Category Archives: HEALTH & WELLNESS

Bacteria infecting children in hospital intensive-care units that resist vancomycin, the most powerful antibiotic available. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection represents an increasing public health concern. Enterococci generally live in the stomach and intestines and on the skin; generally they do … Continue reading →

Vaccine against CHICKEN POX that is recommended at any visit at or after age 12 months for any child who has never had the disease. Susceptible people aged older than 13 years should receive two doses, given at least four … Continue reading →

A member of the family of herpes viruses, which causes the diseases varicella (CHICKEN POX) and herpes zoster (SHINGLES). When the virus enters the upper respiratory tract of a nonimmune host, it produces the skin lesions of chicken pox. The … Continue reading →

One of the most substancial types of infectious diseases, caused by viruses—the smallest known kind of infectious agent. Much smaller than the smallest bacteria, viruses moreover have a much simpler structure and method of multiplication. Scientists still debate whether viruses … Continue reading →

Students with visual perception disabilities have trouble making sense out of what they see, not because they have poor eyesight yet because their brains process visual information differently. Children with this problem have trouble organizing, recognizing, interpreting, or remembering visual … Continue reading →

A proper balance of vitamins is vital to healthy childhood development. While most doctors believe that a vitamin supplement is not critical for children who eat a variety of foods, a multivitamin may be appropriate for a very picky child. … Continue reading →

Vomiting is very usual during infancy and childhood and is usually caused by an illness or stomach upset. In infants it is substancial to distinguish between vomiting and “spitting up,” which is very typical in babies. Babies spit up if … Continue reading →

A genetic disorder involving the abnormal growth of blood vessels that usually occurs in certain areas of the body, such as the brain and other parts of the central nervous system, the retina of the eye, the adrenal glands, the … Continue reading →

Generally harmless small, hard, round, raised bumps with a rough surface that usually appear on hands and fingers or around the knees caused by one of more than 58 varieties of PAPILLOMA VIRUS. Common warts are firm, well-defined growths up … Continue reading →