child health

When Emily H was 18 months old, her Mum, Carol, took her to health professionals to find out why she still wasn’t walking and not saying many words – and was told it was nothing to worry about: Emily was a ‘late bloomer’.

Eighteen years ago, the community didn’t know as much about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) as we do today – for instance, putting baby to sleep on a sheepskin was considered to be a safe practice. If this had been identified as a risk factor back then, a girl named Molly might be celebrating her 18^th birthday this year.

Ever wondered how well the various head lice preventers and treatment brands work? New research from the University of South Australia has shown who's who in the battle against creepy-crawlies.

New research by Cenovis Kids has shown that despite the best intentions of parents, more than a third of Australian children aged four to 11 aren’t eating their minimum daily amount of fruit and vegetables – and nearly a quarter of eight to 11 year olds aren’t eating any vegetables at all.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has welcomed moves by the NSW Government to improve vaccination rates: the move will see children who are not vaccinated (or whose parents cannot supply a conscientious objection form signed by a GP) facing exclusion from child care facilities.

Health experts and anti-vaccination lobby groups have slammed the push to keep unvaccinated kids from childcare centres and schools—but for very different reasons.