Skin conditionsImpetigo is a very contagious bacterial skin infection commonly affecting children between two and four. It presents with small blisters or sores, commonly on the face which burst leaving a golden yellow/brown crust. If the infection is in a small area an...

1 Love and lossThe day we brought our first bunnies home, the nice man in the pet shop gave us a free booklet. It listed the diseases that Flopsie and Fluffy might suffer from: myxomatosis, viral haemorrhagic disease, red urine and fly strike were

somewhere is not the answer at this age!If you want real adventure, you’re probably going to have to weigh up the pros and cons of the malaria issue. Infant malaria prophylaxis is available but there is still a risk of your child catching the disease in east

child's academic success? It could be time to nip your Nosey Insecure Parent tendencies in the bud Catch the Back To School BugFrom swine flu to hand foot and mouth disease, how can your child best avoid the illnesses doing the rounds in the classroom

’t help you children, so banish those negative feelings now.2. Children in the developed world are living in the safest time ever known. 3. Children in the west are healthier than they have ever been before – childhood diseases that were once

to charity Save the Children, eight million children die every year before their fifth birthday from easily preventable diseases like diarrhoea and pneumonia. In the face of these statistics, the charity is launching its No Child Born To Die campaign

to conjuring up a creative Hallowe'en, keep it kitsch with an eerie assortment of light bites and creepy craftsThe Little Ruthie BakeryWhen Ruthie was diagnosed with coeliac disease it meant a drastic change of diet for the whole family and inspired her mother

these diseases as they carry the risk of serious, potentially fatal, complications. Chickenpox (Varicella zoster virus)Itchy rash that first appears as small red bumps, usually on the scalp, faceor trunk.Passed on: By touching, coughing, sneezing

to the myths and legends surrounding notorious rogues. Time Travellers Go… GruesomeAugust 8–11   Take a journey into the horrors of medieval disease, terrifying surgery and ghastly punishments from days gone by. Time Travellers Go… Cavaliers & Roundheads

are these strange remedies for whooping cough. In the days before immunisation, whooping cough was a serious winter disease – nearly all children caught it at some point and many died. Of course, donkey rides can’t cure whooping cough, but there is something