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Factors Influencing Food Service Provision Decisions in Centre-based Early Childhood Education and Care Services: Cooks' Perspective.
CONCLUSIONS: Children in ECEC benefit from cooks' commitment to providing nutritious foods, however, the requirements to extend their role to respond to increasing demands without relevant system-level support and training puts the children at risk of not being exposed to health-promoting menus and possible errors in providing dietary modifications. ECEC cooks urgently need access to system-level support and training. SO WHAT: Understanding and addressing the barriers experienced by cooks and the complexity of factors that inform their food-related decision-making will sustain the implementation of effective, healthy e...
Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - November 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Health Promot J Austr Source Type: research

Heavier babies are more likely to have food allergies and eczema, study claims 
Mothers are being urged by researchers in Australia to 'seek advice' if their baby is heavy. Their study found for every 2.2lbs (1kg) of weight, a babies risk of allergies increases by 44 per cent.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Validation and Implementation of a National Survey to Assess Antimicrobial Stewardship Awareness, Practices and Perceptions amongst Community Pharmacists of Australia
CONCLUSIONSFuture studies utilising the knowledge gained from this study may provide a framework for AMS in community pharmacy settings.
Source: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - September 7, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Enabling self-management of pollen allergies: a pre-season questionnaire evaluating the perceived benefit of providing local pollen information
This study aims to evaluate public perceptions of need and benefit of providing local pollen information. Individuals aged 18  years and older were contacted through AusPollen Smartphone Apps (Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne), Australian Society for Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Asthma Australia and social media. A pilot questionnaire was developed in consultation with partner organisations, including select q uestions drawn from the National Young People and Asthma Survey. The questionnaire consisted of four sections: participant demographics, allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms, symptom management and App ...
Source: Aerobiologia - July 17, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Cardioprotective Activity of Agaricus bisporus Against Isoproterenol- Induced Myocardial Infarction in Laboratory Animals
Conclusion: It can be an outcome that EEAB possessed cardioprotective activity against experimental and clinical studies of ISO-induced myocardial infarction in rats.
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - June 28, 2019 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research

Chronic Physical Health Conditions, Mental Health, and Sources of Support in a Longitudinal Australian Child Population Cohort
ConclusionsChildren with hospital records of chronic conditions, particularly epilepsy and asthma, might benefit from school-based care plans that integrate their physical and mental health support needs.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - June 26, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Can infecting children with stomach ulcer bacteria really stop allergies?
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: The idea is being actively pursued by one of my all-time scientific heroes, Australian Nobel Prize winner Professor Barry Marshall.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Twenty-Five and Up (25Up) Study: A New Wave of the Brisbane Longitudinal Twin Study.
Abstract The aim of the 25 and Up (25Up) study was to assess a wide range of psychological and behavioral risk factors behind mental illness in a large cohort of Australian twins and their non-twin siblings. Participants had already been studied longitudinally from the age of 12 and most recently in the 19Up study (mean age = 26.1 years, SD = 4.1, range = 20-39). This subsequent wave follows up these twins several years later in life (mean age = 29.7 years, SD = 2.2, range =  22-44). The resulting data set enables additional detailed investigations of genetic pathways underlying psychiatric illnesses in the Br...
Source: Twin Research and Human Genetics - June 13, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Mitchell BL, Campos AI, Rentería ME, Parker R, Sullivan L, McAloney K, Couvy-Duchesne B, Medland SE, Gillespie NA, Scott J, Zietsch BP, Lind PA, Martin NG, Hickie IB Tags: Twin Res Hum Genet Source Type: research

Smartphone App May Help Diagnose Child ’ s Cough
BOSTON (CBS) — When your child is coughing, it can be hard, even for a doctor, to distinguish between a cold or something more serious but researchers in Australia were able to reliably pinpoint the cause of a child’s cough using a smartphone app. Kids cough all the time, often from the common cold or seasonal allergies but sometimes it’s more serious like pneumonia. Kids may be misdiagnosed or treated unnecessarily with antibiotics or other medications because it’s often hard to tell what their coughing is about. Researchers were able to train speech recognition technology to recognize different co...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news

Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation of preterm infants and parent-reported symptoms of allergic disease at 7 years corrected age: follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.
CONCLUSIONS: High-dose DHA supplementation of infants born at <33 wk gestation did not alter allergic disease symptoms or severity at 7 y CA, or from birth to 7 y CA compared with standard-dose DHA. This trial was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry as ANZCTR 12606000327583 (http://www.anzctr.org.au). PMID: 31070712 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - May 8, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gunaratne AW, Makrides M, Collins CT, Gibson RA, McPhee AJ, Sullivan TR, Gould JF, Green TJ, Doyle LW, Davis PG, French NP, Colditz PB, Simmer K, Morris SA, Best KP Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research

Keeping Athletes Healthy at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games: Considerations and Illness Prevention Strategies
Conclusion It is apparent that athletes will be exposed to various stressors during both the preparatory and competition phases of the Summer Games. Athletes residing in the southern hemisphere appear to be at increased risk for illness during the preparatory phase, while female, Paralympic, water-sport and multi-competition/event athletes may be more susceptible to illness during the competition phase of the Summer Games. To maintain athlete health, illness prevention strategies should be targeted to stressors and at-risk athletes. Keeping athletes healthy will contribute to optimal Olympic and Paralympic athletic perfor...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 16, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

Editorial: Shaping of Human Immune System and Metabolic Processes by Viruses and Microorganisms
Conclusions In conclusion, articles in this Research Topic made a very significant contribution to our understanding of the role played by environmental factors, dysbiotic conditions, and infections in triggering diseases. Since this is a rapidly expanding area of research, many other factors contributing to the onset of these diseases are not covered here. We are confident, however, that further studies will expand the list as well as bring a better understanding of mechanisms involved in the onset of autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. Author Contributions All authors listed have made a substantial, direct and i...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - April 16, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research

Are Fish Allergy Tests Unreliable?
A study from researchers at James Cook University (JCU) in Australia is shedding new light on diagnostics for fish allergies. The team led by PhD candidate Thimo Ruethers from JCU's Australian Institute for Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) found that materials in fish allergy tests could be unreliable. Researchers evaluated 26 commercially available fish preparations used for skin prick testing, the most common way of diagnosing fish allergy in Australia. "We found the amount of allergens present varied greatly, and in some preparations major fish allergens could not be detected. This means many skin prick tests that s...
Source: MDDI - April 15, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MDDI Staff Tags: Business Source Type: news

Dietary Vitamin D3 Deficiency Increases Resistance to Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis Infection in Mice
Conclusion Altogether, our results indicate that dietary VitD deficiency is able to decrease lesion growth and provide an increase in Th1 response in C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice upon L. (L.) amazonensis infection, although it does not decrease parasite burden in either of the murine models used. Thus, VitD may contribute to host susceptibility to murine tegumentary leishmaniasis. Further studies on the influence of immunonutrition in the leishmaniases are needed to better understand the immunobiology of these diseases. Author Contributions HdMG conceived and designed the experiments. GO-S, DB, MM, JEP, JCP, TR, AdF-M, and L...
Source: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - April 9, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research

Evaluating differences in prevalence of food allergies between two geographic regions: Australia and US
Food allergies are becoming a global health impact. Australia has one of the world ’s highest food allergy prevalence, and the US has seen increase prevalence in the past two decades. Although they differ in geography, they still have overlapping commonalities of food allergens. Nevertheless, there is limited research comparing the frequency of the different food allergens in di fferent regions of the world.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Shandra V. Bellinger, Ariel J. Stateman, Hayat H. Srour, Joshua K. Baguley, Felix E. Rivera-Mariani Source Type: research