Teen girls, birth control and parents' opinions
Parents are more accepting of their teenage daughters using birth control pills than any other form of contraception, including condoms, according to a recent study from UC San Francisco (UCSF).
The most effective contraceptive methods,...
Time to rethink how we care for preterm babies
A La Trobe University academic says that children born prematurely and with very low birth weights need speech-language pathologists to play a greater role in their treatment within neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
Dr Bernice...
Focusing on youth to reduce prescription abuse into adulthood
Middle school students from small towns and rural communities who received any of three community-based prevention programs were less likely to abuse prescription medications in late adolescence and young adulthood. The research, published in...
3-year-olds will override adults’ instructions if they ‘know better’
Even very young children understand that adults don’t always know best. When it comes to helping, 3-year-olds may ignore an adult’s specific request for an unhelpful item and go out of their way to...
3-year-olds will override adults’ instructions if they ‘know better'
Even very young children understand that adults don’t always know best. When it comes to helping, 3-year-olds may ignore an adult’s specific request for an unhelpful item and go out of their way to...
Experts pledge global assault on kids’ cancer
A global action plan to tackle one of the most aggressive types of childhood brain tumours will be developed as a result of an unprecedented meeting of international experts in Western Australia.
Funded by The...
Premature babies at higher risk of psychiatric disorders
A study by the Institute has found infants born very prematurely- before 32 weeks gestation- have higher rates of psychiatric disorders by school age compared with their term born peers.
The study also showed a...
Smoking bans linked with reductions in preterm birth
Smoking bans are associated with a “consistent pattern of reduction in the risk of preterm delivery."
The study supports the notion that smoking bans have public health benefits from early life.
It is well established that...
Parents’ views critical at the end of a child’s life
More emphasis should be given to parents' needs when deciding whether or not to withdraw life support from critically ill children, according to a new book written by a University of Adelaide academic.
The book,...
Parents' views critical at the end of a child's life
More emphasis should be given to parents' needs when deciding whether or not to withdraw life support from critically ill children, according to a new book written by a University of Adelaide academic.
The book,...
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