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Antistax Leg Gel and Spray
By Sarah Lawson on 29/07/2008 00:38:38
Keep your pregnancy legs cool and soothed in the hot weather
.All of these can be eased and at least soothed – in some cases prevented – by patient massage.Antistax Cooling Leg Spray and GelAntistax are a company who specialise in treatments for legs, and their gel and spray are a welcome treat after a long day.The gel
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Breakthrough in premature birth prevention
By lorna Bremner on 07/04/2011 12:47:53
A simple hormonal gel could significantly reduce the chances of giving birth prematurely, finds new study
Premature birth may soon be prevented with the use of a topical progesterone gel, a new study has suggested. The treatment is a vaginal progesterone gel, which has been found to reduce preterm delivery by as much as 45% in trials.The gel can
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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
bandage Plasters - you'll need these in a in a variety of sizes and shapes. Hypoallergenic dressing tape / zinc oxide tape Sting and bite treatment Antiseptic hand gel - to use to sterilise your own hands before treating a wound. Scissors
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Could smartphones be used at your next ultrasound scan?
By Laura Nelson on 09/02/2011 13:12:28
Okay, so you may not see it here in the UK just yet, but an American company has created a medical ultrasound imaging system that uses a smartphone
with a smartphone. All doctors need is a smartphone, an ultrasound wand and gel – making the scan portable and easy to perform outside of the hospital.The ultrasound kit is a lot smaller than the traditional equipment used, making it ideal for use
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Giving birth goes back to the thirties
By Daniella Delaney on 25/10/2011 08:21:09
Study finds a method of inducing labour from 80 years ago has fewer side effects than modern treatments
to imitate the onset of labour.It's effectiveness was tested against a hormone gel containing prostaglandin E2 - the most widely-used way of bringing on labour.Both showed similar success rates in helping women to have natural births as opposed to surgical
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The hows and whys of induction
By ThinkBaby on 15/02/2009 01:43:07
There are several reasons why your medical team may suggest giving nature a medicinal helping hand
, for example how ripe your cervix is. Pessaries - Prostaglandin gel is inserted into the vagina in the form of a pessary to ripen the cervix and stimulate contractions. Prostaglandin is a hormone naturally produced by the uterus lining for both those purposes
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Disposable, reusable or eco? Nappy pros and cons
By Kimberley Smith on 06/11/2010 01:52:42
Waste not or wash not? The pros and cons of the three nappy styles
every day in the UK alone. Before that there are all the raw materials and resources required for production (energy, paper pulp, chemicals, absorbent gels and plastics) which all add up. Chemicals. The chemicals used in disposable nappies help to keep
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Gift ideas: Fun festive clothing
By Sarah Lawson on 15/12/2006 01:28:43
You don't need to spend a fortune on fun stocking fillers, Christmas outfits for baby, and dressing up costumes. Just go to adams.
gel sets. I'm not quite sure I want any little girl I know to smell like those collagen-lipped bimbos are supposed to!For more about the adams ranges, and to find a store near you, go to adams.co.uk.
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Babies and Thrush
By Laura Lee Davies on 15/10/2008 02:10:04
Babies can get oral thrush soon after birth - how to spot it and how to treat it
then your GP may prescribe an anti-fungal cream to treat it.What should you do if you think your baby has thrush?It is important to clear thrush up. It is not a dangerous infection but it will not clear up on its own and treatments with cream or gel are easy
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Injections to treat Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
By Kimberley Smith on 29/02/2012 11:49:27
Injections for post-baby SUI are available on the NHS and offer a choice before surgery for mums still suffering with bladder weakness after recovering from childbirth
, the success rate is excellent.How do the injections stop incontinence?Injection therapy is the injection of a gel called Deflux around the urethra to act as a bulking agent. A number of small injections into the wall of the urethra close the neck
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