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Category: Health & Wellness
Get Rid of Cradle Cap
Cradle cap in babies is like dandruff in adults; both quite harmless, but can be pretty annoying. They result from[…]
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Expert Child Health advice at your fingertips
Parents and carers across mid Essex can now find NHS advice at their fingertips to help look after their children’s[…]
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Cold sores/Herpes simplex virus
Cold sores/Herpes simplex virus Small, irritating and painful blisters often found around a person’s lips, eyes, nose or even hands[…]
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Meningitis
One of the words you never want to hear. Meningitis. Having had first-hand experience with this awful disease, I know[…]
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Craniopathy for babies
By Arif Soomro, DC, CCPP, FICPA, MRCC (Paeds) When babies cry, it’s usually for a good reason. If they are[…]
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Thermometers
If your baby is showing signs of a raised temperature, fever or illness you should check their temperature using a[…]
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Many people associate this disease with the foot and mouth disease that farm animals can contract although please be assured[…]
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Vaccinations
As humans, we have an immune system: our natural defence system against disease. Our immune systems produce antibodies which we use[…]
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It is thought that up to 5% of new-born baby boys have at least one undescended testicle. The condition is[…]
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Umbilical Hernia
Up to 10% of babies develop a swelling near the navel on the site where the umbilical cord entered their[…]
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Spina Bifida
What is Spina Bifida? Spina Bifida basically means ‘Split Spine’. There are 33 vertebrae in the spine and if one[…]
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The Six-Week Check Up
In most areas, your midwife will give you a letter to deliver to your doctor’s surgery. Once this has been delivered, your[…]
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Jaundice in Newborn Babies
Jaundice is usually a harmless condition that affects over 50% of all newborn babies. Sometimes referred to as neonatal jaundice,[…]
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Health Visitors
If you have a child or children under the age of 5, you will have a named Health Visitor. The[…]
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First Aid Kit
As your baby becomes more mobile, it is a sensible idea to ensure that you have at least one first[…]
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Eczema
If your child suffers from eczema, like many other people across the globe, then they may be looking forward to[…]
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Developmental Dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
All children in the UK get their hips checked by a doctor at approximately 6 weeks, 8 months and also[…]
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Croup
Croup is usually a childhood illness. It is a respiratory condition that affects the windpipe – or trachea, the airways[…]
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Bronchitis
Bronchitis is an infection or inflammation of the bronchi, and is one of the most common chest infections which most[…]
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