Home Remedies for Common Illness
Hirschsprung’s disease is a congenital defect which affects the colon and causes trouble passing stool. The condition is present at birth and develops due to missing nerve cells in the muscles of the fetal colon.
Signs and symptoms tend to vary depending upon the severity of the disorder. Generally symptoms …
Fracture of the clavicle or the collar bone is a rather common injury suffered by newborns at birth. In case of a broken collarbone, the baby will have immense pain and will cry when you pick her up under her arms. There will be swelling around the area, and you …
All of us have our own thermostat – thermal regulating mechanism. The average body temperature is 98.6˚F, however; a child’s temperature may vary 0.6˚F above or below the average, depending upon how active he is. To determine the body temperature, you can take oral, rectal or armpit temperature using a …
The liver is a very vital organ which is situated just under the rib cage on the right side of your abdomen. It plays an important role in digesting food and eliminating toxic wastes from the body. Liver diseases may be genetic or may develop due to a host of …
An enlarged heart is not actually a disease, but a symptom of another disease-condition. Medically, it is known as cardiomegaly. You may develop an enlarged heart due to a medical condition, such as a heart valve disorder, weakening of the cardiac muscle, coronary artery disease, or anomalous heart rhythms or …
Visual impairment in childhood is not uncommon. At least 2 to 4 percent of pre-school children are known to have some type of vision problems. Vision impairment is a condition wherein the affected person has partial or complete loss of vision. Vision impairment can occur in adults as well as …
The skin of infants and new born baby is tender, smooth and supple. It is prone to all sorts of rashes, especially in folds of neck, elbow, thigh etc. Rashes in neck area are common. Rash on neck is a common condition for which most parents take their child to …
You tend to think that a baby’s skin is always smooth and flawless; however, babies do get rashes and skin allergies which make the skin red, itchy, angry and blotchy. Here’s a list of the commonly seen skin allergies / rashes in babies and how to manage them effectively.
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Research and clinical trials have demonstrated that for some people, the pleasure centers of your brain which are triggered by illicit drugs like heroin and cocaine are also activated by food, particularly, ‘yummy’ foods, loaded with fat, salt and sugar.
Similar to a drug addiction, highly palatable foods set off …
HPV infection is caused by about 100 varieties of the human papillomavirus. Different types of HPV cause warts on various parts of the body. Some cause plantar warts on the feet, whilst others are accountable for warts on the face or neck and a lot of them trigger warts in …