Feb 10, 2010 | Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
Whooping cough vaccine may need to change, say researchers. THE bacteria that causes whooping cough in Australia has mutated, scientists have warned, eroding the protection provided by the vaccine now given to children. Researchers from the University of New South...
Dec 14, 2009 | Children's Health |
Schools are teaching children to grow and cook healthy food in hopes of stopping the spread of Australia’s obesity plague. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon on Wednesday opened a kitchen garden at Bondi Public School in Sydney’s east, as part of the...
Dec 9, 2009 | Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
In July of 2008, the Royal Australian College of Physician (RACP) sent out a report for public comment about the treatment of ADD and ADHD. This report said that the drugs Ritalin and Dexamphetamine were the first treatment of choice for ADD and ADHD and that...
Dec 1, 2009 | Children's Health |
BABY bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol A should be banned because there is “compelling” evidence linking it to breast cancer risk, British campaigners, scientists and health charities said. The chemical, known as BPA, is widely used in plastics and...
Nov 30, 2009 | Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins, Pregnancy |
With the help of their doctors, women planning to become pregnant should take an inventory of the medications they take, researchers from Canada advise. In a study, they found that many pregnant women still take medications long known to cause birth defects. Some...
