The body language of a newborn baby - how to read it ?
You have waited nine long months, you have gone with great pleasure to every medical appointment to see your little one on Medical US. Finally, here it is! After months of waiting, your little one...
When do girls stop growing?
That girls start growing earlier than boys is well known. However, when do they reach their final growth spurt? At what age should growth actually accelerate and what factors can accelerate or slow...
When do boys stop growing?
The rate of puberty processes in children varies quite a lot and is, so to speak, an individual feature of them. However, certain generalisations are generally made and certain averages do indeed...
Postural defects and the formation of self-image during development
Postural defects are now a widespread population problem, associated with pain in the musculoskeletal system, but also with numerous limitations in social functioning. Their origins can be traced as...
Craniosacral therapy and sensory integration disorders
Sensory integration disorders have a significant impact on the response to external and internal stimuli reaching the brain. In the course of abnormal reactions and an imbalance between sensitivity...
Cord blood can improve the condition of children with cerebral palsy
In recent years, there has been increasing talk of cord blood banking. It would be used to treat various cancers (mainly haematological), but it is also suspected that cord blood could even be used...
Ondine's Curse - an entity that can kill in your sleep ...
In medicine, there are many different disease entities with mysterious-sounding names. Wegener's granulomatosis, fish odour disease or Burkitt's lymphoma are just a few examples. An entity with also...
Balance disorders in childhood
Imbalance disorders, are abnormalities that do not occur frequently in the population. In the case of children, however, even isolated incidents should not be underestimated, as the most common cause...
DNA paternity testing - procedure
The fastest and most accurate procedure commonly used to establish paternity is DNA testing. It allows paternity to be confirmed with a probability of 99.99% (in population genetics statistics it is...
Obstructive sleep apnoea in children and structural brain abnormalities
The result of airway collapse during sleep can be obstructive sleep apnoea. This entity occurs in both adults and children. Specialists from the University of Chicago investigated the condition in...
Convention on the Rights of the Child - what's in it?
The Convention on the Rights of the Child was enacted in 1989, yet some adults and children are still unaware of what the document actually contains. It is worth knowing what it contains, as it...
Brain mapping in premature babies can help predict disability
Premature babies are more likely to develop a disability, but a recent Canadian study has shown that brain mapping can help predict this disability and prevent the negative consequences of detected...
What should I bear in mind when using escalators?
Escalators are a very popular means of transport. There are around 80 000 of them worldwide. For most of us, riding them seems like a mundane activity and for the little ones it is often great fun....
Dyslexia - a problem that disrupts more than just school functioning
Within the group of 'dys'-type disorders, dyslexia is one of the most common. The importance of the problem can be demonstrated by the fact that dyslexics are entitled, for example, to benefit from...
Robot Infant to fight diabetes in children!
Diabetes is a very insidious disease that affects patients of all ages. Unfortunately, it can also attack children. Treating and understanding a child with diabetes can sometimes be very difficult....
Ways of administering Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen is given to patients of different ages in different doses. In which form is it most commonly found?
Most common causes of abdominal pain in the baby
Pregnancy and childbirth is a special period in every woman's life. Unfortunately, even in the case of an infant, illnesses or problems can arise that keep parents awake at night. One very common...
Haemophilus bacillus type b (Hib)
Research shows that most parents do not know what haemophilus type b is. What illnesses in children can it lead to?
Baby teethers
The teething period is particularly troublesome, not only for the child but also for its parents. Various types of teething rings have therefore emerged. What should we know about them?
Hypertension in children and adolescents
Hypertension is a growing health problem and does not only affect adults. It can also pose a risk already in childhood and adolescence. Early detection requires routine monitoring to prevent the...
