Feed thickener for infant reflux A-Z interventions and conditions A small amount of reflux, regurgitation or posseting is very common in small babies and does not need treatment. More serious reflux can cause pain, poor growth, or oesophageal ulceration
Honey and cough in children with URTI A-Z interventions and conditions In general, cough associated with an URTI in children does not require treatment but treatment may be necessary when the cough interferes with sleep
Manipulation and subluxation of radial head (pulled elbow) A-Z interventions and conditions In up to 50% of presentations of pulled elbow, there will be no known (or reported) pull to the arm
Mother’s kiss: nasal foreign bodies A-Z interventions and conditions Children aged 2-5 years have the highest incidence of nasal foreign bodies with some studies suggesting a greater prevalence in boys
Pain management strategies for childhood immunisation A-Z interventions and conditions Vaccine injections are the most common cause of iatrogenic pain in childhood
Peanut allergy prevention A-Z interventions and conditions Almost 3 in every 100 Australian children have a peanut allergy and around 20% of children ‘grow out of it’
Sweet solutions: procedural pain in infants (up to 12 months of age) A-Z interventions and conditions Sweet solution given directly to the tongue causes an orally mediated increase in endogenous opioids
Wet combing: head lice A-Z interventions and conditions Half of the people infested with lice do not scratch; all people in contact with an affected person should be manually checked for lice
Bibliotherapy: depression A-Z interventions and conditions Bibliotherapy is a form of guided self-help whereby the patient works through a structured book, independently from the doctor