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Study which deliberately infected participants leads to penicillin breakthroughA unique study purposely giving participants Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A) to learn how much penicillin it takes to prevent infection has found the amount needed is much lower than previously thought – a discovery that will transform thinking on treatment for people living with rheumatic heart disease (RHD).
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Building Out Bullying: The influence of the school environment on bullying behaviour and mental health in primary and secondary school studentsThe Building Out Bullying project is funded by Healthway and aims to generate policy-relevant evidence, system-level guidelines, and school-based interventions to improve the bullying behaviour and mental health of children attending primary and secondary school in Western Australia.
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SunSmart messaging for WA young peopleEngaging young people in sun safety messaging is important because they are vulnerable to the harmful long-term effects of too much sun exposure.
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Skin Health Situational Analysis to inform skin disease control programs for the Kimberley - outcomesThe Skin Health Situational Analysis was conducted in 2017 with and for stakeholders in the Kimberley region as a precursor to the SToP Trial to highlight all that was already known prior to commencement in 2018. It was completed to be a resource for communities in the Kimberley who would like to de
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Healthy Conversations @ PlaygroupOne in four Australian children aged five years and under are overweight or obese. This program promoted healthful lifestyle behaviours to prevent obesity in children and families attending playgroups.
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Fiona Stanley to retire as Institute DirectorThe Board of The Kids for Child Health Research tonight announced at its AGM that Professor Fiona Stanley would retire as Director
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Investigational vaccine for WA's meningococcal threatPerth researchers have begun a clinical trial of an investigational Meningococcal B vaccine against the most common form of meningococcal disease in W.A.
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New insight into treatment options for rare childhood brain tumour, 2011 Media Release, Telethon Institute for Child Health ResearchA new study led by Australian researchers has outlined for the first time the best treatment options for children suffering from meningioma
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Continuing the cancer fightWork by the Institute's Division of Children's Leukaemia and Cancer Research has been recognised with three research grants from the Cancer Council of WA.