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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 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.
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.
A writing disorder
By :
mani
What is dysgraphia?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Am I Fat?
By :
Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW
How will you answer your child?
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.
Are herbal acne pills really effective?
By :
Musharf
Remember the angst ridden acne years of your youth? On the other hand, perhaps you are still a youth. By youth, I mean either adolescent or teenaged. So many people today suffer from teenage and adult acne.
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?
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.
Calcium's Incredible Importance During Childhood
By :
Roberto Bell
A child needs dozens of vitamins and minerals essential for his growth.
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.
Children and Head Lice
By :
Roberto Bell
A lot of children get head lice, for a few different reasons.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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!”
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.
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.
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.
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”?
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
Medical Insurance and the Adopted Child
By :
Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP
Medical insurance questions are equally painful both for families and for medical providers.
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.
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.
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)
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Solving Teenage Acne - By Common sense
By :
suegold
Teenage Acne Solution - Using Common Sense
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.
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.
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.
The cause, prevention and treatment of acne scars
By :
Sahil Chauhan
Acne affects as much as 80% of teenagers and others in their early twenties, while most get out with only a few minor acne scars, some even without any at all; there is a notable percentage that suffers from acne scars.
There are two types of skin problems caused by acne that can be recognized as acne scars. One is the red pigmentation that appears after acne has healed.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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