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Children
need their own hospital wards
The Age - 15/12/2008
David Bennett
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/children-need-their-own-hospital-wards-20081214-6y94.html?page=1
There
has been widespread concern about the overcrowding and underfunding
of public hospitals, but one issue that has not received
much publicity is the disappearance of children's wards.
This development is of grave concern to doctors and should
also worry the public because it affects the quality and
safety of the treatment of children and young people in
Australia.
Life
with Simon
Life Matters - 9/12/2008
www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2008/2432223.htm
Raising
a disabled child is never easy, but for families dealing
with an invisible disability it can also be a battle against
misinformation.
 Simon
is a profoundly autistic 15-year-old who lives in South
Australia with his parents Ann Marie and Michael, and his
older sisters Georgina and Natalie.
Kathryn
Crisell recently spent a day with the family to see what
it's like living with and caring for Simon.
Sleep
terrors may be inherited
ABC Science - 2/12/2008
www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/12/02/2435701.htm
Night
terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming,
are at least partially inherited, according to a Canadian
study.
Website
helps young share their pain
The Canberra Times
By Claire Low - 28/11/2008
A hospital
can be a lonely place for a sick or disabled child.
But thanks to a new online community launched in Canberra
yesterday, sick young people will have a new source of friends
who understand exactly what they're going through.
Livewire.org.au
is pitched at Australians aged 10 to 21 with a serious illness,
chronic condition or disability.
Allergies
- the answers you need
ABC Health & Wellbeing
by Claudine Ryan - 25/11/2008
www.abc.net.au/health/features/stories/2008/11/25/2420270.htm
When
it comes to allergies there seem to be as many questions
as there are answers. Here we ask the experts to answer
five common allergy questions.
 Allergy
or intolerance?
Are allergies on the rise?
Should you avoid certain foods?
Can you grow out of an allergy?
Is there a cure?
More info
(Image
source: iStockphoto)
Whether
it's sneezing, wheezing or a life-threatening closing of
the airways, allergies are a major public health problem
in Australia, which has one of the highest rates of allergic
disease in the world.
The
Good Health. Master it! program
www.australianmastersgames.com/index.php?id=216
Get
a Free 6 months training program and eating plan with recipes,
health tips, BMI etc.
The
Good Health. Master it! program is a health initiative funded
by the Australian government Department of Health and Ageing.
It aims to provide thousands of Australians advice on their
health and fitness in order to achieve long term health
benefits.
All
you have to do is complete the online health survey, and
you will receive a 6 month fitness program and health eating
plan developed by Sue Stanley, Triple World Aerobic Champion.
Visit
www.australianmastersgames.com/index.php?id=216
and click on the Survey link - get everyone involved and
pass this link to your network of friends.
Oral
Health Promotion Clearinghouse
www.adelaide.edu.au/oral-health-promotion/
Your
online resource for Oral Health Promotion in Australia
The mission of the Oral Health Promotion Clearing House
is to contribute to the reduction of oral disease in Australia.
The
Clearing House builds oral health promotion capacity and
fosters the development and implementation of effective
prevention and oral health promotion strategies to improve
the health of Australians. Please explore these pages for
information on resources, events and initiatives on many
oral health promotion topics.
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