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To celebrate the launch of the unique new drylock technology, Alfie is giving 2 of his fellow babies the chance to win a Huggies® nappies and Pink Lining change-bag prize pack, worth £100!
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BCG – against tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is now very rare in this country. In babies and younger children it often goes unnoticed or appears as a fever of unknown cause. It may cause a cough in older children and adults, which lasts for many weeks, along with a fever, sweating in the night and weight loss. The illness can also…
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Tagged Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, Bacterial diseases, BCG, Cough, Diphtheria, Expanded Program on Immunization, fever, homeopathy, illness, Immunology, Meningitis, Pertussis, TB, tetanus, tuberculosis, tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, Vaccines, 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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Premature Babies in TB Scare
More than 130 babies are being given preventative antibiotics against tuberculosis after a junior doctor who treated them was diagnosed with the infectious disease. The Leicester Royal Infirmary, where the doctor worked, has recalled 134 babies seen by her at the unit between February 2 and March 24. Special clinics have now been set up…
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Tagged Antibiotic, Babies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, Bacterial diseases, consultant, David Sissling, Hayley Harvey, infection, Infectious diseases, Layton, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Philip Monk, Pulmonology, TB, the Leicester Mercury, tuberculosis, Vaccination
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Parents demand answers about Tuberculosis
14 April 2000 WORRIED parents at the heart of a tuberculosis scare are demanding answers about their babies’ health. Many have been frantic since they received letters from the Leicester Royal Infirmary telling them that their babies had come into contact with a doctor infected with the disease. Some of the parents have already faced…
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Tagged Antibiotic, Health, Jake, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Paul Spence, Pulmonology, Reno, Sarah Spence, TB, the Leicester Mercury, tuberculosis, Vaccination
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