Health Articles sorted by recently updated

Colic is a sharp , painful sensation in the abdomen manifested by infants by excessive crying and usually a relatively tense / tight tummy and the child may tend to fold his legs upon the tummy and get red in the face and cry incessantly.

Read Full Article»

2595 Views

Headache in children

Headaches occur in more than 90 percent of school-age children.

Read Full Article»

2223 Views

Head lice in children

Head louse are tiny, wingless parasitic insect that lives among hairs and fed on the blood. They are spread easily especially among the school children and through close personal contact and by sharing belongings.

Read Full Article»

1682 Views

Fussy eaters

Fussy eaters are children who have eating difficulties at some point between second to sixth years. They eat the same food at every meal and feel nervous to try new food. Fussy eating can lead to under-nutrition which leads to children?s growth and development. It also affects the academic performances as well.

Read Full Article»

1088 Views

Foreign body in ears in children

The children tend to put objects like beads, paper, eraser in their ears and in nose. It is very common in young childrens especially below age five.

Read Full Article»

3751 Views

Febrile convulsions (Febrile seizures)

A febrile seizure is a convulsion in young children caused by a sudden spike in body temperature, often from an infection. As the body temperature controls of very small children are not fully developed, they are the ones who are prone to frequent fevers. Occurrence of fits as a result of high fever is a common phenomenon with children. These fits are known as febrile convulsions.

Read Full Article»

2208 Views

Enlarged liver or Hepatomegaly in children

Liver is the organ situated below the right rib cage. The common cause for liver enlargement in children are viral hepatitis, malaria. The hepatomegaly can be associated with symptoms like jaundice, pain, fever.

Read Full Article»

22416 Views

Ear discharge in children

Ear discharge is drainage of blood, ear wax, pus or fluid from ear.. Most commonly the ear discharge is due to ear wax. Discharge can also caused by minor irritation or infection. Are discharge can be normal or abnormal. Normal ear discharge may be water which entered the ear while taking bath, showering etc.

Read Full Article»

8386 Views

Keloids

A keloid is a patch of excessive scar tissue that may form following a skin injury. Occasionally scars enlarge spontaneously to form firm, smooth, hard growths called keloids.

Read Full Article»

3294 Views

Dry Skin

Dry skin is most common in your lower legs, arms, flanks (sides of the abdomen), and thighs.

Read Full Article»

10515 Views