Rhesus disease hit the headlines recently when a Manchester University audit discovered a number of pregnant women had not received the correct treatment.Amongst the many health checks, tests and injections you will undergo while pregnant is one

the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine can cause joint stiffness, fever, a rash and irritability, it concluded that there ‘is no credible evidence of an involvement of either autism or Crohn's disease.'Health campaigners now hope the review will end

women and their newborns are still at risk in 33 countries around the world.Watch the video to see how you can get involved and eliminate the disease in countries still at risk.

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

?Any woman can have an ectopic pregnancy. However, it is estimated that about half of all ectopic pregnancies occur as a result of damaged Fallopian tubes due to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Most cases of PID are the result of sexually transmitted

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

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

Dental check-ups are free with an NHS dentist when you're pregnant.Research shows that mums-to-be suffering chronic gum disease may be seven times more likely to have a baby that's born too early. The likely culprit is a labour-inducing chenical

of potentially life-threatening diseases including diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough (pertussis) and meningitis C.Your GP will let you know when your baby's jabs are due. If your baby is unwell on the day of the vaccination

’s entire genetic code, to map the DNA of children, with the hope of catching diseases early and offering targeted treatment, TIME reports. But, the tests can also detect mutations for diseases that may not develop for decades, if at all, TIME continues. One