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Nima, the portable gluten tester for peace-of-mind

Anita ButterworthJanuary 10, 2018

Having a gluten-sensitive family member means putting faith in anyone preparing your meals. A new, pocket-sized machine that tests food in a matter of minut... Read More...

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New research: Colic relief hope for breastfed babies

Anita ButterworthJanuary 3, 2018

A simple probiotic could be the key to help babies with colic settle. Australian researchers have found that a particular strain of probiotic may help re... Read More...

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Baby born from embryo frozen for 24 years

Anita ButterworthDecember 20, 2017

Baby Emma Wren Gibson is a record-breaker. She was frozen as an embryo in 1992 and has finally been given life ... 24 years later. She has become the lon... Read More...

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Push for more couples to have genetic testing before pregnancy

Anita ButterworthNovember 3, 2017

Special genetic screening for all Australian couples planning on having a baby should be routine, according to new research. While pregnant women routine... Read More...

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Measles Alert: Melbourne locations listed possibly infectious

Anita ButterworthSeptember 20, 2017

UPDATED: Authorities have updated the number of cases involved in the Victorian measles outbreak to 11, with four more cases confirmed over the weekend. ... Read More...

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More mums to get free mental health checks after pregnancy

Anita ButterworthAugust 24, 2017

More Australian women will have access to free mental health assessments after pregnancy, from November. In a bid to stop women in the private health sys... Read More...

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Is this the cure for deadly peanut allergies in kids?

Anita ButterworthAugust 17, 2017

Four years ago a group of peanut-allergic kids took part in the pioneering trial at Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute, where they were given... Read More...

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Mums warned against eating their placenta after baby falls sick

Anita ButterworthJuly 11, 2017

Kim Kardashian did it, so did her sister Kourtney and fellow celeb-mums Alicia Silverstone and Mayim Bialik too. While placenta consumption may be the lates... Read More...

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Study reveals stay-at-home dads do less than mums

Jenna GalleyMay 19, 2017

Being a stay-at-home parent isn't easy. With the housework, the meal making, the kid wrangling and the child chauffeuring, the workload of a stay-at-home-mu... Read More...

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Artificial womb creates new hope for premature babies

Anita ButterworthApril 28, 2017

It may sound like something out of a sci-fi flick, but scientists have managed to create a device that mimics a woman's womb, and could eventually be used t... Read More...

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Why it’s okay for kids to pick their nose (and eat it)

Jenna GalleyApril 24, 2017

It's one of the grossest habits most children pick up at some stage (many adults too!). And it's one that we try to discourage as quickly as possible. Well,... Read More...

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New app lets parents watch their IVF embryos grow

Anita ButterworthApril 18, 2017

Anxious parents-to-be undergoing fertility treatment will soon be able to watch their IVF embryos grow in the lab, using an Australian-first smartphone app.... Read More...

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Scientists create lactation pill so men can breastfeed

Nikki TandyApril 1, 2017

Scientists have developed a lactation pill that allows men to produce milk and breastfeed their babies. The male breastfeeding pill works by temporarily bo... Read More...

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Baby eczema rethink: Merino wool actually reduces symptoms

Anita ButterworthMarch 22, 2017

It seems we may have had the wool pulled over our eyes. New research is challenging the long-held belief that one of Australia's most-loved natural fibre... Read More...

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The incredible new MRI scan showing a baby in utero

Pilar MitchellFebruary 14, 2017

We can all agree, science is bloody brilliant, especially when it shows us what babies get up to in the womb, and more importantly, what their health is lik... Read More...

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