Children's health
08 May 2014
Research reveals 90% of Aussie Asthmatics Use Their Inhalers Incorrectly
Most of Australia's two million asthmatics are using their inhalers incorrectly, damaging their health and hitting the country in the hip pocket, specialists warn.
Children's health
07 May 2014
Living with type 1 diabetes- a brave five year old learns to cope with needles
Living with type 1 diabetes can be challenging for children and their family, however with a diabetic diet and treatment, diabetic children can lead relatively…
Children's health
07 May 2014
Starting primary school with type 1 diabetes
Starting school with type 1 diabetes is challenging for children, parents and teachers. But Tristan’s experience shows that diabetics can go to school just like…
Children's health
07 May 2014
Type 1 diabetes diagnosis: Tristan’s journey
Diabetes symptoms like hunger and thirst alerted a child’s mother something was wrong. A blood test and diagnosis with type 1 diabetes led to appropriate…
Children's health
03 May 2014
Scientists discover brain’s anti-distraction system
Two Simon Fraser University psychologists have made a brain-related discovery that could revolutionise doctors’ perception and treatment of attention-deficit disorders.
Children's health
24 Apr 2014
Smoking linked to higher risk of heart disease in teen girls
Teenage girls who smoke or take the oral contraceptive pill are at greater risk of heart disease than boys who smoke, according to researchers at…
Children's health
20 Apr 2014
Evolution of whooping cough bacterium could reduce
The bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, has changed – most likely in response to the vaccine used to prevent the disease – with…
Children's health
11 Apr 2014
2014 flu vaccine
Influenza affects up to 15% of adults and 30% of children each flu season and early indications suggest we could be facing a severe season.…
Children's health
06 Apr 2014
Oxytocin could provide new treatment for anorexia
Oxytocin, also known as the ‘love hormone’, could provide a new treatment for anorexia nervosa, according to new research by a team of British and…
