Monthly Archives: June, 2024

Weaning means accustoming the child to alternative foods in place of breast milk or formula foods. After about 4-6 month’s of age, breast milk...

Vaccination is an important practice for prevention of infectious illnesses in community medicine. Vaccination prepares the host immunity to fight and prevent the infection....

Nocturnal Enuresis refers to a condition characterised by involuntary passage of urine especially at night in sleep. Nocturnal enuresis is a cause of concern...

Mental retardation is recently named as ‘Intellectual disability’, is a neurodevelopmental disorder impairing the intellectual faculties and adaptive functioning of the individual. About 2-3%...

Normal growth and development are the cornerstones of health of a child. They encompass the physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions. Growth and development occur...

Colic is characterised by episodes of spasmodic abdominal pain with severe crying. Colic generally occurs in infants below 3 months age. Colic episodes generally...

Eruptive fever refers to an entity where there is a skin eruption associated or as a resultant of fever. Eruptive fevers are common diseases...

Diarrhoea is a common disease of childhood. Diarrhoea has various causes in a child. Overfeeding or malnutrition, indigestion, infection, food poisoning, ingestion of toxins,...