Regular dental care should begin by 1 year of age, with a dental check-up at
least twice each year for most children. Some children may need check-ups
more often
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Hand Foot Mouth Disease is a clinical diagnosis based on the presentation of low-grade fever, sore throat, malaise with a maculopapular or papulovesicular rash on the hands and soles of the feet,and painful oral ulcerations. What should you do: Management of Hand Foot Mouth Disease is supportive and directed toward the relief of pain, lowering
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Carry the following things: Paracetamol as drops and syrups 125 mg/5 mL and 250 mg/5 mL as well as paracetamol tablets 500 mg for older kids. Ibuprofen suspension and tablets for older children are also desirable to be carried. Domperidone or Ondansetron syrup and tablets for nausea and vomiting A digital thermometer in working
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You should exclusively breastfeed your baby at least up to 6 months of age (privacy may be an issue, especially in public places). Avoid bottle-feeds, these may cause infections. Please ensure that you have sufficient stock of nappies and wipes and some essential medicines as may be needed. You need to pack a change of
The best option is to avoid travel during pregnancy. If essential, it is safe to travel by air before 36 weeks of pregnancy. Enough time should be allowed so that there is no rush during check-in and in the flight itself.
You should take all the prescribed medicines with you.
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Carbon dioxide (CO2 ), lactic acid, and excretory products in sweat attracts mosquitoes and this is blocked by the repellent creams. Mosquito repellents are the essential components for mosquito bite prevention in outdoors. All available repellent agents can be grouped as chemical agents and natural agents. The chemical agents are DEET (diethyltoluamide), picaridin, permethrin,
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