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Child & teen health

Provide advice on conditions affecting children and teens.

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Mental health

Keeping the doctor away

An apple a day keeps the doctor away may be true, but what other considerations are there for child health?

12 Feb 2018 , 4 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Primary nocturnal enuresis

This pharmacy scenario focuses on primary nocturnal enuresis including different strategies and when to refer to the GP. 

16 Jan 2018 , 2 Min Article

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Skin conditions

Probiotics alleviate childhood eczema

Probiotics can reduce the severity of atopic dermatitis and cut topical steroid use, according to a new study

05 Jan 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Unprecedented rise in scarlet fever in England

England is experiencing an unprecedented rise in scarlet fever, with rates seeing a seven-fold increase

03 Jan 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Sleeping duty

Sleep problems in children can cause multiple physical and mental health issues. So what can pharmacy do to help?

13 Nov 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Women's health

Fighting taboos

Research highlights a significant taboo surrounding women’s health, so how can pharmacy teams help break the silence?

22 Sep 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Making habits last a lifetime

Falling activity levels in young people are deeply concerning, say experts, so what can be done to encourage youngsters to get active?

21 Sep 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Pain relief

Abdominal migraine

This pharmacy scenario focuses on abdominal migraine, a form of migraine seen in children aged five to nine years.

01 Sep 2017 , 2 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Parasites

This team training module focuses on parasites, including a patient case study advising pharmacy staff on how to deal with head lice.

01 Sep 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Child & teen health

Head lice

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on head lice.

29 Aug 2017 , 15 Min Module

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Child & teen health

Facts of lice

We gets to grips with the different treatment options for head lice and how pharmacy staff can help parents navigate this category.

24 Aug 2017 , 3 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Baby and child health

By offering good advice, pharmacy teams can play a vital role in helping parents deal with self-limiting childhood ailments

16 Aug 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Delaying decay

Protecting children’s dental health is a job for joined up healthcare, including community pharmacy input. So how do you start the conversation?

15 Aug 2017 , 3 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Train your team: Children's pain

This Train Your Team checklist provides information to run a team training session on childhood pain

25 Jul 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Vitamin D reduces fracture risk in children

Vitamin D supplements may reduce the fracture risk in children under the age of six years

21 Jul 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Childhood infections linked to coeliac disease

Infections in early life seem to increase the likelihood of developing coeliac disease, German researchers report

21 Jul 2017 , 1 Min Article

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