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Research letters

Baby boomers and booze: we should be worried about how older Australians are drinking

Ann M Roche and Victoria Kostadinov

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (1): 38-39 Free

Concomitant prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines in Australia, 2012–2017

Gillian E Caughey, Svetla Gadzhanova, Sepehr Shakib and Elizabeth E Roughead

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (1): 39-40 Free

Nicotine and other potentially harmful compounds in “nicotine‐free” e‐cigarette liquids in Australia

Emily Chivers, Maxine Janka, Peter Franklin, Benjamin Mullins and Alexander Larcombe

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (3): 127-128 Free

Gluten in “gluten-free” manufactured foods in Australia: a cross-sectional study

Emma P Halmos, Dean Clarke, Catherine Pizzey and Jason A Tye-Din

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (10): 448-449 Free

The right kind of viral: boosted Facebook advertisements for health protection messages

Keira M Glasgow, Catherine R Bateman-Steel, Bradley Pope and Mark J Ferson

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (10): 447 Free

Unintended and unwanted pregnancy in Australia: a cross-sectional, national random telephone survey of prevalence and outcomes

Angela J Taft, Mridula Shankar, Kirsten I Black, Danielle Mazza, Safeera Hussainy and Jayne C Lucke

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (9): 407-408 Free

Safety of cannabidiol prescribed for children with refractory epilepsy

Jeremy L Freeman

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (5): 228-229 Free

Delays in primary percutaneous coronary treatment for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Diem T Dinh, Yishen Wang, Angela L Brennan, Stephen J Duffy, Dion Stub, Christopher M Reid and Jeffrey Lefkovits

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (3): 130-131 Free

Ethics and site-specific governance approvals for multi-centre, inter-sector health care research

Holly Foot, Ian A Scott, Grant M Russell, Neil Cottrell, Nancy Sturman and Christopher R Freeman

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (4): 175-176 Free

Population awareness of tobacco-related harms: implications for refreshing graphic health warnings in Australia

Emily Brennan, Kimberley Dunstone and Melanie Wakefield

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (4): 173-174 Free

Information in referrals to public outpatient specialist clinics for back pain: audit results and consensus recommendations

Lauren Ross, Adam de Gruchy, Uyen M Phan, Matthew Warrender-Sparkes, Ian P Wicks and John HY Moi

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (11): 498 Free

Out-of-pocket medical expenses for Queenslanders with a major cancer

Louisa G Gordon, Thomas M Elliott, Catherine M Olsen, Nirmala Pandeya and David C Whiteman

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (11): 497 Free

Mortality among middle-aged Australians, 1960–2010: implications for prevention policy

Andrea J Curtis, Richard Ofori-Asenso, Manoj Gambhir and John J McNeil

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (10): 444-445 Free

Gluten in “gluten-free” food from food outlets in Melbourne: a cross-sectional study

Emma P Halmos, Catherine A Di Bella, Russell Webster, Minfeng Deng and Jason A Tye-Din

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (1): 42-43 Free

Health burden associated with fire smoke in Sydney, 2001–2013

Joshua A Horsley, Richard A Broome, Fay H Johnston, Martin Cope and Geoffrey G Morgan

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (7): 309-310 Free

Paediatric injuries during the Australian Junior Motocross Championship treated at a rural centre

Sowmya Prabhakaran, Andrew W Silagy, Nicole A Campbell, Paul V Flanagan and Ian A Campbell

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (6): 270 Free

Drowning deaths in Australia caused by hypoxic blackout, 2002–2015

Richard C Franklin, Amy E Peden and John H Pearn

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (6): 271 Free

Angioedema in Australia: hospital admission rates and fatalities, 2000–2013

Raymond J Mullins, Brynn K Wainstein, Elizabeth H Barnes and Dianne E Campbell

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (7): 308 Free

Fewer orbital fractures treated at St Vincent’s Hospital after lockout laws introduced in Sydney

Ryan F Holmes, Thomas Lung, Gordian WO Fulde and Clare L Fraser

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (4): 174 Free

Iodine adequacy in Tasmania sustained after 7 years of mandatory bread fortification

Kristen L Hynes, Judy A Seal, Petr Otahal, Monique A Reardon and John R Burgess

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (3): 126 Free

Frenotomy for tongue-tie in Australian children, 2006–2016: an increasing problem

Vishal Kapoor, Pamela S Douglas, Peter S Hill, Laurence J Walsh and Marc Tennant

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (2): 88-89 Free

Patients with thunderstorm asthma or severe asthma in Melbourne: a comparison

Michael F Sutherland, Emma Le Portelli, Allison L Collins, Muhammad Aziz Rahman and Christine F McDonald

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (10): 434-435 Free

Melioidosis in Far North Queensland is not correlated with severe weather events

James D Stewart, Simon Smith and Josh Hanson

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (9): 394 Free

Rates of hospitalisation for herpes zoster may warrant vaccinating Indigenous Australians under 70

Meru Sheel, Frank H Beard, Aditi Dey, Kristine Macartney and Peter B McIntyre

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (9): 395-396 Free

Adverse events following vaccination of older people may be under-reported

Hazel J Clothier, Nigel W Crawford, Melissa Russell and Jim P Buttery

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (7): 301-302 Free