High fever in toddlers
High fever is a common symptom of many illnesses that affect toddlers. If the body temperature exceeds 102 ºF, a child is considered to suffer from a high fever. The...
Enlarged liver in children
Enlarged Liver in Children Children with enlarged liver or hepatomegaly usually have some underlying condition that has to be identified to choose proper treatment. The liver is a vital organ...
Prevention of turner syndrome
Turner syndrome or TS is one of disease for which scientists still don’t know the exact cause. They do, however, know that the problem lies in the chromosomes and...
Prevention of haemolytic disease of the newborn
Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN), also known as erythroblastosis fetalis is a life-threatening condition caused by incompatibility between the blood types of the mother and the baby. Causes...
Prevention of dyslexia
Dyslexia is one's inability to learn how to read and spell. It is not a separate problem affecting an individual, who is usually a child. Rather, it is connected...
Down syndrome signs at birth
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy or part of the 21st chromosome. Healthy people inherit one copy of this chromosome from their mother and...
Complications of Wilms tumor
Wilms' tumor is a type of kidney cancer that usually affects children of the age of 3 or 4. The exact cause of Wilms' tumor is still unknown, but experts...
Complications of child weaning
Weaning the Child Sooner or later, the infant’s nourishment plan is accommodated to include solid food. Mammal babies, including human children, first usually receive the mother’s milk, which provides them...
Radon poisoning in children
Radon poisoning is responsible for 20.000 deaths in the United States each year, which is more than the number of deaths caused by household cleaners and lead paints. Radon...
Causes of low blood pressure in children
Blood Pressure Blood pressure is the pressure carried on by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels. It is measured using a stethoscope, and a sphygmomanometer and is given...
Down syndrome ultrasound test
Ultrasound is a very commonly performed exam which controls the progression of pregnancy, confirms gender of the child and may also detect specific signs of certain diseases and disorders...