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family health
The latest health and
wellbeing news for mums, dads and kids
Important step in
antibiotic battle! A new study has found that better communication for parents from healthcare providers would help in the battle to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for common childhood illnesses. The study, which was published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research, found that only four per cent of parents who were advised to delay the use of antibiotics for their children’s ear infections recalled receiving comprehensive advice, including information about the infection, the risks of antibiotics, and how to properly care for their children. The research also found that parents who did recall receiving more detailed explanations from their healthcare providers, were more likely to use antibiotics only if they were truly needed and preferred to let their children recover naturally.
Superbug-free bathrooms move a step closer to reality
Toilets and taps that not only stop the spread of superbugs, but also kill them dead, could be a reality by the end of the year. So says Kastus, the Irish antimicrobial experts, who made world headlines after their development of ground-breaking technology to prevent the spread of superbugs. The company developed an effective and practical antimicrobial solution that kills harmful bacteria and micro-organisms, such as MRSA and E coli, and which can be used to protect a range of everyday surfaces – including smartphones, glass, door handles and metals – against deadly superbugs. But the company, which launched its life-saving products earlier this year, has said that ceramics were likely to be the first real-life application of the products – with huge interest coming from ceramic and sanitaryware producers.
Your homework? GET FIT!
Scientists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found that low levels of vitamin B12 in pregnant
fast fact
women may be associated with an increased risk of having a premature birth. Vitamin
B12 is found in meat, eggs and dairy foods, but those who are vegetarian or vegan can also ensure optimum levels with yeast extract spreads and supplements.
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A new study of nearly 1300 schoolchildren, parents and teachers across Ireland has found that a fifth of kids are overweight or obese. As a result, the academic who carried out the study - Professor David Hevey, has recommended that primary school children should be given ‘health-related’ homework. Professor Hevey said that his findings ‘clearly demonstrated how such homework could be an effective approach for significantly increasing physical activity and improving vegetable and healthy food consumption in our children’. The research found that 42 per cent of parents were concerned that their child’s weight had a negative effect on their self-esteem but, even more worryingly, it found that, although kids are drinking fewer fizzy drinks, they’re swapping them for waters that are packed with sugars, rather than those that are simply water.
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