Effects of dietary administration of Rose hip and Safflower on growth performance, haematological, biochemical parameters and innate immune response of Beluga, Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758).

The aim of this study was to investigate effects of two dietary medicinal herbs, Rose hip (Rosa canina) and Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) supplementation on growth performance, haematological, biochemical parameters and innate immune response of in juvenile beluga, Huso huso. Fish (26.3 ± 0.

Haematological characteristics associated with parasitism in bream, Abramis brama orientalis.

A parasitological investigation was done on 175 specimens. Infections of A. brama orientalis were analyzed according to the age and sex.

Cigarette smoking and age of menopause: a large prospective study.

Objectives: One of the possible consequences of tobacco consumption is that it contributes to an earlier age of menopause, though the causal relationship is yet to be confirmed. This study aimed to examine the prospective association between smoking and earlier age of menopause in a cohort of middle age Australian women after adjustment for a number of potential confounders.

Study Design: 21-Year follow-up of a cohort prospective study, Brisbane, Australia.

Association of breastfeeding and adolescents' psychopathology: a large prospective study.

Purpose: There is little known about the association between breastfeeding and long-term child psychopathology. This study aimed to examine the impact of breastfeeding on child mental health and problem behavior at 14 years and whether this association is confounded by other variables.

Subjects And Methods: Data were from a pre-birth prospective study that included mothers and their children followed up from pregnancy to 14 years of the child's age in Brisbane, Australia.

Young adults' gambling and its association with mental health and substance use problems.

Objective: To examine the socio-demographic characteristics of young adults' gambling and its association with mental health and substance use behaviour.

Methods: The study is based on 3,512 young adults (1648 males) for whom data from the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) were available on self-report gambling, gambling expenditure, Achenbach's Young Adult Self Report and substance use at the 21-year follow-up of the MUSP. The participants' age ranged between 18.

The impact of an after-school physical activity program on health-related fitness of mother/daughter pairs: CASPIAN study.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of parental support and involvement in a low-cost intervention for the improvement of health-related fitness of high school girls through an after-school physical activity (PA) program.

Methods: This multi-site study was conducted in 2006-2007 in 7 provinces in Iran. The study population comprised of two groups of children.

Birth outcomes associated with cannabis use before and during pregnancy.

Introduction: This study aimed to examine the association between cannabis use before and during pregnancy and birth outcomes.

Results: Overall, 26.3% of women reported previous use of cannabis and 2.

Epidemiological and clinical features of Brucella arthritis in 24 children.

Background And Objectives: Brucellosis is considered the leading zoonotic disease of the Middle East. The disease has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and can result in complications with severe morbidity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency, distribution and characteristics of arthritis in Iranian children with brucellosis.

School performance and alcohol use problems in early adulthood: a longitudinal study.

There is inconsistent evidence about the association between school performance and subsequent use of alcohol and alcohol problems in adolescents and young adults. This study examines whether school performance at 14 years is associated with drinking problems in early adulthood; and whether this association is explained by family and individual factors in childhood and adolescence. Data were from a 21-year follow-up of 3,478 Australian young adults from birth to the age of 21 years when data on use of alcohol were collected.

Illicit drug use before and during pregnancy at a tertiary maternity hospital 2000-2006.

Introduction And Aims: To study the prevalence of use of illicit drugs by women of reproductive age before and during pregnancy and the changes in rates of illicit drug use in pregnancy over recent years.

Design And Methods: All pregnant women attending the public antenatal clinic over a 7 year period (2000-2006) were routinely interviewed about their use of illicit drugs by a midwife at the antenatal booking visit.

Measurements: Records for 25,049 women, who self-reported previous and current use of cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy and heroin, were included in the study.

Association between smoking and respiratory function before and after menopause.

There is a lack of evidence about whether menopausal status influences the effect of smoking on lung function. This study examined the association between smoking and menopausal status and lung function independent of each other. Data were from a cohort of women attending the 21-year follow-up of the Mater University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy.

Cannabis use and obesity and young adults.

Background: There is shortage of evidence about the relationship between use of cannabis and obesity.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between cannabis use and overweight/obesity in young adults.

Methods: Data were from a 21-year follow-up of mothers and their children recruited into the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP), a longitudinal pre-birth cohort.

Association of psychiatric disorders, asthma and lung function in early adulthood.

Objective: To examine the association between psychiatric disorders, asthma, and lung function in young adults.

Study Design: Data were from the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP). The study was based on 2443 young adults (1193 male and 1250 female) for whom data were available on psychiatric disorders, asthma, and respiratory function.

Family poverty over the early life course and recurrent adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression: a longitudinal study.

Objectives: We determined whether exposure to family poverty over a child's early life course predicts adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression.

Methods: We used a birth cohort study of a sample of women in Brisbane, Australia, who were recruited in early pregnancy and whose children were followed up on at ages 14 and 21 years. Some 2609 mothers and adolescents provided usable data at the 14- and 21-year follow-ups.

A longitudinal study of child mental health and problem behaviours at 14 years of age following unplanned pregnancy.

A substantial minority of children are born as a consequence of an unplanned pregnancy. Yet little is known about the impact of unplanned/unwanted pregnancy (UP) on long-term health outcomes for children. This study aimed to examine the association between UP and child mental health and behavioural problems at 14 years, and whether this association is confounded or mediated by other variables.

Depression following marital problems: different impacts on mothers and their children? A 21-year prospective study.

Purpose: With increased rates of marital breakdown it is important to identify the long-term mental health outcomes of marital problems and marital change for mothers and their children. Of particular interest is the possibility that mothers may benefit from leaving a relationship, but their children may not. This study examines the effects of marital quality and marital change on symptoms of depression in mothers and their children over 21 years.

Timing and chronicity of family poverty and development of unhealthy behaviors in children: a longitudinal study.

Purpose: To examine the impact of the timing and duration of family experiences of poverty over the child/adolescent early life course on child aggressive/delinquent behavior and tobacco and alcohol consumption.

Methods: Data were taken from a large scale population based birth cohort study with repeated follow-ups until 21 years after the birth. Poverty was measured during the pregnancy, 6 months, 5 years, and 14 years after the birth.

Cannabis use and educational achievement: findings from three Australasian cohort studies.

Background: The associations between age of onset of cannabis use and educational achievement were examined using data from three Australasian cohort studies involving over 6000 participants. The research aims were to compare findings across studies and obtain pooled estimates of association using meta-analytic methods.

Methods: Data on age of onset of cannabis use (<15, 15-17, never before age 18) and three educational outcomes (high school completion, university enrolment, degree attainment) were common to all studies.

Comparative study of skin sebum and elasticity level in patients with sulfur mustard-induced dermatitis and healthy controls.

Background: Sulfur mustard (SM) - a chemical agent - has both acute and chronic effects on skin. Xerosis, which is deemed to be due to the damage of hydrolipidic barrier of the skin, is the most common complaint of veterans exposed to the chemical. This study was designed to evaluate skin sebum and elasticity in veterans with a history of SM contact.

Drinking water fluoridation in South East Queensland: a cost-effectiveness evaluation.

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine cost-effectiveness of fluoridation of drinking water supplies for Brisbane and South East Queensland. The benefits conveyed are expressed in reduced costs of dental treatment and years of life with dental caries as a disability.

Methods: The analysis utilises a developed life table modelling initial cohort of 36,322 newborns, which when applied to the target population equals to 181,925 persons in the age group 2-100 years, 338,617 persons in the age group 7-100 years and 390,524 persons in the age group 12-100 years respectively.

Anti-mitogenic and apoptotic effects of 5-HT1B receptor antagonist on HT29 colorectal cancer cell line.

Purpose: There is lack of evidence about impact of 5-HT receptors on colorectal cancers. The current study was designed to investigate the role of serotonin and its receptors in colorectal cancer cell line and tissues.

Methods: In cell cultures, we investigated the effects of 5-HT and 5-HT(1A,1B,1D) agonists and antagonists on proliferation of HT29 cells.

Association between cannabis use and psychosis-related outcomes using sibling pair analysis in a cohort of young adults.

Context: Prospective cohort studies have identified an association between cannabis use and later psychosis-related outcomes, but concerns remain about unmeasured confounding variables. The use of sibling pair analysis reduces the influence of unmeasured residual confounding.

Objective: To explore the association between cannabis use and psychosis-related outcomes.

Multiple risk factor model predicting cannabis use and use disorders: a longitudinal study.

Background: Identification of factors associated with the initiation and continuation of cannabis use is important for any preventive work.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the early life course predictors of cannabis use and the development of cannabis use disorder in early adulthood.

Methods: Data from Mater Hospital and University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP), a population-based prospective birth cohort study.

Efficacy of combined levothyroxine and liothyronine as compared with levothyroxine monotherapy in primary hypothyroidism: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To examine the efficacy of combination therapy with levothyroxine and liothyronine in improvement of general health, psychological problems, and metabolic status in primary hypothyroidism.

Methods: Seventy-one patients diagnosed with primary hypothyroidism were randomly allocated into two study groups: the first group received usual dose of levothyroxine and the second group received combination of levothyroxine and liothyronine for at least 4 months. The main outcomes were psychosocial problems (Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire, GHQ-28), bodyweight, heart rate, blood pressure, and serum lipid levels.

Predictors of young adults' amphetamine use and disorders: a prospective study.

Introduction And Aims: Understanding the risk factors that predict amphetamine use and development of amphetamine abuse or dependence (disorder) may help guide preventive interventions. This study aimed to investigate the correlates and predictors of young adults' amphetamine use and use disorders.

Design And Methods: Prospective cohort, population-based study which started in Brisbane, South East Queensland (Australia) in 1981.