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Behavioural and neuropsychological outcomes in children exposed in utero to maternal labour epidural analgesiaRecent studies report conflicting results regarding the relationship between labour epidural analgesia (LEA) in mothers and neurodevelopmental disorders in their offspring. We evaluated behavioural and neuropsychological test scores in children of mothers who used LEA.
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Pregnant women urged to avoid e-cigarettesWomen who are pregnant or who think they could be have been urged to avoid using e-cigarettes, due to lack of evidence about their safety.
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Research into innovative treatments for asthma and antibiotic-resistant infections fuelled by Stan Perron Charitable Foundation grantsNew funding from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation will support research into innovative treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections and asthma in children, led by Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre researchers.
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Vitamin D and SunlightIn 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.
Professor Jonathan Carapetis has made eliminating rheumatic heart disease his life’s work.
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Childhood pneumonia in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea: clinical, microbiological and immunological predictors of diseaseChristopher Deborah Hannah Lea-Ann Peter Blyth Lehmann Moore Kirkham Richmond CC D HC LK PC MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD AO, MBBS, MSc OAM BSc (
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Paediatric anaesthetist named a WA Young Tall PoppyA leading paediatric anaesthetist and researcher focused on making anaesthesia safer and more comfortable for children has been named a 2022 Western Australian Young Tall Poppy.
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Genetic and functional evidence for a role for SLC11A1 in susceptibility to otitis media in early childhood in a Western Australian populationOtitis media (OM) is a common disease in early childhood characterised by inflammation of the middle ear.
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Sun safe: balancing the risks and benefitsThe D-Light program, set up in 2014, aims to shed light on the amount of sun exposure that will promote good health in children and adolescents.
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