Links between parents’ and children’s dental health, and chronic diseases and dental health
Children's oral health is associated with the oral health of their parents and their family circumstances according to Families and their oral health, a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare...
Mothers’ touch could change effects of prenatal stress
Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and King’s College London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby’s body in the first few weeks after birth may change the effects that stress during...
Video game with biofeedback teaches children to curb their anger
Children with serious anger problems can be helped by a simple video game that hones their ability to regulate their emotions, finds a pilot study at Boston Children’s Hospital. Results were published online October...
Fathers matter when it comes to their teenager’s sexual behaviour
A new study by New York University professor Vincent Guilamo-Ramos and colleagues from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that fathers’ parenting behavior influences the sexual behavior of their adolescent children....
Fathers matter when it comes to their teenager's sexual behaviour
A new study by New York University professor Vincent Guilamo-Ramos and colleagues from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that fathers’ parenting behavior influences the sexual behavior of their adolescent children....
Antibiotics not effective for cough due to “common cold” in children
New research suggests that antibiotics are not effective in treating cough due to the common cold in children. The study, presented at CHEST 2012, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians,...
Most children experience their neighbourhoods from the back seat of the car
At a time when childhood obesity rates are on the rise, Deakin University research has found that parents prefer to play chauffeur than let their children walk or ride to school or around the...
Parental stress linked to child obesity and fast food
Parents with a higher number of stressors in their lives are more likely to have obese children, according to a new study by pediatric researchers. Furthermore, when parents perceive themselves to be stressed, their...
Hypoglycemia unlikely to affect developing brain
Although there is some concern that hypoglycemia may adversely affect the developing brain, critically ill children who had been treated with tight glucose control during an intensive care unit admission did not have a...
Poor food and dieting make women sick
As part of Nutrition Week 2012, Women’s Health Victoria highlights the link between women’s relationship with food and their physical and mental health in their new Women and Food Issues Paper.
The recent Victorian government...
