Child's Health

These days of heat wave will be with the air conditioners butt at home (who you have), as well as in the car. On the street we are at 35 degrees and when entering a store or a mall the temperature can drop between 10 or 15 degrees. Babies are especially sensitive to sudden changes in temperature so we will give you some tips on how to use the air conditioner if you have babies to prevent them from doing badly.

All of us who have children have been, at some point in our lives, first-time mothers and fathers, although in my opinion, we never cease to be so because many things we learn on the fly and as our children develop. When it comes to your health, sometimes we can get carried away by anguish and end up visiting the emergency department more times than necessary.

An Italian girl of ten years remains admitted with a prognosis reserved in the ICU of a hospital in Verona, after having contracted tetanus because she was not vaccinated. The anti-vaccine movement is one of the main health risks for Europeans, and specifically Italy has been suffering from this pain for a long time.

That a 14 year old boy is the shortest in the class is not worrisome. It may be that he has just made his debut at puberty and is a very late maturator. It will grow later. It is one of the conclusions drawn from the latest study of the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona on growth in adolescence.

There are occasions when for health reasons, children must be admitted and remain in the hospital for a few days. Sometimes, they may need some intravenous treatment or transfusion, which can scare them a little and make them nervous. Therefore, and after her personal experience, a girl has created special stuffed animals that cover the droppers and help sick children feel more comfortable during their treatment.

Do you know what a sepsis is? Have you thought that a wound, even if it does not appear infected and we have healed it, can end up in a blood infection? Well that is the reality, although few parents are aware of the importance of being alert to the scratches that our children do in childhood.

The anti-vaccine movement is one that has been acquiring many adherents in recent years. Because of him, millions of children and young people in the world are not being vaccinated due to their parents' beliefs, based mainly on the misinformation that comes behind this movement. But even though those kids grew up in an anti-vaccine family, many of them don't think the same as their parents.

The exit of the baby's first tooth is a moment expected by all parents but also sometimes feared, due to myths related to this stage of development. Here we solve ten frequent doubts about the teething of the baby. When do the first teeth come out? Will teething hurt?

For some months now we have been following what is the worst outbreak of Measles that has occurred in the United States in decades. Lawmakers and rulers of various cities have tried to take measures to prevent this disease from continuing, and have even declared a state of emergency, ordering mandatory vaccination in the affected areas.

According to a review carried out by the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), a considerable number of healthy European children and adolescents (including Spanish children), would have vitamin D deficiency, a serious problem that It could lead to associated diseases.

Unfortunately, it is not the first time that we echo this type of news, but we believe it is important to disseminate it to inform about the dangers of the herpes simplex virus in newborns and young babies. This virus, which is mainly transmitted through saliva, has seriously endangered the life of an English baby, and now his mother wants to raise awareness of other families by sharing his story on social networks.

Three and a half months ago he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and, as his parents explain, he has not stopped fighting since then. His name is Nico, he is from Melilla and with only six months to live, he is hospitalized at the Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville, where he receives chemotherapy while waiting for a compatible bone marrow.

We met the case two years ago, and public opinion shuddered at the event: a seven-year-old Italian boy died of complications from an otitis, after his parents avoided the use of antibiotics and tried to cure him with homeopathy . Today we have learned that Italian justice has sentenced the child's parents to three months in jail.

The annual Congress of the Spanish Society of Orthodontics has been held in Granada from June 5 to 8, which has brought together more than 1,300 orthodontists who have addressed different issues related to the latest treatment trends. Among the topics discussed, experts have discussed something that especially interests parents whose children must undergo orthodontic treatment: what is the best time to carry it out and what stage of life ensures better results?

Napping is very important for babies, because as we have seen in some studies and research, in addition to giving them the rest they need during their first years of life, it helps them retain what they have learned during the day. Although taking naps is beneficial at any age, we tend to think that it is only important and necessary for babies.

One of the things that inevitably come with summer are insect bites. Among them, the most frequent are bee, wasp and mosquito bites, but also spiders. Children, as well as pregnant women, are the favorite targets of mosquitoes. This is because both tend to have a higher temperature than the rest.

One of the most desperate situations for any father or mother is when one day, suddenly, your child begins to make strange noises and when you approach to see what happens you realize that he is convulsing. The fright is tremendous, because you take him in his arms to try to save him from that situation but he keeps moving, and not only do you not know what to do, but you feel that it is the end, that life is going in your arms.

There are many doubts of parents who come to the consultation, especially during the first months of life of their babies. Everything is new, there are many first times and many changes. I always try to reassure and guide from scientific evidence and common sense. What worries you, your doubts and your fears, are similar to those of many other parents.

The Governing Council of the Community of Madrid has reported the acquisition of 100,000 units of the tetravalent meningitis vaccine to be included in its childhood vaccination schedule. The vaccine is named after it protects against four types of meningococcal bacteria (A, C, W and Y) and will replace the current meningitis C vaccine that is given at 12 years of age.

80% of sun damage occurs before the age of 18. With this statement, it is essential to be very aware of the importance of protecting children from the sun to prevent skin cancer. Children's skin is very sensitive to exposure to sunlight, increasing the possibility of generating skin cancer in the future.