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Do you follow your doctor’s orders for your child? Two out of three don’t!
Paediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young children during well-child visits, but a new University of Michigan poll shows…
30 Mar 2013
Chicken pox vaccine saving children’s lives
The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalised…
26 Mar 2013
Early computer use improves preschoolers’ letter knowledge
Learning your A, B, C’s could be as easy as using a computer regularly while you’re young, a new study…
22 Mar 2013
Research Explores Factors That Impact Adolescent Mental Health
Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, well before adulthood. Three new…
14 Mar 2013
Food and beverages not likely to make breast-fed babies fussy
Many new moms fear that eating the wrong foods while breast-feeding will make their baby fussy. However, no sound scientific…
02 Mar 2013
Probiotic-derived treatment new hope for preemies
“Good” bacteria that live in our intestines have been linked with a variety of health benefits, from fighting disease to…
01 Mar 2013
Reducing tumour growth and spread of advanced neuroblastoma
In a world-first discovery, researchers at Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) have found a potential new way to reduce neuroblastoma…
01 Mar 2013
Can breakfast make kids smarter?
New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that children who regularly have breakfast on a…
25 Feb 2013
Childhood ACL injuries need special care to avoid future problems
Until a child’s bones have fully matured (in girls, typically by age 14; in boys, age 16), an injury to…
22 Feb 2013
