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Birthweight and childhood cancer: Preliminary findings from the international childhood cancer cohort consortium (I4C)Background Evidence relating childhood cancer to high birthweight is derived primarily from registry and case-control studies.
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Early atherosclerosis relates to urinary albumin excretion and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents with type 1 diabetesHigher urinary albumin excretion, even within the normal range, is associated with early atherosclerosis
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Brief Report: Do the Nature of Communication Impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorders Relate to the Broader Autism Phenotype in Parents?This research explored the relationship between the broader autism phenotype (BAP) among parents, an index of genetic liability for ASD, and proband...
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Pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 infection in Victoria, AustraliaConflicting findings regarding the level of protection offered by seasonal influenza vaccination against pandemic influenza H1N1 have been reported.
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Duration of breast-feeding and language ability to middle childhoodThere is controversy over whether increased breast-feeding duration has long-term benefits for language development.
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Latest infectious disease guidelines aim to keep childcare ‘bug-free’The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has launched their sixth edition of Staying healthy: Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services in a bid to tackle the transmission of germs amongst young kids.
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New The Kids Discovery Centre set to educate and inspireA $1.5mill Lotterywest grant presented to The Kids by Health Minister Roger Cook today will go towards a Discovery Centre at the Perth Children's Hospital.
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Pregnancy risks for ADHD in kidsOne of the largest population studies of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children has revealed maternal smoking during pregnancy to be an imp
Eight-year-old Mikayla is the miracle child her parents never thought they would have. They’d tried for seven years to have a baby, and when Mikayla was finally born they couldn’t contain their excitement or pride. The fact she had Down syndrome was secondary.