Parents urged to have children's blood lead levels tested
Parents in Broken Hill are being urged to regularly have their young children's blood lead levels tested.
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While the majority of children in Broken Hill have acceptable levels of lead in their blood, authorities are concerned about the number of children who are actually being tested. A recent report shows...
View Article$600,000 grant secures Wilcannia playgroup
The Maari Ma Health Corporation has received more than six-hundred-thousand dollars to continue running a portable playgroup in Wilcannia.
View ArticleToddler death inquest continues
The inquest into the death of a toddler at the Broken Hill Base Hospital has heard correct resuscitation equipment was not on hand when the boy's heart stopped.
View ArticleHospital procedures change following toddler's death
The inquest into the death of a toddler, has heard staff at Broken Hill Base Hospital did not weigh the boy before administering powerful drugs.
View ArticleDentist defends use of "controversial" drug
The dentist who operated on a Broken Hill toddler before his death, has defended his use of a controversial drug before a coronial inquest into the boy's death.
View ArticleExperts call for warning labels on alcohol
The chairman of the Far West Local Health District says alcohol products should come with labels to warn of the harm they can cause babies.
View ArticleIncrease in lead testing in Broken Hill
There's been an increase in the number of parents getting their children tested for lead poisoning in Broken Hill.
View ArticlePush for more midwives in the bush
The National Rural Women's Coalition is pushing for better maternity services for women in regional communities.
View ArticleConcern over lack of autism support
An autism support group says the incidence of the disorder in Broken Hill children may be underestimated because of a lack of services.
View ArticleReport gives more accurate lead data in Broken Hill children
A new report reveals Aboriginal babies and toddlers in Broken Hill are more likely to have higher blood lead levels than non-Aboriginal children.
View ArticleHigh blood lead levels confirmed in half of Broken Hill children
Health authorities have officially lowered the acceptable threshold for blood lead levels, meaning more than 50 per cent of Broken Hill children are over the limit.
View ArticleBroken Hill blood lead levels decreasing but gap remains for Aboriginal children
A report has found more than three quarters of Aboriginal children in Broken Hill have blood lead levels above national guidelines.
View ArticleHealth authorities reject study arguing Broken Hill locals not adequately...
The NSW health department has hit back at claims that information about lead exposure at Broken Hill in the state's far west isn't properly warning people of the dangers.
View ArticleAuthorities point to significant improvement in Broken Hill's water quality...
Water authorities at Broken Hill in far west New South Wales have hit back at claims the city's water supply is causing skin conditions.
View ArticleBrain-eating parasite among the dangers of unsafe rural water, says professor...
A professor working to make drinking water safer in remote regions believes he is making slow but worthwhile progress to change behaviours.
View ArticleTresillian expands to regional and rural NSW bringing hope of sleep to new...
The expert services of Tresillian, with its infant sleep and settling support, expands to bring relief to regional and rural parents in NSW.
View ArticleMake-up classes held for teenage girls as they feel pressure of social media,...
Make-up course organiser Larissa Jones says parents can't ignore the pressure their children feel to wear make-up and it is better to coach them and let them talk about their insecurities.
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