Taking antidepressants during pregnancy increases risk of autism by 87%
Using antidepressants during pregnancy greatly increases the risk of autism, Professor Anick Bérard of the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine children's hospital have revealed. Prof. Bérard, an internationally renowned expert in...
Fines For Dangerous Toy Retailers
Hot on the heels of the publication of this year’s dangerous goods Christmas toys list, NSW Fair Trading has announced the successful prosecution of two retail outlets for selling non-compliant children’s toys resulting in...
Hospital records key to preventing child injuries
Almost 50% of child injures requiring treatment in emergency departments are linked to consumer products, but a lack of detailed hospital records is restricting child safety experts from identifying if a product fault or...
Breast milk may have a surprising influence on obesity
A new study suggests the road to obesity may be paved with non-nutritious carbohydrates in breast milk, shifting popular notions about how and why children grow to become overweight adults.
Previous research has shown that...
Sugar-free drinks and lollies are bad news for teeth say dentists
Scientists at the University of Melbourne’s Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre have warned about the damage sugar-free drinks can do to tooth enamel.
Researchers in the Centre tested 23 different types of drink, including soft...
Mental health risk for new dads
Men can feel left out of the process, because pregnancy and childbirth are so integrally linked to the mother.
Researchers have found anxiety around the arrival of a new baby is just as common as...
Give your kids a healthy start to life
Every parent wants a healthy child and two world leading researchers from Deakin University’s Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN) say the key is healthy eating and active play, right from the...
Early contact with dogs linked to lower risk of asthma
A team of Swedish scientists have used national registries encompassing more than one million Swedish children to study the association between early life contact with dogs and subsequent development of asthma. This question has...
Association between Breastfeeding and a Reduced Risk of Aggressive Breast Cancer
A large international study shows that breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk of developing an aggressive form of breast cancer called hormone-receptor negative. This new combined evidence shows the risk was reduced by...
Duration of breastfeeding associated with bone density
Maternal bone density decreases after childbirth, but only among women who lactate for at least four months. The lactation period is unrelated to vitamin D status.
The most important role of vitamin D is...
