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Question: Taking penicillin during pregnancy

Q: “I have discovered that I have an infection which caused me to bleed when I was around seven weeks pregnant. A swab was taken at the time but nothing conclusive was found, so a repeat one was taken. This showed that I have an infection for which my doctor has prescribed penicillin. Is this…

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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…

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Suspected Meningitis Should Be Treated With Antibiotics

Many babies and young children suffering from suspected meningitis aren’t being given drugs soon enough, a new report suggests. Government advice recommends that GPs who see youngsters first and suspect they could have meningitis should give them a jab of antibiotics before they go to hospital. However, a study carried out at the University of…

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