Doctors have warned parents to get their GP’s advice if engaging the services of a complementary medicine practitioner for their child, after a four-year-old with autism was admitted to emergency following treatment by a naturopath. Reporting in the British Medical Journal in October, doctors said that the naturopath had prescribed 12 holistic supplements, including calcium, vitamin D and camel milk, and the child was admitted to hospital … Continue reading Treating your kids with complementary medicine? Be diligent, warn doctors

STARTING school is scary enough without the added concern of a child’s asthma flaring up in the classroom or playground. The National Asthma Council Australia is warning parents that one in 10 schoolchildren with asthma will face a significant increase in the risk of asthma flare-ups or attacks and hospitalisation in the first few weeks of school. For Carmel Debel, it means additional preparations to … Continue reading Cairns parents warned of asthma risk as school term looms