Reports and Findings (Published Research)

Sugar sweetened beverage consumption by Australian children: Implications for public health strategy

High consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been linked to unhealthy weight gain and nutrition related chronic disease.

Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone in insulin resistance of abdominal obesity: Cause or effect?

The objective was to examine whether there were causal links between vitamin D status, parathyroid hormone, insulin resistance.

High detection rates of nucleic acids of a wide range of respiratory viruses in the nasopharynx and the middle ear

Both bacteria and viruses play a role in the development of acute otitis media, however, the importance of specific viruses is unclear.

Reducing Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia in a Population-Based Cohort of Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Over the Decade 2000–2009

The objective of this study was to examine rates of severe hypoglycemia (SH) in a large population-based cohort of children with type 1 diabetes and...

Kawasaki disease, childhood allergy and the hygiene hypothesis

Kawasaki disease is characterized by increased inflammation

Do hypertensive diseases of pregnancy disrupt neurocognitive development in offspring?

Parental occupational exposure to exhausts, solvents, glues and paints, and risk of childhood leukemia

It is unknown whether parental occupational exposure to chemicals before during and after pregnancy increases the risk of acute lymphoblastic...

Meningiomas in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

The epidemiological, prognostic, and therapeutic features of child and adolescent meningioma are poorly defined...

Social Gradients in Indigenous Health

The pattern of association between socioeconomic factors and health outcomes has primarily depicted better health for those who are higher in the social...

Early mental health morbidity and later smoking at 17 years of age

We examined the relationship between the onset and pattern of childhood mental health disorders and subsequent current smoking status at age 17 years.