Exploring the power of music in children
Three music education leaders will present research at a public lecture this month showing the advantages children can gain from music.
University of Queensland School of Music Head Professor Margaret Barrett said research confirmed the...
Researcher says non-conforming students don’t need ‘fixing’
A Victoria University psychology researcher says students who don’t ‘fit in’ at school – socially, academically or behaviourally – don’t necessarily require ‘fixing’ by school authorities.
Dr Tim Corcoran, a senior research fellow in critical...
Medicines supplied without child-resistant caps – multiple brands
Return affected products to your pharmacy
Some medicines can be toxic to children and are required to be supplied in child-resistant packaging. When these medicines are supplied in bottles, they must have a child-resistant closure...
Safety Advisory About Not Feeding Peanuts to Infants and Young Children at Risk for...
Paediatric specialists and surgeons are concerned with parents getting the wrong message regarding the safety/desirability of letting babies and young children eat peanuts to prevent them from developing peanut allergies. Last week’s news coverage...
Study Shows Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT) for Depressed Preadolescents is More Effective than...
A recent study published in the March 2015 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry finds that Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT) is more effective in treating preadolescent...
Divorce fuels sugary beverage consumption
Children of recently separated or divorced families are likelier to drink sugar-sweetened beverages than children in families where the parents are married, putting them at higher risk for obesity later in life, according to...
Rising rates of conflict hurting kids
New research shows more than one-in-three families are affected by regular inter-parental conflict and children are bearing the brunt.
The findings taken from the Longitudinal Study of Children, focussed on children aged 0-11 across a...
Warning on use of drug for children’s sleep
Sleep researchers at the University of Adelaide are warning doctors and parents not to provide the drug melatonin to children to help control their sleep problems.
Melatonin is a hormone produced in the body with...
Warning on use of drug for children's sleep
Sleep researchers at the University of Adelaide are warning doctors and parents not to provide the drug melatonin to children to help control their sleep problems.
Melatonin is a hormone produced in the body with...
Seasonal flu vaccine: 2015 seasonal influenza vaccines for use in children
From the age of 6 months
For the 2015 influenza season, the following trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines will be registered and available for use in children from the age of 6 months:
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