Conversations on Sex Lacking Between Doctors and Teens
Doctors are missing a prime opportunity to share information about sex with their teenage patients by failing to broach the subject during checkups, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.
The study, published Dec. 30, 2013,...
Psychosis cases spark New Year’s Eve drugs warning
New Year revellers were today warned by WA Health to avoid drugs and go easy on alcohol after Fremantle emergency doctors reported treating seven psychosis cases in 24 hours caused by an as-yet unidentified...
2-Drug Combo Helps Adolescents with ADHD, Aggression
Prescribing both a stimulant and an antipsychotic drug to children with physical aggression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along with teaching parents to use behaviour management techniques, reduces aggressive and serious behavioural problems in the...
Pay kids to eat fruits & veggies with school lunch
The good news: Research suggests that a new federal rule has prompted the nation’s schools to serve an extra $5.4 million worth of fruits and vegetables each day.
The bad news: The nation’s children throw...
Pay kids to eat fruits & veggies with school lunch
The good news: Research suggests that a new federal rule has prompted the nation’s schools to serve an extra $5.4 million worth of fruits and vegetables each day.
The bad news: The nation’s children throw...
Buck Teeth: Correct Them Once In Early Adolescence
Children with prominent front teeth, colloquially known as buck teeth, often require orthodontic work to straighten their teeth and improve both their bite and appearance. This can be done in one stage during early...
Aussie teenage births in decline
The proportion of teenage mothers in Australia is falling, with a drop from 4.9% to 3.7% of all mothers between 2002 and 2011, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of...
Pupils ditch chairs to stand at desks for healthier learning option
A Melbourne school is taking a stand against childhood obesity and idleness by offering the world's first standing classroom, which may also improve learning.
A grade six class at Mont Albert Primary School has been...
Brain connections may explain why girls mature faster
Newcastle University scientists have discovered that as the brain re-organises connections throughout our life, the process begins earlier in girls which may explain why they mature faster during the teenage years.
As we grow older,...
Young state care leavers a crime risk
A Victorian study has found that young people transitioning out of state care are at greater risk of entering the youth justice system than other young people.
Associate Professor Philip Mendes, Director of the Social...
