Advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial macro-reentry through improvements in technology has led to the development of treatment approaches involving catheter ablation. ...

The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome caused by the human immunodeficiency virus is an important issue for Australia’s African communities. As in other industrialised countries, African immigrants are over-represented in ...

It is well established that pathogens target host cholesterol metabolism in order to survive and replicate. The perturbation of host cellular cholesterol metabolism caused by pathogens can lead to metabolic complications, ...

Background: Research has consistently shown that obesity negatively impacts on pregnancy, birth and the newborn but the extent of the problem in rural women has been largely unstudied. Objectives: The principal aims ...

Background: Nosocomial infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in developed and developing countries. Prevention of nosocomial infection is central to providing high quality, safe healthcare. Transmission of ...

Undernutrition in prevalent in Aboriginal communities, in utero, infancy and childhood. It influences childhood morbidity and mortality and growth patterns. Undernutrition and poor socio-economic status also contribute to ...

The monitoring of fetal lambs in-vivo, has been previously carried out by using hard-wires. This work presents an alternative method for monitoring, by use of radiofrequency biotelemetry, with which there are no hard wires. ...

This study concerned a primary health care approach to trachoma control in two Central Australian Aboriginal communities. The World Health Organization (WHO) has advocated that the best method to control trachoma is the ...

Influenza A virus is a major human pathogen that is caused by RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae family. It causes respiratory tract infections with a range of clinical outcomes and are a considerable threat to human ...

Background: Circadian blood pressure (BP) variation patterns have been defined by day and night BP changes measured by 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring. Abnormal circadian BP patterns include non-dipper, reverse dipper, ...