Homeopathy for Kids Many parents watch helplessly as their children suffer from common childhood ailments. They balk at giving them antibiotics but there is an alternative.
Hope for Down’s Syndrome Down’s syndrome. It was once considered a disorder of genetic origin whose abnormalities are present at birth. Nothing could be done about it. Now, researchers and physicians are discovering that all damage is not present at birth.
Precocious Puberty Julianne is a devoted mother to her beautiful five-year-old daughter, Sarah. But all is not as it seems–something strange is stirring in Sarah’s body.
Bedwetting Bedwetting is involuntary urination, while sleeping, by children past the expected toilet-training age, or by adults. By age three, children often demonstrate daytime bladder control, but regular night-time bladder control will often only be mastered by age five.
Chickenpox Initial signs of chickenpox are a slight *fever and *flu-like symptoms of aching *muscles and *headaches. Within days, a *rash of small red spots appears on the face, later moving to include the trunk of the body. Once the spots appear, small, fluid-filled *blisters develop.
Measles Measles is a highly contagious, childhood viral infection that begins as a *flu with symptoms of *fatigue, poor appetite and sudden high *fever. Achy muscles and a queasy stomach are also common.
Muscular Dystrophy Muscular dystrophy is a steadily progressing disease that destroys muscle tissue. It appears at a young age and can be quite devastating, though not all forms are severe.The Duchenne type is most serious and begins with *muscle weakness in young boys between ages three and seven..
Rickets Rickets is a children’s disease that causes deformation of the skeletal system due to mineral deficiency. Without the minerals to strengthen the bones, they become soft and weak, causing bow-leg and a curved spine. In an attempt to compensate, the body makes more cells.
Whooping Cough Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a children’s disease which begins as a *cold, with a runny nose and a hacking *cough that is worse at nigh.
Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited condition affecting about one in every 2,500 childre.
Putting the Kibosh on Croup Homeopathy can work wonders for croup. As a parent, it is a definite relief to be able to do something that is effective and safe during a frightening croup attack.
An Itchy Start It's back-to-school time: New books, new clothes, new friends - and lots of new germs and bugs.
The Down Syndrome Debate Nine years ago, at age 32, Josie and John Strickler welcomed their third daughter, Halie, into the world. Halie was born with Down syndrome, despite Josie’s relatively young age and healthy pregnancy. Typically, Down syndrome happens with older mothers and those low on folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy.
International Relations Photos showing children and their grandmothers wrapped in warm new blankets provide real feedback that the fundraising efforts of Norma Geggie and her friends in Canada make a difference in the world of AIDS in Africa.
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