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Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: Incidence and progression in the Northern Territory of Australia 1997 -2010The reduction in ARF recurrence indicates that the RHD control program has improved secondary prophylaxis; a decline in RHD incidence is expected to follow.
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Exploring the potential to use data linkage for investigating the relationship between birth defects and prenatal alcohol exposureThere was a significant association between maternal alcohol-related diagnoses recorded during pregnancy and ARBD, with an attributable fraction of 0.57%.
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Size-Dependent Uptake of Particles by Pulmonary Antigen-Presenting Cell PopulationsThe respiratory tract is an attractive target organ for novel diagnostic and therapeutic applications with nano-sized carriers, but their immune effects and...
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The western dietary pattern is prospectively associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescenceIn centrally obese adolescents with NAFLD, a healthy dietary pattern may be protective, whereas a Western dietary pattern may increase the risk.
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Recombinant house dust mite allergensHouse dust mites (HDM) are a globally important source of allergen responsible for the sensitization of more than 50% of allergic patients.
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A novel retro-inverso peptide is a preferential JNK substrate-competitive inhibitorA novel 18 amino acid peptide PYC98 was demonstrated to inhibit JNK1 activity toward c-Jun.
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A time series analysis of presentations to Queensland health facilities for alcohol-related conditions, following the increase in 'alcopops' taxWe measured changes in admissions for alcohol-related harm to health throughout Queensland, before and after the tax increase in April 2008.
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A systematic review of risk factors for cerebral palsy in children born at term in developed countriesThe aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review in order to identify the risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP) in children born at term.
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Risk of cancer among children with birth defects: A novel approachThis novel approach aimed to prevent inflated hazard ratios arising from reverse causation, and allow identification of associations beyond those already...
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Prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in a population-based sample of children living in remote Australia: The Lililwan Project.Aboriginal leaders concerned about high rates of alcohol use in pregnancy invited researchers to determine the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and...