The Medical journal of Australia
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To implement an intervention program for reducing the prevalence of scabies in a large Northern Territory Aboriginal community. ⋯ This intervention, which was based on community motivation, involvement and control, successfully reduced the prevalence of scabies. Continuing community health education and regular screening will be crucial in controlling scabies. The methods and results of this study may be helpful in developing a coordinated program for all remote Aboriginal communities in the area.
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To evaluate housing survey data, describe the state of household infrastructure in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory (NT), and to discuss implications for health improvement for people in these communities. ⋯ These findings highlight the significance of absent or non-functioning household infrastructure as a potential contributory factor in the poor nutritional status and high rates of respiratory, skin and gastrointestinal infections in Indigenous communities. The environmental health and housing survey in the NT is an important tool for monitoring progress on addressing a key underlying determinant of the health of Indigenous people, and potentially for facilitating research aimed at gaining an improved understanding of the relationship of the household environment to health in Indigenous communities.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Will less liberal red-cell transfusion (with a lower haemoglobin threshold) still reduce rates of death and organ failure?
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Mega-dose vitamin C in treatment of the common cold: a randomised controlled trial.
To determine the effect of large doses of vitamin C in the treatment of the common cold. ⋯ Doses of vitamin C in excess of 1 g daily taken shortly after onset of a cold did not reduce the duration or severity of cold symptoms in healthy adult volunteers when compared with a vitamin C dose less than the minimum recommended daily intake.