Dilute apple juice for children rehydration A-Z interventions and conditions Traditionally, beverages with high sugar content have been discouraged because of their potential to induce osmotic diarrhoea although recent studies have found this effect to be minimal
Egg allergy prevention A-Z interventions and conditions Hen’s egg allergy is the second most common food allergy in infants and young children (cow’s milk is the most common) but most children outgrow egg allergy by adolescence
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
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’
Probiotics in pregnancy for infant atopic eczema A-Z interventions and conditions The gut of a healthy fetus is sterile; after delivery, the mother’s gut flora colonises the infant’s gut
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
Brief behavioural therapy: insomnia in adults A-Z interventions and conditions Physical health problems are present in about one-third of patients with insomnia, defined as repeated difficulty with sleep over a period of a month