If your child stops breathing, what do you have to do? Drowning, severe electric shock and suffocation from fumes, among others, can cause a child’s breathing to stop.

Loss of breath may result into death, so you must act swiftly. Put your ear or check against the child’s mouth and nose to detect any breathing.

If the child isn’t breathing or is bluish in face, tilt the head back by lifting the chin and press the forehead. If breathing doesn’t start immediately, clear the mouth and start artificial respiration.

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Bad breaths, mourning breath, breath odour or halitosis are some of the terms used to describe a noticeably unpleasant breath odour from people when they are talking.

Most breath odour comes from food particles trapped in the mouth. When food remains in the mouth it becomes a breeding ground for the bacteria that cause bad breath.

Other causes of mouth odour are poor oral health, improper cleaning of the dentures, periodontal disease as well as smoking. Also alcohol consumption, taking certain medications or a salivary gland disorder causes mouth odour.

Bad breath can also be a sign of an underlying medical condition of the stomach, lungs and bloodstream. Also when the mouth is dry saliva production decreases, leaving the mouth’s natural ability to clean its self, impaired.

Saliva contains properties that reduce bacteria in the mouth. The reason doctors recommend drinking lots of water if you have bad breath.

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Many people especially in slums produce bad breath. When they talk one feels bad smell. But this can be avoided and in this news article we bring to you how it can be stopped.

How to avoid bad breath: avoid spicy foods, onions and where applicable avoid eating too much garlic.

Brush your teeth well and ensure that no food particles remain in you mouth. Use dental floss to help you to keep your mouth fresh.

Rinse your mouth with a mouth freshener. Use mouth sprays whenever you can and visit a dentist regularly.

Have your teeth aligned, seek immediate treatment for cavities, and avoid medicines that cause dryness of your mouth, renal and liver failure because these also can lead to bad breath.

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Genetical warts are skin infections of the genital, oral and anal areas as far as the cervix, cavatina, rectum lining, penis-head, urethra, mouth and throats.

The warts are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). It affects the top skin layer, breeding small hard growths. The people having unprotected sex have 95% chances of getting genetical and venereal warts.

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Some people told our health tam that they brush their teeth and cleanse the mouth well but still their gums bleed. So in this news report we bring to you how you can guard your gum against bleeding.

You should brush your teeth gently with a soft-bristle toothbrush after every meal, rinsing with salty water or hydrogen peroxide and water.

Avoid using alcohol-containing mouthwashes because they aggravate the problem. Flossing teeth twice a day can prevent plaque from building up. Avoid snaking between meals, and reducing carbohydrates can also guard your gum against bleeding. Eating a balanced and healthy diet also works well.

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