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The A-Z of common illnesses in school children
Everything you want to know about common illnesses in children - from how to treat them to when you should make the trip to the doctor.
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Top 10 immunity boosters for kids
Ward off those winter bugs with Dr Joanna McMillan’s top ten immunity booster super foods for kids.
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Less mature schoolkids misdiagnosed with ADHD, researchers suggest
A child's birth date is a powerful predictor of whether they will be medicated for ADHD, suggesting we may be overdiagnosing and over treating children.
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Girl, 6, paralysed after performing a "back bend" takes first steps
A six-year-old girl,who was paralysed from the waist down after performing a "back bend", has taken her first steps since she was injured.
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Facebook takes two weeks to remove footage of girl's death
After a 12-year-old US girl's death was broadcast on social media, police could do little to keep the disturbing footage from spreading online.
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Family sees red over aerosol sunscreen
The suitability and effectiveness of aerosol spray sunscreens is being questioned after numerous reports of people still getting sunburnt.
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Air lounger danger warning: 'It was vacuum-sealed to her face'
Hollie was floating in one of the increasingly popular air loungers, when the fabric ripped and she was swallowed by the pool.
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Choking 'game' linked to Brisbane boy's death
The death of a 13-year-old Brisbane boy in a choking "game" has sparked warnings for parents to educate their children about the dangers of the online craze.
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Parents eschew swimming classes due to 'impossible' cost
Parents are eschewing swimming lessons for their children because they cannot afford them, with some courses costing up to $300 for a term.
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Half of all NSW children finishing school without the ability to swim
NSW has recorded an "unprecedented" number of drownings this summer with 17 people dead in just two weeks, Royal Life Saving NSW says.
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'I was just trying to stop feeling'
More than a decade on, Tom Tehan wants to tell his story. It's a story about the car crash that can follow school bullying - and how one man emerged from the wreckage to rebuild his life.
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Does your brain really freeze when you eat ice-cream?
It's a long, hot summer's day and you're looking forward to an ice cream. But within seconds of your first bite, you feel a headache coming on: a brain freeze. What's going on?
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Seven ways to slow down so you can actually get more done
I've always been obsessed with productivity and action. I pride myself on "getting it done" and being a high achiever. But it wasn't until I bet on myself and became my own boss two years ago that the pressure of constant hustling led me to a breaking point.
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