The diet pregnant women need to avoid
New Australian research has linked certain foods eaten by women while pregnant to serious health conditions like heart disease and cancer in later life.
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After a world-first discovery that evolving strains make changes to survive regardless of immunisation, Aussie scientists say we need a new vaccine against an extremely contagious and deadly disease that struck 1500 Queenslanders last year.
How allergies can make you lonely
With hospital admissions for anaphylaxis doubling over the last decade in Australia, experts warn those with severe allergies often avoid the family dinner table and social gatherings – particularly during the holiday period.
Coeliacs and Play-Doh: The truth finally revealed
Many Australian parents worry that their coeliac children are at risk from the gluten in common play materials like Play-Doh and pasta. Intensive new research has revealed the truth.
How long you should store breast milk
Australian researchers have found varied information about the handling, storage and warming of expressed breast milk is leaving new mums confused.
Brisbane artist behind viral wedding proposal
It’s been viewed tens of millions of times, but the Brisbane creator of the Sleeping Beauty movie proposal that’s warming hearts across the world says it’s likely to be a one-off.
New message needed to attract donors: study
With a shortage of both blood and organ donors, Queensland researchers are suggesting language used to attract donors be changed, because the current generation aren’t responding to the “gift of life” message.
Gender therapy vital for saving kids, mum says
Meagan Hayes says her daughter wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for the support she received while undergoing a gender transition.
Doctors fear jail over under proposed new laws
Doctors fear they will face up to 18 months in jail if they continue to provide a vital service to vulnerable children who want to change gender, if proposed new Queensland laws are passed.
Shocking truth about kids and low-fat milk
Many parents wonder if they should switch their children to low-fat milk at age two, but new research has some eye-opening news for them.
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