Articles about "allergic rhinitis" 25
Babyproof your garden
If you're lucky enough to have a yard, it will offer your child a chance to enjoy being outdoors and explore a new environment. However, yards can pose a number of hazards to small children, . . .
Basic first aid
As a parent, it can be essential to know basic first aid.
Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever is one of the less common infections of childhood and is also one of the five red rash illnesses children can get (the others are measles, roseola, fifth disease and rubella . . .
Insect bites and stings
It can be very upsetting for your child if an insect bites her, but rest assured most insects cause no harm and apart from an aversion to creepy crawlies your child should be fine with a little distra . . .
Head lice
Head lice are tiny sesame-seed sized insects that live on hair and feed on blood from the scalp.
Although they aren’t dangerous and don’t spread germs, their bites can become inflame . . .
Eczema
Eczema is an allergic skin condition characterized by an itchy, dry, red rash on the face, hands and neck; although it can appear on other areas of the body, especially the creases of the limb . . .
Croup
Croup is the common name for a group of conditions that cause your baby’s upper airways to become inflamed leading your child to have a distinctive cough which sounds like a seal barking.
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Anaphylactic shock and allergic reactions
Anaphylactic shock is a rapid and severe allergic reaction that occurs when your baby or child’s immune system responds to a harmless substance as if it were a foreign body, by attacking it an . . .
Food intolerances
While an allergic reaction stems from your child’s immune system, food intolerance is a reaction to foods that your child is unable to digest for physiological reasons. Typical symptoms are bl . . .
Food allergies
Up to 6 percent of under-threes in the US have food allergies, a condition where the immune system treats food it perceives to be an allergen as a foreign invader and produce antibodies to fig . . .