Use of nicotine during pregnancy may increase risk of sudden infant death syndrome
Nicotine exposure during pregnancy, whether from smoking cigarettes, or nicotine patches and e-cigarettes, increases risk of sudden infant death syndrome – sometimes known as “cot death” - according to new research published in The...
Babies given solid food sooner sleep better
Babies given solid food plus breast milk from three months sleep better than those who are solely breastfed, according to a new study.
Official advice is to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months of...
Doing school differently: the not-school movement that’s helping young people re-engage with learning
Alternative schooling programs could deliver greater learning outcomes for young people who are struggling at school, according to University of South Australia researcher, Dr Thomas Stehlik.
In a paper presented at the Education and New...
Men’s drug helps women in labour
A drug usually used for erectile dysfunction is helping to improve outcomes during labour in an Australian-first trial in Brisbane.
Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland (MRI-UQ) Professor Sailesh Kumar said Sildenafil – commonly known as...
New school food policies have potential to improve health now and later
Providing free fruits and vegetables and limiting sugary drinks in schools could have positive health effects in both the short- and long-term, finds a new Food-PRICE study led by researchers from the Friedman School...
High blood pressure in pregnancy linked to mother’s heart function
Pregnant women who develop high blood pressure, or have small babies, may have hearts that pump less blood with each beat.
The study, led by Imperial College London and researchers from the Universities of Bristol...
Overcoming the ‘yummy mummy’ pressure
Two James Cook University students want to understand how body image and personality can affect exercise during and after pregnancy.
Regular exercise during pregnancy can achieve significant physical and mental health benefits for both mother...
Make pregnancy health warning labels mandatory for alcohol products
Doctors from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) are calling for the Australian Government to introduce mandatory pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products.
“Drinking alcohol while pregnant can lead to birth defects and lifelong...
Drinking changes young adults’ metabolite profile
Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profile, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. Some of these changes were found to correlate with reduced...
Why do people get haemorrhoids and how do you get rid of them?
You may think of piles as those dreaded things your mum said you’d get if you kept sitting on cold concrete. But actually, every healthy person has piles or haemorrhoids.
They are columns of cushioned...
