BMI Healthcare has launched a new national campaign, ‘BIG HEALTH PLEDGE’, to raise awareness around the UK and London’s top five preventable killers by encouraging local residents to make a pledge to improve their health.
The Big Health Pledge is a nationwide campaign being supported by 16 BMI Healthcare hospitals in London with the aim of encouraging people across London and the UK to look…
A CANCER RESEARCH UK study reveals for the first time that glitzy and glamorous cigarette packaging makes children susceptible to smoking – tempting them in to a habit that kills half of all long term users. The research is published in the journal BMJ Open.
The results are further proof that the UK government’s decision not to protect children from the tobacco industry’s marketing…
Would you know what to do if your child was unconscious or stopped breathing?
Danger – First check it is safe and that there is nothing that has injured them and could be a danger for you.
Response – Speak to them to see if they respond, if not pinch them hard on their ears.
If you get a response – they are alive!!
If there is very little response then they are not…
Leading first aid charity, St John Ambulance, has revealed shocking new research showing over half of parents (55%) lack the skills necessary to save their child in the event of a life-threatening accident. To raise awareness and encourage more people to learn basic first aid skills, St John Ambulance has launched a powerful new film, from the award-winning director behind the John Lewis…
Recent estimates found 50,000 mothers in the UK were under the age of 20.1. The study indicated that 53% of young mothers experienced post-partum depression. Lack of support with mental health difficulties can have a negative effect on parenting and on the child’s psychological development.
The ‘Young Mums Together’ project was created by the Mental Health Foundation, and funded by Comic…
The summer holidays have now come to an end and your little treasures will be heading back to school. Inevitably this means new germs will spread and with that a flurry of autumn illnesses so here is some practical tips to help you survive the autumn and keep the whole family healthy.
As we all know, prevention is better than cure and there are a number of precautions you can take to minimise the…
1,000 miles, 35 communities, 4 countries, countless volunteers and celebrity supporters – Pedal ON UK has finally crossed the finish line of its three week tour of the UK to celebrate the extension of more than 80 new walking and cycling networks across the UK.
Organised by charity Sustrans that’s enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make…
Stress hormones can be passed from mother to unborn child, potentially causing anxiety and depression in later life, according to research from the University of Edinburgh. The study uncovers the part of the placenta responsible for protecting a foetus from stress. (as read in the science news digest July 2013 available from the British Science Association.
Professor Jonathan Seckl, lead…
Great piece of research announced by a recent science news digest available on the British Science Association website. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have deactivated the extra chromosome that causes Down’s syndrome, according to The Independent. The scientists took cells from people with the syndrome and silenced the chromosome, raising the prospect of future…
At the beginning of July I was lucky enough to talk to Paediatric Nurse and Health Visitor Katherine Whitby…
Katherine, thanks for taking the time to talk to us at London Mum’s Magazine. It’s great to get a real glimpse into the world of a Paediatric Nurse and Health Visitor.
· Having children is such an emotional
rollercoaster and certainly…