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  • Wednesday, 9th May 2012

  • Healthy hot chips?

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    Healthy hot chips?
    Hot chips are the age-old family favourite, but they don’t have to be an unhealthy treat. With the help of a team of dietitians, we rank the most popular supermarket brands based on nutritional value.
  • Tuesday, 8th May 2012

  • Nailing the nail salons

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    Nailing the nail salons
    Budget salons are ruining your nails and spreading dangerous infections with dirty tools and untrained staff. Our investigation into this largely unregulated industry exposes some of Australia’s worst offenders.
  • Tuesday, 24th April 2012

  • Soup diets – do they work?

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    Soup diets – do they work?
    Three women, three different diets. We take three of the most popular soup diets and put them to the test with real women keen to shed some extra weight. Which ones work best?
  • Friday, 20th April 2012

  • Cutting through the good health hype

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    Cutting through the good health hype
    What is a leading cardiologist doing with pizza in the fridge? Dr Ross Walker hasn’t fallen off the health wagon, rather he is living his new plan that says you shouldn’t be denying yourself the good stuff as you get older, but quite the opposite.
  • Friday, 13th April 2012

  • Martin King’s heart warning

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    Martin King’s heart warning
    One Australian has a heart attack about every ten minutes, and reporter Martin King was one of them. If you’re over 30 and think it will never happen to you, he has a message that could save your life.
  • Monday, 2nd April 2012

  • Autism app to aid families

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    Autism app to aid families
    A new iPad application is set to revolutionise the way children with autism communicate with loved ones. We review the new treatment tool and speak to parents that say it could be a big leap in autism management.
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    In practice I have been using similar iPad programs to work with autistic children as well as educating parents.
  • Monday, 26th March 2012

  • What’s living in your wallet?

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    What’s living in your wallet?
    Your money could be making you sick. Millions of bank notes are passed from person to person every day, making them the perfect mode of transport for bacteria. We show you how to make your money healthy.

  • Sneaky salt

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    Sneaky salt
    Australians are overdosing on salt without even realising it. A new study breaks down the salt levels in everyday foods and shows how you can consume less.
    Milne
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    My husband takes frozen meals for lunch every day and on the box it says 815g sodium. Is this much?
  • Wednesday, 21st March 2012

  • Parking fine farce

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    Parking fine farce
    In their never ending war against motorists, local councils are unveiling new measures to catch parking cheats. But our investigation reveals the latest technology may also be guilty of fining innocent drivers.
    L.Rogerson
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    It seems these days councils will do anything for the almighty dollar, while they slash services to ratepayers.
  • Monday, 19th March 2012

  • ACA Autism forum

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    ACA Autism forum
    This A Current Affair special presentation brings together a panel of experts and the everyday Australian families struggling to cope with Autism. We invited families to share their incredible stories, ask questions and voice their concerns about living with the disorder.
    bluesjezza
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    Thankyou channel 9 for promoting Autism Awareness Day - Time 2 Train Aspergers program is going well.

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