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AMA
says obesity drug ad misleading
www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1754841.htm
Reporter: Jennifer Macey - 3 October 2006
Xenical
is a weight loss drug that prevents the body from absorbing
fat.
It's
advertised during several prime-time TV slots.
The
Australian Medical Association says the commercial is misleading
and will encourage young women who are concerned about their
weight, but not obese, to take the drug.
Mt
Isa children tested for lead poisoning
www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1744220.htm
Reporter: Lisa Millar - 19 September 2006
Hundreds
of babies and toddlers at Mt Isa are having their blood
tested this week to see if they're being poisoned by lead.
In
the Family - A Journey through Madness
/www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2006/1739373.htm#
Presenter: Natasha Mitchell - 16 September 2006
A candid
family story of life inside. Inside psychiatric hospitals,
inside schizophrenia, and inside a remarkable journey towards
compassion, activism and understanding.
Research
offers further insight into anorexia
www.abc.net.au/news/health/sophie_scott/newsitems/s1740372.htm
September 13 2006
Australian
researchers have uncovered important new information about
why patients with anorexia see themselves as overweight.
Obesity
study finds children exercising less
www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1739016.htm
Reporter: Annie Guest - 12 September 2006
A lot
has been written and said about the growing waistlines of
Australian children and the large portions of fatty food
they eat. But there's another theory on why children are
getting fatter and it doesn't involve food.
Graffiti
linked to personality disorder
www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1737822.htm?health
Judy Skatssoon - Wednesday, 13 September 2006
 Teens
who get involved in graffiti 'tagging' may be showing early
symptoms of a personality disorder, an Australian psychiatrist
says.
Could
graffiti be a sign of something more serious than teen rebellion?
(Image: iStockphoto)
Probiotics
help kids with eczema
www.abc.net.au/health/minutes/stories/s1732010.htm
4 September 2006
A study
in Western Australia has found that probiotics, products
containing live bacteria, may help some young children with
eczema.
Bitter
experience turns kids off vegies
www.abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1699451.htm
Amy Norton - 28 July 2006
Picky
kids who won't eat vegetables may be particularly sensitive
to bitter flavours, a new study shows.
Kids;
how much exercise?
http://www.abc.net.au/health/minutes/stories/s1701304.htm
31 July 2006
Children
may need over an hour and a half of moderate exercise per
day to stay healthy.
International
exercise guidelines for young people
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2006/1702488.htm
31 July 2006
Researchers
have found that the international exercise guidelines for
children and adolescents need to be changed and higher levels
of physical activity for young people need to be recommended.
Calls
for free rotavirus vaccine for Aboriginal children
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1693988.htm
Reporter: Melanie Christiansen - 22 July 2006
There
are calls for all Indigenous children in Australia to be
vaccinated against a severe, sometimes fatal, form of infectious
diarrhoea.
New
service targets youth mental health
www.abc.net.au/news/health/sophie_scott/newsitems/s1690024.htm
July 18 2006
Young
people suffering mental illness will benefit from a $50
million program to improve services.
Your
family's health history
www.abc.net.au/health/features/familyhist/
by Kathy Graham - 29/06/2006
Your
family's health history You got your green eyes from dad
and your big bum from great aunt June. But that's not all
you inherited. Find out why compiling a family health history
could save your life.
Stuttering
linked to excitable children
www.abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1674766.htm
Amy Norton - Thursday, 29 June 2006
 Preschoolers
who stutter may have more difficulty controlling their emotions
than other children their age, a study has found - suggesting
that emotional factors contribute to the speech disorder.
The
study showed children who stuttered showed greater emotional
"reactivity" to everyday stresses, like having
a toy taken away (Image: iStockphoto)
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