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  • How to Prevent and Cure Dental Cavities  By : Roberto Bell
    Tips on how to treat and prevent dental cavities and promote overall teeth wellness.
  • Vitamins that Help Prevent the Common Cold  By : Richard Williams
    Medical science is a constantly changing thing. New discoveries signal departures from age-old treatments, while new inquiries into “traditional” medicine often reveals previously unknown substances with curative, preventive and healing properties.
  • Baby Care: What to do After the Baby Teeth Erupt?  By : deepaktni
    Many people are not aware that prevention of dental diseases can be started as soon as a child is born. From the seventh to the ninth (last) months of pregnancy, the primary baby teeth are just about to be fully formed in the bone. Development of permanent teeth begins at birth.
  • Nearsightedness – Eye Care  By : Christopher Carter
    Myopia, better know as nearsightedness is a vision impairment which allows close objects to be seen clearly, but objects father away appear blurred. Nearsightedness occurs when the eyeball is too long or the cornea has too much curvature. When these problems exist the result is the light entering the eye isn’t focused correctly and distant objects look blurred.
  • Why Are There Expiration Dates on Medications  By : Roberto Bell
    Critics have claimed that expiration dates on prescription drugs are a clever ploy by the pharmaceutical industry to extract more revenue from the general public. This article explores the reason how expiration dates came into effect in the first place and compares both advantages as well as disadvantages of the system.
  • Free Anger Management Test - How To Understand And Manage Your Anger  By : Roberto Bell
    We have all had the feeling of being angry at some time in our lives. This anger can range anywhere from being mildly irritated to experiencing out of control rage.
  • Arm Acne Information  By : Alex Gwen Thomson
    Arm Acne is far more common than most people think. Learn more about acne on the arms and what you can do treat it.
  • Invisalign: The Clear Alternative to Braces  By : Chris Robertson
    If you're a candidate for braces, there are now some wonderful alternatives to the traditional, wiry-looking braces.
  • A Journey Through Infant Development: The Fifth Month  By : Nicole Beurkens
    What behavior is normal at 5 months? Here are some skills you can expect to see in a healthy baby.
  • What is Remediation?  By : Nicole Beurkens
    You may have heard the word “remediation” used while trying to find treatment for developmental disabilities. But what is remediation and how can it help your child?
  • Teeth Grinding in Kids (Kids Bruxism): What Can You Do?  By : Cristian Stan
    Teeth grinding in children is otherwise known as bruxism and happens when children clench their upper and lower teeth, rubbing them together. Commonly children grind their teeth whilst sleeping and are not aware of what they are doing
  • A Journey through Infant Development: The Third Month  By : Nicole Beurkens
    At 3 months, infants show signs that they are developing both physically and relationally. What are the signs?
  • Common Warts and Children: Leave Shame at the Door  By : Chris Robertson
    Common warts should not be a cause of shame, and parents of children who have warts should think twice before putting kids through painful courses of treatment.
  • Common Warts: Choosing the Right Treatment Option  By : Chris Robertson
    When it comes to treatment for common warts, there are a number of options....
  • Effective natural acne scar treatments  By : s.f.imtiaz
    One of the most desired acne products of people who suffer from acne all over the world is an effective natural remedy for acne. This article will help you sort out some natural acne treatments that are easily prepared at home. These natural acne treatments have been known to work for many acne sufferers, they are safe in most cases and do not causes unwanted irritation to your skin.
  • Anger Management - Children Are At Risk  By : BK Hackett
    You can help to tame the wild beast in you by getting busy when you get angry. Diffusion in anger management terms is a process of decreasing the intensity of anger you feel by diverting angry emotions towards something more useful.
  • Pediatric dentistry related information:  By : Clive Roberts
    Often the dental health of the children is ignored and they suffer from dental pain. It is duty of the parents to teach the child to take proper dental care and from young age, it becomes habit of the child to take timely dental care throughout life.
  • A Gluten Free Diet Can Affect Autism!  By : Andrew Van Vooren
    Special diets and various other treatments that researchers have discovered that can be a tremendous help to those that suffer from autism. Families of children that suffer from autism may become very frustrated while trying to find the proper treatment for their child. One treatment for children with autism is to change their diet to a gluten free diet.
  • Juvenile Arthritis:The Truth  By : kaleb
    Untreated Children with juvenal arthritis, or who are treated late in the course of disease have the worst outcome than those who are treated early. In the hands of a physician, who is expert in the management of children with arthritis,
  • Acne Free Using Light Therapy  By : Cornel Tanady
    The most common types of acne affect approximately 17 million teens and young adults in the United States, with the rare acne conglobata occurring in young men and acne fulminans–a severe form of acne conglobata–occurring in teen boys.
  • How to relieve hemorrhoids  By : Maya Sharma
    Fruits, juices, and food for relieving hemorrhoids.

    Eating the right kind of food and following good eating habits will speed up your healing of your hemorrhoids. If you have a diet that is hard to digest and moves slowly through your colon, then, expect to have constipation which will encourage formation of hemorrhoids or prevent their healing.
  • The Cold Hard Facts About Bipolar Disorder  By : Tim F Clark
    Bipolar disorder is an extremely serious affliction - find out how it often shows up in people's lives.
  • Children and Head Lice  By : Roberto Bell
    A lot of children get head lice, for a few different reasons.
  • Preterm Labor and Birth  By : Robert Baird
    Preterm birth remains a major cause of newborn and infant illness and death. If its causes were better understood and prevention or treatment more effective, fewer babies would die every year.
  • Measles-Ayurvedic Medicines  By : Robert Baird
    This is one of the more serious of childhood ailments, since there are possible secondary infections that can occur. These include middle-ear infections, bronchitis or even pneumonia.
  • Herbalism-Herbal Remedies  By : Robert Baird
    Since children have a higher metabolic rate, and good underlying energy in most cases, herbs which stimulate the circulation are generally to be avoided. Herbal teas are one of the most suitable forms of treatment.
  • Acne – Causes and Treatment  By : Peter Sams
    Acne occurs when tiny holes on the surface of the skin called pores become clogged. Each pore is an opening to a canal called a follicle, which contains a hair and an oil gland. Normally, the oil glands help keep the skin lubricated and help remove old skin cells. When glands produce too much oil, the pores can become blocked, accumulating dirt, debris, and bacteria.
  • Acne treatment for teenagers  By : Robert Baird
    Acne refers to the reddish inflammations that are formed on the skin and affect mostly the face. It has been revealed that acne is the most common skin problem which affects teenagers and almost every teenager is faced with the problem of acne formation on their skin.
  • Home remedies for treating acne  By : Robert Baird
    Ugly blemishes on the skin formed as a result of excessive secretion of the sebaceous glands is popularly referred to as acne and it is the commonest skin problem faced by teenagers and even adults worldwide.
  • Dentistry - A Definition  By : Clive Roberts
    Teeth are one of the most important parts of the human body. It helps the human beings to eat the food. On other hand, well-shaped and completely white teeth make a person more beautiful in outlook.
  • Keeping Your Baby Clean  By : Robert Baird
    Very young babies don't get dirty, so they don't need frequent bathing but bath time provides a perfect opportunity for cuddling and playing that infants come to relish.
  • Children Dental Care and Oral Hygiene  By : Clive Roberts
    Around the world major percentage of the dental patients are the children, which is very unfortunate. Basically, the children have the great attractions towards the sweets and the chocolates.
  • Can Your Teenagers Get Lung Cancer?  By : dhamza
    Most teens think it is hip and cool to smoke. Now more than ever bounteous teens are getting addicted to nicotine and cigarettes.
  • Tough Facts and Choices on Teen Smoking  By : CECILL ARTATES
    Teen smoking is one of the major problems of our society. This article talks about this decades old problem that teens and their parents have faced. The write-up also cites the consequences or ill effects of smoking. The truth about teen smoking is all about the choices teens make, which is essentially about making tough choices in a very tough world.
  • How To Keep Your Teenagers Smoke-Free  By : Abbey Grace Yap
    This article is about teen smoking. It briefly discusses short statistics on adolescent smoking. Teenagers have different reasons on why they smoke early. This article lists tips on how to get your children to avoid getting into the smoking habit.
  • Providing Babies with Teething Pain Relief  By : Kristine Gonzaga
    Teething in babies is normally accompanied by slight pain and discomfort caused by the new teeth. Although this is normal, teething pain can disrupt your baby's routine and cause long periods of crying and being irritable. This article provides some tips on how you can provide your baby with simple and easy teething pain relief.
  • Solving Teenage Acne - By Common sense  By : suegold
    Teenage Acne Solution - Using Common Sense
  • Yoga and Exercise as Scoliosis Treatments  By : Rcon Franchesca
    This article is generally about scoliosis. It explains how yoga and exercise help in relieving the pain experienced by patients with scoliosis. Aside from these,the article also cites some of the most common signs or symptoms of scoliosis,as well as it mentions a couple of yoga and exercises that are commonly recommended to patients suffering from scoliosis.
  • C is for Curing Common Cold  By : CECILL ARTATES
    When treating a common cold, Vitamin C always comes to mind in an instant. Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling first discovered the positive effects of Vitamin C in alleviating the symptoms of the common cold. Though Pauling's findings about the effects of Vitamin C are still controversial, a lot of doctors believe that it is still a very good first step to fight the common cold.
  • Fast food and childhood obesity  By : Jessy Simpson
    Recently the childhood obesity has taken a form of endemic in the United States. Rate of childhood obesity has increased by 5 fold from 1970s to the current time. Consumption of food rich in calories and fats are the main culprits for this increasing trend in the childhood obesity. A major part of this increase calorie intake by children comes from consumption of fast food.
  • A Child's Web Of Sleep  By : Harvey D. Ong
    Sleep is something that adults generally believe children get enough of, but recent studies are showing this may not be true. Sleep can become difficult for children exposed to violent TV programs or news broadcast. In a related avenue, a lack of sleep can cause children to eventually become obese.
  • A Warm Touch, A Beneficial Act  By : CECILL ARTATES
    Touch or massage therapy are beneficial to an infant's well being. There are innumerable medical facts that support the importance of touch, but more importantly, babies that were massaged early in childhood establish a warm, positive relationship that continues as the child grows.
  • Reasons and Signs of Teenage Drug Abuse  By : rapiddrugdetection.com
    Teenage drug addiction is a severe problem that could not be controlled successfully. A common definition of addiction is, “The uncontrollable and compulsive use of mind-altering drugs/substances, even though having the knowledge of the fact that such use may cause problems with one’s life”. Addiction can be physical and/or psychological dependence on a chemical substance.
  • American Children Are Not Consuming Enough Milk  By : EmpoweredD
    A recent study from Penn State has found that American children are drinking insufficient amounts of milk and the dairy they are choosing to consume are very high in fat.
  • A Study on Kids and Concussions  By : EmpoweredD
    While there are some physical symptoms such as headaches, nausea, dizziness and blurred vision, concussions usually don't cause bleeding or swelling in the brain and don't show up on x-rays.
  • Why DO Children Need Chiropractic Care?  By : Dr. Patrick V. Suglia
    While many parents are turning to chiropractors as primary care providers for their children, others wonder why a child would ever need chiropractic care. This article overviews the reasons why chiropractic care for children is vital, especially in today’s day and age when there is an alarming number of children suffering from life-altering illnesses such as ADD/ADHD, autism, and asthma.
  • Baby Care: Introducing Solid Foods  By : Roberto Bell
    Introducing solid foods to your baby should be both healthy and tasty. What better way to is there to present baby food, than the organic, fresh, tasty and homemade way?
  • Teenagers and Weight Training (part 2)  By : Mick Hart
    Carrying on from part 1, I would insist on weight training exercises being light to medium , that means no heavy low squats or dead lifts and avoid any spine bending exercise. Start off with fun type exercises without putting them through any ordeal, and never make them train against their will. Try out free standing excercises, flexibility work and teamwork skills through sporting activities.
  • Teenagers and Bodybuilding (part 1)  By : Mick Hart
    Creating an acceptable image is what motivates teenagers in the modern world. But the pressure to achieve success can be extreme and a physical image needs dedication to a point that the agony of defeat can lead to suicidal despondency. With the additional battle against adolesent hormones, spots and pimples appear just to make life even more difficult and every straw is clutched in order to get within the acceptable norm physically.
  • Schizophrenia and Social Support  By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
    Looking at my patient’ scenario I feel she had multiple factors which led her to mental illness; these were poverty, lack of parental attention in childhood and teenage, unavailability of supportive person, loss of husband, suppression of own feelings due to role transition, and social stigma.
  • A writing disorder  By : mani
    What is dysgraphia?
  • Stress can affect baby’s development  By : mani
    Researchers have linked stress experienced by pregnant women to higher incidences of mental and behavioural problems in their children. The research, presented recently at a Royal college of psychiatrists conference in London, suggests high levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, in amniotic fluid in the womb could affect the development of the brains of foetuses, affecting their future social skills, language ability and memory.
  • Fish Oil's Powerful Abilities Against ADD or ADHD  By : Roberto Bell
    Does your child have problems concentrating or remaining on an activity? Impulsive? Then your child probably has a specific learning difficulty called Attention-deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder.
  • Calcium's Incredible Importance During Childhood  By : Roberto Bell
    A child needs dozens of vitamins and minerals essential for his growth.
  • How To Identify Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)  By : Jon Arnold
    Knowing the signs and symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are the keys to helping those afflicted cope with it and get the treatments they need to live with this disorder, but since symptoms are broad across many areas, make sure that you are diagnosing the right ailment.
  • Vitamins for better sight  By : Mitamins Team
    Your eyesight is certainly not something to be taken for granted. Here we look eat at which foods and vitamins are particularly important to your eye health
  • How To Determine If Your Child Has Autism  By : Jon Arnold
    While it is difficult to detect autism because the signs are so varied, there are definite symptoms you can spot to give you a clue, and if seen, you should schedule time with a trained professional to get an accurate diagnosis. Studies have shown that an early diagnosis is critically important in being able to help the afflicted child and minimize the effects of autism.
  • The Connection between Deep Sleep and Enuresis  By : Elizabeth Radisson
    The medical community has long considered children aged five or six who are persistent bed-wetters also suffer from a sleep disorder. Recent studies seem to show that this is not always the case and that typically these children sleep deeply and fail to rouse when the brain sends the message that the bladder needs to be emptied.
  • Is Baby Acne Common Among Newborns?  By : Charley Huang
    Baby acne is not uncommon among newborns and same like adult acne, it has a special name ‘infantile acne’. Cheek is one of the favorite spot for infantile acne to grow but it may also strike chins and foreheads of newborns. When a baby is born with infantile acne, the period of which it will hang on is from 2 weeks to 2 months. Worst case scenario makes it possibly till 6 months on the infant.
  • Lipid Screening in Children and Adolescents  By : Dr. D.S. Merchant
    The only need for cholesterol screening in children and adolescents is to identify pediatric patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), since early disease detection is crucial in order to facilitate treatment to prevent coronary artery disease.

    Advanced Lipoprotein Fingerprinting is a more precise cholesterol test that allows doctors to identify health risks that traditional screens miss. Doctors now have a precise reading not only of a patient's cholesterol levels but other independent risk factors known to be associated with heart disease.
  • Children Grown Up: Adolescent Nocturnal Enuresis  By : Elizabeth Radisson
    Urinating while asleep, also called nocturnal enuresis, is common in children. It is messy and worrying, but as it is unintentional, it can only be an indication of a growing body system growing adapted to sleeping without diapers. Nocturnal enuresis in teenagers and adolescents, though, may be worrisome for parents; it can be embarrassing for older children, and is considered a physical manifestation of deeper troubles in a teenager or adolescent.
  • How To Treat Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)  By : Jon Arnold
    The symptoms of ADD and ADHD are widely varied, so make sure you determine that the disorder really is ADD/ADHD. Professionals are too quick to make this diagnosis and prescribe drugs to treat it, when the best answer could be as simple as a change in diet.
  • Next Time You Need Aspirin, Reach For Raisins  By : Chester Ku-Lea
    Yes, you heard right! If you currently take aspirin to fight minor aches and pains, you may want to make a few diet changes instead of swallowing those little white pills.

    Aspirin, which is acetylsalicylic acid, breaks down in your body to salicylic acid (SA) about 20 minutes after it gets into the blood.
  • How to choose the right paternity test  By : James ryan
    The number of laboratories offering simple and affordable paternity testing kits is so large that choosing the right one seems a very difficult task. Are they all the same? This article will give you some tips to help you recognize the reliable ones and avoid a big disappointment.
  • How To Enjoy Better Health With Natural Remedies  By : Jon Arnold
    The use of natural remedies for health and other ailments is gaining popularity rapidly for various reasons. Natural remedies are significantly less expensive than their prescrription counterparts, and almost always have notably fewer detrimental side effects. Studies are not 100% conclusive but much evidence shows that natural remedies overall are healthier for you.
  • Acne is not just for the young  By : Dave Owen
    Acne and acne care have long been part of adolescence and the teenage years. We’ve all heard the stories about some poor girl waking up to a horrible blemish on her nose the day before a big date.
  • Am I Fat?  By : Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW
    How will you answer your child?
  • Diabetes in an internationally adopted child  By : George Rogu M.D. of Adoptiondoctors.com
    A two-year old boy has diabetes. What would this entail if we adopt him?
  • Feeding problems in a newly adopted child - a case of a picky eater  By : Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP
    “Our 12 month old daughter…is the happiest little baby we've ever met. ..However, she will hardly eat anything at all. The orphanage told us she was a picky eater, but boy is that an understatement. …We were expecting a child who wouldn't stop eating. Never dreamed we'd be in this situation!”
  • How to choose a Pediatrician for your child  By : George Rogu M.D. of Adoptiondoctors.com
    Does anyone have advice on what to look for in a Pediatrician to care for my Internationally adopted child, and what questions should one ask of him during the “Get to know you interview”?
  • Ear Infections and Hearing Loss in Post-Institutionalized (PI) Children  By : Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP
    Ear and sinus infections are the most common problems seen in the post-adoption period. These conditions are usually under-diagnosed and under-treated. Complications of ear infections are numerous and can severely affect the adopted child and the whole adoptive family.
  • Persistent Diarrhea in Post-Institutionalized (PI) Children  By : Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP
    Persistent diarrhea is extremely common in PI children and can be caused by many factors. Very often several factors are present at the same time. Frequently persistent diarrhea is just an uncomfortable condition, but sometimes it can be a sign of a serious health problem. In most of the cases, it is a combination of different factors, which is determining the necessity and urgency of actions. Children with persistent diarrhea are more prone to have gastro-intestinal tract complications during or after any stressful situations (emotional, infectious and so on)
  • Medical Insurance and the Adopted Child  By : Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP
    Medical insurance questions are equally painful both for families and for medical providers.
  • Failure to Thrive  By : Harriet White McCarthy
    When a newly arrived post-institutionalized child receives a diagnosis of Failure To Thrive, what does that really mean to his new parents and family? In older adoptees, a diagnosis like this can be devastating. Whereas most very young children with this diagnosis "grow out of it" quickly with good food and parental devotion, the damage done to an older child requires much more intensive therapy to overcome. This is the story of one child who came to America at age five years and received a diagnosis of Failure To Thrive. You will follow the progression of therapies from developmental pediatrician to Occupational Therapist to Psychologist and finally to school support.
  • My child was born with a cleft lip/palate deformity, what do I need to know?  By : George Rogu M.D. of Adoptiondoctors.com
    Cleft lip or palate is a facial defect causing a cleft that is either unilateral or bilateral. It is easily corrected surgically, and with special services like speech therapy, occupational therapy and a team approach these children do very well with complete recovery.
  • Post-Adoption Medical Examination  By : George Rogu M.D. of Adoptiondoctors.com
    What are the Recommended Screening Tests and Evaluations for newly adopted Post Institutionalized child?

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