AAP - 01-11-2016

A patch that delivers small amounts of peanut protein could offer a treatment children with peanut allergies, a study has found. A wearable skin

AAP - 07-09-2016

Giving babies antibiotics may increase their risk of eczema or hay fever later in life, according to a new study. Babies exposed to antibiotics

AAP - 12-08-2016

Researchers in the US have made a critical step in better treating very young children with peanut allergy through the use of immunotherapy.

AAP - 01-08-2016

The Turnbull Government's 'No Jab, No Pay' policy has forced parents to get more than 5700 children immunised to secure their child care payments.

AAP - 12-07-2016

Kids who are nail-biters and thumb-suckers are less likely to develop allergies, supporting the hygiene hypothesis, that exposure to microbes can be good.

AAP - 18-02-2016

Children born in Asia who migrated to Australia have a decreased risk of developing a nut allergy, say researchers. Being born in Asia protects

AAP - 18-02-2016

Northern NSW has the lowest rate of fully immunised children in the country while the Snowy Mountains has the highest rate, according to the latest data. Northern

AAP - 14-01-2016

Immune systems of babies who develop food allergies are 'primed' for them by the time they are born, says new research Babies with hyperactive

AAP - 06-01-2016

Childcare centres no longer have to accept unvaccinated children, however at least two Queensland providers are welcoming these enrolments. Queensland's

AAP - 14-12-2015

Queensland's health lobby and premier have hit out at anti-vaxxer parents hosting so-called "pox parties" to deliberately infect children.