Vol.3 No.1 January 2003 - March 2003: ISSN 1445-7253
An electronic journal from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Journal articles
This section of the Bulletin identifies recent journal articles. If you are aware of any journal articles that would be appropriate for inclusion in this section please contact us.
- A single dose treatment for suppurating ear disease in Aboriginal children added 18 February 2003
- An evaluation of a SAFE-style trachoma control program in Central Australia added 24 January 2003
- Comparing Indigenous health status across regions: a numerical example of uncertainty added 16 January 2003
- Cryptosporidiosis: will it happen this wet season? added 13 March 1997
- Epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in North Queensland, 1995 to 1999 added 7 January 2003
- Growth and morbidity in children in the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study: the urban–remote differential added 20 January 2003
- Indigenous health: chronically inadequate responses to damning statistics added 6 January 2003
- Indigenous health: chronically inadequate responses to damning statistics [letter] added 4 March 2003
- Indigenous men taking their rightful place in society? A preliminary analysis of a participatory action research process with Yarrabah men's health group added 27 February 2003
- Invasive pneumococcal disease in Australia, 2001 added 10 February 2003
- Invasive pneumococcal disease in North Queensland, 2001 added 4 February 2003
- Kava liver toxicity and kava 'fits' added 6 March 2003
- Management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in remote-dwelling Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders: an update for primary healthcare providers added 28 January 2003
- Milk formulas in acute gastroenteritis and malnutrition: a randomised trial added 24 February 2003
- Review of the NT adult pneumococcal vaccine database added 11 March 2003
- Saving Grace: a Christmas story added 7 January 2003
- The relationship between the incidence of end-stage renal disease and markers of socioeconomic disadvantage added 24 March 2003
- Tuberculosis notifications in Australia, 2001 added 13 February 2003
- Validation of self-reported cigarette smoking in a remote Australian Aboriginal community added 17 March 2003
Bauert P, McMaugh E, Martin CM, Smylie JK (2003)
Indigenous health: chronically inadequate responses to damning statistics
[letter].
Medical Journal of Australia;178(5):246
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Bryce S, Diplock R, Dewing J (2002)
A single dose treatment for suppurating ear disease in Aboriginal children.
The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin;9(4):9-11
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This article discusses some of the difficulties associated with the treatment of suppurating ear disease in Aboriginal children. In particular, the advantages of administering Celestone VG and the reasons for poor adherence associated with the use of ear drops are discussed.
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Cass A, Cunningham J, Hoy W (2002)
The relationship between the incidence of end-stage renal disease and
markers of socioeconomic disadvantage.
NSW Public Health Bulletin;13(7):147-151
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This article examines the relationship between socioeconomic disadvantage and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among Indigenous Australians according to ATSIC regions. The study found that populations in disadvantaged areas have higher rates of ESRD and the article outlines the possible implications of these results.
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Clough AR, Alexander I, Currie B (2002)
Kava liver toxicity and kava 'fits'.
The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin;9(4):13-15
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The focus of this article is liver toxicity resulting from some forms of kava use. International evidence is provided which outlines the hazards of kava use and highlights the potential risk to the health of Indigenous people in Arnhem Land who consume kava. Evidence of seizures associated with kava toxicity and withdrawal are also documented.
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Cunningham J (2002)
Comparing Indigenous health status across regions: a numerical example
of uncertainty.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;26(6):497-499
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De Costa CM (2002)
Saving Grace: a Christmas story.
Medical Journal of Australia;177(11/12): 673-674
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Ewald DP, Hall GV, Franks CC (2003)
An evaluation of a SAFE-style trachoma control program in Central Australia.
Medical Journal of Australia;178(2):65-68
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Fisher DA, Huffam SE (2003)
Management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in remote-dwelling
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders: an update for primary healthcare
providers.
Medical Journal of Australia;178(2):82-85
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Harley D, Hanna JN, Hills SL, Bates JR, Smith HV
(2002)
Epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in North Queensland,
1995 to 1999.
Communicable Disease Intelligence;26(1):44-50
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This article documents cases of invasive meningococcal disease diagnosed and acquired in north Queensland over the five year period from 1995 to 1999. Information on Indigenous status, clinical presentation, mortality, serogroup, serotype, serosubtype and antibiotic sensitivities was obtained. Indigenous Australians were three times more likely to acquire invasive meningococcal disease than non-Indigenous Australians but the incidence and risk of invasive meningococcal disease among Indigenous people was lower than that reported in the preceding five year period. Changes in the epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in north Queensland are discussed.
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Hills S, Hanna J, Murphy D (2002)
Invasive pneumococcal disease in North Queensland, 2001.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;26(4):520-524
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Kukuruzovic R, Brewster D (2002)
Milk formulas in acute gastroenteritis and malnutrition: a randomised
trial.
Journal of Paediatric Child Health;38:571-577
This article details the findings of a clinical study conducted at Royal Darwin Hospital on Aboriginal children admitted with acute diarrhoea and/or malnutrition. Three different low-lactose milk formulas were trialed for their impact on weight gain, diarrhoeal severity and intestinal permeability during the initial recovery phases of diarrhoeal disease or moderate malnutrition.
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Mackerras DEM, Reid A, Sayers SM, Singh GR, Bucens
IK, Flynn KA (2003)
Growth and morbidity in children in the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study:
the urban–remote differential.
Medical Journal of Australia;178(2):56-60
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Markey P (2002)
Cryptosporidiosis: will it happen this wet season?
The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin;9(4):21-23
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This article outlines the susceptibility of Aboriginal children in the Top End to contracting cryptosporidiosis during the wet season. Interventions and precautions for preventing outbreaks are discussed and statistics on past outbreaks are included.
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McDonald SP, Maguire GP, Hoy WE (2003)
Validation of self-reported cigarette smoking in a remote Australian
Aboriginal community.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;27(1):57-60
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Miller M, Lin M, Spencer J, National Tuberculosis Advisory
Committee (2002)
Tuberculosis notifications in Australia, 2001.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;26(4):525-536
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Ring IT, Brown N (2002)
Indigenous health: chronically inadequate responses to damning statistics.
Medical Journal of Australia;177(11/12):629-631
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Roche P, Krause V (2002)
Invasive pneumococcal disease in Australia, 2001.
Communicable Diseases Intelligence;26(4):505-519
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Stewart D, Markey P (2002)
Review of the NT adult pneumococcal vaccine database.
The Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin; 9(4):23-27
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This article reports the coverage rates for pneumococcal vaccination among adults in the Northern Territory and Central Australia. Aboriginal people are particularly vulnerable to invasive pneumococcal disease and form the majority of vaccine recipients. Information on current vaccines, schedules, disease control registers and past outbreaks is provided.
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Tsey K, Patterson D, Whiteside M, Baird L, Baird B
(2002)
Indigenous men taking their rightful place in society? A preliminary
analysis of a participatory action research process with Yarrabah Men's
Health Group.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;10:278-284
This paper analyses the formative stages of a participatory action research process aimed to engage and support members of the Yarrabah Men's Health Group in planning, implementing and evaluating their activities. It explores the effects of the process, the perceptions of community development in Indigenous settings and the roles of academic researchers in community-driven initiatives.
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