Health

• Don’t make a meal of it

  Health 11-Mar-2013 by Dr Scott Parsons, Coastal Family Health

  

  An early childhood memory for me was the evening meal. It was not good. I remember quietly clicking my fingers under the dining table, attracting the canine disposal unit to dispatch the spinachy stuff on my plate. …
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• Autism

  Health 31-Dec-2012 by Deborah Whiteoak, AEIOU Foundation and Autism Awareness

  

  Imagine waking up in a foreign country. You don’t have a passport, you’re unable to speak the language and you have no way of easily communicating with the people around you. Now imagine they all have a different set of social cues, rules and etiquette. To varying degrees, this can help explain how a child with autism experiences their surroundings every day. …
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• What is Type 1 or Juvenile Diabetes?

  Health 22-Nov-2012 by Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation www.jdrf.org.au

  

  Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong autoimmune disease that destroys the ability to produce insulin, which is vital for life. …
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• Kids Dental Health

  Health 05-Nov-2012 by Dr. Patrick O’Rourke BChD MFGDP RCS

  

  Teaching our children proper oral care at an early age and passing on to them the know-how to prevent dental decay is a gift that can pay lifelong dividends.…
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• Common Ear, Nose & Throat Issues - Part 2

  Health 17-Jan-2012 by Dr David Macintosh

  

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• Not just skin deep!

  Health 04-Sep-2011 by Cassi Cowlam

  

  Itchy, red, scaly, dry, weeping, painful … when our skin is showing signs of distress, what is it really trying to tell us?…
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• Don’t forget your eyes!

  Health 01-Jul-2011 by Dr David O’Neill, Optometrist, Looking Smart Optometrists

  

  Often as parents, we look after our children first. However, sometimes it is good to realise that we are important too.…
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• Men and family separation

  Health 01-May-2011 by Toni Brown, Director, Parent Support, Child Support Agency

  

  Family separation is an increasingly common experience for many Australians, and presents a challenging time.…
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• Why children need their eyes checked

  Health 01-Mar-2011 by David O’Neill, Therapeutic Behavioural Optometrist, Looking Smart Optometrists, Pelican Waters

  

  Looking Smart Optometrists recommend that every child from 6 months of age should have an eye exam.…
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• What is your pelvic floor?

  Health 01-Jan-2011 by Dr Fiona McGrath

  

  The pelvic floor is a layered sheet of muscles, stretching like a sling or hammock from your pubic bone (at the front of your pelvis) to your tailbone (at the back). …
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• Hygiene or Tradition?

  Health 01-Nov-2010 by Dr. Scott Parsons

  

  Over the last decade there has been some slight but definite medical evidence supporting circumcision. This has re-ignited a debate that has raged for centuries.…
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• Don’t make a meal of it

  Health 01-Sep-2010 by Dr Scott Parsons

  

  An early childhood memory for me was the evening meal. It was not good. I remember quietly clicking my fingers under the dining table, attracting the canine disposal unit to dispatch the spinachy stuff on my plate. (Everything that was green was spinach to me.)…
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• Bracing for change

  Health 01-Jul-2010 by Sarah Pye

  

  Remember way back when you were young? If you are the same vintage as me, kids came in many shapes and sizes, and so did their teeth.…
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