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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Ricci-Jane’s Fertility Journey
Ricci-Jane and her partner were told they wouldn’t have a baby without IVF. Ricci-Jane had PCOS, and a stressful new job and poor eating habits had taken their toll on her body. In the first video of Your Fertility’s series of personal stories, Ricci-Jane talks about her journey to get ‘baby-fit’ and try to conceive […]
Most parents believe vaccines are safe for children
95% of Adelaide parents believe vaccines are safe for their children despite the spread of misinformation about vaccine safety. Adriana Parrella’s research demonstrated that while 95% were confident in vaccine safety in general, almost half expressed some concern for the prior testing of vaccines, and one in four was not aware that Australia has a […]
The Conversation: Navigating the grey zone in end-of-life care for children
Author: Dominic Wilkinson Recently on The Conversation, legal academic Neera Bhatia drew attention to two recent Australian court cases of withdrawing of life-saving medical treatment from infants with severe brain damage. She suggested there was a need for urgent attention by the Australian government to “set the bar for decision-making processes”, and to create a […]
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Navigating the grey zone in end-of-life care for children
Care planning for critically ill children involves decisions about life-sustaining treatments. Parents are frequently faced with the heart-breaking question of whether life support should continue, or whether it should be stopped, and the child allowed to die. In one study of an Australian children’s hospital, eight out of ten deaths occurred in intensive care, and most had […]
Researchers call for Voltaren to be pulled from world markets
The painkiller diclofenac, sold as Voltaren, should be pulled from the market, argue researchers from the UK and Canada, after finding it remains popular despite known cardiovascular risks. Scientists have known for over a decade that some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Voltaren were associated with heart attacks and strokes in vulnerable patients. Read full […]
Parents’ views critical at the end of a child’s life
More emphasis should be given to parents’ needs when deciding whether or not to withdraw life support from critically ill children, according to a new book written by a University of Adelaide academic. The book, published by Oxford University Press, deals with advances in brain scans and other technologies, and their influence on decisions about […]
Dads’ age at conception can prove a risk to offspring
Children conceived to fathers aged over 40 are six times more likely to die before birth and have a sixfold chance of having autism, new research shows. The findings from a review of international fertility studies involving 92,000 men have prompted fertility experts to warn that men need to realise their age and lifestyle choices […]
