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Facilitating Empowerment and Self-Determination Through Participatory Action Research

This article details the application of the participatory action research approach by the National Empowerment Project, Aboriginal community-based researchers.

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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Australia, 1998-2012

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is uncommon in Australia

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Regular exercise improves the well-being of parents of children with cancer

Mental health benefits of a pedometer-based exercise intervention for parents of children with cancer were identified.

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From Authoritarianism to Advocacy: Lifestyle-Driven, Socially-Transmitted Conditions Require a Transformation in Medical Training and Practice

Here, we open a dialogue on authoritarianism in westernized medicine as a starting point in order to encourage the development of critical research

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Comprehending the Health Informatics Spectrum: Grappling with System Entropy and Advancing Quality Clinical Research

We outline three scenarios from across the health spectrum where issues with health informatics are exemplified.

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PGE2 pulsing of murine bone marrow cells reduces migration of daughter monocytes/macrophages in vitro and in vivo

Our results reveal long-lasting changes to progenitor cells of monocytes/macrophages by a 2-hour dimethyl PGE2 pulse that, in turn, limits the migration of their daughter cells to chemoattractants and inflammatory mediators.

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Family Involvement in a Whole-School Bullying Intervention: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Communication and Influence with Children

These results highlight the importance of working with both male and female caregivers when addressing children’s bullying behaviour.

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A randomized controlled evaluation of a secondary school mindfulness program for early adolescents: Do we have the recipe right yet?

Further research is required to identify the optimal age, content and length of mindfulness programs for adolescents in universal prevention settings.

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Effect of obesity on neonatal hypoglycaemia in mothers with gestational diabetes: A comparative study

To determine the influence of obesity on neonatal hypoglycaemia among infants born to gestational diabetes mellitus mothers.

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Puberty suppression in transgender children and adolescents

We review the available empirical evidence on the cognitive, physical, and surgical implications of puberty suppression in gender-incongruent children and adolescents