The housework and homework habits of Australian ten and eleven year-olds
Australian ten and eleven year-old girls are pitching in and doing more housework than boys of the same age, according to research presented today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Australian Institute of Family...
TV habits predict kids’ waist size and sporting ability
Each hour of TV watched by a two- to four-year- old contributes to his or her waist circumference by the end of grade 4 and his or her ability to perform in sports, according...
Public urged to take precautions as flu season begins early
NSW Health is warning that the influenza season has started early and is well underway in many areas, particularly in Sydney. So now is the time to get vaccinated and to be doubly careful...
Rating films with smoking “R” will cut smoking onset by teens
New research from Norris Cotton Cancer Center estimates, for the first time, the impact of an R rating for movie smoking. James Sargent, MD, co-director of the Cancer Control Research Program at Norris Cotton...
Facebook use does not lead to depression
A study of university students is the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social-media sites.
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine...
Five or more cups of coffee a day reduce the chance of IVF success...
Women who drink five or more cups of coffee a day severely reduce their chance of success from IVF treatment. Indeed, Danish investigators who followed up almost 4000 IVF and ICSI patients described the...
Got kids? Then you’re less likely to catch a cold
Being a parent reduces your risk of catching a cold- possibly because of unknown “psychological or behavioral differences between parents and nonparents,” according to a study in the July issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, the...
Fathers sexually abused as children suffer in silence
Many men who have been abused as children experience unique difficulties parenting their own children, according to an analysis of Australian and international research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
AIFS’ researcher, Rhys...
Education not prevention key in drug fight
A new research program led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) is teaching young people the skills they need to make safer decisions about alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs before they reach 18.
It aims to...
Exposure to violence has long-term stress effects among adolescents
Children who are exposed to community violence continue to exhibit a physical stress response up to a year after the exposure, suggesting that exposure to violence may have long-term negative health consequences, according researchers...
