Medications, personal hygiene, mask-wearing and quarantines all help prevent the spread of viral infections such as the flu, and researchers now suggest that the latter three strategies should be given more attention in plans to deal with pandemics.
Children with blood lead levels well below those considered safe are still at risk for problems with intellectual and emotional development, British researchers report.
Currently, the maximum safe blood level of lead is 10 micrograms per deciliter (10 mcg/dl), which was set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1991. However, even this [...]
Assalamualaikum doktor..
Alhamdulillah saya dah selamat bersalinkan anak perempuan saya pada 2hb 8..
sekarang baby saya hampir 2bulan..baby saya mengalami masalah bila nak buang air besar.baby saya akan menangis sekuat-kuatnya bila dia buang air besar. Apakah masalah baby saya doktor?
baby saya menyusu badan dan susu formula.Saya baru saja tukar susu formula kerana najis dia nampak agak kasar,tapi [...]
Hi Ms Koh,
Good day to you.Thanks for your reply on the coconut water. I have recently developed an itchy skin around my abdomen that is getting more and more irritating esp when it disrupt my sleep at night.I unconsciuosly scratched it during my sleep and red bumps developed. Now the bumps have much reduced [...]
Assalamualaikum
Dr Faridah, saya bersalin anak ketiga saya secara normal, manakala anak yg pertama & kedua c-session. Tiap kali saya bangun dari tidur atau berdiri, saya rasa tempat virgina saya sakit macam ada benda nak keluar. Adakah ini normal? Saya sudah sengkak atau naik perut 3 minggu lepas. Boleh ke saya sengkak lagi selepas 3 minggu
itu? [...]
salam doc,
1)saya ingin bertanya, sekarang saya pregnant 31minggu (first baby) n skrg brt badan sy asyik bertambah dr hamil 3bulan.buat pengetahuan doc, sblm hamil berat sy hanya 40kg/150cm. tp smasa hamil sy mngalami alahan yang teruk selama 2bulan lbh n berat badan jatuh ke 35kg pd kali pertama sy pergi ke klinik untuk mmbuat buku [...]
Children born with a much smaller-than-average head size are more likely to have neurological and cognitive problems, and should be screened for them, new guidelines suggest.
Along with keeping mom healthy, regular exercise during pregnancy helps prevent excessive newborn weight, a new study shows.
Published in the October issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Norwegian researchers found that the odds of delivering a too-big baby dropped by as much as 28 percent in women who exercised regularly in their second and third [...]
VIENNE – Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of a baby developing asthma up to sixfold, said a Swedish study published at the European Respiratory Society’s annual congress on Monday.
The new baby is in your arms, all curled up, tiny and fragile. Handling a baby can be daunting at times, especially for new mothers who might be afraid of doing something wrong, or worse, hurting them. But like all mothers, you’d want to keep your baby happy, warm and comfortable.
Changing Diapers
A newborn can have [...]