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Young persons advice on keeping healthy

Most young people get acne at some stage. It usually resolves by itself by late teens or early twenties, but it sometimes goes on longer. Often it's just a few spots on the face, neck, back and chest, but more severe acne can cause scaring.

If your child’s asthma suddenly gets worse, they will require urgent treatment. Signs of an asthma attack include: Sounding very wheezy. having a tight chest, finding it hard to breath, being too breathless to walk or talk.
Sometimes there is no obvious cause for your child’s asthma attack. The most common triggers are viral infections (coughs, colds and chest infections), emotional anxiety and exposure to airway irritants such as cigarette smoke.