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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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Why did three-year-old Caitlin die from the flu? Family calls for inquest
Her parents want the hospital to publicly explain what happened and how they will prevent a death like Caitlin’s from happening again.
If you thought kids could not get melanoma, think again.
Each year in Australia, about 30 children or adolescents are diagnosed with melanoma, and while it is considered rare, parents should not ignore symptoms
Up to one in three kids have tooth decay
Experts call for measures like a sugar tax to help in the fight against tooth decay but face opposition from both governments and the sugar industry.
CHOICE names top tissues for sniffly noses
Not all tissues are created equally.
You can’t get influenza from a flu shot – here’s how it works
The flu vaccine takes about two weeks to start working and only protects against influenza, so you can still get sick from other viruses after your flu shot.
Why does your child have dark circles under their eyes?
It's worrying when your child has dark circles under their eyes, but for many kids the cause is a simple matter of genetics, for others it could be a little more serious.
Recognise the signs of deadly sepsis
After a boy scraped his arm at the zoo, he developed a fever and itching, and soon after that, sepsis.
'He woke up paralysed': Rare disease attacks six-year-old Kobe Duck
Kobe has acute flaccid myelitis - a rare disease that affects the spinal cord and has left him in hospital unable to walk, breathe or swallow.
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Three children among 26 dead in Victoria's start to flu season
Three children have died with the flu in Victoria so far this year, along with 23 aged care residents.
Smartphone app promises to 'hear' ear infections in children
Researchers have created a way for a smartphone to detect a warning sign of ear infections - fluid buildup behind the eardrum.
How parents of kids with food allergies can support non-allergic siblings
When our younger child was diagnosed, my husband and I focused on her safety, never considering that our nonallergic child might face stress.
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