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posts related to: signs and symptoms
Hayfever
This is an allergic reaction caused by the body releasing histamine into the bloodstream when triggered by certain pollen or mould spores. As with other allergies, it tends to run in families. So, if close relatives have hayfever, your child is more likely to suffer with it. It is also closely linked to asthma. The…
Posted in A-Z of Childhood illnesses, Baby Health
Tagged a-z illness - h, antihistamine, Baby, Eye, Hayfever, itchy, signs and symptoms, sneezes, Toddler, wheezing
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Bronchiolitis
As many as one in 30 babies is admitted to hospital with this common viral infection that causes serious breathing difficulties and is more common in the winter months, especially among baby boys. It mainly affects children up to two years old with most cases happening at around six months old. Bronchiolitis is usually caused…
Hughes Syndrome
Hughes Syndrome is a disease that has only been recognised for 20 years but it is thought to be responsible for up to 1 in 5 cases of recurrent miscarriage. You may never have heard of it as it is greatly under diagnosed but it is a condition that is easily treated. What is Hughes…
Expert talks about ovarian cancer
Professor Martin Widschwendter of the Department of Women’s Cancer at UCL comments on Chris’s story. “Chris’s story is typical of many patients’ experiences with ovarian cancer diagnosis. Ovarian cancer does not present with highly specific symptoms and can be difficult to distinguish from other more common benign conditions especially in the early stage. In Chris’s…
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Tagged Cancer, cancer treatment, Health, Ovarian cancer, signs and symptoms, Symptoms
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How to recognise the signs of meningitis
Have you ever had a meningitis scare? According to our recent research*, six out of 10 parents wouldn’t feel confident about recognising the signs of meningitis. Although 3,000 people in the UK are affected by all types of bacterial meningitis each year, it is children and babies under 5-years-old are most at risk because they…
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Tagged Meningitis, Meningitis B, Meningitis C, Meningitis symptoms, meningitis uk, News, signs and symptoms, Symptoms
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Baby Bronchiolitis awareness campaign for parents
UK’s first national bronchiolitis awareness campaign launched with parent-friendly website…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health
Tagged Baby, baby health, Breathing, bronchiolotis, colds/flu, common cold, Health, lungs, signs and symptoms, Symptoms
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Urine infections in pregnancy
If you are pregnant, you’re probably very familiar with the minor discomforts that can accompany your growing bump. Needing to empty your bladder more often, getting up a couple of times in the night for a wee and a dull ‘heaviness’ over your pubic bone are all common during pregnancy. However, sometimes these symptoms are…
Your breastfeeding diet: food allergies and irritants
If you’re a breastfeeding mum, you need to manage your diet because minute traces of all the foods you eat end up in your breastmilk. Usually this is a good thing: some experts believe that breastfed babies enjoy the variation in flavour caused by day-to-day changes in your diet. The downside is that certain foods…
Posted in Allergies - food, Baby, Breastfeeding
Tagged allergy, anaphylactic shock, Baby, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, diet, Food intolerance, peanuts, signs and symptoms
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Struggling with antenatal depression
Delphi Ellis, founder of www.depression-in-pregnancy.org.uk tells of her struggle with antenatal depression and how it sparked a mission to help other women in the same situation. A little about me My first child, a healthy baby girl, was delivered by Caesarian after a very stressful labour. I was 20 years old. My second pregnancy, several years later, ended in…
Am I in labour?
Some women know for certain the moment that labour has started, but often the signs aren’t clear. Even if you know that you are in labour, you may wonder what you should do next. Use this guide to find out what’s happening and what steps to take. Have your waters broken? Yes: Did they go…
