Staying Cool and Healthy in the Heat: A Family Guide As the planet warms, understanding how to stay safe in hot weather is more important than ever. Heat-related illnesses, from mild cramps to severe heatstroke, can affect anyone, but with the right knowledge and precautions, most can be prevented. Let’s dive into the essentials of
High grade fever in children under 7 years of age can sometimes lead to febrile fits. The fits occur commonly in children under one year of age and occur when fever is high grade. These last for a few seconds to a minute. The child goes to sleep after that. If fits keep on recurring, the child
Hepatitis A or Hepatitis E spreads by intake of contaminated food or water. Jaundice can become very deep yellow. with colouration of eyes and urine. The child develops fever, nausea and vomiting. The liver enzymes are raised to thousands. Treatment comprises of rest, light diet, anti-emetics. It takes 15 days for it to resolve. Complication
The perfect vision is 6/6. If children watch too much television or stay too long on the computer eyes are affected by too much radiation. same applies to using too much mobile. The child complains of headache off and on and watering of the eyes. Eyes maybe red too. children should read in bright light
The most cause of anemia in children & women in Pakistan is iron deficiency anemia. 40% of our children under 5 years of age have iron deficiency . the common cause of iron deficiency in children include poor diet
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As we all know that breast milk is the blessing of Allah for a newborn. Islamic teachings strongly recommend breastfeeding for ;
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Incidence of Vitamin D deficiency in Pakistan is around 40% in children and mothers. In Lahore it may be worse because of high pollution index which prevents Sun
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Since the induction of antibiotics into medicine in 1940, antibiotic have been a key component of modern healthcare. Antibiotic have saved billions of life since then but injudicious & unnecessary use of antibiotics resistance.
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Malnutrition is the major health problem in Pakistan children. According to WHO data 2011, 43.7% of children in Pakistan are stunted (short height).
