Jackie Sinnerton
The Courier-Mail
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Little Mia gets her one big wish
SOMETIMES wishes do come true. And The Sunday Mail and The Courier-Mail are delighted to have been able to help deliver this one. → Read More
The Ekka is over but the flu has just started
AS THE Ekka doors close for another year, Queenslanders should brace for the influenza virus to sweep across the state, one of the nations top infectious disease experts says. → Read More
Doctors asked to drop the C-word
DOCTORS need to drop the word cancer when talking to some patients and use phrases such as lesions and abnormal cells instead because the c-word sparks harm from over treatment and high anxiety. → Read More
Cairns girl heads to US for pioneering surgery at Centre for Cerebal Palsy Spasticity
MOST mums experience the joy of seeing their children take their first wobbly steps when they are still babies, but Aisling Crehan is moving heaven and earth to see her daughter Ciara take those first steps at the age of four. → Read More
‘I’m terrified that I might forget my children’
EVERY night mum of five Priscilla Farrow hits the pillow paralysed with fear. → Read More
Side of Nick Kyrgios we rarely see
NICK Kyrgios is a secret sweetheart. → Read More
Brisbane tradie Ben Dwyer’s shock bowel cancer diagnosis
JUST a month ago Brisbanes Ben Dwyer was the quintessential Queensland tradie. → Read More
Surfers three times more likely to have E coli in their gut, research finds
SURFERS are three times more likely to have dangerous superbugs in their bodies than non-surfers. → Read More
Nutrition guidelines: Parents urged to give children two 100 calorie snacks a day
QUEENSLAND top doctors are getting tough on unhealthy snacking saying Australian kids should follow guidelines of two snacks a day at 100 calories each cancelling out Mars Bars at 230 calories or a bag of chips at 160 calories. → Read More
Grandparents a health risk for children, research finds
GRANDPARENTS can be bad for kids health, damning new research has found. → Read More
What they’re teaching kids at kindy today
CHILDREN in child care are being taught how to open a clingwrapped sandwich, rip the top off a yoghurt and peel fruit as schools report pupils are skipping lunch as they struggle to open foods. → Read More
Red-haired revival for wannabe parents
SPERM donor collection companies are calling for more specimens from ginger-haired men. → Read More
Mums killing families with kindness
MARTYRDOM in motherhood is at epidemic levels and parenting experts warn mums their micromanaging can destroy families. → Read More
Tourette’s sufferers ticked off over lack of understanding in schools
CHILDREN with Tourette syndrome are being expelled, suspended or disciplined at Queensland schools as teachers struggle to deal with their involuntary tics. → Read More
Queensland study shows resistance exercises can boost immunity
DOCTORS could soon be prescribing three sets of bench presses and some lunges for a chest infection. → Read More
One Nation candidate Mark Ellis withdraws from state election saying family threatened and harassed
ONE Nation candidate Mark Ellis has withdrawn from the state election saying his family comes first following threats and harassment. → Read More
Nipper hailed a hero after ripper rescue at Teewah Beach on the Sunshine Coast
YOURE up, mate. → Read More
Childcare centres up their game with hi-tech Google-style rooms
GENERATION Alpha is the most materially endowed and empowered generation ever and child care is changing as more parents want high-end, Google-office-style centres for these littlies. → Read More
Doctors told Mt Gravatt boy’s parents his circulation was ‘not compatible with life’
MEET Eliot, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital’s happiest little patient. → Read More
Expensive food substitutes such as coconut oil a waste of money, say dietitians
COCONUT oil instead of olive oil, maple syrup instead of sugar, a paleo bar instead of an apple – many expensive, trendy food swaps are a waste of money, according to the Dietitians Association of Australia. → Read More