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Ward off those winter bugs with Dr Joanna McMillan’s top ten immunity booster super foods for kids.
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Teen not a morning person? Psychologist-developed Spotify playlist claims to be the answer
Parents of teens, this could be the answer to your morning wake up woes with your teen.
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Mother-of-two hooked on codeine was taking 92 pills a day
Jessica Khachan is not the type of person that springs to mind when most Australians think of a drug addict.
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The perfect park - with no surprises
Leaving the house can be a nightmare for parents of children with autism who get anxious in new places. A new initiative hopes to change that.
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WA teen slugged with $1000 ambo bill after saving drowning woman
A WA teenager who risked his life to save a drowning woman has been slugged with a $1000 ambulance bill after he suffered mild hyperthermia as a result of the rescue.
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Pokemon Go is helping children with autism, say parents
When Lenore Koppelman posted a Facebook post about her six-year-old son Ralphie's experience with the game, she was nothing less than exuberant.
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My child has special needs. Don't feel sorry for her, or me
Why would you feel sorry for my child who is special? You just told that other kid he was special, and he beamed proudly. How did "special needs" become such a downer?
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Prince Harry's HIV test to encourage others to get tested
Prince Harry underwent an HIV test on Facebook Live in an attempt to bust stigma around the procedure.
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Viral photo reveals breast cancer warning sign that few know
In an "unedited brain dump" of "rational and not-so-rational" thoughts, Claire Warner, 41, is raising awareness of a little-known warning sign of breast cancer: a barely noticeable dimple.
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What fathers do today that turn their kids into healthy adults
The link between children's relationship with their fathers and health later in life.
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