Many parents share the concern that their children's feet don't line up straight. The most common cause of in-toeing in toddlers is internal tibial torsion (the large bone in the calf is rotated inward). Tibial torsion is a result of normal...
From the 1930's through the 1960's, tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies were considered routine surgeries. At that time, the tonsils and adenoids were thought to be useless organs, because their function was not understood, and because they often...
Transient erythroblastopenia of childhood (TEC), is a condition in which new red blood cells stop appearing. The children with TEC are otherwise well, so at first nothing appears to be wrong. Each day, though, they lose about 1% of their red blood...
Scabies are tiny mites that commonly infest the skin. They are highly contagious. Scabies like to burrow in the web spaces of the fingers, the creases of the wrists, the armpits, the ankles, the feet, the genitals, and the nipples. They can occur...
Since the days when my first son was an infant, we have learned that walkers are detrimental to normal development. Because the babies can get around too easily, their urge to move across the floor is satisfied, and many of them will not undertake...
Retinoblastoma, which is usually found in infants and toddlers, is cancer of the eye. It first arises in the retina (the innermost layer of the eyeball, where light is sensed and transformed into a nerve signal to be passed on to the brain), but can...
There is no cure for acne. There are, however, a number of treatments that can keep acne under control and prevent scarring. Which treatments are used depends on the severity and type of acne, and by the level of concern of the teen. Click here for...
You may not see an immediate improvement, but if you are going to successfully treat eczema, it is important to break the cycle! Click here to find out how.
