: Sit and stand up straight, and rest. Gentle exercise such as walking may help tooWhat's safe: Hot water bottles, the odd paracetamol, heat rubs or heat padsAvoid: Anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen or aspirinCoughs and coldsWhat you can do: Steam

thing you can do to protect them.Q: Are there any side-effects with the MMR jab? My daughter is due to have her first jab next week but she’s had quite a heavy cough and cold which isn’t shifting, and I’m concerned that the jab might make her feel worse

women who catch swine flu will only suffer mild symptoms.What are the symptoms?Swine flu symptoms in pregnant women are similar to those of normal seasonal flu ie: fever and a cough, and occasionally also tiredness, headache, aching muscles, runny nose

or to do exactly what they are asked. By trying to prevent your child getting sore throats, coughs and colds, this is likely to help if ear infections seem to be a problem. If there is a problem that your family doctor identifies then you and your child may

at some stage in our lives without becoming ill, and they help us build up natural immunity (protection against the disease). They are passed from person to person through coughing and sneezing, but they will rarely cause disease. Occasionally, these germs

's become resistant to methicillin and other antibiotics.How is it spread?It's spread by coughing or breathing over others, or direct skin contact. It only causes problems if the bacteria gets into the body via a cut or injury. Most of us fight it off

Tracy-Anne tells her birth story: On Monday December 8th I called the hospital as I had not had any movement for a few days. I had a flu virus for over a month and was feeling really poorly and had been wetting myself with the coughing.I was told

dry which can lead to coughing or dry skin.What should I do when it's warm?If your baby is finding it too stuffy to settle, close the curtains and open some windows to allow a breeze to flow through the house to cool your baby's room. "Make sure your

the last couple of months of pregnancy, it's not unusual to wet yourself slightly every time you cough, sneeze or laugh. It's caused by the weight of your bump and the relaxing effect of the hormone progesterone. Rest assured, for 90% of women this does

when you laugh or cough.Doing pelvic floor exercises will help improve muscle tone. To do them, close up and draw in the muscles around your bladder opening as if you're trying to stop passing urine in midstream. Repeat around the anus, as though you