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Travelling with allergies
If you have a family member with an allergy, a simple trip away can be life-threatening.
Allergy risk may be tied to how you wash your dishes
A new study suggests that parents who wash their dishes by hand, rather than in a dishwashing machine, may unwittingly lower the likelihood that their children will develop allergies.
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The US has banned antibacterials in soap. Should we do the same?
Australia should follow the US example and ban some antibacterial chemicals from everyday soaps as they could be causing serious health problems, scientists say.
Mum shares daughter's emotional reaction to news she is getting a new heart
It was the news 13-year-old Macey Rae Wright had been waiting for – the teenager from Salt Late City, who was born with a heart condition, was finally getting a new heart.
Judge makes landmark ruling not to enforce cancer treatment for Oshin
A judge has decided not to enforce radiotherapy on six-year-old brain cancer sufferer, Oshin Kiszko.
Teenage boy dies after receiving a hickey from his girlfriend
A 17-year-old boy has died after a hickey he received from his girlfriend caused him to suffer a stroke.
10 years on, HPV vaccine halves cervical cancer rates
The HPV vaccine protects against 70 per cent of all cervical cancers in women.
SA mum of two sick kids: "It's hard to ask for help, but we don't know what else to do"
When Kirsty's daughter Shelbie, was born 12 years ago, she was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) – a genetic disorder which causes tumours to grow anywhere in the body. Only four years later, when her son Jackson was born, Kirsty received the news that he, too, had NF1.
Brain-eating amoeba causes death of 11-year-old girl after swimming in a river
An 11-year-old girl, who contracted a deadly infection caused by brain-eating amoeba, has died surrounded by her family.
Family faces deportation due to daughter's mystery illness
Sienna Tippett of Lennox Head has been denied Australian residency based on an unnamed medical condition, which her parents say leaves no burden on the community.
Six-year-old who is going blind creates 'visual bucket list' to fill her head with memories
A mother from Phoenix, Arizona has created a 'sightseeing bucket list' for her daughter who is going blind.
Anorexia-suffering Perth mother 'living example' of cracks in the health system
A Perth mother has issued a desperate plea for reform of the state's health system, fearing that she is losing her lifelong battle with anorexia, and won't see her children grow up.
Depression, anxiety found in one third of 12-to-18-year-olds, finds study
One-third of students in grades 7-12 are experiencing a moderate-to-serious level of psychological distress, according to the results of a new survey from Ontario, Canada.
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