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12-18 month old ill baby

Are you an over-anxious parent?

Your daughter has an ongoing ear infection that hasn’t cleared after three consecutive courses of antibiotics. Your doctor says she will grow out of it,  and is just prone to ear infections, but you’re not happy with this diagnosis. What do you do? We look at ways of challenging the medical profession when their reassurance…

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Babies and sore noses

Your baby’s nose is often the first thing to show signs that your baby is not well. The Common Cold What does it look like? Baby’s nose can be red, with crusty nostrils due to an increase in the normal nasal secretions. How common is it? Doctor Jeni Worden says, “Thanks to the efficient immune…

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Daycare does not adversely affect children

19 April, 2001 The health and development of children isn’t harmed by infant daycare or nurseries, new research suggests.  The influence of daycare on children’s lives was examined in a study carried out by development psychologist, Dr Robert H Bradley, from the University of Arkansas. A group of 1,200 children, some who attended daycare and…

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Milk intolerance and allergy

MILK PROTEIN ALLERGY Q: “Between one and six months my baby’s weight was consistently between the 25th and 50th centile. She is now a year old and her weight has dropped to the 9th centile. She is allergic to cow’s milk protein – while I was breastfeeding if I ate dairy products she would react…

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Earache

Earache is a common problem in young children, but is not always caused by an ear infection. The nerve supply to the ear is shared with the throat and upper jaw and teeth, so problems there can also cause pain which is felt in the ear. The air-filled space behind the ear drum (the middle ear) is connected…

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Daycare does not adversely affect children

19 April, 2001 The health and development of children isn’t harmed by infant daycare or nurseries, new research suggests. The influence of daycare on children’s lives was examined in a study carried out by development psychologist, Dr Robert H Bradley, from the University of Arkansas. A group of 1,200 children, some who attended daycare and others…

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