Heredity. The kind of person your child will be is determined to a great extent at the moment of conception, when the sperm from the father unites with the egg from the mother. If scientists could...
Heat Exhaustion – Hepatitis
Heat exhaustion is one of the body's reactions to overheating and inadequate fluid intake. It usually occurs during strenuous exercise when sweating makes the body lose too much water. Heat...
Hair Care – Heart Murmur
Hair care. The color of your child's hair, its texture, and its abundance are physical characteristics for which you and the child's ancestors are responsible. But its luster, vitality, and...
Gagging – Growing Pains
Gagging is a reflex action at the back of the throat. Sometimes it produces vomiting. When babies gag, it is a sign that they are not able to cope with what is in the mouth and that they may need...
Frostbite
Frostbite results when the body is exposed to extreme cold. It usually occurs in the ears, fingers, nose, and toes. The immediate effect of frostbite is that the frostbitten area becomes whitish...
Flat Feet – Foot Care
Normal foot and flat foot > The bones in the arch of a normal foot are supported by muscles and > ligaments. When these muscles and ligaments are weak, the arch > flattens. Flat feet. The arch...
Fever – Fistulas
Fever. The normal oral temperature of the human body is about 98.6° F. (37° C). A child's temperature goes up and down a little during each day, depending on the time of the day and what the child is...
Fainting – Far-sightedness
Fainting is a brief period of unconsciousness. It usually occurs suddenly, when the blood pressure falls to a point at which the brain does not get enough blood to maintain consciousness. Children...
Endocrine Glands – Eyelids
Location of endocrine glands > Endocrine glands produce hormones that regulate growth, sexual > development, metabolism, and other body functions. Endocrine glands produce vital chemical...
Electroencephalography – Encephalitis
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a recording and study of brain waves. The most common reason for administering an EEG is to evaluate a child who has had a seizure. An instrument called the...
