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When a baby is born he is generally medically checked to know if all his organs are functioning in the right manner or not. This is a sort of a test that the newborn goes through, which indicates any kind of a problem at the time of birth so as to treat the ailment accordingly. [...]

Bed wetting is one of the most common ailments spread over a large number of kids all over the world. It sometimes is not a big problem especially when the child grows over it at the right age. Life becomes a living hell hole when this problem stays for long in children only to hamper [...]

Vision is one of the most important tools for the child to function normally and be on par with children of their at home and otherwise. If a child is not able to see clearly then the performance will be naturally affected. Studies have proved that ability to see clearly with eyes without trouble is [...]

Good living habits play a pivotal role in the bringing up of children. It’s always wise to start early when it comes to teaching the little ones all good things in life. To start with, make sure that your child eats healthy food, follows a strong fitness regime and swears by cleanliness. These are some [...]

Growing up troubles of babies often include blocked or stuffy nose with cough, which could be quite a trouble for the little one sometimes. Careless parenting results in common ailments like this, especially when the mothers are either working or far too busy to cater to the child’s requirement properly. For instance the easiest way [...]

Life is changing at a fast pace and so is our style of leading it. Where on one hand man has reached the moon and the stars, it’s certainly quite baffling to note that on the other we are all surrounded with the jet age health hazards also known as the junk food sickness, one [...]

Melatonin is related to insomnia in several respects. Medically speaking, melatonin is a naturally stirring hormone released by the pineal gland. It has long been understood that melatonin is responsible for regulating sleep in human beings, although the exact tool of action remains mysterious. That means the production of this hormone remains constant during the [...]

Teething is the commonest difficulty of every infant’s growth. It troubles them profusely giving them sleepless nights or cranky days. All parents get worried and some even find it difficult to treat their little one in times of excruciating pain experienced by him. But the fact is that teething is definitely inevitable. It happens when [...]

Some blood cells and protein in urine in children may be caused by many factors and it is usually harmless but if it occurs frequently in children, the doctor must be consulted immediately. RBCs can be found in urine which is considered normal but excessive blood can be dangerous.
Kidney diseases can be confirmed after the [...]

Stomach ache is a common problem in children. There are various causes of pain in toddlers. It is harmless most of the cases but should be taken seriously until it get completely cured. Like in case of appendicitis, it may be quite serious to get it checked by the doctor immediately. It may get chronic [...]

Dysphagia definition is a diseases which creates difficulties in swallowing the food or liquid. The sufferer child can not close the mouth to chew the foods. The problem is found in esophagus which is a tube to carry food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach. It can affect the body at any stage [...]

Shaken baby syndrome is a disease which can be caused by violent shaking in anger to stop child crying or whining resulting in permanent brain injury, spinal-cord injuries or bleeding in eyes or even death. The victim can be more between the ages of three to eight months. It may happen up to the age [...]

Roseola Infantum rashes virus is an acute infection which can cause high fever and skin rash in the babies between the ages of six to twenty four months. Infection can occur in toddlers at any time during the year. It is found very rare in the adults. The virus can spread infection which infects other [...]

Kawasaki is a typical disease which can affect the skin, mouth, nose, throat, lymph nodes and the lining of the blood vessels. This disease can affect adults also but the children are the mostly affected. The boys are more affected than the girls. The genetic and environmental factors can be the cause of this disease. [...]

Motion sickness is an ailment which is caused by conflicting signals to the brain by eyes and ears. Brain may receive wrong signals in the moving vehicle like car, ship, airplane, space ship. In moving situation, the mind resolves conflicting results between vision and balance, which leads to nausea in some children and adults as [...]

Breathing is vital for the body to function properly. Respiratory muscles are involved in inhaling process. Inhaled air is rich in oxygen which is needed by the body to function properly. Then inhaled oxygen get transferred from lungs to the bloodstream and exchanged with carbon dioxide that is breathed out. The more oxygen can be [...]

The tonsils are made of two masses on the back of throat. These may be visible on opening full mouth and are seen through some special medical instruments. The tonsils get recurring infections in the throat or ear to cause breathing, swallowing and sleep problems due to the enlargement or obstruction in these. The foul [...]

It is very common and normal for an infant to drool. A growing baby can drool any time but after getting maturity the child will be able to control or take care of secretions. A normal child don’t drool in sleep or getting awake. But the children with neurological disorder can have problem in making [...]

Projectile vomiting in infants or babies means the vomiting which is forceful or shoot out and not simple dribbling types of spitting up. These types of vomiting can be source of little worries. An occasional projectile vomiting can be normal but it should not occur regularly. The regular forceful spitting for two to three times [...]

Whooping cough or pertussis is a disease which can be cause of worries for the parents. It may occur in children under the age of one year. The vaccination against whooping is given to the child to prevent this disease to occur. It can be very dangerous if it is not controlled earlier. There are [...]