Topics: Kidney health

Glomerulonephritis and managing the risks of chronic renal disease

4 February, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 1, January 2010 - March 2010  Kidney health  Children  

Singh GR (2009)
Glomerulonephritis and managing the risks of chronic renal disease.
Pediatric Clinics of North America;56(6):1363-1382

Chronic Diseases Network Conference - Prevention is the best medicine

11 January, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 1, January 2010 - March 2010  Cancer  Cardiovascular disease  Diabetes  Kidney health  

The 13th Annual Chronic Diseases Network Conference was held 10-11 September 2009 in Darwin.

Relationships between birthweight and biomarkers of chronic disease in childhood: Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987-2001

5 November, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 4, October 2009 - December 2009  Births  Diabetes  Kidney health  Respiratory disease  Health measurement  Children  Research  

Sayers S, Singh G, Mott S, McDonnell J, Hoy W (2009)
Relationships between birthweight and biomarkers of chronic disease in childhood: Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987-2001.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology;23(6):548-556

Streptococcal peritonitis in Australian peritoneal dialysis patients: predictors, treatment and outcomes in 287 cases

1 October, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Kidney health  

O’Shea S, Hawley CM, McDonald SP, Brown FG, Rosman JB, et al. (2009)
Streptococcal peritonitis in Australian peritoneal dialysis patients: predictors, treatment and outcomes in 287 cases.
BMC Nephrology;10(19):1-9

Revision of the preventable chronic disease strategy: background paper: preventable chronic diseases in Aboriginal populations

21 August, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Cardiovascular disease  Diabetes  Kidney health  Respiratory disease  Alcohol misuse  Tobacco use  Health risk factors  Nutrition  Northern Territory  

Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (2009)
Revision of the preventable chronic disease strategy: background paper: preventable chronic diseases in Aboriginal populations.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families

Natural history of chronic kidney disease in Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous children: a 4-year population-based follow-up study

22 April, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 2, April 2009 - June 2009  Kidney health  Children  New South Wales  

Haysom L, Williams R, Hodson EM, Lopez-Vargas PA, Roy LP, et al. (2009)
Natural history of chronic kidney disease in Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous children: a 4-year population-based follow-up study.
Medical Journal of Australia;190(6):303-306

Aboriginal entertainer Jimmy Little awarded for health promotion work

9 December, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4, October 2008 - December 2008  Health  Kidney health  Research  

One of Australia’s top Aboriginal entertainers, singer-songwriter Jimmy Little, has been awarded for his contributions to improving Indigenous health.