Food allergies in Australian children- what you need to know Food allergies are on the rise in Australia, affecting 5-10% of children. Understanding allergies, recognising the symptoms, and knowing how to respond can help parents to feel less stressed about their child's condition, and manage the risks more effectively. [...]
Inguinal hernia A hernia is a bulge or protrusion through a weakness or an opening. An inguinal hernia is one that occurs in the groin where the abdomen meets the hips and usually involves tissue, fat and sometimes intestines pushing through the opening. Inguinal hernias are much more common [...]
What is Phimosis? What is Phimosis? Phimosis is the medical word that describes a tight foreskin that cannot be pulled back past the head of the penis (glans). This is normal in babies and infants (physiologic phimosis), as almost all boys under 2 years of age have a tight [...]
How to treat Head Lice What are Head Lice? Head Lice are small insects that live in human hair and feed on blood from the scalp. Outbreaks are very common in childcare centres, schools and residential facilities. How do Head Lice spread? Head Lice are spread by close head-to-head [...]
Why is Measles such a dangerous infection? What is Measles? Measles used to be a common illness. The MMR vaccine has dramatically reduced the number of cases in Australia, but in recent times there have been outbreaks due to lower uptake of vaccinations in some areas, as well as [...]
UTI in children- how do you know a child has a UTI? what is a UTI? symptoms diagnosis treatment What is a UTI? A UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) is an infection in the urinary tract, which is made up of the kidneys the ureters [...]
Measles- what are the complications? Measles is one of the top causes of death in young children worldwide. Though the number of cases has fallen over the past few decades due to vaccination programs, it is still a major killer- around 90,000 died from Measles in 2016. At first, Measles can seem like [...]
Colic in babies- symptoms & treatment what is colic? cause symptoms treatment What is Colic? Colic is a common condition, affecting about 1 in 5 babies. It is when a baby cries a lot, even though they are properly fed and not unwell. Bouts of crying with colic [...]
Bronchiolitis in kids- the key facts. causes symptoms diagnosis treatment What is Bronchiolitis? Bronchiolitis is an infection of the small airways (bronchioles) in the lungs of young children It is nearly always caused by a virus It usually affects babies under the age of [...]
Chicken Pox spread symptoms vaccine treatment Chicken Pox is a viral infection, caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus, which is a type of herpes virus. Children in Australia are routinely immunised against Chicken Pox at 18 months, as part of a 4 in 1 vaccine with the MMR [...]
