Toddlers to Teens

Heart Attacks In Children True and Real

Heart attacks in kids are not that common but they certainly are true and real. Pediatricians need to take that as a fact and don’t just disregard children who complain about chest pain. Risk factors in kids heart attacks are obesity, family history, high blood pressure, drug abuse and the thing...

by Mark over a year ago

Exercise Not Enough to Cut Weight in Children

Answered by a doctor

Obesity pandemic in children is spreading world wide. The number of overweight and obese children is growing and with these numbers their health problems are on the rise too. Obese children can as well as the older suffer from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high insulin levels. These...

by simone2593 over a year ago

MANY WHITE BLOOD CELLS

Recently i took my 4 yr old to the Doctor for a cough and mild fever and was told, her cough couldn't heal cos she has many white blood cells and was given iron syrups, was told to discontinue the antibiotics syrups. but its two weeks now, the cough hasn't healed,and her eyes still pale....

by addlil270154 over a year ago

What kind of surgeries can be helpful for kids with Aarskog-Scott syndrome?

A friend of mine is pregnant with a baby who has Aarskog-Scott syndrome. She already told me that her baby is likely to need round the clock care and many surgeries in order to have a bearable life. Please share what kind of surgeries can be helpful for kids with Aarskog-Scott syndrome? What can my...

by reece618198985 over a year ago

fingernails falling out

Answered by a doctor

I have a 11yr old daughter and she has a couple of fingernails that are falling off. She said they hurt at times. Didn't know if this is something we can do at home or should take her to the doctor. Its not very nice looking.

by Brandee261047 over a year ago

My daughter has been congested for the last 3 months off and

My dauther had been congested for the last 3 months off and on, mostly right after she wakes up. She got a bad cold/flu the first week of school (Sept. 7th) and as she recovered she became congested as usual with most colds/flu, it slowly went away a week or two later Sept 18-19th, but not...

by Serena over a year ago

period changes

im 34 and my periods were always 5-7 days very heavy, for the last 5 months they have been 2-3 days max and very light, sometimes the blood looks old and not fresh as it normally would, this month i haven't even had one, i took a pregnancy test yesterday which was negative, im worried that i may...

by chri over a year ago

headaches and lumps

My daughter have been having bad headaches and she also have big lumps in her head. The pain is very bad. I am worry that she might have a tumor. I have took her to the doctor, emerency room. They can't find anything wrong. She has the DiGeorge symdrome. I don't know what elese to dol...

by Guest over a year ago

Lead in children's candy

Certain types of children's candy contain lead but the allowed amount is being restricted by the FDA. The previous allowed amount was one-half a part per million of this highly toxic metal and the new recommended level will be one-tenth of a part per million. This decision has been made after it...

by Jane232591 over a year ago

My daughter is 3 years old and has a cough that keeps coming back

Answered by a doctor

My daughter is 3 years old and has a cough that keeps coming back, on the 6th doctor finally a chest exam referral was given, it showed respiratory bronchiolitis and a focal nodular opacity that states could represent an infectious or inflammatory pulmonary nodule.....what does this mean? Every...

by cristy over a year ago