Chicken pox is a common illness in North America that afflicts almost 90 percent of individuals (mostly children) who come into contact with the varicella-zoster (herpes) virus. Chicken pox appears as an itchy rash in red spots (called pox) all over the body. If your child is healthy, chicken pox are usually more uncomfortable than […]
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Is your first baby on the way? Maybe you’re making the move to a new city? Well, before you do it’s time to find a pediatrician for your child—one you can trust. After all, new parents will be visiting this doctor half a dozen times during the first year for routine check-ups, and when you […]
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Whooping cough (or Pertussis, the medical term) is caused by a bacterial infection of the respiratory system. Early symptoms mimic the common cold, but severe coughing spells and raspy breathing that makes a “whooping” sound is the most tell tale symptom. Whooping cough was once responsible for the deaths of approximately 10,000 children each year. Luckily, […]
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Asthma, chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs and airways, is the leading cause of chronic illness in children, affecting nearly 12-percent of all American children. The breathing condition is caused when the bronchial tubes develop sticky secretions along the tubes, causing classic asthmatic reactions when the airways become inflamed or restricted when coated in mucus. Asthma […]
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It doesn’t matter if you’re 35, 68, 15, or 3-years old, meditation is a valuable tool that can help you find peace and balance. For children, this is extremely important, especially in this day and age where children are pressured to grow up so quickly. It’s been proven that an increasing number of children are […]
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