Library Update no.44
Published each week, the Library Update lists recent library acquisitions such as books, journals, audiovisual material, reports, statistics, and any other items of interest.
Current and past issues are also available from the library in print.
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Items listed are on display until 9th November 2009
- News this week
- Recent staff publications
- Books, reports, statistics, other media
- Journals in print
- Health and science news
Interesting Government Reports
AMA Public Hospital Report Card 2009
The performance of Australia's public hospital system continues to deteriorate. People still experience excessive waits in emergency departments and for admission to a hospital bed. Waiting times for elective surgery have been getting longer.
These trends are the inevitable consequence of decisions taken by governments, over many years, to reduce the capacity of our public hospitals to meet the needs of Australians who require hospital treatment.
More than half the Australian population depends on the public hospital system, yet the hospitals do not have the capacity (funds, workforce, or infrastructure) to adequately meet their needs.
State of Australia's Young People
This report presents a comprehensive picture of how young Australians are faring. The report's findings were based on national data sources, existing literature, stakeholder interviews and focus groups with young people.
Overall the report presents a positive picture, showing how important young people are to our country and why it makes good economic and social sense for governments to invest in lifting outcomes for all young people.
It also highlights some areas of concern and underlines the important role that families, education and employment play in young people's development.
Cup day closure
The library will be closed on Tuesday 3rd November for Melbourne Cup Day. Normal after hours access conditions apply.
Recent staff publications
About these links: article citations are linked to full text where available, or to information about ordering documents.
Bayer, J. K. and Nicholson, J. M. [Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Problems with sleep, eating, and adherence to therapy are common among children with cystic fibrosis', Journal of Pediatrics 2009; vol.155(5), pp.759-60
Beauchamp, M. H., Anderson, V. A., Catroppa, C., Maller, J. J., Godfrey, C., Rosenfeld, J. V. and Kean, M. [Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychological Studies, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Implications of reduced callosal area for social skills after severe traumatic brain injury in children', Journal of Neurotrauma 2009; vol.26(10), pp.1645-54
Bines, J. E., Patel, M. and Parashar, U. [Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Assessment of postlicensure safety of rotavirus vaccines, with emphasis on intussusception', Journal of Infectious Diseases 2009; vol.200 (Suppl 1), S282-90
De Luca, C. R., Conroy, R., McCarthy, M. C., Anderson, V. A. and Ashley, D. M. [Children's Cancer Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Neuropsychological impact of treatment of brain tumors', Cancer Treatment & Research 2009; vol.150, pp.277-96 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Frawley, G., Smith, K. R. and Ingelmo, P. [Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Children's Hospital, Anaesthesia Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Relative potencies of bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine for neonatal spinal anaesthesia', British Journal of Anaesthesia 2009; vol.103(5), pp.731-8
Frydenberg, A. R. and Graham, S. M. [Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Toxicity of first-line drugs for treatment of tuberculosis in children: review', Tropical Medicine & International Health 2009; vol.14(11), pp.1329-37
Gorrell, R. J. and Robins-Browne, R. M. [Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Antibody-mediated protection against infection with Helicobacter pylori in a suckling mouse model of passive immunity', Infection & Immunity 2009; vol.77(11), pp.5116-29 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Howlett, M., Menheniott, T. R., Judd, L. M. and Giraud, A. S. [Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Childrens Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Cytokine signalling via gp130 in gastric cancer', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 2009; vol.1793(11), pp.1623-33 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Jennings, J. E., Georgitsi, M., Holdaway, I., Daly, A. F., Tichomirowa, M., Beckers, A., Aaltonen, L. A., Karhu, A. and Cameron, F. J. [Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes and Centre for Hormone Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Aggressive pituitary adenomas occurring in young patients in a large Polynesian kindred with a germline R271W mutation in the AIP gene', European Journal of Endocrinology 2009; vol.161(5), pp.799-804 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Kirkwood, C. D., Wagner, J., Boniface, K., Vaughan, J., Michalski, W. P., Catto-Smith, A. G., Cameron, D. J. and Bishop, R. F. [Enteric Virus Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in children with early-onset Crohn's disease', Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2009; vol.15(11), pp.1643-55
Shaw, M. L., Williams, E. J., Hawes, S. and Saffery, R. [Developmental Epigenetics, Department of Paediatrics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia.], 'Characterisation of histone variant distribution in human embryonic stem cells by transfection of in vitro transcribed mRNA', Molecular Reproduction & Development 2009; vol.76(12), pp.1128-42 (full text via Interlibrary Loans)
Academic Pediatrics v.9 (5), September/October 2009 [password]Books, reports, statistics, other media
- 362.1068 EVI
- Evidence-based practice across the health professions
- Edited by Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett and Chris Del Mar. Churchill Livingstone, 2010.
- This book discusses the critical role of clinical reasoning and provides practical, worked examples of how to formulate questions, find and evaluate evidence, and apply the results to client care.
- 616.994 SEC
- Emily Karahalios et al. Cancer Council Victoria, 2009.
- Edited by Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett and Chris Del Mar. Churchill Livingstone, 2010.
- This monograph has been produced to describe the risk of developing a second primary invasive cancer after the diagnosis of the first. This publication presents an analysis for all cancers and for 23 common cancer types in Victoria examining second primary cancers detected during a 23-year period following diagnosis of the first cancer. A 2-page summary describes the important findings for each cancer and detailed tables are provided as Appendices.
- Pediatrics Audio-Digest
- v.55 (20), 21st October 2009 [CD]
- Orthopedic consult.
- RCH Grand Rounds
- 28th October 2009 [DVD]
- Recognition and response to child abuse and neglect - presented by Dr. Anne Smith.
Journals in print
About these links: some online titles are unavailable to off site users; see the online Journals List for other link options.
- American Journal of Cardiology
- v.104 (7), 1st October 2009 [password]
- American Journal of Epidemiology
- v.170 (7), 1st October 2009
- American Journal of Medicine
- v.122 (10), October 2009 [password]
v.122 (10A), Supplement, October 2009 [password]
(Recommendations for the definition, assessment, and pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain) - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- v.180 (7), 1st October 2009
(Vasopressin in pediatric vasodilatory shock: a multicenter randomized controlled trial, p.632)
v.180 (8), 15th October 2009 - Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
- v.103 (4), October 2009 [password]
v.103 (4), Supplement 1, October 2009 [password]
(Statistics for clinicians)
v.103 (4), Supplement 2, October 2009 [password]
(Adverse reactions to vaccines) - Annals of Internal Medicine
- v.151 (7), 6th October 2009
- Archives of Internal Medicine
- v.169 (18), 12th October 2009
- Archives of Neurology
- v.66 (10), October 2009
- Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- v.163 (10), October 2009
- BMJ: British Medical Journal
- v.339 (7726), 17th October 2009
(Hazardous cosleeping environments and risk factors amenable to change: case-control study of SIDS in south west England, p.911)
(Recommendations for the administration of influenza vaccine in children allergic to egg, p.912)
v.339 (7727), 24th October 2009
(Rate of undesirable events at beginning of academic year: retrospective cohort study, p.957) - British Journal of Haematology
- v.147 (2), 11th October 2009
(Cord blood special issue) - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
- v.26 (5), October 2009
- Child Language Teaching and Therapy
- v.25 (3), 2009
- Circulation
- v.120 (13), 29th September 2009
v.120 (14), 6th October 2009 - Circulation Research
- v.105 (6), 11th September 2009
- Clinical Pediatrics
- v.48 (9), November 2009 [password]
- CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal
- v.181 (6-7), 15th September 2009
- Critical Care Medicine
- v.37 (10), October 2009
v.37 (10), Supplement, October 2009
(ICU-Acquired weakness: proceedings of a round table conference in Brussels, Belgium, March 2009) - Current Opinion in Pediatrics
- v.21 (5), October 2009
- Diabetes Care
- v.32 (10), October 2009 [password]
(Impaired awareness of hypoglycemia in a population-based sample of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, p.1802)
(Maturity-onset diabetes of the young in children with incidental hyperglycemia: a multicenter Italian study of 172 families, p.1864) - Evidence-based Medicine
- v.14 (5), October 2009 [password]
(Review: antenatal magnesium sulphate prevents cerebral palsy in preterm infants, p.141) - Families, Systems & Health
- v.27 (3), September 2009
- Gut
- v.58 (11), November 2009 [password]
(The feasibility of wireless capsule endoscopy in detecting small intestinal pathology in children under the age of 8 years: a multicentre European study, p.1467)
(The natural history of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children: a follow-up study for up to 20 years, p.1538) - Heart
- v.95 (20), 15th October 2009 [password]
v.95 (21), 1st November 2009 [password] - Human Pathology
- v.40 (10), October 2009 [password]
- Journal of Applied Physiology
- v.107 (4), October 2009
(Stabilizing immature breathing patterns of preterm infants using stochastic mechanosensory stimulation, p. 1017) - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- v.91-A (8), August 2009
v.91-A, Supplement 5, 2009
(Inaugural educational conference of the international congress for joint reconstruction, 11th-13th December 2008, Orlando, Florida) - Journal of Clinical Oncology
- v.27 (29) 10th October 2009
(Reviews: Cancer and thrombosis) - Journal of Neurosurgery
- v.111 (4), October 2009 [password]
v.4 (4), Supplement, October 2009 [password]
(Pediatrics)
v.11 (4), Supplement, October 2009 [password]
(Spine) - Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
- v.23 (3), July/September 2009
- New Scientist
- v.204 (2730), 17th October 2009
- Pediatric Dentistry
- v.31 (5), September/October 2009
v.31 (6), Special issue. September/October 2009
(Reference manual) - Pediatric Pulmonology
- v.44 (10), October 2009
v.44, Supplement 32, 2009
(The 23rd annual North American cystic fibrosis conference, Minneapolis convention center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 15th-17th October, 2009 ) - Postgraduate Medical Journal
- v.85 (1008), October 2009 [password]
- Thorax
- v.64 (10), October 2009 [password]
v.64, Supplement 3, October 2009 [password]
(Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009)
Health and science news
Medgadget
» Newborn Babies Cry With Mother's Accent - French and German scientists decided to analyze the crying of newborns from the two countries for differences in intonation. Turns out that German babies have a different "accent" to their cry compared with those from France, which implies..
» Passive IR Monitoring of Breathing for More Comfortable Sleep Studies - A collaboration between researchers from University of Houston and University of Texas Health Science Center has developed a new method to perform sleep studies that minimized the amount of equipment that has to be tethered to the patient...
» FiatLux Visualize Free Is Now Free for All - Medical visualization software company FiatLux Imaging , Inc., from Redmond, WA, has announced that it is making available for download its FiatLux Visualize™ Free application. The software, designed to run on any computer with Windo..
» Delivery Method for Iomai's Transcutaneous Vaccine - We've previously covered Iomai Corp 's (now part of Intercell ) transcutaneous vaccination technology , with the idea being that if you're able to vaccinate patients through their skin, you can take advantage of the high density of Langerh..
» Needle Free Insulin Delivery from PICOSULIN - Amy Tenderich from DiabetesMine spoke with Thierry Navarro, co-founder of PICOSULIN , a Geneva, Switzerland company developing a patch and an insulin pump with an unusually open R&D process. A snippet: "We think differently from the tradit..
» NIMBUS Wound Dressing Gets FDA Nod - Quick-Med Technologies out of Gainesville, Florida got its NIMBUS barrier gauze wound dressing classified as a novel Class II medical device by the FDA: The newly issued guidance pertains to a wound dressing with permanently bound cationic..
ABC Latest Health News in Science (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
» Nanoparticles damage DNA remotely: study - Nanoparticles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue, say UK researchers.
» Good-natured lifestyle nurtures cancer-fighting DNA - GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE: Dr Karl continues his look at epigenetics and how the latest research into DNA is helping fight cancer.
» Low cholesterol may be 'a sign' of cancer - Low total cholesterol can be a sign of cancer, but not a cause, new research has found, shedding new light on the role of cholesterol in cancer.
» Why does adding salt to pineapple make it sweet? - ASK AN EXPERT: Why does adding salt to pineapple make it sweet? Someone told me that table salt should not react with the acid in the pineapple.
» 'Scar eating' enzyme aids spine repair - US researchers have engineered an enzyme that can gobble up scar tissue formed after spinal cord injuries, overcoming a key hurdle to getting injured nerves to reconnect and heal.
» Bad moods could be good for you - Being sad makes people less gullible, improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory, according to an Australian study.
BBC World Health News
» Ski accident - How teenager Chas recovered from devastating injuries
» Babies 'cry in mother's tongue' - German researchers say babies begin to pick up the nuances of their parents' accents while still in the womb.
» A medic's tale - Losses lead to "sombre mood" at Camp Bastion
» Experts map the body's bacteria - Scientists have developed an atlas of the bacteria that live in different regions of the human body.
» Foetal heart rate monitor warning - Doctors are warning expectant parents that at-home foetal heart rate monitors can give false reassurance.
» Tiny tech sparks cell signal find - Tiny metal particles have been shown to cause damage to DNA across a cellular barrier - without having to cross it
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Commission)
» Flu fears overwhelm B.C. hospital - Parents who suspect their children have swine flu are putting so much pressure on the emergency room at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver that officials are asking families to keep their children home unless they have severe symptoms.
» Quebec boasts fastest vaccine system - Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc says the province's decision to open special vaccination clinics is largely responsible for helping it distribute more of the H1N1 vaccine than any other province.
» Winnipeg closes H1N1 clinics until next week - Winnipegers won't be able to get an H1N1 flu shot until next Thursday because of a vaccine shortage, the regional health authority announced late Friday.
» At-home fetal monitor may give 'false reassurance' - Expectant parents shouldn't rely on home fetal heart monitors to give an accurate picture, a doctor says.
» Prison hep C problem will cost millions, MPs told - Canadian taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars in health care costs unless something is done to stop the spread of hepatitis C among injection drug users in federal prisons, a House of Commons committee heard.
» Canadian parents' group lists safest infant toys - U.S. companies have nailed down seven of the 10 slots in the Green Parents' List of safest infant toys and baby care products for Christmas.
