infant health
Supporting parents in the management of minor conditions in infants
This article provides a snapshot of the management of several minor conditions that may present in infants and young children, including the appropriate counselling advice and ‘red-flags’ for referral to …
Impact of parental misconceptions on management of teething pain
This article discusses the misconceptions about teething, delving into false beliefs that may be held by parents. It also reviews the recommended non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies for managing teething symptoms, …
Close call
A pharmacy misfilled a baby’s prescription with methadone – a mistake that was caught just in time A five-month-old girl was almost given methadone after a pharmacy accidentally dispensed the …
Caring for kids
Leading pharmacist calls for more guidelines on colic, constipation and reflux in infants, as new survey shows 99% of pharmacists field questions on these disorders A new survey has found …
Lidocaine gel no longer recommended
A leading hospital pharmacist has announced South Australia’s new advice on infant teething gel, asking parents not to use lidocaine gels Deputy Director of Pharmacy at the Women’s and Children’s …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Probiotics to prevent infantile colic A Cochrane review has concluded that there is no clear evidence that probiotics are more effective …
‘Protect our babies and children’
Leading doctors and paediatric experts call for minimum age for chiropractic patients after latest controversy A Melbourne chiropractor has come under fire after media outlets including 9News covered a Facebook video …
How Mum’s diet could help colic
Researchers examined whether providing a low FODMAP diet to breastfeeding mothers could help reduce colic in infants… and the results suggest it could While avoiding “windy” foods is common among …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Current treatment options for postmenopausal vaginal atrophy Vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) affects up to 50%–60% of postmenopausal women, with symptoms of dryness, …
Clinical tips: feeding Baby
Supporting breastfeeding is important, but many parents need advice on alternatives, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen As a profession, pharmacists encourage and support breastfeeding. However, for whatever …
Sildenafil trial halted as babies die
A trial of sildenafil in pregnant women has been stopped after eleven babies died The Amsterdam University Medical Centre has confirmed that it has stopped a study of the effect …
‘Leave the commercial interests out to one side.’
Health stakeholders have criticised “bizarre” attempts by US officials to block a World Health Assembly resolution encouraging breastfeeding According to an article published in the New York Times, the United …