The number of babies in England having the MMR vaccine is at a 14 year high, according to a new report.The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has released data showing that 91% of children under the age of two in England received

The Health Protection Agency has reported a ten-fold rise in measles cases in the first four months of the year. So far this year, there have been 334 confirmed cases, compared with 33 for the same period in 2010. The infection is travelling from

is 1 years old) so it's important you supplement her vitamin D levels. Vitamin D will help her body to absorb calcium and phosphate, which is important for healthy bones and teeth. Supplement as follows:All babies and young children aged 6 months to 5

Every parent wants to give their child the best start in life and growing research suggests this is determined sooner than you might think.A study, developed after decades of research by Professor David Barker and his team at Southampton University, has found that a baby’s period...

groups, are all eligible for a free flu vaccine. You will be able to book an appointment with your doctor or local health centre. Currently around 4,700 people die every year as a result of flu. David Salisbury, Director of Immunisation, warns, “You

An international team of researchers looked at more than 30 studies, involving millions of children up to the age of 15 from across the UK, American, Denmark and Finland, linking the vaccine to future health problems.Although the research found

The death of 3-year-old Lana Ameen from swine flu tugs at the heart of all parents. The otherwise healthy little girl died on Boxing day having first become ill on Christmas Eve. Her father Zana, a doctor and mother Gemma, a nurse, recently released

A new vaccination programme announced today by the Department of Health confirms that babies under 4 months will be vaccinated against rotavirus from September 2013. Rotavirus, which causes around 140,000 diarrhoea cases in under 5s every year

-80% protection from the three most threatening strains of flu for one year.Q. Is the jab safe?Every year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) decides which are the three strains of flu that pose the greatest threat to health, and the jab is created to defend

Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhoea and vomiting (gastroenteritis) in children under five years old, and almost all children will have suffered from a bout of it by the end of their first year at school.Rotavirus is highly contagious