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Medical histories play an important role in many of the decisions made for the health of your child. Medical histories should include information about allergies, pre-existing conditions, medications that produce adverse physical reactions in your child, immunization records, prior surgeries and hospitalizations, and any other detail of note.

Hayfever or seasonal allergic rhinitis usually occurs in Spring and early Summer and is an allergy mainly to tree, grass and plant pollens. Around 15% of the population suffer from this condition.

The risks of smoking, and of second-hand cigarette smoke, are well known. Around 82% of lung cancer deaths is caused by smoking, as is 30% of all cancer deaths, a quarter of all cases of heart disease and over 80% of deaths from smoking-related lung conditions like emphysema and bronchitis.