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Influence of maternal obesity on the long-term health of offspring

Increasing evidence implicates maternal obesity as a major determinant of offspring health during childhood and later adult life

Clinical Predictors of Influenza in Young Children: The Limitations of “Influenza-Like Illness”

This study aims to identify clinical predictors of influenza infection in children ≤5 years old from which age-specific ILI definitions are then constructed.

The risk of cerebral palsy in survivors of multiple pregnancies with cofetal loss or death

This study investigated the risks for cerebral palsy in survivors of multiple pregnancies with cofetal loss (< 20 weeks' gestation) or cofetal death...

Socio-demographic correlates of unhealthy lifestyle in Ethiopia: a secondary analysis of a national survey

Multiple lifestyle risk factors exhibit a stronger association with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) compared to a single factor, emphasizing the necessity of considering them collectively. By integrating these major lifestyle risk factors, we can identify individuals with an overall unhealthy lifestyle, which facilitates the provision of targeted interventions for those at significant risk of NCDs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the socio-demographic correlates of unhealthy lifestyles among adolescents and adults in Ethiopia.

Validation of teleaudiology hearing aid rehabilitation services for adults: a systematic review of outcome measurement tools

A search strategy was developed to identify tools used to evaluate standard and teleaudiology hearing aid rehabilitation services for adults. A seven-domain hearing-health-care service model for validation was defined and used to analyse the applicability and suitability of patient- and service-centred tools. This model and the applicability and suitability criteria were based on the literature, the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) framework, and gold standard professional practice guidelines, which together formed the validation framework used in this study.

The pervasive effects of timing of parental mental health disorders on adolescent deliberate self-harm risk

This study shows that timing is important for understanding intergenerational transmission of deliberate self-harm risk

Impact of influenza on hospitalization rates in children with a range of chronic lung diseases

This large population-based study suggests a significant healthcare burden associated with influenza in children with a range of chronic lung diseases

Maternal Race-Ethnicity, Immigrant Status, Country of Birth, and the Odds of a Child With Autism

In this study, we used 134 204 mother population to examine the odds of ASD with intellectual disability in children from 1994 to 2005 with these features

The Differential Influence of Contextual Risks on Psychosocial Functioning and Participation of Australian Aboriginal Youth

Methodological issues and implications for interventions to support young Aboriginal people's adaptation are discussed.

Exposure to diesel exhaust increases risk of child brain tumours

Research at Telethon Institute has shown a correlation between brain tumours in young children and their parents' exposure to diesel exhaust fumes before birth.