In Australia, socio-economic disadvantage at birth impacts adversely on cerebral palsy severity at age 5 years ...

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• 2019
• May 2019

We found no increased risk of poor development among boys with hypospadias or undescended testis ...

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• 2017
• May 2017

The objectives of this study were to develop a stability-indicating high performance liquid chromatography assay for benzylpenicillin in pharmaceutical fluids, and to investigate the stability of (i) isotonic citrate-buffered BPC solutions at the clinically relevant concentration of 30 mg/mL, and (ii) low concentration citrate-buffered BPC intravenous infusions (5–30 μg/mL). ...

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• 2022
• May 2022

Early childhood is a critical window for preventing obesity and chronic disease. Yet, 1 in 4 Australian children aged 5 years and under are affected by overweight or obesity; and significant proportions of children under 5 years fail to meet guidelines for diet quality, physical activity (PA), screen time, and sleep. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

Fifteen to sixty-seven percent of patients with new onset type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) present in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), of which approximately... ...

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• 2010
• May 2010

We sought to explore whether allergic children show differences in microbial Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated responses over their first 5 years of life. ...

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• 2011
• February 2011

Pentoxifylline (PTX) is administered as 6- or 12-hour intravenous infusions in the treatment of sepsis or necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates; however, there is a paucity of formal stability data for PTX in the end-use solution. We investigated PTX stability in the simulated clinical conditions of neonatal intensive care, where PTX injection is diluted to 5 mg/mL and administered via syringe pump. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

In 2010, the Australian seasonal influenza vaccination program for children under 5 years of age was suspended due to an unexpected increase in fever and febrile convulsions causally associated with one particular influenza vaccine brand. A subsequent national review made seven recommendations to improve vaccine pharmacovigilance. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

Accelerated epigenetic age in adolescence was associated with inflammation, BMI measured 5 years later, and probability of middle age cardiovascular disease ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

Authors: Wilkins A, Leonard H, Jacoby P, Mackinnon E, Clohessy P, Forouhgi S, Slack-Smith L. Authors notes: Child Care Health Dev. 2010 Sep;36(5):709-18. Epub 2010 Jun 12. Keywords: evaluation, processes, family-centred care, young children, ...

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• 2010
• September 2010

This short report highlights the requirement for contemporary age-specific normative data from a larger number of biopsies, including typically developing children ...

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• 2019
• May 2019

These cases, both without seizures but with apparent behavioral symptomatology, together question whether seizures are mandatory in this disorder ...

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• 2020
• May 2020