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CHILDREN'S HEALTH

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When my child has pneumonia

Although the vaccines that are constantly circulating strengthen the protective shield, our children still often fall ill with infectious diseases. Many threatening diseases that were due to microbes ...

How to protect your children’s eyes in a digital age?

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How to protect your children’s eyes in a digital age?

Families in the modern era are faced with a multitude of electronic multimedia such as tablets, computers, television, smart phones that have entered their children’s lives for good. And while m...

Update on recommendations for safe sleep for infants

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Update on recommendations for safe sleep for infants

Safe conditions that should prevail during infant sleep. The time that infants spend sleeping differs significantly from the corresponding time of adults. In general, we would observe that it can occu...

Psoriasis in children

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune skin disease characterized by clearly demarcated red plaques that have a well-adhered scale on their surface due to the excessive proliferation of the ou...

Childhood Acne

Acne is a disorder of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. The sebaceous glands secrete sebum, which gives the skin its oiliness, which is channeled there through the thousands of pores we have on...

Outbreak of childhood viral infections: When should we go to the hospital?

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Outbreak of childhood viral infections: When should we go to the hospital?

The past winter was characterized by a perfect storm of respiratory (and not only) childhood viruses, which greatly affected both young patients and their parents. What is the cause of this outbreak o...

Tips for children’s exposure to fire smoke

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Tips for children’s exposure to fire smoke

Children are at increased risk for health effects from exposure to smoke and ash from wildfires, mainly because their lungs are still developing. Potential harm to the body is caused by the fire itsel...

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Growth hormone deficiency in children

What is growth hormone deficiency? Growth hormone deficiency is a rare condition in which the body does not produce enough growth hormone. Growth hormone is produced by the pituitary gland, a small gl...