Today the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ordered six cough remedies be removed from sale for children under the age of two amid fears of accidental overdose.The medicines in question are:Asda Children's Chesty Cough Syrup

the years been offered in dosages to children based on reduced doses that appear to work for adults, not enough research had done to see exactly what the benefits were to infants.Do cough medicines work for babies and children?The study examined the effects

or there is a history of it in your family, seek medical advice before giving it.What else can I do to relieve a fever?Medicine need not be your first line of defence when your baby has a temperature, although if she is obviously in discomfort or has had febrile

fully counselled in what is safe and unsafe for you and your baby. If not, contact your GP immediately.In the early months, your baby's body will have an amazing immunity (carried from birth) to many common illnesses. If you have been breastfeeding him

Babies treated with antibiotics during their first six months of life have their risk of developing asthma increased by 40%, suggests a new study. And if two courses of antibiotics are prescribed before 6 months of age, this increases to 70

Professor Robert Edwards, one of the pioneers of IVF treatment, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.Professor Robert, 85, developed the fertility treatment alongside Dr Patrick Steptoe (who died in 1988) which led to the birth of Louise

Infant paracetamol has been linked to an increased risk of asthma and allergies by a study in New Zealand. Researchers have found that babies who were given infant paracetamol, such as Calpol, were twice as likely to develop asthma as those who

Babies who are exposed to antidepressant medications in the womb are 8 times more likely to be born early. A study in Australia has also found that mums-to-be who were taking the drugs gave birth to smaller babies with lower birth weights

Birth by caesarean could pose health risks to babies, a new study has found.Until now there has been a widely-held assumption that c-sections pose no health risks for babies, but this new research has suggested that for preemie babies, caesarean

Misbehaving hormonesYou might be feeling frisky as hell one minute and positively repulsed by the thought of even brushing past your partner the next. But it's no surprise with all the high levels of hormones, such as progesterone and oestrogen, racing around your body during pre...