Articles Tagged: medicine

Terrible Twos: A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down

By Pip Jones, Feb 28, 2012

Unlike my family, I am very restrained when it comes to yummy treats. What I mean is, I have a 'stop' button, whereas Ruby, Ava and their daddy do not. Consequently, I am the treats police.

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Winter chills and ills: Nothing to be sniffed at

By Pip Jones, Nov 14, 2011

I don't know about you, but I am dreading the next several months. Not because I dislike winter (I mean, I love an open fire and a bowl of hearty soup as much as the next person), but because, like a seal pup staring into the gaping jaws of an orca, I'm about to be gobbled up by sick season.

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Couple prayed for their dying toddler son and refused 'sinful drugs' medicine

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 3, 2011

A Christian couple prayed for their dying toddler instead of sending him for medical attention that could have saved his ...

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Alternative medicines 'can be fatal' for children

By Katy Holland, Dec 23, 2010

Alternative remedies can be dangerous for children and could even be fatal, experts have warned. Parents are sometimes ...

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Experts say there's "no evidence" that acupuncture helps IVF

By Jenny Cornish, Mar 11, 2010

Experts have announced that there is no evidence either acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine improve the likelihood of ...

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Parents accuse nursery staff of drugging kids to make them sleep

By Jenny Cornish, Dec 27, 2009

A group of parents in Ohio, USA, is accusing workers at a day care centre of using medication to get the children to sleep. ...

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Making sick days better

By Kathy Peel, Apr 28, 2009

It happens to every mum. On the day you're giving a presentation or attending an important event, your child ...

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