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Has your child been coughing frequently lately? Is the cough chronic in nature, making your child breathe rapidly, and does he/she complain about a tightened chest? These symptoms signify that your child is having asthma. Asthma is a medical condition characterized by paroxysmal wheezing respiration dyspnoea. It is common in children and an affected child experiences difficulty in breathing, and a whizzing sound is produced, especially during expiration. Asthma may lead to severe health complica...more

Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder in which you experience frequent breathing pauses while sleeping. In case of some, the pauses may last for just a few seconds, while for others, it may continue for a few minutes. Sleep apnea is generally chronic in nature. There are three types of sleep apnea, namely Central, Obstructive and Complex sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea occurs if the brain fails to transmit signals to the muscles responsible for your breathing functions. Obstructive sleep apnea occ...more

Sleep is the most important aspect for a healthy beign, but for kids it is of utmost priority. Lack of sleep can often have a negative impact on the brain funtioning of kids along with accidents. Listed below are the major sleep disorders in children along with their causative factors:
1. Sleepwalking: It is not uncommon for children under the age of 10 to sleep walk. Despite being harmless on its own, the effects of sleep walking can be dangerous such as stepping outdoors or hurting themsel...more

Diabetes is often referred to as diabetes mellitus by physicians, which is used for describing a group of metabolic-related diseases. Diabetic patients have high blood sugar (blood glucose) in the blood, the cause of which might be either the inadequate production of insulin or because the body is unable to use the insulin properly. Diabetes might also be a result of the combination of both.



There are three types of diabetes:

Type 1 diabetes which was formerly known a...more

छोटे बच् चों को अक्सर ठंड और जुकाम लग जाती है. जो लोग नए माता-पिता बने हैं वो लोग इसे लेकर परेशान हो जाते हैं. लेकिन वहीं अधिकतर मां-बाप जो पहले ही इस बात को जानते हैं, उनकी पूरी कोशिश रहती है कि वे अपने छोटे बच् चों को ठंड के प्रभाव से दूर रख सकें. लेकिन इसके बावजूद कभी-कभी सर्द हवायें बच् चों को परेशान कर ही जाती हैं. ऐसे में अभिभावकों का परेशान होना लाजमी है. इसके लिए कुछ घरेलू उपाय आजमाकर आप अपने नवजात शिशु को ठंड व खांसी के प्रभाव से बचा सकते हैं. इससे बच् चे बेहतर महसूस करते हैं और सक्रिय ...more

अगर आपको सांस लेने में तकलीफ हो रही है या गले में कुछ जमा हुआ अनुभव होता है तो यह गले में कफ जमा होने का है। गले में जमा हुए कफ को बलगम के नाम से भी जानते है. गले में कफ जमा होने के प्रमुख लक्षणों में नाक बहना और बुखार भी शामिल है। यह कोई गंभीर समस्या नहीं है लेकिन यदि यह समस्या लम्बे समय तक बना रहता है तो फिर इससे सांस से जुडी कई समस्याएं हो सकती है. जब आपके नाक या गले के पिछले हिस्से में कफ जमना शुरू हो जाता है तो यह आपको म्यूकस मेम्ब्रेन श्वसन प्रणाली की रक्षा करने और उसको सहारा देने के लिए क...more

Epilepsy is a neurological condition that leads to recurrent seizures. Seizures arise when electrical activity in the brain suddenly surges causing a temporary disturbance within the messaging systems located between the brain cells.

Epilepsy is more common in children below the age of two years and adults above the age of 65 years.

Seizure Types

Seizures are classified into two main categories depending on their area of impact.

A focal seizure is one that af...more

Behavioral Treatment For Kids With Anxiety-

When a child shows signs of anxiety, we tend to think it will go away she s just nervous or shy, and she ll grow out of it. But when the anxiety becomes so intense that it s seriously interfering with a child s life, and the life of her family, it s important to get help.
Serious untreated anxiety tends to get worse over time, not better, because the child learns that avoidance works in reducing anxiety, at least in the short run. But as t...more

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report, out of 194 countries, India recorded the highest death rate of children below five years due to indoor and outdoor air pollution. This report also estimated that India has the second highest death rate overall due to air pollution, after Nigeria.

Another report, titled, "Air Pollution and Child Health", estimated that in 2016 approximately 100,000 children (below 5 years) died due to respiratory complications caused by outdoor and...more

With the increasing prevalence of diabetes, it is being considered as the next big epidemic completely related to lifestyle. India has become the diabetes capital of the world with increasing prevalence. The age of onset of diabetes is reducing, with children having diabetes and requiring insulin. The complications arising out of diabetes are also more there is no bodily system which is not affected by diabetes. For someone who is diabetic, keeping blood sugars under check is the constant chal...more