Eas Nelson

..The global epidemic of obesity is a major public health concern. To monitor the impact of this epidemic in Hong Kong children and to identify secular changes in growth, a further growth survey was undertaken in 2005/6...

..We aim to provide age- and sex-specific reference values for WC and WHTR in Hong Kong Chinese children...

..World Health Organization has a wealth of freely available country-level data on immunisation that academics and advocates can use to communicate the economic and health benefits of vaccines to decision-makers...

..Despite improving trends, Hong Kong has low rates of breastfeeding compared to other developed countries...

..Hong Kong Chinese infants roll from supine-to-prone before they roll from prone-to-supine...

..Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in both developed and developing countries...

..It has been estimated that HA hospitals provide 90% of inpatient care in Hong Kong...

..To document causes of all unexpected child deaths under 2 years of age during a 4-year period (1999-2003), and to identify factors associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Hong Kong...

..To describe the pattern of respiratory disorders in the Hong Kong paediatric population admitted to government hospitals, and to assess the reliability of the diagnoses by linkage with laboratory data...

..Peer counselling is reported to increase breastfeeding rates. We evaluated an intervention consisting of mainly telephone contact peer counselling programme on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity...

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..66 (1.20-5.92)]. We conclude that hyperthermia and a surrogate of infection (MDP) influence cytokine production and that the combination of heat stress and MDP increases mortality in the neonatal rat...

..To described child care practices associated with an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in nonindustrialized 19th and 20th century societies...

..Provided there is acknowledgement of limitations, such ecological studies have potential to produce useful information especially for hypothesis generation...

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..1 vs 14.6 mths, p < 0.0001). The Salmonella group were more likely to have been given antibiotics (38% vs 15%, OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.9-6.9, p < 0.0001) but age did not influence the likelihood that antibiotics would be given...

..The distinct winter seasonality of rotavirus was not evident for intussusception. During the first 5 years of life an estimated 1 child of 28 is admitted with rotavirus infection (4% of all medical admissions)...

..To identify hospitals in Eastern Europe promoting front infant sleeping position...

..0001). These findings show that reduced sensitivity to artemether occurs in whole blood and age-fractionated beta-thalassaemic trait RBC. It appears that the RBC redox status does not influence the sensitivity to artemether...

..The study also revealed some 'risky' eating practices that are more prevalent in those affected with AG...

..Our findings indicate an association between red cell age, oxidant stress and P. falciparum growth, providing further support for the role of oxidant stress in mediating the protective effect against malaria in thalassaemic RBC...

..2) To establish a reference range of percentage body fat in Hong Kong Chinese children...

..Finding ways to minimise blood loss at delivery could be the most practical strategy to reduce the rate of postpartum anaemia. SPONSORSHIP: CSM was supported by a research studentship from the Research Grants Council, Hong Kong...

..Respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Human Bocavirus (HBoV) has recently been identified and implicated as an aetiologic agent of lower respiratory tract infection in children...

..To validate a Tanner stages self-assessment questionnaire using gender-specific line drawings and brief explanatory text in Chinese...

..9% and 37.2% of the isolates were not susceptible to penicillin and cefotaxime, respectively. The rate of potential coverage by the seven-valent conjugate vaccine was 72.3%, and the rate increased to 74.6% for serogroup-specific types...

..Rotavirus vaccines have the potential to substantially reduce morbidity and mortality from rotavirus disease and impact children's health in Asia...