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| 27 September 2012 Welcome to this week's ABC Health & Wellbeing Updates where you'll find the most interesting and inspiring health stories from across the ABC. | | | |
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|  | | Stand up for your health
The Pulse: Exercising for 30 minutes on most days is supposed to keep you in good health. But research suggests that's not enough if you spend a lot of time sitting. | | | |
|  | | Everyday infection control
Audio: ABC Health & Wellbeing's Claudine Ryan talks to Life Matters about some 'purely practical' measures to help keep the bugs at bay. | | | |
|  | | Opiate addiction
Video: In this Health Quarter, ABC News medical reporter Sophie Scott looks at a scientific breakthrough that could lead to the pain relief of prescription drugs without the risk of addiction. | | | |
|  | | Late talkers
Tonic: Dr Norman Swan and the team look at a handy new tool for parents who think their toddler might be a late talker, and research into personalised treatments for cancer sufferers. | | | |
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| Physical fitness for kids
Schools with fitter children have better academic results, a new Australian study has found. This research builds on earlier findings that greater fitness and physical activity leads to changes in the brain activity and better performance in cognitive tests and concentration. National activity guidelines recommend school age children do at least one hour of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day. School holidays are a great time to do some physical activities with your kids. If you need some ideas on how (you and) your kids can get moving check out our exercise guide. | | | | |
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| The only time of day that might not be best for exercise is right before you go to bed. It can make it harder for you to drop off to sleep. more >> | | |
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| Online analysis and opinion | | | |
| Bouncing back from helicopter parenting
The Drum Opinion
Stop trying to be the perfect parent and let your kids live a little, writes Jane Caro. Yes, they'll get hurt occasionally, but how else will they learn? | | | Foot tech: the 45 dollar replacement leg
ABC Technology + Games
Last month, I visited the Jaipur Foot clinic in New Delhi. You may have heard of the Jaipur Foot. It is both an invention - a prosthetic foot made from cheap materials costing about $45 (versus $8,000 for a similar device in the United States) - and an amazing, low-cost network of clinics around the world that has served more than 1.3 million people with new limbs, calipers, and crutches. | | |
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| Tiny particles target hearing loss
Nanotechnology - manipulating tiny particles to carry drugs targeting damaged cells in the human body - could revolutionise healthcare in the future, says Professor Frank Caruso. | | |
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