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The top 4 myths about baby teeth, busted
From when to take your tot to the dentist for the first time, through to the importance of baby teeth, let's separate fact from fiction and bust some baby teeth myths once and for all.
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Bid to ban 'aggressive marketing' of infant milk formula fails
Health officials have stopped short of fully endorsing World Health Organisation guidelines to end the aggressive marketing of breast milk substitutes and baby foods for newborn and older infants.
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It's the charity that literally puts children back together again.
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A baby born with a tail has had it removed after doctors feared the birth defect might cause long term damage to his lower body.
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Consumers prefer medical experts to Dr Google, Canberra medical conference told.
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Baby chiro banned from treating children
A chiropractor accused of dangerously manipulating a newborn baby's spine in an "eye watering" video that went viral has been temporarily banned from treating children.
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'Designer cells' clear baby's leukaemia
A second baby with aggressive leukaemia has been treated in London with "designer immune cells" and, six months after treatment, she remains in remission, French biotech firm Cellectis announced.
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Doctors at war with chiropractors over treatment of babies and children
Doctors have declared war on chiropractors amid outrage over an "eye watering" video showing a Melbourne chiropractor manipulating a newborn baby's spine.
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Why baby Sonny needs you to vaccinate your children
Caitlin is a firm believer in the importance of immunisation to protect children from harmful and deadly diseases.
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Vaccination push targets new parents
New parents on the fence about vaccination are being targeted in a push from health authorities to lift worryingly low immunisation rates in some areas.
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Mum's loving kiss leaves baby fighting for life
Kirsty Carrington thought nothing of giving her newborn son a kiss, little did she know it would leave the baby fighting for life.
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More support for early exposure to peanuts to prevent allergies
Evidence is accumulating that food allergies in children might be prevented by feeding infants peanuts and other allergenic food in their first year of life, researchers have reported.
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