Cancer
24 Jan 2008
Kidney Health Australia
Kidney Health Australia works to reduce urinary tract and kidney disease including kidney failure, kidney pain and urinary tract infection.
Children's health
24 Jan 2008
Parents can reduce adolescent alcohol problems and improve school success
Parents who are inclined to allow their children a sip of celebratory champagne should think again. New research has shown that parents who set rules that forbid their children using any alcohol at home reduce the risk that their children will become alcohol users in their early teens. Deakin University…
Children's health
23 Jan 2008
Gastric banding: The LAP-BAND system
The LAP-BAND System is a device that helps obese people lose weight. It is placed around the first part of the stomach during (laparoscopic) surgery.
Bone
23 Jan 2008
Listen to healthy matters on audio
In this edition of Health Matters, several nutrition experts explain the importance of healthy eating during childhood. They focus on the need for a balanced diet, which includes fruit, vegetables, protein, carbohydrates and dairy foods. Children tend to pick up their eating habits from their parents. This series of interviews…
Children's health
21 Jan 2008
Food intolerance or food allergy?
"If you have a food allergy, eating even the smallest amount of that food may trigger a serious reaction," says James Li, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic allergy specialist, in the December issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource. "With food intolerance, you may be able to eat small amounts of problem…
Children's health
21 Jan 2008
Tobacco marketers targeting teens near schools
Joe Camel may be long gone, but that doesn’t mean tobacco companies have abandoned their efforts to get young people hooked on smoking. A new Canadian study reports that tobacco marketers have found a way around tobacco advertising restrictions, reaching teens by marketing in retail shops located near high schools.
Children's health
17 Jan 2008
Nutrition in Dialysis Patients
The ability of the kidney to get rid of waste products and body fluids is compromised in dialysis patients. Consequently, a healthy balanced diet is…
Children's health
14 Jan 2008
Type 2 Diabetes Explosion Predicted
Health loss caused by type 2 diabetes will more than double in Australia by 2023, as health loss from most other major causes falls, according to new research by The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Population Health. The research, published in the January 7 edition of the Medical Journal…
Bone
14 Jan 2008
Milk and Milk Products (Dairy Products)
Children and adolescents should be encouraged to consume milk products because this is the period of their lives in which they are building their peak…
