Children's health
07 Jul 2014
HSV-infected newborns four times more likely to be born to young mums
Mothers of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-infected newborn babies in Australia are four times more likely to be young women aged less than 20 years of…
Skincare and Beauty
26 Jun 2014
Power of sunflowers for skin disorders
A QUT researcher who engineered sunflower seed proteins that will help sufferers of itchy and scratchy skin disorders such as eczema, dermatitis and rosacea has…
Children's health
20 Dec 2013
Holiday season alert for kids with asthma
As families get set for the holiday season, the National Asthma Council Australia is encouraging parents of kids with asthma to take precautions. “With many families going away on holidays at this time of the year, it’s easy for normal medicine routines to get disrupted,” the National Asthma Council Australia…
Lungs
22 Nov 2013
Aussies missing vital treatments for killer lung disease
Thousands of Australians with the chronic lung disease COPD may be missing out of some of the most effective non-drug treatments that are available to help people with the debilitating condition, a new report warns. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects about one in 13 people aged 40 and over, and…
Children's health
16 Sep 2013
Asthma score calculator
Do you really know what your level of asthma control is? Knowing your Asthma Score can be the first step to better asthma control -…
Lungs
11 Sep 2013
Bushfire Alert for Asthmatics
With bushfires burning around the Sydney area and the air pollution index showing air quality is “very poor” in some areas, Asthma Foundation NSW are warning the over 700,000 people who live with asthma in NSW to be on alert for bushfires and high pollution levels. “According to the latest…
Lungs
10 Sep 2013
Early spring prompts asthma alert
An early flowering season, a high pollen count rising to very high on Monday, temperatures forecast to rise to 28C and an extensive program of hazard reduction burns has prompted Asthma Foundation NSW to issue a general warning to the 800,000 people in NSW who live with asthma. Fire authorities…
Lungs
04 Sep 2013
Asthma Foundation NSW sounds spring warning
Fluctuating temperatures, an early flowering season and predictions of thunderstorms and bushfires by weather experts this year has prompted Asthma Foundation to warn that this could be a tough time for the 800,000 asthmatics in NSW. “Unseasonably high temperatures have seen plants flowering early and the Rural Fire Service has…
Blood
20 Aug 2013
Avocado and coconut ice cream
This raw food recipe for vegan icecream with avocado and coconut is not only vegan, it’s also sugar free and gluten free. But it’s rich,…
