The Australian government's National Influenza Vaccine Program for Older Australians funds free vaccine for Australians aged 65 years and older. Conducted in October 2003, almost 8000 Australians aged 40 years and older participated in the 2003 survey and were asked about their recent medical and financial experience of influenza and influenza vaccination. The report presents...

Reducing pain and discomfort in children undergoing immunisation is a way to reduce barriers to immunisation, one of the most important advances in child health of our time.

Primary nocturnal enuresis is intermittent nighttime wetting after the age of five years. It can either be primary - the child has never had dry nights, or secondary - the child starts wetting after a 6-12 month period of dry nights. Rickets is characterised as a failure of mineralisation in the growing bone. It occurs...

'Fever in children' discusses this common symptom of illness and when parents should be concerned, depending on the baby's age. The article outlines the normal range, measurement methods and management. Dealing with dogs considers two major approaches to reducing dog bites among children, encouraging responsible pet ownership, and reducing the numbers of those breeds identified...

In the wake of a 1993 NHMRC call to urgently reduce the lead load of Australians, this article sets out the common ways that young children come into contact with lead particles and offers steps to minimise children's exposure and absorption.