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Temperatures up to 35 degrees Risk of sun Why heatstroke can be very dangerous for your child. Babies and small children are more sensitive to heat than adults. Their thin skull bones and little hair make them susceptible to heatstroke, especially when the sun shines directly on their head and neck. What is heatstroke? Heatstroke affects the whole body, [...]

Brike, rye, grasses & many more Allergy season Pollen count in spring Pollen count Pollen allergy - symptoms The concentration of grass and tree pollen in the air is highest between April and August. However, the first swarms of pollen can appear as early as February and March. From October onwards, most plants stop flowering and the pollen season ends. Occasionally

Information on the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines Every day, we in the paediatric outpatient clinic receive questions from concerned relatives about the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination. Measles, mumps and rubella are viral diseases of childhood and adolescence, but can also affect unprotected adults. The triple combination vaccination against measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) is included in the free vaccination programme. It is

Information on TBE vaccines Every day we receive questions from concerned relatives in the paediatric outpatient clinic about TBE vaccination. TBE is a viral disease that leads to inflammation of the brain, the meninges and the central nervous system. About one to two weeks after the tick bite, flu-like symptoms with fever, headache, vomiting or dizziness initially occur for a few days.

My baby, my child has a fever, what can I do? As a mother or father, you feel worried and unsure when your baby or child has a fever. A fever is the body's reaction to a viral or bacterial infection, and helps the little body to heal from infections. It is important to find the cause of the fever