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Dehydration |
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Dehydration is defined as the lack of sufficient body fluids |
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Flu Fact Sheet |
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Flu Fact Sheet - February 27, 2005 -- Influenza, or flu, is an acute respiratory infection caused by a variety of influenza viruses. The most familiar aspect of flu is the way it can "knock you off your feet" as it sweeps through entire... |
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Let's Go Play: Why Playful Parents Get Smart Kids |
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Let's Go Play: Why Playful Parents Get Smart Kids - Play promotes learning, and you can influence the pace of your child's development by providing the right stimulation. Merlene Michael gets a lesson on play from a US child expert. -... |
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Multiple births |
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Multiple births - March 09, 2001 - The amount of prgnant women giving birth to multiple babies has risen dramatically over the past decade. Wendy champagne looks at this life-changing phenomenon. - On a typical night Alison Davies wakes... |
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Biology versus behaviour |
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Biology versus behaviour - March 13, 2001 - What comes first: the chicken or the egg? Are we born with the behavioural legacy of our gender differences, or do we learn them? Is the brain male or female? Wendy Champagne looks into the age... |
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Breast is Best |
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Breast is Best - August 09, 2001 - "Breast is Best" is an expression today's 'Information Age' mums probably first heard from their mothers and it's as true today as it ever was. However only around 18 percent of Australian babies are... |
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Every parent's nightmare |
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Every parent's nightmare - June 19, 2001 - There is nothing as sad in this world as the death of a child, and yet every year the most common cause of death for children aged between one month and one year is unknown. Wendy Champagne looks... |
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Folate |
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Folate - August 30, 2001 - Every week in Australia, up to nine babies are born with a neural tube defect. The most common is spina bifida. It's a serious and permanent disability but the evidence shows that a diet rich in folate can... |
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Hazy Days Are Here Again |
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The haze is returning any day now. But how prepared are you for the gloomy days ahead? Gwen Lee of HealthAnswers finds out you can protect yourself from the harmful effects of smoke haze. - "The children cough and catch cold easily during... |
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Gift Of Life: How A New Kidney Is Changing A Young Life |
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Gift Of Life: How A New Kidney Is Changing A Young Life - When the Muhammadiyah Association announced its support for a proposed law to allow Muslims to become automatic kidney pledgers, kidney patients waiting for a transplant have come... |
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Immunisation - the facts |
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Immunisation - the facts - November 08, 2001 - Immunisation, an effective way of helping to prevent thousands of deaths each year from such diseases as polio, haemophilus influenza and whooping cough, has come under attack in recent years... |
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Meningococcal - how real is the threat? |
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Meningococcal - how real is the threat? - January 22, 2002 - Meningococcal has rapidly become one of the most feared diseases in Australia over the past few years, largely due to a slight increase in the number of cases reported and... |
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No Breast Milk For Babies At Home |
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Australia's breastfeeding rates have dropped once mothers leave hospital, with even fewer still at it a year later. Four in five women were breastfeeding their baby when they were discharged from hospital, but only one in five were still... |
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids |
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids - 08 February 2000 -- Dr Ng Min Ching - General Practioner - The human body requires lipids (fats) in its daily functions. Most of these lipids are derived from or contain fatty acids. Fatty acids are either ingested... |
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Vaccination rate for infants tops ninety percent |
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Vaccination rate for infants tops ninety percent - February 13, 2001 - FOR the first time, more than 90% of Australian infants are fully immunised, following a concerted campaign to eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases. - The Australian... |
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The Best Food For Your Baby |
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The Best Food For Your Baby - - Why Breast Milk? - Fear And Pain - Support For Breastfeeding - Emotional Rewards - If breastmilk is so good for babies, why do so many mothers find it tough going? Nikki MacFarlane of HealthAnswers explains... |
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