What is whooping cough?Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a very contagious bacterial infection that affects the lungs and airways.What are the symptoms?Symptoms tend to start mildly and then increase. Normally whooping cough starts like a normal cold
Coughs colds and tummy bugs are more common for your baby or toddler during winter. Read on and keep your little one fighting fit with our guide to winter health...A-Z of winter baby health and wellbeing
breaths not taking in much airAppetite: not feeding and no interest in foodCough: a distinctive rasping coughTemperature: a high temperature and fever will usually accompany cold-like symptoms or a runny nose.In most cases, the symptoms of bronchiolitis
diseases like diptheria, whooping cough, polio and meningitis C, that if caught could kill or cause lasting damage to your child. Vaccinations help your child's natural defence system fight off these diseases if they come into contact with them.Q When
Statistics show that GPs are prescribing far fewer antibiotics than they used to. Over the past decade, the number of antibiotic prescriptions for children with earache, sore throats and coughs has roughly halved.Despite this, the number of children
Q. How might I catch flu?The virus is spread mainly by coughing and sneezing, and moves quickly from person to person. Public places such as toilets, trains, buses and shops are particular hot spots.Q. What are the symptoms?Look out for extra
Weve all seen what happens when your doctor taps your knee with a hammer that comedic swing of the leg is just one of our many reflexes, as is coughing and the instinct to remove our hand from a hot surface.Reflexes are an involuntary response
of pregnancy and giving birth, but rest assured it is usually temporary problem.Post birth urinary stress incontinence is an involuntary leak of urine when you laugh, sneeze, cough or exercise and happens when the pelvic floor and vaginal muscles are stretched
Why does my child need to be vaccinated?All children in the UK are offered vaccinations against diseases such as measles, pertussis (whooping cough) and mumps. If enough children are vaccinated, it's very difficult for a disease to take hold
and joints can put the pelvic floor muscles under pressure. If your pelvic floor becomes weak, you may experience stress incontinence, where you leak if you laugh or cough because the muscles can't sense if your bladder's full.To improve muscle tone, pelvic
