Doctors warn against unnecessary CT scans in children presenting with new onset seizures
New medical advice is recommending doctors avoid Computed Tomography (CT) scans when evaluating children and adolescents who present with their first seizure.
The advice is one of five recommendations released by the Australia and New...
Lack of sleep leads to obesity in children and adolescents
Children who get less than the recommended amount of sleep for their age are at a higher risk of developing obesity.
Research at the University of Warwick has found that children and adolescents who regularly...
Kids’ eating impacted by mums’ diet and socio economic factors
New research shows toddler diets mirror their mums, and children of low income, younger and migrant mothers are developing poor dietary habits.
The study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, examined the dietary behaviour...
Kids' eating impacted by mums' diet and socio economic factors
New research shows toddler diets mirror their mums, and children of low income, younger and migrant mothers are developing poor dietary habits.
The study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, examined the dietary behaviour...
E-cig health claims up in smoke
They’ve been hailed as the danger-free alternative to nicotine-based cigarettes. But are electronic cigarettes really safer? The short answer: no.
“The big ‘wow’ moment for us was finding out that even the nicotine-free e-cigarettes should...
How complementary medicine practitioners can help get kids vaccinated
Australian parents who take their children to a complementary medicine practitioner such as a naturopath or chiropractor are more likely to delay or reject vaccination, according to our research.
Vaccine coverage for five-year-old children is...
Genetic signature predicts diabetes diagnosis
University of Queensland researchers have found a way to identify infants who will go on to develop type 1 diabetes.
UQ Diamantina Institute researcher Professor Ranjeny Thomas said the discovery would lead to the development...
Asthma is associated with boys’ childhood fractures
The world’s largest study of its type has confirmed that asthma is associated with childhood fractures for boys, but not girls, underlining the importance of bone health education.
The University of Melbourne-led study, the world’s...
Early intervention may minimise later lung problems
A major study has found that controlling asthma through appropriate monitoring and medication is among several variables that can affect whether someone develops chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in later life.
The University of Melbourne-led...
Feeding fussy eaters needn’t be a battleground
An analysis of the worries of parents driven to desperation over their child’s ‘fussy’ eating who called the Child Health Line has revealed many parents view child feeding time as a battleground.
Holly Harris conducted...
