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Campaign launched to ensure parents know how to recognise common lung infection
By Kimberley Smith on 30/09/2011 14:31:32
A third of children will catch bronchiolitis before their first birthday – know the signs
Awareness is being raised for a common lung infection that most parents are unaware of. The British Lung Foundation (BLF) is backing the campaign by health care company Abbott, to help parents recognise when their child has something more than
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Diarrhoea in toddlers
By Maria Muennich on 16/11/2007 13:28:24
When is a loose stool more than a loose stool, and what should be done to treat diarrhoea?
) or the upset doesn't clear itself up in a couple of days.If your toddler is mildly dehydrated your doctor will probably prescribe rehydration salts that you make up and give as a drink to your baby. In cases of severe dehydration a trip to the hospital may
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Research links antibiotics and asthma
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/03/2006 10:09:12
Canadian researchers claim antibiotics given in the first year can increase the risk of asthma.
issued as they once were, but are still an important part of successfully treating ear infections and chest infections (not viruses). The research, led by principal investigator Dr Fawziah Marra, examined previous data on over 20,000 children as well
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Baby’s risk of developing asthma raised by antibiotics?
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 06/01/2011 12:44:11
Giving babies under 6 months antibiotics could increase their chances of developing asthma, says a new study
, as many children are give antibiotics for chest infections, the infections themselves could be a sign that the children are developing asthma, and that the antibiotics aren’t responsible. In this study, the research team specifically included babies given
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What is the Pneumococcal vaccine?
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/10/2006 02:18:42
The NHS have introduced a new vaccine for babies called PCV or the Pneumococcal vaccine. What is it and who should have the jab?
From September 2006, a new vaccine has been introduced into the childhood vaccine problem in the UK.It is called the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or PCV for short, and it is being given to babies at two, four and 13 months.Why do babies need
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Toddler First Aid: Burns
By ThinkBaby on 15/02/2008 00:55:29
Babies and toddlers' skin burn very easily and all but the minor burns will require some kind of medical attention
grease on a burn to take out the heat, but this raises the chance of the wound becoming infected so is best avoided. If your child is in pain you can give him baby paracetemol or children's neurofen but NOT aspirin.When to go to the doctorIf your toddler
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Travel vaccinations for babies
By Sarah Lawson on 21/08/2009 01:24:52
Travel to many countries may involve getting vaccination protection against diseases common to the local area
already get the BCG (against TB infection)either at birth or if their parents choose, before they are three months old.Take your baby's medical book along to the clinic or GP's surgery if you want to get advice about what else you might need.Plan ahead
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Know-how: MMR vaccine
By Laura Lee Davies on 01/10/2007 01:59:32
Although the MMR jab has courted some controversy, experts are convinced of its safety and its importance
taking their children to have the jab (at 12 months and a booster at four years). Since then the work which questioned the vaccine's safety has been discredited because one of the areas of study was being paid for in a manner which constituted 'a conflict
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Toddler First Aid: Bumps & bruises
By ThinkBaby on 22/02/2008 07:09:56
How to treat bumps and bruises at home and when you need to see a doctor
joint or limb, if the bruise doesn't fade within a couple of weeks, or if she shows any signs of infection then you should take her to the doctor.Some toddlers and children bruise more easily than others and fair-skinned children show bruises more
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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
- for cutting bandages, gauze and/or clothes in the event of a burn. Safety pins - for securing bandages Disposable sterile gloves Calendula cream - for skin rashes (including nappy rash), haemorrhoids, burns, bruises, and cuts, as well as the minor
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