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Newer Modalities in Psychopharmacology in Children and Adolescents: A Selective Narrative Review of the LiteratureResearch in psychopharmacology in children and adolescents is an area of growing interest with numerous newer modalities becoming available in recent years. Nevertheless, it still lags significantly behind research in adult psychopharmacology although, in the last decade, the gap is beginning to be bridged with FDA approval for newer agents for the paediatric age group.
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Parainfluenza Virus Infection in an Australian Community-based Birth CohortIn a community-based birth cohort of 158 Australian infants followed to age 2 years, the incidence rate of human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) was 0.42 (95% CI = 0.33, 0.54) episodes per child-year with episodes occurring year-round, peaking in the spring season.
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Urinary albumin/creatinine ratio tertiles predict risk of diabetic retinopathy progression: a natural history study from the Adolescent Cardio-Renal Intervention Trial (AdDIT) observational cohortWe hypothesised that adolescents with type 1 diabetes with a urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) in the upper tertile of the normal range (high ACR) are at greater risk of three-step diabetic retinopathy progression (3DR) independent of glycaemic control.
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Six months of hybrid closed-loop therapy improves diabetes-specific positive well-being, and reduces diabetes distress and fear of hypoglycemia: secondary analysis of a controlled trialThis analysis aimed to investigate diabetes-specific psychological outcomes among adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) using hybrid closed-loop (HCL) versus standard therapy.
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Duration of protection after first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine in infantsWithout a booster dose, the effectiveness of 3 doses waned more rapidly from 2 to 4 years of age than previously documented for children >6 years of age who...
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Rockingham stalwart retiresAfter more than 25 years in the diabetes space, clinical nurse and credentialled diabetes educator Maxine Schlaeppi has retired.v
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Georgia wants to be part of the solutionGeorgia Egan, 16,recently completed a six-month Hybrid Closed-Loop Outpatient Trial, the longest and largest at-home trial of a hybrid closed-loop insulin pump.
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ATAR special provisions still open for newly diagnosedThe deadline for ATAR exam special provisions is still open for newly diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes patients.
Mental health concerns in youth are important in their own right. However, they can be even more troubling when your child is dealing with other health conditions.
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Study protocol for Healthy Conversations @ Playgroup: a multi-site cluster randomized controlled trial of an intervention to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours in young children attending community playgroupsEarly 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.