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Anti-allergenic bedding from Allersafe
By Monica Stylli on 28/06/2007 01:39:05
Help protect your baby from allergies with this specially designed bedding.
It is predicted that by 2010 1 in 3 children will suffer from an allergy. Bedding is thought to be one of the main causes for the rise in allergy sufferers as it harbours allergens such as dust mites. These live in mattresses, mattress covers
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Hayfever in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/05/2010 01:42:23
The hayfever season starts in the spring. So what are the alternatives to medication, if the pollen gets to you?
For some hayfever sufferers, pregnancy will actually alleviate their symptoms and they may pass through the summer months unaffected. However, while some women will see no change in their usual hayfever pattern, the most severe cases of hayfever are likely to be as bad as usual. ...
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Allergies and your baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/09/2008 02:07:00
What should you look out for and what are the most likely allergies?
cold or it looks like teething but without the red cheeks or nappy rashes - then you could think about potential allergens that your child might have been exposed to.Other reactions include stomach upset and being sick or have itchy, sore eyes.The most
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Food allergies: the tell-tale signs
By Cheryl Freedman on 06/03/2011 16:43:09
Do you think your baby may be suffering from a food allergy? Here's what to look out for, from wheeziness to skin rashes
and nose, vomiting and skin rashes.If you or your partner has a history of allergies, asthma, eczema or hay fever, your baby may be more likely to develop an allergy, so be extra vigilant when introducing known allergens into your baby's diet
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Pregnant women told Vitamin E could prevent asthma in children
By Liz Jarvis on 15/03/2010 15:18:12
Eating grains and cereal could reduce risk, study finds
- affects the way the babies' lungs developed and how the immune system responded to allergens.'However, last year a Dutch study found that eating nuts could actually put unborn babies at greater risk of developing asthma.Alternative sources of Vitamin E
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Babies: Colds, allergies and asthma
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/05/2007 01:03:09
New research suggests that babies who have lower respiratory viral infections in their first year may be more likely to develop asthma.
before the age of five.It is believed this was due to the way in which the body reacts to the infection and allergens.It comes as another medical study finds that women who eat plenty of apples during pregnancy can help reduce the risk of their child
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Childhood asthma linked to paracetamol for babies
By Kimberley Smith on 30/11/2010 14:07:23
Asthma and allergies three times more likely for children who are given infant paracetamol
weren’t.“The major finding is that children who used paracetamol before the age of 15 months (90%) were more than three times as likely to become sensitized to allergens and twice as likely to develop symptoms of asthma at six years old than children
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Three fab foods for weaning your baby
By Joanne Lumsden on 01/02/2011 10:08:09
Your baby is ready for weaning, but what’s on the menu? Read our guide to the safest first foods for your little one
of a shock to her developing palate.It must be easy to digest. Her digestive system is still maturing, so she needs foods that pass through the gut easily and are unlikely to cause problems like constipation.It must be non-allergenic. Certain
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All about nut allergies
By Cheryl Freedman on 05/03/2011 19:49:16
Allergic reactions to nuts are becoming more common in little ones, and can be highly dangerous. What are the signs, and when can you introduce them?
and can form part of a healthy, balanced diet. So how concerned should we really be about nut allergies in babies and toddlers?What is a nut allergy?An allergy occurs when the immune system overreacts to an allergen (a substance that the body mistakes
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Monday Morning Roundup
By ThinkBaby on 28/11/2005 13:07:41
New product update with the latest from PurFlo, Simple and Fuzzy Duck
Sleep tightRecently launched and already the winners of a Baby & Child Show prize, PurFlo baby mattresses and SleepSacs were created specifically with safety in mind. The washable mattress is designed to be highly breathable and comes with an anti-allergen
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