When a skin rash cannot be blamed on poison ivy or chicken pox, the culprit is eczema. In this condition, the skin turns red, and scaly and develops sores. The itching is beyond the limit and the skin starts to shed in the form of scales. Dermatitis is the other name for eczema. Dermatitis actually […]
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A middle ear infection is a very common problem faced by children. Even infants below two years could face this problem. Infection in the ear is caused by germs and viruses. They enter the human body and grow to cause infection, affecting the normal functioning of the body. Similarly, germs can enter the ears. Depending
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Almost every kid and teenager faces corns, calluses, and blisters problems. They cause extreme discomfort, but at the same time, they are easily preventable. The major cause for all of them is friction between the skin and foreign objects. Dancers experience corns. They are painful bumps on the toes. The area affected by corn becomes
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Constipation is a condition of improper bowel movement. Usually, the child experiences pain and has a hard time passing dry and hard stool. In normal conditions, there is no pain while passing the stool and it has a soft texture. The bowel movement is also regular. A child having constipation not only finds it difficult
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Conjunctivitis or pinkeye is a common problem in school-going kids. The eyes become red, itchy, and swollen. There can also be a discharge of gooey liquid from the eye which can be of the color white, clear, green, or yellow. Conjunctivitis is also known as pinkeye because the eye’s white part turns pink or red.
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Common Cold is caused because of upper respiratory system infection due to the cold virus. This infection affects parts such as the ears, nose, and throat. There are about two hundred known viruses that are responsible for the common cold, out of which rhinovirus is the most common. Because of this great number of viruses,
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A typical childhood disease in children chicken pox is very notorious for being contagious. A kid infected with the chickenpox virus will develop numerous itchy blisters which are filled with fluid. These blisters burst later, which leads to crust formation. Children get approximately five hundred such blisters which grow over a red skin spot. They
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Many children have their appendix removed even before turning the age of fourteen. And the risk starts to peak as they age. The majority of children who get abdominal surgery is because of appendicitis. Appendicitis is actually appendix inflammation and as a result, a fingerlike tube grows on the lower right part of the large
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Tummy aches are one of the most frequently complained about problems in children. There are many causes attributed to it, and it is a challenge for the parent or the physician to find out the exact problem. Sometimes the pain requires immediate attention and can also be a case of emergency. The causes can be
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One condition that a dyslexic person may have is the Irlen Syndrome. This condition is very much related to dyslexia since, they both have a number of similar symptoms. Additionally, a lot of dyslexics have this syndrome, along with having dyslexia itself. From research and testing, it was found that a diversity of problems could
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