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What is flu?
What is flu? Flu is a highly infectious acute viral infection, which affects people of all ages, mainly during the winter months. It is spread rapidly by coughs and sneezes from people who already have the virus. The signs and symptoms Unlike a cold, which usually builds up gradually, flu symptoms hit suddenly and severely…
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Tagged Antibiotic, bronchitis, chills, coughs, Department of Health, fever, flu, headache, Influenza, Influenza pandemic, influenza virus, Pandemics, pneumonia, Pulmonology, sneezes, sore throat, Swine influenza, Vaccination, Vaccines
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Group B Streptococcus
What is Group B Streptococcus? Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a common bacterium carried by 30 per cent of adults in their intestines, and 25 per cent of women vaginally. Most people are unaware that they carry it because it causes no symptoms and can be difficult to detect. Carrying GBS is perfectly normal. No antibiotics tested so far…
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Tagged Bacteria, Childbirth, consultant, GBS, Gram positive bacteria, Group B streptococcal, infection, Isla, Midwife, pneumonia, Pregnancy, Rory, Special Care Baby Unit
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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…
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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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DTP/Hib : immunisation
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough)and Hib ( a meningitis bacteria) Currently the DTP/Hib immunisation is given by injection in three doses: at 2, 3 and 4 months old. The government has announced plans for the polio vaccine to be given with the DTP/Hib jab making it a 5-in-1 jab to be given as before in threee stages at 2,…
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Tagged Bacterial diseases, Burn, choking, Cough, coughing, Diphtheria, DTP injection, febrile convulsion, homeopathy, illness, immunisation Diphtheria, Immunology, Meningitis, Pertussis, pneumonia, polio, tetanus, Tetanus Tetanus, Vaccination, vomiting, whooping cough
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Pneumococcal vaccine
The pneumococcal vaccine protects against pneumococcal infections including meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia. The most serious pneumococcal infections happen during the first 2 years of life which is why older children do not need to be vaccinated. Children are vaccinated at two, four and 13 months old. The recommended period of time between the first two pneumococcal vaccinations is two months…
Taking your babies’ temperature
15 March, 2001 WHEN it comes to taking babies’ temperatures, bottoms beat ears and foreheads, a Harvard Medical School study suggests. The study compared a new infrared forehead thermometer with an ear thermometer and the tried-and-true rectal method. The forehead device missed 40% of fevers detected rectally but was more accurate than the ear thermometer,…
Bottoms to help with baby temperatures
When it comes to taking babies’ temperatures, bottoms beat ears and foreheads, a Harvard Medical School study suggests. The study compared a new infrared forehead thermometer with an ear thermometer and the tried-and-true rectal method. The forehead device missed 40% of fevers detected rectally but was more accurate than the ear thermometer, especially in detecting…
Britain at bottom of breastfeeding leagues
22 May 1999 The latest research shows that Britain is at the bottom of the European league tables when it comes to breastfeeding, with fewer mothers feeding their babies here than in any other European country. In Britain the poorer you are, the less likely you are to breastfeed your baby – only 50 per…
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Tagged allergy, antibodies, Baby bottle, Brazil, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, Childhood, diabetes, European league, Family, Infant feeding, Infant formula, infection, milk, Parenting, pneumonia
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New vaccine for pneumococcal meningitis
With Meningitis Awareness Day on 24th April, a new vaccine will be very welcome news. Meningitis Research Foundation welcomed the news of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) receiving European Commission approval for its new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Synflorix, to protect against 10 strains of pneumococcal disease in the UK. Any advances in the protection offered to children against this…
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Tagged blood poisoning, European Commission, fever, GlaxoSmithKline, GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC, Group B streptococcal, headache, Meningitis, Meningitis Research Foundation, Meningitis symptoms, Meningitis Trust, muscle pain, pneumococcal disease, Pneumococcal vaccine, pneumonia, Rash, Research Foundation, seizures, septicaemia, temporary solution, Vaccination, Vaccines, vomiting
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Hib: the Hib form of meningitis
The Hib vaccine is given in three doses: at 2 months, 3 months and 4 months Hib stands for Haemophilus influenzae type B. The main illness caused by this infection is meningitis: Hib is the commonest form of meningitis in young children. About one in ten children who have this illness will suffer lasting harm,…
