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Seed grant preps world-first ear infection prevention therapy for human trialsThe Kids Research Institute Australia has secured a State Government grant to prepare a nasal therapy designed to prevent childhood ear infections for a world-first clinical trial.
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Contact us If you'd like to get in touch, please contact us by phone or email. Phone: 0400 450 240 Email: vtg@thekids.org.au Clostridium difficile
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Congratulations goes to Dr Asha Bowen and Dr Ruth Thornton for being the successful first round recipients of the WCVID.
The Wesfarmers Centre is pleased to announce the successful applications for the 2016 Round 2 Wesfarmers Centre Seed Funding.
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Who is at risk of a respiratory syncytial virus hospitalisation? A linked, population-based birth cohort analysis in children aged less than 5 yearsRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of acute lower respiratory infections globally in children under five years. With the development of RSV prevention strategies, understanding risk factors and relation to age and population is useful for deciding the type of program implemented.
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Online Health Literacy Resources for People With Intellectual Disability: A Grey Literature Scoping ReviewPeople with intellectual disability experience higher rates of physical and mental health problems than those without intellectual disability. Health literacy includes accessing, understanding, appraising and applying health information. Improving health literacy is associated with better health outcomes. The internet is a primary source of health information for many people. This study aimed to evaluate available online health resources for people with intellectual disability and their families to understand information gaps.
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Therapeutic potential of plant-based therapies in pediculosis capitis: Systematic review and meta-analysisPediculosis capitis is a worldwide prevalent public health issue, mostly involving children. Resistance has been increasingly identified with conventional treatments such as permethrin or malathion. We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic potential of plant-based therapies for pediculosis capitis. PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, EmCare, Web of Science, Cochrane, and ScienceDirect were searched for studies.