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Deregulated expression of connective tissue growth factor is linked to poor outcome in human cancer

Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) has long been associated with human cancers. The role it plays in these neoplasms is diverse and tumour specific.

The triple challenges associated with age-related comorbidities in Down syndrome

Major increases in the survival of people with Down syndrome during the last two generations have resulted in extended periods of adulthood requiring...

The right interventions for each child with cerebral palsy

This paper is a comment on an article published in a previous edition of the journal on a clinical intervention strategy for children with cerebral palsy.

Lung function, airway inflammation, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure in mexican schoolchildren: A pilot study

To determine the association of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with lung function and pH of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) in Mexican...

Formal infectious diseases consultations at a tertiary pediatric hospital: A 14-year review

We analyzed the formal consultations seen by the infectious diseases service over a 14-year period at one of the largest pediatric hospitals in Australia.

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Western Australia, 1998-2012

Our objective was to describe the epidemiology, clinical features, health care resource use, treatment and outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis...

Birth cohorts in asthma and allergic diseases: Report of a NIAID/NHLBI/MeDALL joint workshop

Population-based birth cohorts on asthma and allergies increasingly provide new insights into the development and natural history of the diseases.

Family satisfaction following spinal fusion in Rett syndrome

Families participating in the population-based and longitudinal Australian Rett Syndrome Database whose daughter had undergone spinal fusion provided data on...

The evolution of clinical trials for infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Despite initial improvements in survival of infants with ALL since establishment of the first pediatric cooperative group ALL trials, the poor outcome has...

Impact of assisted reproductive technologies on intrauterine growth and birth defects in singletons

This paper presents data that infants born following assisted reproductive technologies (ART) compared with non-ART singletons display increases in low birth...