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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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Food for Thought - ADHD and Nutrition |
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Food for Thought - ADHD and Nutrition - More than one-third of all children in Australia suffer from a disorder that could be rectified by a diet low in sugar and junk food. Wendy Champagne explores the good food guide for controlling... |
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Going the Vegan Way |
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Going the Vegan Way - 03 March 2000 -- Special planning is needed for young children and adolescents on a vegetarian diet. Here are tips on how to get it right. - Yashna Harjani - The "Vegetarian Diet" - a new way of living for some and a... |
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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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Is it sinusitis? |
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Is it sinusitis? - Consistent congestion can mean serious sinus troubles: allergists urge those with sinus problems to recognize and seek treatment for the symptoms of sinusitis. Have you ever had cold symptoms that lasted more than seven... |
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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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Mom Alone: Dilemmas Of The Single Mother |
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Mom Alone: Dilemmas Of The Single Mother - Being the only parent can be tough. But it need not be the end of a family life. - By Koh Joh Ting - "I struggled with making a decision for one-and-a-half years. I never thought I would divorce.... |
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - For Parents |
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - For Parents - What is an attention deficit disorder? - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or AD/HD is a neurobiological condition that affects 3%-5% of the school age population. The... |
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Are Dairy Products Really Good for You? |
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Are Dairy Products Really Good for You? - Yashna Harjani - Milk, that familiar white liquid, one drank as a baby and child is now a recommended food for adults too. The reason being, that calcium is good for bones and milk being an... |
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Autism |
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Autism - One in a thousand children are born with autism, a condition for which there's no cure and no medical treatment. But it can be managed. Peta Newbold reports: - When seven-year old twins Corey and Harley Williams returned home... |
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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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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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Lady Bugs and Mosquitoes = Insect Allergies? |
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Lady Bugs and Mosquitoes = Insect Allergies? - The articles highlighted below appear in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma... |
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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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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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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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Weaning Children Away From Junk Food |
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Weaning Children Away From Junk Food - 21 February 2000 -- For many parents, helping kids to develop healthy eating habits is a struggle, and with more women working full time even health-conscious parents are finding it easy to slip up... |
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Weekend Feature: Children Of Divorce |
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You and your husband are splitting up, so is your child, literally. Can you minimise the damage in any way? Koh Joh Ting of HealthAnswers reports. - Table 1: Rates of Divorce between 1993 and 1998 - Duration of marriage - 1993 - 1998 -... |
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