Wed Oct 6, 2010
Embargo lifted 10.01am AEDT Wednesday 6 October UK research has found light drinking during pregnancy does not harm a young child’s behavioral or intellectual development. The study found children born to light drinkers were less likely to have behavioural problems than children whose mothers did not drink during pregnancy, but this effect was reduced after [...]
Fri Sep 17, 2010
Reports of the death of a five-week-old baby in Adelaide have once again raised awareness of the dangers associated with whooping cough outbreaks. Below an Australian expert comments on the status of the current outbreak and the research which is in progress to try to reduce the impact of whooping cough in the future.
Fri Aug 20, 2010
EMBARGO LIFTED AT 5AM AEST FRIDAY 20 AUGUST US research suggests children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother’s womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later.
Fri Jul 30, 2010
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer announced today that the seasonal flu vaccination could recommence for children under five years of age.
Wed Jun 23, 2010
A new study from the UK suggests there is no association between risk of early childhood cancers and a mother’s exposure to a mobile phone base station during pregnancy. This is the first study to look at phone masts in Britain as a whole and is the largest of its kind.
Tue Dec 1, 2009
New research from the UK suggests the use of insect repellent during the first three months of pregnancy seems to increase the risk of a particular birth defect (hypospadias). Hypospadias involves the premature shortening of the tube (urethra) that carries urine from the bladder to the opening at the tip of the penis. The condition [...]
Thu Oct 15, 2009
Countdown to Copenhagen – The first in a series of climate-focused briefings in the lead up to COP15 The number of people suffering from mental health issues is predicted to increase significantly as the effects of global warming become more widespread. Extreme weather events, the emptying out of rural areas due to drought and changed [...]
Tue Sep 29, 2009
New research from the UK suggests children whose mothers go out to work are likely to lead unhealthier lifestyles than those whose mums don’t work. The research examined more than 12,500 five year old children who were part of the UK Millennium Cohort Study.