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Telethon Institute researcher in nation's top tenHead of nutrition research at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research named in the nation's top 10 health and medical researchers for 2010.
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Prevention report shows clear path forwardThe health of Australia's children depends on a firm national commitment to implement the comprehensive strategy outlined by the Preventative Health Taskforce.
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Folate decision a win for familiesChild health expert Professor Fiona Stanley says today's decision by the Federal and State Food Regulation Ministers to fortify food with folate was a great win
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Childhood meningitis falls by 70%The introduction of the Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) vaccine to the childhood immunisation schedule has resulted in a dramatic drop
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Oral and written communication skills of adolescents with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) compared with those with no/low PAE: A systematic reviewPrenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is associated with growth deficits and neurodevelopmental impairment including foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Difficulties with oral and written communication skills are common among children with PAE; however, less is known about how communication skills of adolescents who have PAE compare with those who do not.
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Long-term economic outcomes for interventions in early childhood: protocol for a systematic reviewInvestment in early childhood produces positive returns: for the child, the family and the community.
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Paediatric asylum seekers in Western Australia: Identification of adversity and complex needs through comprehensive refugee health assessmentPaediatric asylum seekers have complex trauma backgrounds with exposure to multiple adverse events within disrupted family units
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Quorum Sensing Signaling Alters Virulence Potential and Population Dynamics in Complex Microbiome-Host InteractomesGenome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of a quorum sensing positive Psychrobacter isolate identified several quorum sensing associated systems
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HLA-A*32:01 is strongly associated with vancomycin-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptomsHLA-A*32:01 is strongly associated with vancomycin-induced DRESS in a population of predominantly European ancestry
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Neighborhood Places for Preschool Children's Physical Activity: A Mixed-Methods Study Using Global Positioning System, Geographic Information Systems, and Accelerometry DataThis study adds to the current literature by using a novel device-based method to explore where preschool children are physically active outside of home and childcare settings. This study combined accelerometry with geospatial data to explore the influence of the environment on preschool children's physical activity by objectively identifying the locations where preschool children engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) within and outside of their neighborhood.