New research suggests that using alternative medicine or homeopathy instead of conventional medicines for children can, in some cases, have fatal side effects. Paediatricians in Australia looked for possible side effects of alternative treatments, including herbal medicines, vitamin supplements and natural pills, between 2001 and 2003. They found 39 reports of side effects, including 4 […]
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A study has found that eating more fatty food during pregnancy is linked to more obesity in children. Animal studies have shown that a high-fat, high-sugar diet in pregnancy increases oxidative stress (a build-up of free radicals), raising the offspring's risk of obesity and diabetes after birth. This study showed that giving the animals antioxidants […]
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Some mothers whose babies were born at full term (nine months) donate some of their milk for premature babies (born at seven months, for example) whose mothers cannot produce milk. Breast milk helps protect babies, especially premature babies, from complications that can be fatal. But a new study suggests that donated milk may lack many […]
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This herbal mix can be made at home to freshen the air and fight colds and flu. Ingredients How to use it Pour half a litre of boiling water into a bowl and add the herbs. Hold your head over the bowl, cover it with a towel (as in the picture) and breathe in the […]
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Flu drugs act only on influenza viruses, not on the viruses that cause similar illnesses, and they should be prescribed under close medical supervision. Four drugs are currently licensed in the US to treat flu: amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir. Most flu viruses respond to all of them, but some strains have become resistant to […]
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In the past there was enough food in the markets. Potatoes, tomatoes and onions came from the soil; we ate grapes, cucumbers and watermelon in summer and oranges and apples in winter; and a chicken took three months to reach a good weight. Now we can go to any mall and find everything we want, […]
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Many breastfeeding mothers struggle with their baby's vomiting, especially in the first months of life. They worry when it keeps happening and they can't stop it. Here are a few important points about vomiting in babies. Vomiting is very common in childhood, especially in babies, who bring back a small amount of milk after a […]
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A mother came to see me in tears, worried and puzzled that her child was eating dirt. I asked her to sit down and calmed her. Her child was irritable and pale, underweight and had a poor appetite. After examining him I asked for some lab tests, and the result was as I expected: a […]
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As an Arab proverb says, it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Here is a set of candles for parents. 1. The umbilical cord Keep a baby's cord stump clean and dry. Salt, oil, powder and antiseptic mixtures all help cause infection of the navel and problems we can do […]
Read moreThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new type of contraceptive pill that contains folic acid, one of the B vitamins. Folic acid is known to help form new cells, and it is given to pregnant women to prevent serious birth defects of the nervous system, such as a neural tube that […]
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