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Children get sick, it is a reality. As a parent, maybe it’s what worries you most. Vaccines are a great addition to prevent certain diseases from spreading, but with the rise of the trend that now have some parents not to vaccinate their children, some diseases have re-emerged. Others are less complicated and it is likely that your have had. Here I’m talking about 10 diseases in children so you know what they are about and not take you by surprise when the doctor tells you about them.

The disease, unfortunately there are always threatened with the possibility of affecting the health of your children. Take note of some diseases that occur in young children and babies. It’s important to be informed (a) to know about identifying the symptoms and seek medical attention. Read the rest of this entry »

Simply put, vaccines are like a shield that protects your children against communicable diseases. Vaccines make the body believe there is an infection that activate the immune system and build defenses. Thus, when a real infection, caused by a virus (for example) trying to enter the body of your children, they already have the defenses to protect themselves and not get sick.

Having current immunizations not only protect the health of your children, but of all his classmates. To the extent that a child is protected against contagious diseases, is not going to get sick, and if not ill, can not infect anyone else.

Vaccines are a public health issue and that is why in most states require that children are current on their shots to get back to class. Read the rest of this entry »

That crying is not normal, can it be colic?

When babies cry nonstop and more than usual, many pediatricians say it has “colic.” That means that crying is not due to something concrete, but it is more difficult to define and to soothe.

Pediatricians do not yet know what exactly is colic. So far we know that it is common to start after the second week after birth and typically tends to last until 3 or 4 months. Here are some signs that your baby may be crying because she has colic: Read the rest of this entry »

All babies cry, it’s true. But yours cries and cries and cries, and now you’re worrying. What will happen? Sometimes you wish that your baby cries talking to understand why, but it is not possible. However, identifying the causes of her crying is not impossible. It may be colic, hunger, sleep … in life and health are some tips for you to learn to recognize it.

- Think about it. If babies can not talk or point, it is normal that crying is their only way of expressing what they feel the outside world. But how do you know what it means to your crying baby? We will see some of the reasons why babies cry, and although no one likes to hear a baby mourn, the average newborn cries for 2 to 3 hours a day. So do not panic. Here are some of the reasons … Read the rest of this entry »

In short, the mother breastfed babies are less likely to have:

- Childhood allergies, wheezing, pneumonia and bronchiolitis.
- Ear infections, stomach and/or bowel.
- Gas, constipation and diarrhea.
- Diseases of the skin.
- Syndrome sudden infant death (SIDS)
- dental caries
- Obesity or weight problems
- diabetes Read the rest of this entry »

In the case of mothers who have overcome a childhood cancer may be more defenses to breastfeed. In this regard, researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Memphis, United States, found that breastfeeding has the potential to positively influence bone density in the risk factors of metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and secondary tumors.

Other benefits that get women to breastfeed are:
- Strengthen the bond with your child
- Lose weight more easily.
- Be less likely to have menstrual periods during the time they are breastfeeding.
- Stimulate contraction of the uterus and help you return quickly to its normal size, because the nurse was releases a hormone called oxytocin that causes this effect. Read the rest of this entry »

Breastfeeding offers many benefits for both baby and mom. A recent study found that breastfeeding provides protection against cancer for women who have been treated to overcome various types of cancer during childhood. In this article we tell you more details on this finding and other benefits of breastfeeding and breast milk.

Breast milk not only provides essential nutrients and antibodies against diseases to babies. As mentioned earlier, the benefits of breastfeeding are not just for newborns. Mums can also benefit from breastfeeding or breastfeeding. Read the rest of this entry »

Continued exposure to allergens in milk does ‘manipulate’ the immune system to tolerate the food. Between 2% and 5% of infants born with milk allergy, while 80% will not have this problem when he turns six.

For the remaining 20%, the best ‘recipe’ seems to have it a group of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital (USA) who has decided to follow up several children with milk allergy in 2008 participated in a study who were consuming increasing doses of this food.

In Spain, in the Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid have successfully conducted similar tests in children with allergy to milk and egg. The procedure is to artificially induce tolerance through a desensitization that lies in giving small amounts of cow’s milk or egg, as appropriate, mixed with juice.

In new research, a total of 18 boys and girls aged between six and 16 years were followed for between three and 17 months, depending on how long it took the parents to go by increasing the amount of milk consumed by their children.

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Are typical of childhood diseases are very common, especially during the first years of life.

Rash called because they manifest by a rash, that is, a skin rash which, depending on the disease, dots, spots, blisters or pimples. They are not, in themselves, dangerous diseases, but may become so because of the complications that can arise when the primary infection extends to delicate organs like the brain. Less scarlet fever, all of which are viral and therefore not be treated with antibiotics. However, many of them can be prevented by appropriate vaccines. Understanding the specific characteristics of each of these conditions:

MEASLES:
It is a highly contagious viral disease that affects the respiratory tract and may present complications.

SYMPTOMS: Usually starts with a picture catarrhal symptom: fever is not very high, dry cough, runny nose fluid, inflammation of the conjunctiva, itching, and redness of the eyes. During the following days, these symptoms are getting worse: the fever rises, the cough becomes more frequent and spots appear in the mouth. From the third or fourth day, the rash appears, first on the face, in the form of dark pink spots, and then spread throughout the body, accompanied by redness of the throat and painful swallowing. After three or four days, the rash cough drops and becomes soft, to the eight-ten days healing occurs.

COMPLICATIONS: The manifestations during the final phase of the disease, affecting one in six patients. The most common are: otitis media, pneumonia and meningitis. Read the rest of this entry »

Environment. It should put the room in which to sleep the newborn. You must always sleep in the same cradle, and in a secluded, tranquil and quiet, which give optimal temperature conditions. The ideal humidity of the environment should be around 60%. Also, noise must be kept under control, away from the living room and trying to give your room a street without excessive traffic. In any case, it is desirable to insulate the windows with double glass to enhance protection.

Temperature. Most children suffer too hot and the cold. Therefore they must entertain no excess or defect. The pajamas, sheets and a quilt made of cotton or wool, depending on the season, are sufficient. The sleeping bags are also an option. The temperature can be controlled by installing a thermometer in your room. Make sure the mercury is between 20 and 22 degrees.

The bassinet and crib. In the first months (typically until the fourth) the child sleep in a cot or bassinet. Read the rest of this entry »