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Honey may aid conception
Known as the Nectar of the Gods, honey has long been held in esteem for its medicinal and antiviral properties but, according to at least one beekeeper and several researchers around the world, it is also of great benefit for people struggling to conceive. Who put the honey in honeymoon?! Have you ever wondered just where this word…
Posted in Conception, News
Tagged Bee, conception, Fertility, food, hives, Honey, inflammation, migraines, nutrition consultant, Pollen, postnatal depression, Pregnancy, sexual and reproductive disorders
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Skin conditions : eczema
The term eczema is used to describe a number of skin conditions which show common symptoms. These include inflammation of the skin, dryness, flaking and sometimes the formation of blisters. Eczema can be intensely itchy and uncomfortable. Eczema is also commonly referred to as dermatitis and affects one in eight children, although this may be an under-estimate. 60-70…
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. This can be caused by virus infections and the most serious type is hepatitis B. Hepatitis B can be transmitted from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy or at birth. The baby will probably not be ill, but often becomes a carrier of the virus and may go on to…
Posted in Baby Health
Tagged Diphtheria, Expanded Program on Immunization, Gastroenterology, Hepatitis, hepatitis B, hepatitis B. Hepatitis B, homeopathy, infection, inflammation, Meningitis, Pertussis, tetanus, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, viral infection, Viruses, whooping cough
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Immunisation illnesses explained
The current immunisation program offers protection against eleven infectious diseases but because vaccinations have been so effective, many people know very little about these illnesses. Read on to find out more about the diseases you’re protecting your child from. Diphtheria Diphtheria is an extremely infectious disease which, thanks to vaccinations, is very rare in the UK. However, in poorer countries…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health, Immunisations
Tagged Bacterial diseases, blood poisoning, common cold, congenital rubella syndrome, Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis, encephalitis, epilepsy, flu, homeopathy, illness, infection, Infectious diseases, Infertility, inflammation, Measles, Meningitis, Meningitis C, Miscarriage, Mumps, oral polio drops, Pertussis, pneumococcal disease, pneumonia, polio, rubella, septicaemia, TB, tetanus, tuberculosis, Vaccination, viral infection, whooping cough
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Med diet in pregnancy cuts allergies
16th January 2008 Pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet may help protect their children from asthma and other allergies, researchers say. The Crete team studied 468 mothers and their children from pregnancy to six and a half years after the birth. They found asthma and allergies were significantly less common in children whose mothers ate lots of vegetables, fruit,…
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Tagged allergy, asthma, Asthma UK, childhood asthma, cut, Food intolerance, Healthy diet, inflammation, Mediterranean, Mediterranean diet, Pregnancy, University of Crete
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Eczema in children
The term eczema is used to describe a number of skin conditions which show common symptoms. These include inflammation of the skin, dryness, flaking and sometimes the formation of blisters. Eczema can be intensely itchy and uncomfortable. Eczema is also commonly referred to as dermatitis and affects one in eight children, although this may be an under-estimate. 60…
Asthma in pregnancy worse with girl babies
New research suggests that asthmatics pregnant with little girls are more likely to suffer with their condition than those carrying boys. The scientists from the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, Australia presented their research to the American Thoracic Society conference in Orlando, Florida, suggesting that the female foetus could produce a substance that could worsen their mother’s asthma. The…
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Tagged asthma, Florida, Frank Gilliland, inflammation, Orlando, Pregnancy
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Asthma kids too clean?
An increase in the number of children with asthma may be a result of better hygiene and clean foods, researchers have claimed. Italian scientists, writing in the British Medical Journal, have backed a theory that unless children are exposed to infections in early childhood they are at greater risk of asthma. They looked at infections found in contaminated…
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Tagged allergy, asthma, chickenpox, Gastroenterology, Helicobacter pylori, Hepatitis A, Immunology, infection, Infectious diseases, inflammation, Mumps
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