Overseas adoption process takes over four and a half years, and lowest number on...
Intercountry adoption processing times have risen to over four and a half years on average, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Adoptions Australia 2011-12, shows...
Ensuring inflatable pools are used safely this summer to prevent backyard drownings
“From 2007 to 2011, 40 children drowned in backyard pools in NSW. Last year, five children drowned in backyard pools and there were 30 near-drownings.
“Something people need to be particularly aware of is the...
Brain imaging identifies bipolar disorder risk in adolescents
Researchers from the Black Dog Institute and University of NSW have used brain imaging technology to show that young people with a known genetic risk of bipolar but no clinical signs of the condition...
The negative impacts of pacemakers and implanted defibrillators on children and teens
Pacemakers and implanted defibrillators are often necessary as part of long-term cardiac care or to prevent sudden death in many children and teens with heart disease. A new study, however, shows that these cardiac...
Diesel fumes increase risk of childhood brain tumours
A link between brain tumours in children and their parents' exposure to diesel exhaust fumes before birth has been found by researchers at The University of Western Australia-affiliated Western Australian Institute for Medical Research...
First Australian trial of pregnancy asthma service
University of Adelaide researchers will establish Australia's first dedicated asthma service for pregnant women in a trial of what they hope will reduce the adverse effects of asthma on the growth and survival of...
Experts warn of misbehaving tooth fairy
Opinions of the tooth fairy as kind and giving may need to be revised following “mounting reports of less child-friendly activity”, says a paper published in the BMJ Christmas edition.
Researchers from across London became...
Salt a new target for reducing obesity in children
Salt may be lurking as a silent contributor to the growing childhood obesity epidemic, Deakin University health researchers have found.
In a study of more than 4,200 Australian children, the researchers with Deakin’s Centre for...
Teen dating violence linked to long-term harmful effects
Teenagers in physically or psychologically aggressive dating relationships are more than twice as likely to repeat such damaging relationships as adults and report increased substance use and suicidal feelings years later, compared with teens...
Sitting up helps babies learn
A new study by Rebecca J. Woods, assistant professor in the human development and family science department at North Dakota State University, shows sitting up, whether by themselves or with assistance, is a critical...
