Drinking Water

Follow the links below to find information on drinking water, including water quality and the health benefits of water.

Reviewed January 2012

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Title:   Bottle feeding - drinks for babies
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   When can I stop using formula and change to cow's milk as my baby's main milk drink? Use formula as your baby's main drink until 12 months of age. After this age, you may offer full cream cow's milk from a cup.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Drinks for children - easy read
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Breastmilk, water and milk are the best drinks for children.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Water tanks and dams - safety tips
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The highest quality water available should be used for drinking. Rainwater tanks are often the safest source but there are contamination risks that can cause severe gastric illnesses. After a bushfire, flood or other extreme weather event, drinking water may be contaminated. Analysts can assess your water to ensure it is safe to drink.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Water - make it safe to drink
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Drinking untreated water such as creek water, bore water or sometimes even rainwater can lead to illnesses including gastroenteritis. Natural water sources should be used with caution and water treatment methods used to make water safe to drink. Remember, think before you drink and treat the water if you are unsure.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Advising patients to increase fluid intake for treating acute respiratory infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Doctors commonly recommend that people with acute respiratory infections drink extra fluids. Acute infections include colds, acute sinusitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia and influenza. This review intended to find out the benefit or h...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Travellers' diarrhoea - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Contaminated food and drink are the major sources of stomach or intestinal illness while travelling.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Preschooler nutrition and fitness: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An in-a-nutshell guide that explains how to get preschoolers to eat healthy food and enjoy physical activity and exercise. Includes tips on dealing with fussy eating in preschoolers.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Drinking water
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Our bodies are made up of 50% to 60% water, and water that is lost through breathing, sweat, and urine needs to be replaced.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Water
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Our bodies are made up of 50% to 60% water. Water is lost through breathing, sweat, and urine, and needs to be replaced by water from drinks or food. This is especially important in hot weather.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Water Quality Advisory Committee (WQAC)
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:   In April 2007 the NHMRC established the Water Quality Advisory Committee (WQAC) to provide expert advice on health issues relating to water quality. Membership of the WQAC comprises representatives from the scientific community, medical professionals, government health and environmental departments, experts within recycling systems, health risk assessment, and the industry.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Healthy holiday eating: quick tips - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Here are some tips to help you stay healthy and avoid illnesses carried in food and water when you are travelling.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Drinking water - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Along with oxygen, water is one of the 2 most essential materials for human life.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Eating well in pregnancy - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Eating a nutritious and varied diet in pregnancy is the best way of caring for yourself and your baby.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Australian drinking water guidelines
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:   The NHMRC/ARMCANZ Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) provides the Australian community and the water supply industry with guidance on what constitutes good quality drinking water.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Australian drinking water guidelines - Community water planner: a tool for small communities to develop drinking water management plans
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:   The Community Water Planner (the Tool) is a web-based tool developed collaboratively by NHMRC and the National Water Commission to assist managers of remote community water supplies in managing microbiological, physical, chemical and radiological water quality risks.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Water for preventing urinary calculi
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Kidney stones (also known as calculi) are masses of crystals and protein and are common causes of urinary tract obstruction in adults. For a long time, increased water intake has been the main preventive measure for the disease and its recurrence. In th...
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Colloidal silver & related products
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Products containing substances like colloidal silver, which make therapeutic claims, must meet the requirements of other therapeutic goods. Colloidal silver products that are used in the purification or treatment of drinking water, and which do not make therapeutic claims, remain excluded from therapeutic goods legislation.
Date:   Mar 2004
Title:   Guidance on use of rainwater tanks
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The aim of this monograph is to consolidate information and advice on rainwater tanks in one document. The monograph presents a description of the issues and provides guidance on managing rainwater collected in domestic tanks in a way that should maximise the quality of water supplied from these tanks.
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Travellers' diarrhoea prevention - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Travellers' diarrhoea is a common problem. Find out rules to follow for food and drink and what to do if you get an attack of diarrhoea while on an overseas trip.
Date:   Jul 2001
Title:   Tap water better for teeth, say Australian dentists - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Dentists fear that children and teenagers are inadvertently cutting fluoride from their diet by replacing tap water with bottled and filtered varieties.
Date:   Oct 2000

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