Topics: Health

Incidence of type 2 diabetes in two Indigenous Australian populations: a 6-year follow-up study

25 May, 2010 | Posted in Vol 8 No 2, April 2008 - June 2008  Diabetes  Remote  Queensland  

McDermott RA, Li M, Campbell SK (2010) Incidence of type 2 diabetes in two Indigenous Australian populations: a 6-year follow-up study. Medical Journal of Australia;192:(562-565)


The interface of mental and emotional health and pregnancy in urban indigenous women: research in progress

Hayes BA, Campbell A, Buckby B, Geia LK, Egan ME (2010) The interface of mental and emotional health and pregnancy in urban Indigenous women: research in progress. Infant Mental Health Journal;31:(277-290)


The Australian Government Budget 2010-11: information of relevance to Indigenous health

12 May, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 2, April 2010 - June 2010  Health  Policies  

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan delivered his third Australian Government Budget on Tuesday evening, 11 May 2010. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health.


National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010) National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare


Effectiveness of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against radiologically diagnosed pneumonia in Indigenous infants in Australia

O’Grady KF, Carlin JB, Chang AB, Torzillo PJ, Nolan TM, et al. (2010) Effectiveness of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against radiologically diagnosed pneumonia in Indigenous infants in Australia. Bulletin of the World Health Organization;88:(139-146)


Establishment of a successful assessment and treatment service for Australian prison inmates with chronic hepatitis C

Boonwaat L, Haber PS, Levy MH, Lloyd AR (2010) Establishment of a successful assessment and treatment service for Australian prison inmates with chronic hepatitis C. Medical Journal of Australia;192:(496-500)


The changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australians from 1997 through 2007 and emergence of nonvaccine serotypes

Lehmann D, Willis J, Moore HC, Giele C, Murphy D, et al. (2010) The changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australians from 1997 through 2007 and emergence of nonvaccine serotypes. Clinical Infectious Diseases;50:(1477-1486)


A comparison of coronary heart disease event rates among urban Australian Aboriginal people and a matched non-Aboriginal population

Bradshaw PJ, Alfonso HS, Finn J, Owen J, Thompson PL (2010) A comparison of coronary heart disease event rates among urban Australian Aboriginal people and a matched non-Aboriginal population. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health;Online first:(1-5)


Trimethopim-sulfamethoxazole compared with benzathine penicillin for treatment of impetigo in Aboriginal children: A pilot randomised controlled trial

Tong SYC, Andrews RM, Kearns T, Gundjirryirr R, McDonald MI, et al. (2010) Trimethopim-sulfamethoxazole compared with benzathine penicillin for treatment of impetigo in Aboriginal children: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;46:(134-135)


Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in an urban Aboriginal medical service

Herceg A, Sharp PG, Arthur CG, Tongs JA (2010) Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in an urban Aboriginal medical service. Medical Journal of Australia;192


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