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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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... 48 previously unknown genetic variants that influence the risk of developing MS. With these new findings, there are now 110 genetic ... neurological condition. The study involving 193 investigators from 13 countries is published in the latest edition of the medical journal ... each of these variants individually confers only a very small risk of developing MS, collectively they explain approximately 20 per cent of ...
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... the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health while developing and strengthening capacity within our organisations,” ... said. “Professor Doran will also provide a valuable resource for developing career pathways for medical researchers in the Hunter.” ... Region. He is also currently working in several South-East Asian countries on projects designed to improve the evidence base for health ...
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... goes beyond Nepal. Professor Smith says that it could work in any developing nation where there is a military helicopter fleet. ... it’s Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Kenya or Tanzania, these countries have a few things in common, namely poverty, lack of resources ... roads. I hope we can now roll out this approach in other low income countries,” says Professor Smith. News & Articles Helicopter ...
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... constant high levels of hygiene appear to be beneficial in terms of developing stronger immune system. Another risk factor is early exposure ... and avoid excessive worry about hygiene, especially in high-income countries. If a family history of IBD or a child’s history of ... healthy diet pattern thereafter may help in minimising the risk of developing IBD in children of immigrant families. Digestive Disease ...
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... of Newcastle respiratory researchers have played an integral role in developing the spray for Australian biotech company, Ena Respiratory. ... to conduct a randomised COVID-19 postexposure study across several countries, to determine whether INNA-051 reduces the incidence and ...