Happiness in self-managing disability funds
Parents of children and young people with disabilities who self-manage their funding support are significantly happier than other carers, an Australian-first study has found.
UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre evaluated the Self Directed Support Program,...
Banning cartwheels: School litigation fears are unfounded
A few schools have hit the headlines recently for banning traditional playground activities like cartwheels, handstands, ball games and even high fives.
Parents are rightly objecting to the bans, and pointing to the increasingly litigious...
Accidental falls the leading cause of injury hospitalisations
Accidental falls are the leading cause of injury hospitalisations in Australia, according to a series of reports released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Hospital separations due to injury and poisoning,...
Asthmatic children at risk of mental health problems
A new study has found that young children with severe or persistent asthma are at higher risk of developing many common mental health problems.
The research, a collaboration between researchers at Perth's Telethon Institute for...
Mortality rates in children fall
The pace of reducing child deaths has accelerated sharply since 2000, according to new data released today by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank and the UN Population Division.
Mortality rates fall in all regions
An annual...
Alternative Autism therapies under scrutiny
A research review from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has cast doubt on the effectiveness of some complementary and alternative therapies for children with autism.
The review by leading Autism researcher Dr Andrew...
Drop in fissure sealant use in children’s teeth
The use of fissure sealants to protect children's teeth has fallen since 2001, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Fissure sealant use among children...
Children taking steroids for asthma are shorter than peers
Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don’t use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show.
The findings were...
Siblings and pets may reduce egg allergy in infants
Having a dog that lives in the home and older siblings could reduce the likelihood of egg allergies in infants, a new study by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has found.
The study of over 5000...
Measles crisis worsens
NSW Health is appealing to people to ensure everyone in their family is properly immunised against measles.
Public health experts are concerned about the largest measles outbreak in more than a decade with 124 cases...
