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Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin Vol 6 No 2 April 2005 - June 2006: ISSN 1445-7253 A peer-reviewed 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. Aboriginal incarceration: health and social impacts added 28 June 2006 Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: an insight into Aboriginal health disadvantage and remote Australia [editorial] added 8 June 2006 Australia's notifiable diseases status, 2004: annual report of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System added 22 May 2006 B-cell antigen D8/17 is a marker for rheumatic fever susceptibility in Aboriginal Australians and can be tested in remote settings added 13 June 2006 Better late than never: a national approach to trachoma control [editorial] added 22 May 2006 Bodily connections and practising relatedness: Aboriginal family and funerals in rural North Queensland added 30 May 2006 Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Queensland Indigenous community added 29 June 2006 Causes of inequality in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, 1981-2000: a decomposition analysis added 25 May 2006 Challenging perceptions of non-compliance with rheumatic fever prophylaxis in a remote Aboriginal community added 14 June 2006 Colorectal carcinoma among Indigenous people: a public hospital-based study in Townsville and Cairns, North Queensland, Australia added 19 April 2006 Community-acquired pneumonia in northern Australia: low mortality in a tropical region using locally-developed treatment guidelines added 3 April 2006 Dental self-care and dietary characteristics of remote-living Indigenous children added 4 May 2006 Developing a musculo-skeletal screening survey for Indigenous Australians living in rural communities added 5 April 2006 Emphysematous pyelonephritis added 27 June 2006 Gallinyalla: a town of substance?: a descriptive study of alcohol, tobacco, medicines and other drug use in a rural setting added 25 May 2006 Getting the most from Indigenous health research [editorial] added 1 June 2006 Indigenous health: burden or opportunity? [editorial] added 15 May 2006 Indigenous health research: a critical review of outputs over time added 5 June 2006 Issues with prescribed medications in Aboriginal communities: Aboriginal Health Workers' perspectives added 15 May 2006 Making a difference: the early impact of an Aboriginal health undergraduate medical curriculum added 15 June 2006 Perspectives on Aboriginal community controlled health services added 16 June 2006 Practical challenges of conducting research into rheumatic fever in remote Aboriginal communities added 13 June 2006 Renal disease in the Aboriginal community of Woorabinda added 11 April 2006 Rural health's demographic destiny added 9 May 2006 Strengthening cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples [editoral] added 17 May 2006 The Aboriginal health worker added 21 June 2006 The general practitioner added 19 June 2006 The manager added 23 June 2006 The impact of the Northern Territory's Living With Alcohol program, 1992-2002: revisiting the evaluation added 3 April 2006 The importance of Hand Talk in communication rehabilitation among Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory [letter] added 26 June 2006 The metabolic syndrome and changing relationship between blood pressure and insulin with age, as observed in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples added 24 April 2006 The outcome of critically ill Indigenous patients added 29 May 2006 Working with an Aboriginal community liaison worker added 17 May 2006 Armstrong R (2006) Perspectives on Aboriginal community controlled health services. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):526 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Babidge S (2006) Bodily connections and practising relatedness: Aboriginal family and funerals in rural North Queensland. Anthropological Forum;16(1):55-71 Based on fieldwork with Aboriginal people in rural North Queensland, this paper considers funerals and the way in which they revitalise kinship relations. It is argued that family connections are demonstrated at funerals through the large numbers of people who attend them, the support given to mourners, and the long distances travelled in order to be present. The article highlights Aboriginal practices around death and the importance of the notion that the dead remain in the vicinity of the living. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract Chikritzhs T, Stockwell T, Pascal R (2005) The impact of the Northern Territory's Living With Alcohol program, 1992-2002: revisiting the evaluation. Addiction;100(11):1625-1636 This article evaluates the Living With Alcohol (LWA) program and the LWA alcohol beverage levy in the NT. The LWA program ran from 1992 until 2002 and was largely funded by the levy. The evaluation shows that when combined, the levy and the LWA program were associated with significant declines in acute alcohol-attributable deaths in the NT as well as Indigenous deaths. The findings indicate a significant but delayed decline in chronic deaths towards the end of the LWA program. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract Elliott JH, Anstey NM, Jacups SP, Fisher DA, Currie BJ (2005) Community-acquired pneumonia in northern Australia: low mortality in a tropical region using locally-developed treatment guidelines. International Journal of Infectious Diseases; 9:15-20 This article investigates the epidemiology of adult community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in tropical Australia, based on admissions and treatment guidelines of all adult patients admitted for CAP to Royal Darwin Hospital. It was found that Indigenous people were over-represented, younger, and more likely to have risk factors for CAP. The authors highlight that international guidelines for the management of CAP are based on situations from temperate regions and may not be applicable to tropical regions. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract Franks C (2006) Gallinyalla: a town of substance?: a descriptive study of alcohol, tobacco, medicines and other drug use in a rural setting. Rural and Remote Health;6(1):Article 491. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: RRH (HTML) View paper: RRH (PDF) Hamrosi K, Taylor SJ, Aslani P (2006) Issues with prescribed medications in Aboriginal communities: Aboriginal Health Workers' perspectives. Rural and Remote Health;6(1):Article 557. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: RRH (HTML) View paper: RRH (PDF) Harrington Z, Thomas DP, Currie BJ, Bulkanhawuy J (2006) Challenging perceptions of non-compliance with rheumatic fever prophylaxis in a remote Aboriginal community. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):514-517 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Harrington Z, Visvanathan K, Skinner NA, Curtis N, Currie BJ, et al. (2006) B-cell antigen D8/17 is a marker for rheumatic fever susceptibility in Aboriginal Australians and can be tested in remote settings. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):507-510 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Hayman NE, Wennitong M, Zangger JA, Hall EM (2006) Strengthening cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples [editoral]. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):485-486 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Hazel TJ, Hill PS (2006) Renal disease in the Aboriginal community of Woorabinda. Australian Journal of Rural Health;14:20-23 View abstract: AJRH (HTML) Jamieson LM, Bailie RS, Beneforti M, Koster CR, Spencer AJ (2006) Dental self-care and dietary characteristics of remote-living Indigenous children. Rural and Remote Health;6(1):Article 503. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: RRH (HTML) View paper: RRH (PDF) Jassar P, Hunter GF (2006) The importance of Hand Talk in communication rehabilitation among Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory [letter]. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):532 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Krieg AS (2006) Aboriginal incarceration: health and social impacts. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):534-536 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Larson A (2006) Rural health's demographic destiny. Rural and Remote Health;6(1):Article 551. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: RRH (HTML) View paper: RRH (PDF) Lu P, Turner R, Roberts V, Ho Y (2005) Colorectal carcinoma among Indigenous people: a public hospital-based study in Townsville and Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery;75(11):972-976 View abstract: ANZJS (HTML) Maguire GP, Nelson C (2006) Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: an insight into Aboriginal health disadvantage and remote Australia [editorial]. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):506 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Mak DB (2006) Better late than never: a national approach to trachoma control [editorial]. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):487-488 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) McDonald MI, Benger N, Brown A, Currie BJ, Carapetis JR (2006) Practical challenges of conducting research into rheumatic fever in remote Aboriginal communities. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):511-513 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Ming Ho K, Finn J, Dobb GJ, Webb SAR (2006) The outcome of critically ill Indigenous patients. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):496-499 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Mitchell M, Hussey LM (2006) The Aboriginal health worker. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):529-530 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Panaretto KS, Wenitong M (2006) The general practitioner. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):527-528 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Paul D, Carr S, Milroy H (2006) Making a difference: the early impact of an Aboriginal health undergraduate medical curriculum. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):522-525 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Peachey LG, McBain KE, Armstrong RM (2006) Indigenous health: burden or opportunity? [editorial] Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):483-484 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Peter JV, Biradar V, Peake SL (2006) Emphysematous pyelonephritis. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):533 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Read CM (2006) Working with an Aboriginal community liaison worker. Rural and Remote Health;6(1):Article 381. Available from: http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: RRH (HTML) View paper: RRH (PDF) Sanson-Fisher RW, Campbell EM, Perkins JJ, Blunden SV, Davis BB (2006) Indigenous health research: a critical review of outputs over time. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):502-505 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Schutte AE, Shemesh T, Rowley K, Best JD, McDermott R, O'Dea, K (2005) The metabolic syndrome and changing relationship between blood pressure and insulin with age, as observed in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Diabetic Medicine;22(11):1589-1597 View abstract: DM (HTML) Shannon C, Carson A, Atkinson RC (2006) The manager. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):530-531 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Thomas DP, Anderson IP (2006) Getting the most from Indigenous health research [editorial]. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):500-501 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Vindigni D, Parkinson L, Rivett D, Da Costa C, Perkins J, et al. (2006) Developing a musculo-skeletal screening survey for Indigenous Australians living in rural communities. Rural and Remote Health;6(1):Article 321. Available from: http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: RRH (HTML) View paper: RRH (PDF) Vlack S, Cox L, Peleg AY, Canuto C, Stewart C, et al. (2006) Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Queensland Indigenous community. Medical Journal of Australia;184(11):556-559 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF) Yohannes K, Roche P, Roberts A, Liu C, Firestone S, et al. (2006) Australia's notifiable diseases status, 2004: annual report of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. Communicable Diseases Intelligence;30(1):1-79 View website: Communicable Diseases Australia View paper: CDI (HTML) View paper: CDI (PDF) In 2004, 60 diseases and conditions were nationally notifiable in Australia. States and Territories reported a total of 110,929 cases of communicable diseases to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS): an increase of 4 per cent on the number of notifications in 2003. In 2004, the most frequently notified diseases were sexually transmissible infections (46,762 cases; 42% of total notifications), gastrointestinal diseases (25,247 cases; 23% of total notifications) and bloodborne diseases (19, 191 cases; 17% of total notifications). There were 13,206 notifications of vaccine preventable diseases, 6 000 notifications of vectorborne diseases, 1,799 notifications of other bacterial infections (includes, legionellosis, leprosy, meningococcal infections and tuberculosis) and 8,787 notifications of zoonotic diseases. Communicable Diseases Intelligence abstract - copyright Commonwealth of Australia reproduced by permission. Available on the Communicable Diseases Australia website (view website) Zhao Y, Dempsey K (2006) Causes of inequality in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, 1981-2000: a decomposition analysis. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):490-494 View paper: MJA (HTML) View paper: MJA (PDF)

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