Articles related to "Childhood Disease"

Heather Summerhayes Cariou bravely shares her family's touching story of how they struggled to remain normal with her sister Pam's disease, Cystic Fibrosis.

Chicken pox is a highly contagious childhood disease that is characterized by small red, itchy blisters.

A lot of pregnant women experience itching and irritation during pregnancy and most of the time it is nothing to cause concern.

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis strikes children of any age. It is often painful and debilitating. Learn some facts about this childhood disease.

The most deadly of the childhood diseases, measles is highly infectious but can be prevented with vaccination around 1 year of age.

Though a mild illness in children, Rubella is dangerous to pregnant women and their babies but can be prevented by vaccination.

Information on Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, Fifths Disease, and Ringworm.

Immunization campaigns have made great gains against deadly diseases. But a new study warns that millions of children in the developing world are being left behind.

These infectious rashes caused by DNA viruses most often occur during childhood, and include varicella zoster, fifth disease, and exanthem subitum.

The classic childhood viral rashes include chickenpox (Varicella zoster), erythemia infectiosum (Fifth's disease), roseola, rubella and rubeola (measles).

Parents can do several things to boost a child's immune system in order to protect against infectious diseases and minimize chances of adverse vaccine reactions.

Foundations have fewer financial resources to allocate during this economic downturn. Here are strategies for identifying proposals with the greatest merit.

Many common pediatric viral infections are associated with rashes. Owing to vaccination programs, most of these conditions aren't as prevalent as they were 20 years ago.

February is National Children's Dental Health Month. Children with sensory defensiveness require systematic education and routine to establish good dental habits.

The New Mom's Survival Guide answers a mother's questions, from the trivial to the most critical.

After a decade of planning, a survey to track 100,000 children from conception to age 21 has begun, announced Dr. Philip Landrigan of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Vitamin D -- a fat-soluble vitamin obtained from sunlight, fortified foods, and dietary supplements -- contributes to overall health, especially bone health.

Many seniors have undiagnosed asthma. Learn common triggers and symptoms of this lung condition that affects about 6-10 percent of seniors.

Television shows and literature lead us to believe that umbilical cord blood can be life saving. What are the benefits and controversy surrounding cord blood?

Ear infection is a common childhood illness and can negatively impact speech development. Applying the right techniques can minimize the effect of ear infection.

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder which causes seizures. This disorder may affect 23-190 people out of every 100,000 in a population, or about 0.1 percent.

Victims of Domestic Violence react in many different ways to the abuse they suffer. Abuse is often repeatedly inflicted, creating an atmosphere of constant fear.

Celiac disease may be the unknown cause of many ADHD behaviors and switching to a gluten free diet could improve or eliminate the symptoms.

Controlling chronic inflammation through exercise and diet can stop the aging process in the human body.

Primary myocardial diseases are due to problems with the heart muscle itself, due to deformity, injury, or malfunction.

Teens are at especially high risk for contracting meningitis. Know about the disease, in order to help protect your teen better.

Are poor nutrition, lack of exercise and not playing outdoors the breeding ground for a disease of the past to return? Absolutely, yes.

The 33 'Doctors of the Church' are considered safe guides to Catholics as their teachings have been poured over by the Magisterium of the church.

Stay-at-home parents can reduce stress by maintaining good health, practicing good time management, giving time for themselves and staying positive.

Helpful tips for parents to support their child who has an allergy. This article provides advice from educating yourself to simple ways to avoid peanuts in your diet

While Europe was entrenched in the Dark Ages, Muslims made historical contributions to art, architecture, medicine, astronomy, math, literature and other disciplines.

A debate about whether vaccines cause autism leaves parents wondering if it is safe to have their children inoculated against normal childhood illnesses.

Many parents and some authorities believe routine childhood vaccinations cause autism, while studies do not support the assertion.

A new study reveals who is most likely to become addicted to the Internet. The results are surprising.

Herschel discovered 3 new nebulae, 8 new comets, and wrote 2 astronomical catalogues.

Chicken pox is no fun for anyone, especially small children that want to scratch constantly. Here are some ways to make this virus more comfortable.

Native Americans have gifted Cajun Louisiana with ancient traditions of natural healing using the Sassafras officinale tree and elder residents retain that knowledge.

Discredited studies and misunderstandings have led to a public panic about vaccination. The panic has already caused great harm.