Children and adolescents' health
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As soon as your baby starts eating, you want to add as much nutrition to your baby’s diet as possible. Babies (unsurprizingly) do not eat vast amounts in one go, so you need to ensure that the little amount which they do eat is a nutritious as possible. Chia seeds are considered a superfood and one especially...
Once your baby starts teething, they will want to put almost everything which comes across them right in their mouth. This is the best time to introduce them to baby teething biscuits as you can guarantee they won't do them harm. These biscuits should be healthy for your kid, and at the same time hard...
It is important for a 3 year old child to stay physically active. Being a preschooler, he needs to learn how his body works, such as exploring the world through running, climbing and jumping. Usually, a 3 year old does not need to take any extra steps get exercise. His everyday activity, such as running,...
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The hand foot and mouth virus is highly contagious, especially in children under 10 years and especially among infants. The most common way to get it is through small droplets from the mouth when sneezing or coughing. Be very careful because, though in a small percentage, adults also can be spread....
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The best treatment for rash on the hands, feet and mouth which particularly affects children under 10 years and, more intensely, babies is rest. This highly contagious disease usually causes headache, a loss of appetite and even fever.
But being a virus, all you can do is wait for the virus to reach...
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Vomiting is one of those problems that your child will experience at some point, but you should keep in mind certain tips to help your child get through this phase. It may be caused by, among other reasons, an intestinal infection, poor digestion, nerves, a cold , the result being that your child brings...
Puberty is that stage in every human’s life when they can see and feel lots of changes occurring in their body. Among humans, both male and female experience puberty. It is one of the most confusing and yet exciting time in a person’s life. They suddenly start feeling the emotional changes, physical...
Without doubt, children love to keep things in their mouth, especially those who are weaning, or are between one to five years of age. Perhaps, this is how they like to explore the world and everything that they come across. But sometimes, objects like beads, button batteries and marbles get stuck in your...
Registering sudden or repetitive muscle tics might lead you to believe that your child has Tourette syndrome. At a young age, children may display some involuntary movements, gestures or sounds that may slowly go away as time goes by. However, childhood is an optimum time to notice abnormal behavior in people...
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Autism is a spectrum disorder, similar to Asperger's syndrome that can appear during infancy and early childhood and causes delays in many areas of basic development such as learning to talk, play or interact with others. Autism can vary in how seriously it affects people, with some having more serious impairments...
A child may be in shock if he recently encountered a trauma, blood loss, severe infection, heatstroke, poisoning, allergic reaction, severe burns or any other causes. When a child is in shock, there are chances that his/her organs are not receiving enough oxygen or blood. If not taken seriously, it...
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Girls go through a lot of changes during puberty. Their bodies change and suddenly they need to take more specific care of their health. Many girls are not sure about when to start this more specific care of their health and don't know when the right time to visit a gynaecologist is. If you've ever asked...
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Sore throats are a very common symptom of colds and infections such as tonsillitis and pharyngitis. For children, it is more difficult to bear because they often despair and cannot tolerate the burning, itching and hoarseness which also makes eating difficult. Fortunately, there are many ways to alleviate...
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Enterobiasis, commonly known as 'having threadworms', is a parasitic infection that is very common in children under the age of 10. Although they don't cause too much harm, it is important to be able to recognise this condition in order to completely cure it with an anti-parasitic drug treatment. Threadworms...