Weight gain between pregnancies linked to stillbirth
A large study in Sweden found women whose weight increased by more than two BMI units (about 6kg for a woman who is 1.67m tall) between their first and second pregnancy had a higher chance...
Visiting friends or relatives could be good for their health – and yours
The holiday season is a timely reminder of the importance of visiting friends and relatives; not for exchanging gifts but for enhancing health and wellbeing.
“Holidays are not just pleasurable, they are good for our...
Enjoy Christmas delights without going overboard
School holidays have already begun for many Queensland kids and Christmas is just around the corner so festive season temptations present a challenge to maintaining a healthy balance.
Professor Lynne Daniels, head of QUT’s School...
Want to spread Christmas joy? Ditch the stocking stuffers and give experiences instead
Christmas. It's the season that's starting earlier every year, if the appearance of decorations and displays at shopping centres is anything to go by.
It's also a time of year where the focus seems to...
Tips for parents on ATAR results and managing stress
Ewa Geba, clinical psychologist and a parent survivor of three HSCs, provides advice for parents on what next once their child receives an ATAR.
So your son or daughter is getting their Australian Tertiary Admission...
Sugar-free drinks and lollies are bad news for teeth say dentists
Scientists at the University of Melbourne’s Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre have warned about the damage sugar-free drinks can do to tooth enamel.
Researchers in the Centre tested 23 different types of drink, including soft...
Mental health risk for new dads
Men can feel left out of the process, because pregnancy and childbirth are so integrally linked to the mother.
Researchers have found anxiety around the arrival of a new baby is just as common as...
Give your kids a healthy start to life
Every parent wants a healthy child and two world leading researchers from Deakin University’s Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN) say the key is healthy eating and active play, right from the...
Teen tobacco dependence should be treated with ‘same urgency as other drugs’
Substance abuse treatments that target main issues such as serious drug and alcohol addiction are not frequently being used to also wean adolescents from tobacco, a University of Georgia study finds.
Tobacco addiction in adolescents...
Early contact with dogs linked to lower risk of asthma
A team of Swedish scientists have used national registries encompassing more than one million Swedish children to study the association between early life contact with dogs and subsequent development of asthma. This question has...
