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High sensitivity cardiac troponin and the under-diagnosis of myocardial infarction in women: prospective cohort study

Publisher: British Medical Journal, January 2015

Status – CURRENT

Although having little effect in men, a high sensitive troponin assay (blood test to check for changes in enzyme produced during heart attacks) may double the diagnosis of heart attack in women

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ACE Prevention

Publisher: University of Queensland, Brisbane and Deakin University, Melbourne, 2010

Status – CURRENT

The overall aim of this project was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative cost-effectiveness of preventive intervention options addressing the non-communicable disease burden in Australia, with a specific focus on Indigenous Australians. ACE Prevention is the most comprehensive evaluation of health prevention measures ever conducted world-wide, involving input from 130 top health experts. The research team assessed 123 illness prevention measures to identify those which will prevent the most illness and premature deaths and those that are best value for money.

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Diabetes in pregnancy: its impact on Australian women and their babies

Publisher: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010

Status – CURRENT

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pre-existing diabetes complicating pregnancy,grouped as ‘diabetes in pregnancy’, have implications for the health of the mother and her baby in the immediate, short-term and long-term. This work aims to provide baseline information on pregnancy, labour and delivery for women affected by diabetes in pregnancy, and their babies, compared with those not affected by diabetes.

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Women’s Weight: Findings from the Australian Longtitudinal study on Women’s Health

Publisher: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2007

Status – CURRENT

This report has been prepared on the basis of discussions between the ALSWH research team and staff of the Department of Health and Ageing and presents findings on women’s weight from four surveys of the three cohorts. This report addressed questions relating to trends in women’s weight, height and BMI, factors to predict weight change, the effects of weight on health and the effects of weight on health care usage.

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Trends in Women’s health: Results from the ALSWH- priority conditions, risk factors and health behaviours

Publisher: Australian Government Department of Health& Ageing, 2006

Status – CURRENT

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) is a longitudinal population-based survey funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. This report aims to address the prevalence and incidence of selected chronic conditions, what the characteristics of women with different chronic conditions and what the long-term effects of risk factors have on women’s health.

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Alcohol Consumption and Women’s Health

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health, 2005

Status – CURRENT

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) regularly collects information about women’s health and health behaviors, including their consumption of alcohol. Drinking alcohol at risky levels increases the likelihood of illness, hospitalisation and death. But while heavy drinking has negative health, social and  economic implications, there may be some benefits from low alcohol consumption.

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Young Women: Tobacco, Alcohol and other drugs

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health, 2005

Status – CURRENT

There is public concern about young women’s use of tobacco, alcohol and other recreational drugs. In particular, there is a perception that it is increasing, and there is apprehension about potential long term consequences. The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) supports concerns that tobacco continues to pose a major challenge to women’s health. Evidence from the Study suggests that inappropriate use of alcohol and other drugs is relatively uncommon and is often limited to a brief period in young women’s lives. Nevertheless it has the potential for serious long-term consequences

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The First Decade

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2005

Status – CURRENT

In 1996 over 40,000 Australian women were invited  take part in a long term project which would survey  the health of women across the nation, over time.   The participants were selected in three age cohorts:  younger women aged 18-23, mid-age women aged  45-50, and older women aged 70-75. These groups  were deliberately chosen in order to recruit women  before they passed through major turning points in  women’s lives. With eight years of change now tracked in the  surveys, the study is providing insights into major  trends in the lives of Australian women.

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Healthy activity, healthy weight, healthy women

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2003

Status – Current

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) offers the first opportunity in Australia to explore the relationships between physical activity and weight and the development and progression of chronic disease in three cohorts of Australian women.  The study also provides the opportunity to track changes in physical activity and weight through natural life-stages, and to document the individual and social factors which are associated with changes in these variables across the adult life-span.

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Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: Annual Report- First Five years

Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 1999

Status – Current

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (now known as the Women’s Health Australia Project (WHA)) commenced in June 1995 as a result of initiatives arising from the National Women’s Health Policy. The project has two components: large scale surveys of three ‘main’ cohorts of women selected by age and smaller studies of indigenous and migrant women. The studies of the main cohorts are conducted by the University of Newcastle and the special cohort studies are conducted by the University of Queensland. This report covers the initial funding period from 1995 to 1999. In future  there will be Annual Reports in this series.

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