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Foetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Fran Kelly 3 December 2007
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2007/2107490.htm
It's
becoming increasingly apparent that mothers dranking alcohol
during pregnancy are putting their unborn babies at risk
of developing Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
The
obesity epidemic
Norman Swan 3 December 2007
www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2007/2104024.htm#transcript
A researcher
in the United States claims that the reason for the obesity
epidemic is more than just the calories we eat and the lack
of exercise. It's a substance that food manufacturers are
widely using.
Central
Australia: the intervention
Damien Carrick 27 November 2007
www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2007/2100834.htm
While
most of us are still coming to terms with an impending change
of national government, Indigenous people in the NT have
been grappling with radical change ever since the Howard
government launched the Emergency Intervention in June.
Blood
and popcorn
Peter Lavelle 22 November 2007
http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2007/11/22/2097850.htm
Gory
films and TV programs are pulling in audiences. But violence
on the screen can have lasting effects, especially on kids
and adolescents.
Testing
times for schools
Ian Townsend 18 November 2007
www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2007/
2089122.htm#transcript
There's
a new kind of primary school coming -- ready or not. Bigger
schools, different ways of learning, more special interest
groups in class. Not just the three Rs and computers, but
character and your place in society taught in all schools
across the country, and a chaplain to help with behaviour
and mental health.
Energy
drinks jolt blood pressure
Will Dunham 7 November 2007
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2083932.htm
High-caffeine
soft drinks may do more than give people a jolt of energy.
They may also boost heart rates and blood pressure levels,
researchers say.
Daylight
saving hits late risers hardest
ABC Science Online 25 October 2007
www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2070223.htm?enviro
It may
seem obvious, but science has just confirmed that daylight
saving time disrupts our body clock, especially if we're
late risers. 
We use daylight to set our body clock,
but daylight savings throws this adjustment out, say
researchers (Image: iStockphoto)
Self
management for eczema
Dr Norman Swan 16 October 2007
www.abc.net.au/health/minutes/stories/2007/10/16/2060710.htm
'Self-management'
- getting people to look after themselves, can help asthma,
diabetes, and now eczema in children, a study finds.
I'm
here to sting you
Peter Lavelle 11 October 2007
www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2007/10/11/2046263.htm
Beach
season is around the corner, but beware of the stings, bites
and stabbings below the waves. An expert offers some first
aid tips.
Drugs
and the teenage brain
Norman Swan 8 October 2007
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2007/2050987.htm
A look
at the effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs on teenage
brains. How nicotine may harm young brains and not adult
ones, and how alcohol is truly poisonous.
Speaking
out for my child
Caroline
Steindl 04 October 2007
www.abc.net.au/health/yourstories/stories/2007/10/04/2037819.htm
Caroline
Steindl has learnt to ask questions, say 'stop', and speak
up for her young daughter Freya when she's in pain.
Beware:
brightly coloured foods
Peter Lavelle 13 September 2007
www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2007/09/13/2031852.htm
Chemical colouring in food and drinks can make even normal
kids hyperactive, say researchers.
(Image: iStockphoto)
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