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In underdeveloped countries, the most common reason for a pregnant woman dying is that she ... not get to medical care at the time of her child’s birth. We are developing a cheap, effective test to show when birth is imminent, to ... not get to medical care at the time of her child’s birth. We are developing a cheap, effective test to show when birth is imminent, to ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... a number of sexually-transmitted diseases, which is of great need in developing countries. Laureate Professor Aitken says that one of the most pressing ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? I am committed to developing, testing and implementing effective surveillance solutions ... for emerging infectious disease threats, both in Australia and developing countries. Another of my interests is finding "One Health" solutions to ...
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... Zealand, the USA & Canada. Indigenous women across four high income countries are not getting the help they need to stop smoking when ... Health at The University of Newcastle, Australia. “In each of our countries and in Canada, Indigenous pregnant women have smoking rates ... Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Dr. Patten’s work focuses on developing novel, theory-based behavioral interventions for tobacco ...
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... rate due to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, urbanisation in developing countries and genetic predispositions. By Professor Manohar Garg * As ... rate due to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, urbanisation in developing countries and genetic predispositions. Over one million ...
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... intakes of people who live in low and lower-middle income (LMIC) countries. Malnutrition affects almost half of the world’s population ... “Current methods for assessing dietary intake in these countries can be resource-intensive, in terms of time, people and costs, ... aims to improve people’s health and reduce extreme poverty in developing countries. The grant is an initiative of the Foundation’s ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... stroke is potentially reversible and my research work has been developing approaches to detect reversible brain tissues more accurately ... to patients Telestroke in China - patients in rural areas or in developing countries often have no access to best-evidence healthcare. One of my ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... in the way that messages are delivered and received with the goal of developing best practice for quit-smoking messages. I also received ... overseas to stop smoking. A review I led across the four high-income countries revealed that their Indigenous populations have suffered ... has since launched a number of successful projects, most recently co-developing a robust ‘ICAN QUIT in Pregnancy’ intervention with the ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... such as domestic violence Sexual assault and adult sexual health Developing and conducting survey based research Why did you get into ... of over 57,000 Australian women. She has extensive experience in developing and conducting survey based research, including participant ... leading concerns the wellbeing of women having children in low income countries. My dream for women having children is that worldwide we see ...
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... The disease ranks among the top 10 causes of disability in developed countries worldwide. Around 2,000 people are newly diagnosed annually in ... has the potential to improve the identification of people at risk of developing schizophrenia and identify appropriate treatment strategies. ... suggesting this problem may represent a vulnerability marker for developing the disorder. Why is this significant? It has been realised ...
