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Radio Leicester,5 mins

How to treat chickenpox without calamine

Ady Dayman

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Even though most of us get Chickenpox, it's pretty unpleasant. However parents say they are facing a treatment shortages as pharmacies are running out of traditional remedies. It's after Leicester Hospitals sees a rise in cases, almost as many children in the last six months as the entire previous year. Dr Damian Roland is professor of Paediatric Emergency Medicine at Leicester Royal Infirmary and also the presenter of Operation Ouch.

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