Ask Questions, Save Lives; Risk Assessment Of Children's Respiratory Systems Identifies Potential Anesthetic ...

It is fairly easy to avoid surgical complications in children related to anesthesia administration by asking a few simple questions before arriving at the operating table. Britta S von Ungern-Sternberg from the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Australia, and international colleagues found that a risk evaluation questionnaire isolated and identified breathing side effects related ...

‘Give us a lifeline’- asylum seekers

ASYLUM seekers who have been living in Limerick for years have sought clarification from the government on long delays in defining their status, which prevent them from working or furthering their education.

Early day care may promote eczema development

Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.

Allergies? They're our bread and butter: The mothers who turned their children's food intolerances into businesses

The number of allergy sufferers has trebled in Britain in two decades. One in three of us develop an allergy and they affect about 40 per cent of children.

National Eczema Week

Through her work as a health and beauty writer and broadcaster, as a life-long sufferer of eczema, and a patron of the National Eczema society, Liz Earle's interest in eczema has always been present.