Posts tagged child health

Pharmacists are ideally placed to help children and their parents understand the source and severity of pain as well as presenting options to alleviate it. …

A Canadian study set out to find whether supplementing with high-dose vitamin D helped prevent children catching colds… and found it didn’t Previous studies have …

Starting this month, free childhood vaccinations will be provided to all young people as well as refugees of any age The government has announced it …

Parents share their medicines safety strategies as part of RUM consumer awareness campaign The Return of Unwanted Medicines (RUM) project has partnered with online community …

Researchers have called for an end to debating whether ADHD should be medicated, in favour of a support-based approach A high number of Australian children …

A study has found hospitalisation rates for child injury have not dropped in 10 years Unadjusted child deaths following injury hospitalisations have actually increased (from …

The proportion of Australian children who are fully immunised continues to rise, but significant variation remains across local communities A report released today by the …

A New Zealand doctor jumped on stage during a screening of the controversial film Vaxxed, and slammed the anti-vaccination movement Dr Lance O’Sullivan attended a …

Cannabidiol has significantly reduced convulsive seizures in a group of children with a severe form of epilepsy, a new study has found Five per cent …

Consumer protection in WA is launching an investigation into fidget spinners following reports of injuries They’re the latest craze amongst school kids and have been …