Your child may have picked up conjunctivitis, or pink eye, from school. Here's the symptoms to look for, and treatments to consider.

A massive drug disposal operation in Lice, Turkey, sparked outrage after 20 tons of confiscated cannabis were burned near residential areas on April 18, exposing the town’s 25,000 residents to thick ...

Measles kills between 1 and 3 out of every 1,000 children infected with the viral disease. But even for those who survive the illness, the long-term consequences of measles can be serious. Long ...

Prolonged immune suppression is often seen in children with haematological malignancies ... could be a red flag for a brain tumour. These symptoms may result from increased intracranial pressure.

As kids head back to school and parents focus on buying supplies, packing lunches, and setting routines, one common problem often gets overlooked: head lice. Since children spend more time close ...

A majority of cases of facial paralysis in children resolve on their own ... the doctor will take a detailed history to determine when symptoms appeared, the severity of the paralysis and whether one ...

A recent pair of studies has revealed the prevalence of harmful chemicals that are slipping into bedrooms through the mattresses children sleep on. The studies show that babies and young children are ...

Checking the nape of the neck and behind the ears, common spots where lice tend to cluster. But at Disney, it’s done so seamlessly that most kids never realize it’s happening. They’re too ...

You Don't Want Your Kids to Catch Lice! Years ago, if a school nurse had discovered a nit in someone's hair, they sent the child home until a medical professional cleared them to return to school.

"My life has been completely turned upside down, I can no longer look after my two younger children and I'm still in constant pain. "Having a smear test in April 2022, when my symptoms first ...

I suspect that my two children may have head lice. I spotted what I thought may be nits and combed the hair through with a special comb from the chemist. However, I did not find any live lice but ...

Zofran (ondansetron) is prescribed for kids when they have severe vomiting and diarrhea. The medication is most often used to treat acute gastroenteritis (stomach flu). It's also prescribed to prevent ...