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Having children means always having to be prepared for every eventuality. For one thing, when children reach the age… Read more

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The common cold is the most frequent illness in the world with children affected the most. On average… Read more

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Australians are being urged to clean out their medicine cabinets and rid their homes, cars and offices of… Read more

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If you went on a mission to find relief for your child’s fever or pain in… Read more

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Ear infections can be a worry for parents. This week the American Academy of Pediatrics (APP) issued new… Read more

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I am going to tell you some stories and they are all true (although I am not using… Read more

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The Size Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) tool is billed by researchers as a more accurate measure of radiation… Read more

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The TGA review concluded that there are no immediate safety risks with these products.

However, there is… Read more

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But anti-ageing drugs could be closer than we think, according to international genetics and ageing expert Dame Linda… Read more

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NPS has developed some quick questions for people suffering from a cold or flu to help them seek… Read more

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Ms Loopstra, a PhD psychology researcher at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), is surveying parents about the… Read more

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A survey commissioned by non-profit association Epilepsy Action Australia found just 47 per cent of respondents rated a… Read more

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New research from NPS found around 1 in 5 people reported ever having taken an expired medicine. 

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