Medications are commonly used during pregnancy to manage pre-existing conditions and conditions that arise during pregnancy. However, not all medications are safe to use in pregnancy. This study utilized privacy-preserving record linkage (PPRL) to examine medications dispensed under the national Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to pregnant women in Western Australia (WA) overall and by medication safety category.  ...

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• 2024
• June 2024

Evidence based strategies are needed to enhance the ability of the Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) sector to prevent prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and harms including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In Australia FASD prevention research has largely focused on primary care and child development sectors, while little research has been conducted with AOD services providing comprehensive support to high risk women. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

We investigated immune and non-immune related genes to determine other factors required for the development of Abacavir hypersensitivity syndrome ...

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• 2020
• June 2020

High medication literacy is the basis of rational medication application and is essential for the management of severe adverse drug reactions. The objective of the present study was to assess the level of medication literacy and determine the association between medication literacy and skin adverse drug reactions in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing targeted epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) therapy. ...

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• 2022
• May 2022

The "Start Stronger, Live Longer" resource kit, for Aboriginal health workers is an exciting milestone in the Rio Tinto Aboriginal Health partnership with the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, through the Kulunga Research Network. Rio ...

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Clustering of cases of malignant mesothelioma within families has often been observed, but disentangling genetic and exposure effects has not been done. ...

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• 2013
• March 2013

This review article examines risks and benefits of exposure to ultraviolet radiation for the environment and human welfare. ...

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• 2014
• May 2014

The intervention group improved in goal performance, proprioception, and bimanual hand use and maintained improvement at 6-mo follow-up. ...

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• 2017
• May 2017

The clinically significant actions of oral azithromycin in modifying progressive cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease have been well documented. ...

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• 2012
• June 2012

This study examines survival differences between patients with epithelioid MM diagnosed by cytology only and other subtypes diagnosed by histology. ...

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• 2017
• March 2017

Nick Gottardo NG MBChB FRACP PhD Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research nicholas.gottardo@telethonkids.org.au Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Professor Nick Gottardo co-leads the Brain Tumour Research Programme at the Telethon Kids Institute. He is also Head ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

Epidemiologic associations between viral lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and asthma in later childhood are well known ...

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• 2010
• June 2010