Category: General Health

Over 27 million people are suffering from eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis. Though eczema is not contagious or extremely dangerous condition but it is an incurable and profoundly uncomfortable disease that leads to bad irritation with severe itchiness.

Does your baby have flattened head? Are you scared about what it means? Give this article a read and dispense with your worries. Make sure your child is alright by checking off the symptoms listed and possible treatments are noted as well.

Milk and other dairy foods are one of the most highly consumed products in the world. With this statistic, lactose intolerance seems to be a common condition affecting. You probably know at least one person who doesn’t consume milk because of this condition.  Is lactose intolerance a problem that few people deal with? Are you lactose tolerant? Does being lactose intolerant prevent you from consuming dairy products?

There are times you look back and wish you knew then, what you know now. If only you had cut down on the candies, maybe you wouldn’t have all those cavities or pain in your teeth. Well, the good news is that you can help your kids avoid those same mistakes that you made. Regular brushing and flossing of teeth are good. It’s a very healthy habit to teach your kids, but it is not enough. Your child’s oral health also depends a lot on what they eat and drink.

Taking regular breaks after every 30-40 minutes of reading, writing or playing computer games is recommended. Experts recommend that children should not engage with entertainment media for more than 1 hour per day1.

Circumcision involves surgically removing the foreskin that covers the head of the baby’s penis. In most cases, it is performed within a few days after the birth of the baby boy.

As a parent, you may have dealt with enough stomach aches, ear infections, and fever successfully. After all, every child deserves the right care and quality medical care. But there are other common childhood health problems and disease you should know. They include:

It is important to track your baby’s growth. Tracking the weight is one of the ways to ensure he or she is developing properly. The pace at which every baby grows is different. Given the “normal” size range of baby’s weight is wide, it’s hard to know whether your child measures up to standards. This is the major reason why pediatricians recommend tracking babies’ physical development with growth charts.

Physical development is the process of child’s development in terms of movement, coordination, and control of one’s body. Physical development is categorized into fine and gross motor skills. In fine motor skills, the child should be able to coordinate with smaller body parts while in gross motor skills, the child should be able to control his larger body parts.