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Otitis media
BBC — Inflammation of the middle ear is a common cause of earache in children. Acute otitis media is infection and inflammation of the middle ear. Otitis media with effusion (also know as glue ear) is when fluid (often sticky and thick) builds up ...More…
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Blood clots
BBC — Each year more than one in every thousand people in the UK develops a blood clot in a vein, known as a venous thrombosis. For as many as 25,000, the clot will prove fatal; more deaths than from breast cancer, HIV and road traffic accidents ...More…
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Common cold
BBC — Colds are the commonest infection - most adults have at least two to three colds each year, while children have as many as six to eight. There are more than 200 different viruses that cause colds and this is one of the reasons we get so many. Top ...More…
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Dehydration
BBC — Most people get dehydrated from time to time, and usually it's easily corrected. But occasionally, when a lack of fluids puts the body under additional strain, it can have tragic consequences. Water makes up around 70 per cent of the human body. ...More…
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Rotavirus gastroenteritis
BBC — This viral infection is the most common cause of diarrhoea in children under the age of five. Rotavirus gastroenteritis is caused by a virus, called rotavirus, which lives in the gut of those with the infection. Gastroenteritis is the medical ...More…
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Babysitters - how to choose one
Better Health — Information to help you choose a babysitter, things to think about before you leave your child with someone else and tips on what to tell your baby sitter when you leave your child with them. Information to help you choose a babysitter, things to ...More…
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Obesity in children - management
Better Health — Parents can help their children to reach and maintain a healthy weight. Simple techniques in the home can have a dramatic effect on reducing childhood overweight and obesity. There's a lot parents can do to help their children reach and maintain ...More…
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Juvenile macular degeneration
BBC — Juvenile macular degeneration causes damage at the centre of the retina in teenagers, children and infants. Most people think macular degeneration is a condition that affects older people, but it can also affect young people. Other types of ...More…
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Growth - assessing teenagers
Better Health — Teenagers grow rapidly and eat large amounts of food as their bodies develop. The body mass index or BMI is the most common way to assess whether a person is underweight, normal weight or overweight. Try to maintain a healthy attitude to food ...More…
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Growth - assessing primary school children
Better Health — Being underweight or overweight during the primary school years may cause health problems in the long term. Many children think they are too fat or too thin (skinny). Always see your doctor if you are concerned about your child's growth. Measures ...More…
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Growth - assessing babies to preschoolers
Better Health — Growth and development in babies and young children is assessed using growth charts, height, weight and length measurements and body mass index (BMI) calculations. New World Health Organisation (WHO) growth charts for infants and children aged up ...More…
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Child poisoning in the home - prevention
Better Health — Children can be poisoned by common substances in the home. Medicines, cleaners such as dishwashing detergent and oven cleaners, petrol, bleaches and essential oils are all poisons and should be kept secure and out of reach of children. In an ...More…