The Handband Blog
Medical ID guides, condition know-how and first-aid advice — written to help you and the people who look after you.
WHEN Michael and Michelle Merrett’s son, Christopher, was diagnosed with a severe dairy allergy they realised there was a gap in the business market. The couple set up a company from their home in Hav…
THE rate of diabetes has increased by up to 40 per cent over five years in coastal retirement areas of NSW and has reached worryingly high levels.
Wristbands for kids with food allergies — Australian guide to custom debossed silicone bands, school anaphylaxis safety, and what to write on each one.
Parents who feed their infants solid foods or cow's milk before the age of four months could put them at lower risk for peanut allergy, according to a new study. Researchers said introducing solids ea…
1 in 10 children globally has a food allergy — and rates are still rising. Discover the causes, the most common allergens, and how to protect your child.
Sending a child with food allergies to summer camp? Practical questions to ask staff, safe snack ideas, EpiPen handling and allergy ID wristband basics.
The number of Australian children with type 1 diabetes is already high by international standards, but the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates the number will jump a further 10 per ce…
YARMOUTH — On Monday, hospitals in southwestern Nova Scotia began placing yellow wristbands on patients considered to be at high risk of falling.
THE Staffords' wristband appeal is set to smash its fundraising target. Since last November, members of the public have been able to show their support for 3 Mercian in Afghanistan by purchasing an of…
STAWELL - Skene Street School is selling inspirational wristbands and biros to help raise funds to put the finishing touches on its new facilities.
Has your allergic reaction to a medication been properly recorded in your medical records so you are not at risk in future? Health reporter Elspeth McLean has some advice from her own experience of me…
An allergy expert says Australian children have the highest recorded rate of food allergies in the world and warns the statistics could translate into a wave of chronic diseases. An Australian study i…
