Pacifiers commonly are made of a small plastic or rubber nippple attached to a flat disk that keeps the infant from swallowing the nipple. A pacifier offers no nourishment, yet it often soothes a...
Osteomyelitis – Overweight
Osteomyelitis is a bone infection and should be considered a potentially serious disease. It is usually caused by bacteria that are carried via the bloodstream to the bone, from a source of infection...
Nutrition
Nutrition. The nutrients in food can be divided into certain groups---proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Water is sometimes considered a nutrient. Proteins are necessary for...
Nose, Objects in the – Nosebleed
Nose, objects in the. Sometimes by accident, and sometimes just to find out what will happen, a child puts an object into a nostril. If the child's nose bleeds, or if you cannot see the foreign...
Near-sightedness – Nightmares
Near-sightedness (myopia) is a defect in sight. A near-sighted child sees close objects fairly well, but distant objects are blurred. The reason for this is that the eyes are longer from front to...
Muscular Dystrophy – Navel
Muscular dystrophy. The term muscular dystrophy refers to an inherited group of diseases that cause muscles to weaken and waste away. The muscular dystrophies usually attack the muscles that control...
Moles – Mumps
Moles are commonly found in the older child and adolescent. Large amounts of dark pigment in the cells give moles their color. Moles may be black, brown, gray, purple, or bluish black. Some may also...
Menstruation
Menstruation. All parents who have a daughter want her to grow up enjoying her femininity. It follows that all girls should learn to accept menstruation as a normal part of growing up, essential to...
Malocclusion – Meningitis
Malocclusion is the failure of the teeth of the upper and lower jaw to meet properly in biting, or when the mouth is closed. It is caused by irregular placement of the teeth. Malocclusion is also...
Laryngitis – Lyme Disease
Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx (the organ in the throat that contains the vocal cords). A baby with laryngitis may be hoarse. An older child with this condition will have definite...
