Health risk behaviours rising for most age groups
Many health risk factors are on the rise, although some, such as smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, have dropped among certain age groups, particularly among young people, according to a report released today by...
Toddlers are heavier than mums realise
Mums incorrect take on their toddler's weight may be inadvertently leading to their toddlers overeating and getting heavier, say nutrition researchers.
The research, being presented this week at the International Congress of Dietetics in Sydney, found...
Closing the gap in Indigenous early childhood development
Effective programs and services for early childhood development in Indigenous communities are the subject of three new papers released today on the Closing the Gap Clearinghouse website.
The paper, Early learning programs that promote children's...
Language encourages adoption of stereotypes in children
Hearing generic language to describe a category of people, such as “boys have short hair,” can lead children to endorse a range of other stereotypes about the category, a study by researchers at New...
Managing stress of prenatally diagnosed congenital heart defects
Expectant mothers who learn from prenatal diagnosis that they are carrying a fetus with a congenital heart defect (CHD) commonly suffer post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety. However, a healthy relationship with one’s partner and...
Prolonging maternity leave doesn’t damage future earning potential
Australian women who take paid maternity leave after having a baby aren’t suffering any long term salary loss, a new University of Melbourne study has found.
Dr Barbara Hanel, from the University of Melbourne Faculty...
Nutritional supplement offers promise in treatment of autism
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University schools of medicine, have identified a form of autism with epilepsy that may potentially be treatable...
Prenatal exposure to pesticide linked with childhood cough
Cough symptoms at age 5 and 6 appear to be unrelated to asthma or infection.
Children exposed in the womb to the widely used pesticide additive piperonyl butoxide (PBO) have heightened risk of noninfectious cough...
Subsidies change incentives for adoption of foster children
The structure of a federal program that provides monthly subsidies to promote the adoptions of special needs children in foster care may actually be delaying some adoptions, according to a new study by University...
Stillbirth: The continuing enigma
Every day, more than 8,200 families experience a death of their baby before birth (28 weeks or greater). This number is two times higher than deaths due to HIV/AIDS yet there has been limited awareness of...
