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Curtin University
Public Health

Professor Colin Binns

MBBS MPH FRACGP FAFOM FAPHM PhD (Hon)

Position John Curtin Distinguished Professor
Faculty Health Sciences
School School of Public Health
Campus Bentley Campus
Location 400.328
Phone +618 9266 2952
Fax +618 9266 2958
Email C.Binns@curtin.edu.au

Brief Summary

Professor of Public Health

Foundation Head of School of Public Health

Founding Director National Drug Research Institute

Medical Director Curtin Health Service

Overview

 

Prof Binns graduated in medicine from the University of Western Australia and worked for several years in hospitals in Perth before going to work as a medical doctor in Papua New Guinea for eight years. In PNG he became very interested in nutrition and received a scholarship to complete a MPH degree at Harvard.  He returned to Australia to Curtin University (then WAIT) and founded the Curtin Health Service and was its medical director for 20 years. He was appointed foundation Head of the School of Public Health, a position he held for 21 years and continues as Professor of Public Health.  He was Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health for five years and is now Deputy Editor in Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health.  Other positions held at Curtin University included foundation head of the National Drug Research Institute.  He holds visiting professorial positions at Kagawa Nutrition University Tokyo, University of Ryukus Okinawa, Tonji Medical College Wuhan and Inje University, Republic of Korea.  He has served on 16 committees of the National Health and Medical Research Council and currently he is a member of the Australian Dietary Guidelines Committee and the Advisory Panel on the Marketing of Infant Formula.

He has had a major interest in public health nutrition in Australia, particularly in the development of Dietary Guidelines and in breastfeeding policy.  He is a member of numerous government advisory and research committees and has published 300 articles in scientific journals.  In 2004 he was given the award of Senior Western Australian of the Year and was awarded an honorary PhD from Inje University, Korea for public health research in Asia. 

Current research interests include breastfeeding, international health and nutrition and cancer.  Major current research projects include the Perth Infant Feeding Study and projects on infant feeding, nutrition and cancer in China (3 locations), Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Kenya.  He has completed consultancies on nutrition and public health services in the Maldives, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand and China.

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Teaching

International  Health

Nutrition for Developing Countries

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Publications

Books (Authored, Research)

2009

  • Meuleners, H. M., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2009. Quality of Life for Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. Germany: VDM Verlag.

Book Chapters (Authored, Research Quality)

2010

  • Liang, W., and C. W. Binns. 2010. Estrogen and Colorectal Cancer. In Female sex hormones and cancers, ed. George G. Chen (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 87-104. New York: Nova Publishers. https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=15793.
  • Prince, R. L., X. Meng, A. Devine, D. A. Kerr, V. A. Solah, C. W. Binns, and K. Zhu. 2010. Protein effects on bone and muscle in elderly women. In Nutritional Influences on Bone Health, 9-16. London: Springer.
  • Prince, R. L., X. Meng, A. Devine, D. A. Kerr, V. A. Solah, C. W. Binns, and K. Zhu. 2010. Protein effects on bone and muscle in elderly women. In Nutritional Influences on Bone Health, 9-16. London: Springer.

2006

  • Oddy, W. H., J. A. Scott, and C. W. Binns. 2006. The role of infant feeding in overweight young children. In Childhood Obesity and Health Research, ed. Richard.K. Flamenbaum, 111-133. New York: Nova Publishers.

Refereed Articles (Scholarly Journals)

2011

  • Pannu, P. K., R. C. Giglia, C. W. Binns, J. A. Scott, and W. H. Oddy. 2011. The effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes. Acta Paediatrica 100 (4): 534-537.
  • Hokama, T., C. Yogi, C. W. Binns, and A. H. Lee. 2011. Community-based screening for infantile anemia in an Okinawan village, Japan. Anemia 2011 (278371). http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ane/.
  • Tohotoa, J., B. R. Maycock, Y. L. Hauck, P. A. Howat, S. K. Burns, and C. W. Binns. 2011. Supporting mothers to breastfeed: the development and process evaluation of a father inclusive perinatal education support program in Perth, Western Australia. Health Promotion International 26 (3): 351-361.
  • Liang, W., T. N. Chikritzhs, M. J. Pascal, and C. W. Binns. 2011. Mortality rate of alcoholic liver disease and risk of hospitalisation for alcoholic liver cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic liver failure in Australia between 1993 and 2005. Internal Medicine Journal 41 (1A): 34-41. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02279.x/pdf.
  • Liang, W., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2011. Dietary Intake of Minerals and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Guangdong Province, China, 2007-2008. Preventing Chronic Diseases: public health research, practice, and policy 8 (2): A38-A38. http://www.cdc.gov/pcd.
  • Pal, S., A. Khossousi, C. W. Binns, S. S. Dhaliwal, and V. Ellis. 2011. The effect of a fibre supplement compared to a healthy diet on body composition, lipids, glucose, insulin and other metabolic syndrome risk factors in overweight and obese individuals. The British Journal of Nutrition 105 (1): 90-100.

2010

  • Solah, V. A., D. A. Kerr, C. Adikara, X. Meng, C. W. Binns, K. Zhu, A. Devine, and R. Prince. 2010. Differences in satiety effects of alginate and whey protein-based foods. Appetite 54: 485-491.
  • Kagawa, M., K. Uenishi, M. Mori, H. Uchida, D. A. Kerr, C. W. Binns, and A. P. Hills. 2010. Obesity screening for young Japanese males and females using skin fold measurements: the classification revisited. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 19 (2): 289-293.
  • Binns, C. W., T. Hokama, and W. Low. 2010. Island Health: Hope and Challenges for Public Health. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 22 (1): 19-24.
  • Qiu, L., C. W. Binns, Y. Zhao, K. Zhang, and X. Xie. 2010. Hepatitis B and Breastfeeding in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People?s Republic of China. Breastfeeding Medicine 5 (3): 109-112. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20367392.
  • Tohotoa, J., B. R. Maycock, Y. L. Hauck, P. A. Howat, S. K. Burns, and C. W. Binns. 2010. Supporting mothers to breastfeed: the development and process evaluation of a father inclusive perinatal education support program in Perth, Western Australia. Health Promotion International -: ---.
  • Binns, C. W., and M. K. Lee. 2010. The use of Probiotics to Prevent Diarrhea in Young Children Attending Child Care Centers: A Review. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2 (6): 269-273.
  • Binns, C. W., and M. K. Lee. 2010. The Use of Probiotics to Prevent Diarrhoea in Young Children Attending Child Care Centres: A Review. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2 (6): 269-273.
  • Qiu, L., C. W. Binns, Y. Zhao, A. H. Lee, and X. Xie. 2010. Breastfeeding Practice in Zhejiang Province, PR China, in the Context of Melamine-contaminated Formula Milk. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 28 (2): 189-198. http://www.icddrb.org/publication.cfm?classificationID=30.
  • Xu, F., C. W. Binns, H. Zhang, G. Yang, and Y. Zhao. 2010. Parental Smoking and Breastfeeding in Xinjiang, PR China. Journal of Human Lactation 26 (3): 242-247. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20574109.
  • Lee, A. H., W. Liang, F. Hirayama, and C. W. Binns. 2010. Association between green tea consumption and lung cancer risk. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 43 (4): 366-367. http://koreamed.org/JournalVolume.php?id=56&code=0056JPMPH.
  • Liang, W., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2010. White Rice-Based Food Consumption and Ischemic Stroke Risk: A Case-Control Study in Southern China. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases 19 (6): 480-484. http://www.strokejournal.org/article/S1052-3057(09)00188-8/abstract.
  • Qiu, L., J. Lin, Y. Ma, W. Wu, L. Qiu, A. Zhou, W. Shi, A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2010. Improving the maternal mortality ratio in Zhejiang Province, China, 1988-2008. Midwifery 26 (5): 544-548. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02666138.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, N. Hiramatsu, M. Mori, and K. Nishimura. 2010. Dietary intake of isoflavones and polyunsaturated fatty acids associated with lung function, breathlessness and the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Possible protective effect of traditional Japanese diet. Molecular Nutrition and Food research 54: 909-917.
  • Meng, X., D. A. Kerr, K. Zhu, A. Devine, V. A. Solah, C. W. Binns, and R. Prince. 2010. Calcium Intake in Elderly Australian Women Is Inadequate. Nutrients 2: 1036-1043. http://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/.
  • Koh, G. A., J. A. Scott, W. H. Oddy, K. I. Graham, and C. W. Binns. 2010. Exposure to non-core foods and beverages in the first year of life: Results from a cohort study. Nutrition and Dietetics 67 (3): 137-142.

2009

  • Hokama, T., and C. W. Binns. 2009. Trends in the prevalence of low birth weight in Okinawa Japan: a public health perspective. Acta Paediatrica 98: 242-246.
  • Pollard, C., M. Miller, R. Woodman, R. Meng, and C. W. Binns. 2009. Changes in knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors related to fruit and vegetable consumption among Western Australian adults from 1995 to 2004. American Journal of Public Health 99 (2): 355-361.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, C. Okumura, and S. Yamamoto. 2009. Alcohol consumption by older adults in central and southern Japan. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 21 (2): 170-176.
  • Liang, W., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2009. Dietary supplementation by older adults in southern China: a hospital outpatient clinic study. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine null.
  • Scott, J. A., C. W. Binns, K. I. Graham, and W. H. Oddy. 2009. Predictors of the early introduction of solid foods in infants: results of a cohort study. BMC Pediatrics 9 (60).
  • Pal, S., C. Cheng, G. Egger, C. W. Binns, and R. J. Donovan. 2009. Using pedometers to increase physical activity in overweight and obese women: a pilot study. BMC Public Health 9 (309).
  • Liang, W., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, Q. Zhou, R. Huang, and D. Hu. 2009. Habitual physical activity reduces the risk of ischemic stroke: A case-control study in southern China. Cerebrovascular Diseases 28 (5): 454-459. http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=JournalHome&ProduktNr=224153.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, and H. Taniguchi. 2009. Dietary supplementation by Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 17 (1): 37-43.
  • Liang, W., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2009. Tea drinking, diet and ischemic stroke prevention in China: a future perspective. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy 7 (11): 1447-1454. http://www.expert-reviews.com/loi/erc.
  • Xu, F., L. Qiu, C. W. Binns, and X. Liu. 2009. Breastfeeding in China: a review. International Breastfeeding Journal 4 (6).
  • Tohotoa, J., B. R. Maycock, Y. L. Hauck, P. A. Howat, S. K. Burns, and C. W. Binns. 2009. Dads make a difference: an exploratory study of paternal support for breastfeeding in Perth, Western Australia. International Breastfeeding Journal 4 (15).
  • Qiu, L., Y. Zhao, C. W. Binns, A. H. Lee, and X. Xie. 2009. Initiation of breastfeeding and prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge in urban, suburban and rural areas of Zhejiang China. International Breastfeeding Journal 4 (1).
  • Meng, X., K. Zhu, A. Devine, D. A. Kerr, C. W. Binns, and R. L. Prince. 2009. A 5-Year Cohort Study of the Effects of High Protein Intake on Lean Mass and Bone Mineral Content in Elderly Postmenopausal Women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 24 (11): 1827-1834.
  • Meng, X., K. Zhu, A. Devine, D. A. Kerr, C. W. Binns, and R. L. Prince. 2009. A 5-Year Cohort Study of the Effects of High Protein Intake on Lean Mass and Bone Mineral Content in Elderly Postmenopausal Women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 24 (11): 1827-1834.
  • Langdon, P. C., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2009. A critical period of susceptibility to infection in acute ischemic stroke. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology 17 (2): 55-61.
  • Pollard, C., C. Nicolson, C. E. Pulker, and C. W. Binns. 2009. Translating government policy into recipes for success! Nutrition criteria promoting fruits and vegetables. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 41 (3): 218-226.
  • Binns, C. W., M. L. Fraser, A. H. Lee, and J. A. Scott. 2009. Defining exclusive breastfeeding in Australia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 45: 174-180.
  • Lee, A. H., M. L. Fraser, and C. W. Binns. 2009. Tea, coffee and prostate cancer. Molecular Nutrition and Food research 53: 256-265.
  • Langdon, P. C., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2009. High incidence of respiratory infections in 'Nil by Mouth' Tube-Fed Acute Ishemic Stroke Patients. Neuroepidemiology 32 (2): 107-113. http://www.karger.com.
  • Liang, W., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, R. Huang, D. Hu, and H. Shao. 2009. Soy consumption reduces risk of ischemic stroke: A case-control study in southern China. Neuroepidemiology 33 (2): 111-116.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, Y. Zhao, T. Hiramatsu, Y. Tanikawa, K. Nishimura, and H. Taniguchi. 2009. Do vegetables and fruits reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? A case-control study in Japan. Preventive Medicine 49 (2-3): 184-189.
  • Pollard, C., A. M. Daly, and C. W. Binns. 2009. Consumer perceptions of fruit and vegetables serving sizes. Public Health Nutrition 12 (5): 637-643.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, Y. Zhao, T. Hiramatsu, Y. Tanikawa, K. Nishimura, and H. Taniguchi. 2009. Soy consumption and risk of COPD and respiratory symptoms: A case-control study in Japan. Respiratory Research 10 (56).
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, K. Nishimura, and H. Taniguchi. 2009. Association of impaired respiratory function with urinary incontinence. Respirology 14 (5): 753-756.
  • Liang, W., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, R. Huang, D. Hu, and Q. Zhou. 2009. Tea consumption and ischemic stroke risk: A case-control study in southern China. Stroke: A Journal of Cerebral Circulation 40 (7): 2480-2485.

2008

  • Giglia, R. C., C. W. Binns, H. Alfonso, J. A. Scott, and W. H. Oddy. 2008. The effect of alcohol intake on breastfeeding duration in Australian women. Acta Paediatrica 97: 624-629.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, and Y. Tanikawa. 2008. Persistent smoking by Japanese patients within four years from diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Addictive Behaviors 33 (9): 1235-1238.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, F. watanabe, and T. Ogawa. 2008. Dietary supplementation by older adults in Japan. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 17 (2): 280-284.
  • Hokama, T., and C. W. Binns. 2008. Declining Longevity Advantage and Low Birthweight in Okinawa. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 20: 95-101.
  • al-sadat, N., and C. W. Binns. 2008. Exploring Why Girls Smoke in Malaysia - A Qualitative Approach. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 20: 6-14.
  • Liang, W., C. W. Binns, A. H. Lee, R. Huang, and D. Hu. 2008. The Reliability of Dietary and Lifestyle Information Obtained From Spouses in an Elderly Chinese Population. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 20 (2): 87-93.
  • Binns, C. W. 2008. Mice, Pigs and Public Health. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 20: 85-86.
  • Pollard, C., J. M. Lewis, and C. W. Binns. 2008. Selecting interventions to promote fruit and vegetable consumption: from policy to action, a planning framework case study in Western Australia. Australian and New Zealand Health Policy 5 (27): 1-7.
  • Giglia, R. C., and C. W. Binns. 2008. Alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding; a comparison of the 1995 and 2001 National Health Survey data. Breastfeeding Review 16 (1): 17-24.
  • Binns, C. W., J. james, and M. Lee. 2008. Why the new WHO growth charts are dangerous to breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Review 16 (3): 5-7.
  • Khossousi, A., C. W. Binns, S. S. Dhaliwal, and S. Pal. 2008. The acute effects of psyllium on postprandial lipaemia and thermogenesis in overweight and obese men. British Journal of Nutrition 99: 1068-1075.
  • Aikawa, R., M. Jimba, K. C. Nguen, and C. W. Binns. 2008. Prenatal iron supplementation in rural Vietnam. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 62 (8): 946-952.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2008. Dietary factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: epidemiological evicence. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine 2 (5): 645-653.
  • Qiu, L., Y. Zhao, C. W. Binns, A. H. Lee, and X. Xie. 2008. A cohort study of infant feeding practices in city, suburban and rural areas in Zhejiang Province, PR China. International Breastfeeding Journal 3 (4): 1-8.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, H. Taniguchi, K. Nishimura, and K. Kato. 2008. Urinary incontinence in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Journal of Urology 15 (8): 751-753. http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0919-8172&site=1.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, C. Leong, and T. Hiramatsu. 2008. Physical Activity of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Implications for Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 28 (5): 330-334.
  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2008. Physical Activity of Adults Aged 55 to 75 Years in Japan. Journal of Physical Therapy Science 20: 217-220.
  • Binns, C. W., A. H. Lee, and M. Zhang. 2008. Ovarian cancer and oral contraceptives: collaborative reanalysis of data from 45 epidemiological studies including 23257 women with ovarian cancer and 87303 controls. Lancet 371: 303-314.
  • Liang, W., R. Huang, A. H. Lee, D. Hu, and C. W. Binns. 2008. Hospitalizations for Incident Stroke in Shunde District, Foshan, South China. Neuroepidemiology 30 (2): 101-104.
  • Pollard, C., M. Miller, A. M. Daly, K. Crouchley, K. J. O'Donoghue, A. J. Lang, and C. W. Binns. 2008. Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption: success of the Western Australian Go for 2&5 campaign. Public Health Nutrition 11 (3): 314-320.
  • Binns, C. W., A. H. Lee, and M. L. Fraser. 2008. Tea or coffee? A case study on evidence for dietary advice. Public Health Nutrition 11 (11): 1132-1141.

2007

  • Xu, F., C. W. Binns, P. Yu, and Y. Bai. 2007. Determinants of breastfeeding initiation in Xinjiang, PR China, 2003?2004. Acta Paediatrica 96: 257-260.
  • Binns, C. W., A. H. Lee, H. L. Harding, M. S. Gracey, and D. V. Barclay. 2007. The CUPDAY study: prebiotic-probiotic milk product in 1-3-year-old children attending childcare centres. Acta Paediatrica 96 (11): 1646-1650. http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0803-5253.
  • Giglia, R. C., and C. W. Binns. 2007. Alcohol and Breastfeeding: What do Australian mothers know?. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 16 (S1): 473-477.
  • Kagawa, M., C. W. Binns, and A. P. Hills. 2007. Body composition and anthropometry in Japanese and Australian caucasian males and Japanese females. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 16 (S1): 31-36.
  • Xu, F., C. W. Binns, S. Zheng, Y. Wang, Y. Zhao, and A. H. Lee. 2007. Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding duration in Xinjiang, PR China. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 16 (2): 316-321. http://www.healthyeatingclub.org/APJCN.
  • Qiu, L., X. Xie, A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2007. Infants' first feeds in Hangzhou, PR China. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 16 (S1): 458-461. http://www.healthyeatingclub.org/APJCN.
  • Xu, F., C. W. Binns, A. H. Lee, Y. Wang, and B. Xu. 2007. Introduction of complementary foods to infants within the first six months postpartum in Xinjiang, PR China. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 16 (S1): 462-466. http://www.heathlyeatingclub.org/APJCN.
  • Jian, L., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2007. Tea and lycopene protect against prostate cancer. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 16 (S1): 453-457. http://www.healthyeatingclub.org/APJCN.
  • Kagawa, M., C. Kuroiwa, K. Uenishi, M. Mori, S. S. Dhaliwal, A. P. Hills, and C. W. Binns. 2007. A comparison of body perception in relation to measured body composition in young Japanese males and females. Body Image 4 (4): 372-380.
  • Zhang, M., C. J. Holman, and C. W. Binns. 2007. Intake of specific carotenoids and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. British Journal of Nutrition 98 (1): 187-193.
  • Khossousi, A., C. W. Binns, S. S. Dhaliwal, and S. Pal. 2007. The acute effects of psyllium on postpradial lipaemia and thermogenesis in overweight and obese men. British Journal of Nutrition 1: 1-8.
  • Giglia, R. C., and C. W. Binns. 2007. Patterns of alcohol intake of pregant and lactating women in Perth, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review 26: 493-500.
  • Kagawa, M., K. Uchida, K. Uenishi, C. W. Binns, and A. P. Hills. 2007. Applicability of the Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ) and the Attention to Body Shape scale (ABS) in Japanese males and females. Eating Behaviours 8 (3): 277-284.
  • Liang, W., C. W. Binns, L. Jian, and A. H. Lee. 2007. Does the Consumption of Green Tea Reduce the Risk of Lung Cancer Among Smokers?. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 4 (1): 17-22. http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/.
  • Liang, W., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, D. Hu, R. Huang, and H. Tian. 2007. Are soy foods protective against ischemic stroke?. Future Neurology 2 (5): 505-511. http://www.futuremedicine.com/loi/fnl.
  • Kagawa, M., A. P. Hills, and C. W. Binns. 2007. The usefulness of the Waist-to-height ratio to predict trunk fat accumulation in Japanese and Australian Caucasion young males living in Australia. International Journal of Body Composition research 5 (2): 57-63.
  • Langdon, P. C., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2007. Dysphagia in acute ischaemic stroke: Severity, recovery and relationship to stroke subtype. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 14 (7): 630-634. http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jocn.
  • Binns, C. W., K. I. Graham, W. H. Oddy, and J. A. Scott. 2007. Infants who drink cow's milk: a cohort study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 43: 607-610.
  • Kagawa, M., C. Kuroiwa, K. Uenishi, M. Mori, A. P. Hills, and C. W. Binns. 2007. New percentage body fat prediction equations for Japanese females. Journal of Physiological Anthropology 26 (1): 23-29.
  • Scott, J. A., C. W. Binns, and W. H. Oddy. 2007. Predictors of delayed onset of lactation. Maternal and Child Health Journal 3: 186-193.
  • Giglia, R. C., C. W. Binns, H. Alfonso, and Y. Zhao. 2007. Which mothers smoke before, during and after pregnancy?. Public Health 121: 942-949.
  • Giglia, R. C., C. W. Binns, H. Alfonso, and Y. Zhao. 2007. Which mothers smoke before, during and after pregnancy?. Public Health 121: 942-949.
  • Pollard, C., M. Miller, A. M. Daly, K. Crouchley, K. J. lang, K. J. O'Donoghue, and C. W. Binns. 2007. 'Increasing fruit and vegitable consumption: success of the Western Australian Go for 2&5 campaign'. Public Health Nutrition 6: 1-7.
  • Su, D., Y. Zhao, C. W. Binns, J. A. Scott, and W. H. Oddy. 2007. Breastfeeding mothers can exercise: results of a cohort study. Public Health Nutrition 10 (10): 1089-1093.
  • Xu, F., C. W. Binns, J. Wu, R. Yihan, Y. Zhao, and A. H. Lee. 2007. Infant feeding practices in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Public Health Nutrition 10 (2): 198-202.
  • Abdulraheema, R., and C. W. Binns. 2007. The infant feeding practices of mothersin The Maldives. Public Health Nutrition 10 (2): 502-507.

2006

  • Giglia, R. C., C. W. Binns, and H. Alfonso. 2006. Maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration. Acta Paediatrica 95 (11): 1370-1374. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/APA.
  • Kagawa, M., Y. Saito, D. A. Kerr, H. Uchida, and C. W. Binns. 2006. Differences in nutrient intakes and physical activity levels of Japanese and Australian Caucasian males living in Australia and Japanese males living in Japan. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 15 (2): 208-216.
  • Binns, C. W., J. A. Scott, N. Nwafor, K. I. Graham, W. H. Oddy, and A. H. Lee. 2006. Which mothers take folic acid and folate containing foods?. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 15 (3): 335-340. http://www.healthyeatingclub.org/APJCN.
  • Binns, C. W., and M. Lee. 2006. Hippocrates lives on: nutrition and public health education in the 21st century. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 18 (3): 1-2.
  • Scott, J. A., C. W. Binns, K. I. Graham, and W. H. Oddy. 2006. Temporal Changes in the Determinants of Breastfeeding Initiation. Birth. 33 (1): 37-45. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.0730-7659.2006.00072.x.
  • Xu, F., C. W. Binns, G. Nazi, L. Shi, Y. Zhao, and A. H. Lee. 2006. A comparison of breastfeeding among Han, Uygur and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang, PR China. BMC Public Health 6 (196): 1-8. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/196.
  • Giglia, R. C., C. W. Binns, and H. Alfonso. 2006. Which women stop smoking during pregnancy and the effect on breastfeeding duration. BMC Public Health 6: 1-8. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/195.
  • Aikawa, R., M. Jimba, K. C. Nguen, Y. Zhao, C. W. Binns, and M. Lee. 2006. Why do adult women in Vietnam take iron tablets?. BMC Public Health 6 (144). http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/144.
  • Kagawa, M., D. A. Kerr, S. S. Dhaliwal, A. P. hill, and C. W. Binns. 2006. Applicability of the somatomorphic matrix computer program in Japanese and Australian caucasian males in relation to measured body composition. Body Image 3: 385-394.
  • Oddy, W. H., J. A. Scott, K. I. Graham, and C. W. Binns. 2006. Breastfeeding influences on growth and health at one year of age. Breastfeeding Review 14 (1): 15-23.
  • Binns, C. W., N. N. Win, Y. Zhao, and J. A. Scott. 2006. Trends in the expression of breastmilk 1993-2003. Breastfeeding Review. 14 (3): 5-9. http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/lrc/bfreview.html.
  • Kagawa, M., D. A. Kerr, H. Uchida, and C. W. Binns. 2006. Differences in the relationship between BMI and percentage body fat between Japanese and Australian-Caucasian young men. British Journal of Nutrition 95 (5): 1002-1007.
  • Lee, A. H., M. L. Fraser, X. Meng, and C. W. Binns. 2006. Protective effects of green tea against prostate cancer. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy 6 (4): 507-513. http://www.future-drugs.com.
  • Xu, F., X. Liu, C. W. Binns, C. Xiao, J. Wu, and A. H. Lee. 2006. A decade of change in breastfeeding in China's far north-west. International Breastfeeding Journal 1 (22). http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/1/1/22.
  • Fenglian, X., L. Xiaoxian, C. W. Binns, X. Cuiqin, W. Jing, and A. H. Lee. 2006. A decade of change on breastfeeding in China's far north-west. International Breastfeeding Journal 22.
  • Win, N. N., C. W. Binns, Y. Zhao, J. A. Scott, and W. H. Oddy. 2006. Breastfeeding duration in mothers who express breast milk: a cohort study. International Breastfeeding Journal 1 (28). http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/1/1/28.
  • Hirayama, F., C. W. Binns, A. H. Lee, and H. Senjyu. 2006. Urinary incontinence in Japanese women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: review. Journal of Physical Therapy Science 17 (2): 119-124. http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpts/17/2/17_119/_article.
  • Kagawa, M., D. A. Kerr, and C. W. Binns. 2006. New Percentage Body Fat Prediction Equations for Japanese Males. Journal of Physiological Anthropology 25 (4): 275-279. http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jpa2.
  • Binns, C. W., and M. Lee. 2006. Will the new WHO growth references do more harm than good?. Lancet 368 (9550): 1868-1869. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet.
  • Binns, C. W., and M. Lee. 2006. Will the new WHO growth references do more harm than good?. Lancet 368 (9550): 1868-1869. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet.
  • Giglia, R. C., and C. W. Binns. 2006. Alcohol and lactation: A systematic review. Nutrition and Dietetics 63 (2): 103-116. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/NDI.
  • Binns, C. W., D. Gilchrist, B. Woods, M. S. Gracey, J. A. Scott, H. Smith, M. Zhang, and B. Roberman. 2006. Breastfeeding by Aboriginal mothers in Perth. Nutrition and Dietetics 63 (1): 8-14. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/ndi/63/1.
  • Scott, J. A., C. W. Binns, W. H. Oddy, and K. I. Graham. 2006. Predictors of Breastfeeding Duration: Evidence From a Cohort Study. Pediatrics 117 (4): 646-655. http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/117/4/e646.
  • Aikawa, R., N. C. Khan, S. Sasaki, and C. W. Binns. 2006. Risk factors for iron deficiency anemia among pregnant women living in rural Vietnam. Public Health Nutrition 9 (4): 443-448. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PHN.
  • Jian, L., C. W. Binns, and A. H. Lee. 2006. Validity of a food-frequency questionnaire for elderly men in southeast China. Public Health Nutrition 9 (7): 928-933. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PHN.

2005

2004

  • Gilchrist, D., B. Woods, C. W. Binns, J. A. Scott, and M. S. Gracey. 2004. Aboriginal mothers, breastfeeding and smoking. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 28 (3): 225-228. http://www.phaa.net.au/anzjph/anzjph.htm.
  • Jian, L., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2004. Do preserved foods increase prostate cancer risk?. British Journal of Cancer 90 (9): 1792-1795. http://www.bjcancer.com.
  • Zhang, M., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2004. Sedentary behaviours and epithelial ovarian cancer risk. Cancer Causes and Control 15 (1): 83-89. http://www.kluweronline.nl.
  • Zhang, M., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2004. Prolonged lactation reduces ovarian cancer risk in Chinese women. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 13 (6): 499-502. http://www.eurjcancerprev.com.
  • Zhang, M., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2004. Reproductive and dietary risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer in China. Gynecologic Oncology 92 (1): 320-326. http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ygyno.
  • Duong, D. V., C. W. Binns, A. H. Lee, and D. B. Hipgrave. 2004. Measuring client-perceived quality of maternity services in rural Vietnam. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 16 (6): 447-452. http://www3.oup.co.uk/jnls/list/intqhc.
  • Zhang, M., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2004. Green tea consumption enhances survival of epithelial ovarian cancer. International Journal of Cancer 112 (3): 465-469. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com.
  • Jian, L., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2004. Protective effect of green tea against prostate cancer: A case-control study in southeast China. International Journal of Cancer 108 (1): 130-135. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com.
  • Li, L., M. Zhang, J. A. Scott, and C. W. Binns. 2004. Factors associated with the initiation and duration of breastfeeding by Chinese Mothers in Perth, Western Australia. Journal of Human Lactation 20 (2): 188-195.
  • Zhang, M., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2004. Soy and isoflavone intake are associated with reduced risk of ovarian cancer in southeast China. Nutrition and Cancer 49 (2): 125-130. http://www.erlbaum.com.
  • Binns, C. W. 2004. Do parents, teachers and health professionals support school-based obesity prevention?. Nutrition and Dietetics 3: 137-144. http://www.ajnd.org.au/.
  • Duong, D. V., C. W. Binns, and A. H. Lee. 2004. Breast-feeding initiation and exclusive breast-feeding in rural Vietnam. Public Health Nutrition 7 (6): 795-799. http://www.cabi-publishing.org.
  • Binns, C. W., D. Gilchrist, M. S. Gracey, M. Zhang, J. A. Scott, and A. H. Lee. 2004. Factors associated with the initiation of breast-feeding by Aboriginal mothers in Perth. Public Health Nutrition 7 (7): 857-861. http://www.cabi-publishing.org.
  • Duong, D. V., C. W. Binns, and A. H. Lee. 2004. Utilization of delivery services at the primary health care level in rural Vietnam. Social Science and Medicine 59 (12): 2585-2595. http://www.elsevier.com/locate/socscimed.

2003

  • Zhang, M., A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. 2003. Physical activity and epithelial ovarian cancer risk: A case-control study in China. International Journal of Cancer 105 (6): 838-843. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/29331.
  • Meuleners, H. M., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, and A. G. Lower. 2003. Quality of life for adolescents: Assessing measurement properties using structural equation modelling. Quality of Life Research 12 (3): 283-290. http://www.wkap.nl.

2002

  • Zhang, M., C. W. Binns, and A. H. Lee. 2002. Dietary patterns and nutrient intake of adult women in south-east China: A nutrition study in Zhejiang province. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 11 (1): 13-21. http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp.
  • Zhang, M., C. W. Binns, and A. H. Lee. 2002. Diet and ovarian cancer risk: A case-control study in China. British Journal of Cancer 86 (5): 712-717. http://www.bjcancer.com.
  • Zhang, M., C. W. Binns, and A. H. Lee. 2002. Tea consumption and ovarian cancer risk: A case-control study in China. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 11 (8): 713-718. http://intl-cebp.aacrjournals.org.
  • Meuleners, H. M., C. W. Binns, A. H. Lee, and A. G. Lower. 2002. Perceptions of the quality of life for the adolescent with a chronic illness by teachers, parents and health professionals: a Delphi study. Child: Care, Health and Development 28 (5): 341-349. http://www.blackwellpublish.com/journals/cch.
  • Lakati, A. S., C. W. Binns, and M. R. Stevenson. 2002. Breast-feeding and the working mother in Nairobi. Public Health Nutrition. 5 (6): 715-718.

2001

  • Bertolatti, D., S. J. Munyard, W. B. Grubb, and C. W. Binns. 2001. Efficacy of the thermal process in destroying antimicrobial- resistant bacteria in commercially prepared babrecued rotisserie chicken. Environmental Health 1: 35-42.
  • Bertolatti, D., S. J. Munyard, W. B. Grubb, and C. W. Binns. 2001. Thermal inactivation of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-positive cocci in chicken meat: D and Z value determinations. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 11: 257-266.
  • Scott, J. A., M. Landers, M. Hughes, and C. W. Binns. 2001. Factors associated with breastfeeding at discharge and duration of breastfeeding. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 37 (3): 254-261.
  • Binns, C. W., J. F. Leong, and M. K. LEE. 2001. Dietary Guidelines in Australia. The Journal of Kagawa Nutrition University 32: 118-122.

Fully written papers (Refereed Conference proceedings)

2008

  • Hirayama, F., A. H. Lee, C. W. Binns, T. Oga, and K. Nishimura. 2008. 39th APACPH Conference, Nov 22, 2007: Alcohol Consumption in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Japan. Japan: Sage Science Press.
  • Qiu, L., C. W. Binns, Y. Zhao, A. H. Lee, and X. Xie. 2008. 39TH APACPH CONFERENCE, May 22, 2007: Breastfeeding Following Caesarean Section in Zhejiang Province: Public Health Implications. Japan: Sage Science Press.

2006

2005

  • Hiramatsu, N., R. Fujimoto, M. Matsubara, Y. Kato, S. Pal, and C. W. Binns. 2005. Cornell university of Food Sciences Symposium (CIFS), May 22, 2005: Inhibitory effect of Artemisia Vulgaris var. indica Maxim., an edible wild plant known as yomogi, on human oxidation in vitro. New York: -.
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