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Alcohol labels a win for Australian babies

Perth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia has praised the Food Safety Ministers of Australia and New Zealand for standing firm and putting children first by approving the recommended red, black and white mandatory warning label on alcohol products.

World-first maps reveal how long it takes to reach healthcare from anywhere in the globe

New research which maps the entire global population’s travel time to their nearest healthcare facility has revealed major inequalities in access to healthcare depending on whether people have access to motorised transport or not.

Emergency department overcrowding, mortality and the 4-hour rule in Western Australia

The objective of this study was to assess whether emergency department (ED) overcrowding was reduced after the introduction of the 4-hour rule in WA hospitals.

Effect of the increase in "alcopops" tax on alcohol-related harms in young people: a controlled interrupted time series

The objective of this study was to measure alcohol-related harms to the health of young people presenting to emergency...

The placenta and neurologic and psychiatric outcomes in the child: Study design matters

Much information exists about functions of the human placenta and about potential mechanisms by which the placenta may influence human health or disease...

Living near agricultural pesticide applications and the risk of adverse reproductive outcomes: A review of the literature

Over the last decade, there has been growing concern about the possible health effects, including a number of adverse reproductive outcomes, from pesticide...

Elemental carbon exposure and lung function in schoolchildren from Mexico City

Though exposure to air pollution has a detrimental effect on respiratory health, few studies have examined the association between elemental carbon exposure...

Unpacking the complex nature of the autism epidemic

This paper discusses changes in diagnostic criteria, decreasing age at diagnosis, improved case ascertainment, diagnostic substitution, and social influences.