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Antioxidants are substances that may protect your cells against the effects of free radicals. Free radicals are molecules produced when your body breaks down food, or by environmental exposures like tobacco smoke and radiation. Free radicals can damage cells, and may play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

It is the common illness among kids, particularly under the age 12. It is highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus.

A breath-holding spell is an episode in which the child stops breathing and loses consciousness for a short period immediately after frightening or emotionally upset. It occurs in 5% of healthy children. It usually occurs between the age of 6 months and 5 years. It is often mistaken for seizures.

Accidental poisoning in children are very common. Keep the harmful products like cleaning products like ammonia, disinfectants, soaps, bleaches, furniture polish, drainage cleaners etc out of reach of children or store it in a locked compartment.

A muscle that involuntarily contracts is called a spasm. If the spasm is forceful and sustained, it becomes a cramp. A muscle cramp is thus defined as an involuntarily and forcibly contracted muscle that does not relax. This causes a visible or palpable hardening of the involved muscle. A muscle cramp, technically, occurs when muscle tightens and shortens causing a sudden severe pain. Muscle cramps can last anywhere from a few seconds to a quarter of an hour or occasionally longer. They can recur frequently.