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Homeopathic remedies – Eczema
For babies, tablets should be crushed between two clean teaspoons and dissolved in 2fl oz of warm water, giving a teaspoon full as a dose. For young children, the tablets should be given crushed. Chamomilla is available in drop form. The homeopathic view is that eczema is a disease of the whole metabolic system. The…
Top ten facts about childhood allergies
The top ten facts about childhood allergies is being highlighted during National Allergy Week (23rd – 29th April), from the leading paediatric allergy expert Dr George Du Toit from The Portland Hospital for Women and Children. If your child suffers from an allergy, whether it be asthma, eczema, a food allergy, hay fever or one…
Question: Nut allergy
Q: “My wife is concerned about the fact that she ate muesli during pregnancy (our son was born 5 weeks early and is now 8 weeks). The concern is whether the fact that there are nuts (usually almonds) among the ingredients mean that our son will be open to a nut allergy. A friend of…
Posted in Allergies - food, Baby, Question & Answer
Tagged allergy, asthma, eczema, Nut, strawberries
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Omega-3 supplements for pregnant women
Omega-3 supplments have shown shown some amazing results for pregnant women and their babies chances of being affected by eczema ad egg allergies. The largest ever clinical study to provide omega-3 supplements to pregnant women, published in the British Medical Journal has demonstrated remarkable effects with respect to eczema and allergy in their babies including…
Posted in Allergies - food, Baby Development, Baby Health, Diet and nutrition during pregnancy, Pregnancy
Tagged allergic eczema, allergy, baby development, baby eczema, eczema, fish liver oil supplements, Nutrition and pregnancy, omega 3, Omega-3 fatty acid, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Vitamins
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Leanne’s story of coping with pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
My tummy started to itch at the beginning of the third trimester and after a few days, I noticed a few red spots. At first, I thought it was a heat rash but within a few days the rash and the itch had spread to the tops of my legs and arms. After a week…
PUPPP (pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy)
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), is a chronic hives-like rash that affects women during pregnancy. Although extremely annoying for the sufferer (because of the itch), it presents no long-term risk for either the mother or unborn baby. This condition is the most common skin condition of pregnancy, affecting about one in two…
Coughs
A cough is a universally familiar symptom. It is a very basic reflex, and is usually caused by irritation to the airway, anywhere from the throat down into the lungs. It is a protective reflex, intended to get rid of foreign material and irritants. It also serves a useful purpose in infection, by getting rid of infected mucus. Very…
Posted in Baby Health
Tagged a-z illness - c, asthma, Baby, baby health, Cough, eczema, Hayfever, Toddler, viral infection
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Atopic dermatitis affects approximately 5 – 15% of UK school children
Atopic dermatitis, often called eczema affects approximately 5 – 15% of UK school children, most frequently starting in the first year of life and almost always within the first five years. Most children grow out of eczema, around 65% of children by the time they are seven years of age and 74% of them will…
Posted in Baby, Baby Care, Baby Health
Tagged allergic eczema, allergy, Atopic dermatitis, baby eczema, DermaSilk, eczema, emollients, Health, Skin, Skin care, Sleep
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Milk Allergy : Ramana’s story
Cow’s milk is an essential food for many toddlers, yet for baby Ramana Harris it could have killed him. He suffered a serious allergic reaction to a milk ingredient in fruit and yoghurt cereal when he was just three and a half months old. Shashi’s story Ramana’s mum Shashi Agnihotri, of Leicester, was just beginning…
Posted in Allergies - food, Baby Health, Weaning
Tagged allergy, anaphylactic shock, Breastfeeding, eczema, food allergy, Food intolerance, milk, Milk allergy, penicillin, severe allergies
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Quiz: Modern healing
Modern healing If it’s new-fangled, shiny or just the latest ‘in thing’ then you’ve already got it or it’s on order. Although you probably don’t have any medical training, you’ve read enough to be an expert on most modern-day illnesses, and you know enough to know you don’t want to catch any of them. Be…
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Tagged Alternative medicine, Babycare, Bioforce Echinacea Complex, Cradle cap, eczema, fever, first aid, headache, Health, Herbalism, Ibuprofen, McLachlan, Medicinal plants, nappy rash, pain, Plaster, Silicones, TB
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