Have a greener holiday season
Make “green” holiday choices when you are shopping, traveling, sending cards, decorating, and choosing gifts. When you save energy and resources, you protect the environment and safeguard health both now and for the future.
The...
High fructose corn syrup linked to diabetes
A new study by USC and University of Oxford researchers indicates that large amounts of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) found in national food supplies across the world may be one explanation for the...
Taking a look at Australian shoppers’ attitudes toward obesity
72 per cent have had to lose weight
69 per cent say obese people take more sick leave
Almost a quarter say government should guide new parents
Coles released new research revealing what its customers think about...
Taking a look at Australian shoppers' attitudes toward obesity
72 per cent have had to lose weight
69 per cent say obese people take more sick leave
Almost a quarter say government should guide new parents
Coles released new research revealing what its customers think about...
Summer safety: Avoiding heat-related stress
Heat-related stress is illness which usually occurs when a person is exposed to a hot-environment which overwhelms their body’s ability to maintain a normal temperature.
The early symptoms of heat-related stress include headaches, dizziness, faintness,...
Diverse post-divorce parenting arrangements on the increase
A new study mapping when children spend time with their father after divorce, has revealed a shift away from children only spending time with their father every second weekend.
The study, based on a random...
Important changes to cough and cold medicines for children
The TGA has conducted a review of the use of cough and cold medicines in children and, as a result, advises consumers and health professionals of the following changes:
Cough and cold medicines should not...
High incidence of post natal depression shows mothers being missed
A new study by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has found almost one in six mothers with young infants who attended an emergency department suffered from post-natal depression, and many mothers hadn't been previously screened...
Puppies and kittens – The purrfect Christmas present?
Thinking of buying the kids a furry pet for Christmas? Before you make that spur-of-the-moment decision, remember that the playful puppy or cute kitten you are about to buy will probably be around long...
Rural obesity impacting women and their families
A new study aims to make young rural women more aware of the effect weight gain can have on their health.
Dr Cate Lombard of the Monash University Women’s Public Health Research Group is leading...
