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Babies and the common cold
By Maria Muennich on 12/11/2010 01:56:20
Colds, coughs and sniffles are much more common for babies than adults. Find out how to help your little one stay healthy and get better soon when she does catch a bug
have a raised temperature, a sore throat and cough. She may find it difficult to feed and lose her appetite, her eyes may appear irritated and she may be generally out of sorts. As it's common for babies to suffer through a number of colds it may seem
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Winter health tips for baby and family
By Maria Muennich on 22/11/2010 01:52:19
Keep your baby healthy, warm and comfortable into the winter months
these winter health tips, they should help to cut down your family's chances of succumbing to illness, and help keep up your spirits until spring. Of course, however hard you try, your baby and/or toddler is likely to suffer from coughs and colds in winter
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Stocking your first-aid kit
By Maria Muennich on 18/09/2007 07:18:48
Essentials for your family's first-aid kit, useful products and helpful tips
and to lower high temperatures. Painkillers for adults include paracetemol, aspirin (not to be given to children) and Ibuprofen. Rehydration salts Cough medicine Decongestant tablets Insect repellant - one suitable for children Prescription medicines - keep
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Keeping a healthy home in winter
By Maria Muennich on 03/10/2010 08:17:54
In colder weather we usually close the windows and reach for the thermostat to keep our homes warm and welcoming, but our health can suffer along with our indoor air quality as a result
prevent spread of the illness. Step away from other people when you cough or sneeze and don't forget to cover your mouth and nose.
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Winter health tips
By Maria Muennich on 30/10/2010 13:15:41
Keeping your family healthy and happy through the bleaker, virus-rampant months
plenty of fluids (especially vitamin-c-rich juices) and get as much rest as you can to recover quickly. Cough and cold syrups and lozenges may help ease the symptoms, but they won't help you recover more quickly.Watch for over-exertion When it gets really
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New mum - aches and pains
By Maria Muennich on 31/07/2007 06:57:45
Aches and pains are to be expected for a new mum in the early weeks, here's what to expect and how to cope
is when you pass a little urine when you cough, sneeze, laugh or perhaps even jump or stride. Kegel exercises for your pelvic floor muscles should help, but they're not always easy to get right: There are several electronic gadgets (mini TENS units
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33 weeks pregnant - seven weeks left
By Maria Muennich on 27/08/2008 00:57:55
49 days to go until your due date and you're probably feeling a little cramped in there
downwards in the womb, so the weight of the head puts extra pressure on your bladder. As a result some women experience some stress incontinence - leakage of urine when they laugh, cough or otherwise jolt their bodies suddenly - and digestive discomfort
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Food poisoning in pregnancy
By Maria Muennich on 07/08/2008 14:23:47
What are the risks, how should you avoid them and what you should do if you fall ill?
doctor. Bear in mind that symptoms of a serious listeriosis infection include flu-like symptoms as well as stomach upset: a mild fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and aches and pains in your joints and muscles or a mild cough or cold. As at any other
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Pregnancy month-by-month: Third Trimester
By Maria Muennich on 29/03/2009 01:58:16
What you can expect and what you need to prepare for over these months
-related incontinence isn't at all unusual and is most likely to happen when you laugh, sneeze or cough. Many women accept this as a less pleasant aspect of pregnancy, but you can help the situation by strengthening the appropriate muscles with kegel floor exercises
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