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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Many parents do not know whether they should see a specialist when they hear a strange wheezing sound in their child. This is caused by air passing through a narrowed airway. It can be heard only on...
Ibuprofen is given to patients of different ages in different doses. In which form is it most commonly found?
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...
Research shows that most parents do not know what haemophilus type b is. What illnesses in children can it lead to?
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 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...
The increased interest in sleep disorders is prompting today's medicine to address the subject within a separate field of health problems. One of these is narcolepsy, which occurs in approximately...