Childhood conditions such as chicken pox, croup, slapped cheek and head lice are among the most commonly searched health terms in the children’s health centre of BootsWebMD.com. Would you like to learn more about how to be prepared to manage these conditions?
Join BritMums and Dr Rob Hicks (www.drrobhicks.co.uk) on Thursday 17 May from 13:00 to 14:00 for the #BootsWebMD.com Twitter chat. Come and share your experiences dealing with the most common childhood conditions. Dr Rob will be tweeting with us, to discuss your experiences and answer your questions.
Tweet your question or experience using the #BootsWebMD hash tag and you could win the top prize of £250 worth of Boots gift vouchers or one of four £25 worth of Boots gift vouchers.
#BootsWebMD
Thursday 17 May, 2012
13:00 – 14:00
with Dr Rob (@DrRobHicks)
The chat is sponsored by BootsWebMD.com. BootsWebMD.com is a collaboration between Boots, one of the UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailers, and WebMD, one of the world’s leading online health information sites. The BootsWebMD.com children’s health centre provides an overview of the basic facts and information you need to understand what’s happening in the life of your baby and child at all ages and stages of development. You can also find a WebMD Symptom Checker* and a Medicines and Treatment Centre on the site.
Mark your calendars and join us for an illuminating and helpful Twitter chat!
Please note that the BootsWebMD.com Twitter chat will discuss medical conditions in general terms and will not offer specific medical advice or answer specific personal queries. The Twitter Chat provides the opportunity for you to learn more and discuss common childhood conditions.
* THIS TOOL DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. It is intended for general information purposes only and does not address individual circumstances. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment and should not be relied on to make decisions about your health. Never ignore professional medical advice in seeking treatment because of something you have read on the Boots WebMD Site. If you have an urgent medical problem please call your doctor, or NHS direct, immediately or in the case of emergencies dial 999.
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About Jennifer Howze
Jennifer Howze is the Creative Director and co-founder of BritMums. She blogs about family travel at Jenography.net, tweets at @JHowze and Instagrams at @JHowze. Previously, she wrote the Alpha Mummy blog at The Times and as a journalist has contributed to The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, Budget Travel, CNN.com, Allure, SELF and Premiere, among others. She won The Maggie Award from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for a health article in Seventeen magazine.