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        Use of Hybrid Closed Loop therapy in hypoglycaemia awareness

        Not feeling a low blood glucose level can be dangerous for people with type 1 diabetes, as they have a high risk of having a hypoglycaemic seizure or going into a coma. Usually people with type 1 diabetes make some hormones like adrenaline that ...

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        Investigating mortality rates and the incidence and risk factors of diabetes complications and co-morbidities during early adult life in a population based childhood onset diabetes cohort

        Liz Tim Davis Jones EA TW MBBS FRACP PhD MBBS DCH FRACP MD Head, Chronic & Severe Diseases Research Focus Area; Clinical Lead, Diabetes and Obesity Research Co-head, Diabetes and Obesity Research Head, Chronic & Severe Diseases Research Focus Area; ...

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        Vitamin D and Sunlight

        In a sunny country such as Australia, it’s important to identify how to achieve the right amount of sun exposure for good health. We need to be able to harness the benefits of vitamin D and sunlight while remaining protected from the proven dangers of too much UV radiation. ...

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        Breastfeeding

        Convenient, readily available and helping create a close and loving bond between baby and mother, breastfeeding is highly regarded for optimising infant health and preventing chronic disease in adulthood. ...

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        The respiratory health effects of acute in vivo diesel and biodiesel exhaust in a mouse model

        Biodiesel, a renewable diesel fuel that can be created from almost any natural fat or oil, is promoted as a greener and healthier alternative to commercial mineral diesel without the supporting experimental data to back these claims. The aim of this research was to assess the health effects of acute exposure to two types of biodiesel exhaust, or mineral diesel exhaust or air as a control in mice. ...

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        Shoulder dystocia in babies born to Aboriginal mothers with diabetes: a population-based cohort study, 1998–2015

        Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) are more likely to have glycaemic levels above the target range, and their babies are thus at higher risk of excessive fetal growth. Shoulder dystocia, defined by failure of spontaneous birth of fetal shoulder after birth of the head requiring obstetric maneuvers, is an obstetric emergency that is strongly associated with DIP and fetal size. ...

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        Financial incentives to motivate treatment for hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals among Australian adults

        Untreated hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can result in cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies are highly effective and have few side effects compared to older interferon-based therapy. Despite the Australian government providing subsidised and unrestricted access to DAA therapy for chronic HCV infection, uptake has not been sufficient to meet the global target of eliminating HCV as a public health threat by 2030.  ...

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        Asthma

        One in eight children have asthma, a chronic disease of the airways in the lungs. It results in shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing. ...

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        Mind The Distance

        Yael Penelope Keely Bep Amy Helen Perry Strauss Bebbington Uink Finlay-Jones Milroy YP PS KB BU AFJ HM BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BA, MPH, PhD MClinPsych/PhD BPsych(Hons.), MAppPsy(Clinical), PhD BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD ...

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        Review of the quality of evidence for preschool and school-based programs to support social and emotional skills, perseverance and academic self-concept

        Tess Gregory TG BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) Senior Research Fellow +61 8 6375 6113 tess.gregory@telethonkids.org.au Senior Research Fellow Tess is a Senior Research Fellow at the Telethon Kids Institute with a background in Psychology and ...

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        Exercising Safely with Type 1 Diabetes – Development of Clinical Guidelines

        Regular physical activity is recommended for people with Type 1 Diabetes because the health benefits of an active lifestyle play an important role in their treatment. Unfortunately, exercise also increases the risk of hypoglycaemia for people who ...

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        KAMS MOU

        Proposed Memorandum of Agreement between the Telethon Kids Institute (TKI) and the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service (KAMS) As part of the discussions with Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service (KAMS) to establish the Broome site of the WAAHKN it ...

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