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Peanut allergy during pregnancy

For most people, peanuts are a useful and nutritious food. However, peanuts can cause a dangerous allergic reaction in a few children. Some experts feel that if a child is at risk of peanut allergy this problem may start to develop during pregnancy. Your baby may be at risk of peanut allergy if you, your baby’s father or…

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Meningitis C USA To Follow UK

Americans plan to launch the Meningitis C vaccination for infants, following the mass immunisation programme in the UK. 15 million children under the age of 19 will have been vaccinated in this country by the end of the year, including the intensive programme focused on children under the age of one, which involved jabs at…

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Women Warned Away From Makeup During Pregnancy

Women are being warned off beauty products amid fears they could lead to birth defects. Growing concerns over the effects of chemicals such as parabens, commonly used in cosmetics as a preservative, and phthalates, used in hairspray, have led to calls for a new EU-wide cosmetics labelling system. The move follows the publication of a…

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NSPCC Childs Voice Appeal

Date 9th February 2009 The unanswered call This is what everyone at the NSPCC dreads. What happens to a child who plucked up the courage to call for help, but didn’t get through? With your help, we want to transform ChildLine and the NSPCC HelpLine to answer many more children’s cries for help. So that whether…

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Meningitis C : USA to follow UK

9 June 2000 AMERICANS plan to launch the meningitis C vaccination for infants, following the mass immunisation programme in the UK. 15 million children under the age of 19 will have been vaccinated in this country by the end of the year, including the intensive programme focused on children under the age of one, which…

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