiratory morbidity throughout life. The objective of …

First Nations and Inuit Children are disproportionately affected by respiratory infections such
as viral bronchiolitis, pneumonia and tuberculosis. Rates of long-term lung disease …