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Swine flu: Take guard
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| Thursday, December 10, 2009
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Anything that is labelled as a public health emergency creates panic among masses. But some simple steps like maintaining personal hygiene and infection control practices like wearing masks can prevent the spread of H1N1 influenza.
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World Breastfeeding Week (1– 7 August 2009)
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| Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world.
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New Year’s resolutions for children
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| Thursday, December 18, 2003
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The New Year has always been a time for reflection at the past year, and more importantly, looking forward to the coming year. It is a time to make resolutions that need to be followed for better and healthy living. So, Parul Chopra provides you a list of healthy New Year’s resolutions for children in different age groups
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Milestones in language development
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| Friday, December 17, 2004
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The most important period for normal speech development in humans is the first three years of life. This is the time when the brain is maturing and is at its receptive best and can be maximally stimulated for talking. This is known as the “critical period” for speech acquisition. To help you find out how your child's development compares, Ajit Harisinghani provides the following chart
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Stress and the Child
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| Friday, December 03, 2004
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A stressful event can disrupt a child's normal routine. Stress may be triggered in a child by a change in the family setup, such as a divorce, death, or abuse, rivalry between siblings etc.
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Children and Television
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| Monday, November 01, 2004
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Television offers a staggering variety and a mind-boggling choice. It is literally an enchanting medium… dominant and pervasive. Dr S. Anandalakshmy provides guidelines for children.
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Children and their Parenting
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| Friday, May 07, 2004
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Parenting is a dynamic and an interactive process. The feature by Dr S. Anandalakshmy on parenting applies not only for parents, including adoptive parents, but also for older siblings, caregivers, teachers, nurses.
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Summer safety tips for children
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| Thursday, June 10, 2004
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Summer is a time for fun and frolic but at the same time it is essential that children remain protected. Parul Chopra gives some important summer safety tips for your children
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Allergies in children
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| Wednesday, December 01, 2004
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Allergy is a condition characterised by a level of sensitivity greater than normal to a specific substance or group of substances. These substances, called allergens, trigger a response in susceptible children. They can enter the body through various routes like inhalation, ingestion, injection, and external skin contact. Parul Chopra tells more
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World Breastfeeding Week
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| Friday, July 29, 2005
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The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is the greatest outreach vehicle for the breastfeeding movement. It is being celebrated from 1–7 August, 2005. It promotes that all infants should be fed exclusively on breastmilk until they are six months of age and continued to be breastfed till 2 years or beyond. It is very beneficial to the child. Parul Chopra gives the facts
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Allergies in children
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| Thursday, September 25, 2003
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Allergy is a condition characterised by a level of sensitivity greater than normal to a specific substance or group of substances. Children are quite susceptible to allergies. Some allergies are easy to identify and some are not. Parul Chopra provides a guide for the identification and management of the various allergies in children
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Helping children and their parents deal with divorce and separation
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| Wednesday, April 21, 2004
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Divorce is the termination of the family unit, and thus, it is often characterised by painful losses. For children and their parents, divorce can be emotionally traumatic from the beginning of parental disagreement and rancour, through the divorce, and often for many years thereafter. DoctorNDTV gives the facts
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Asthma in children
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| Monday, May 06, 2002
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The commonest cause of persistent cough in an otherwise healthy child is bronchial asthma. It is estimated that, in Delhi, one out of every five children has at least one episode of wheezing. Dr. Krishan Chugh, Paediatric Pulmonologist, explains the cause and management of this common disorder.
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Healthy New Year’s resolutions for children
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| Thursday, December 18, 2003
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The New Year has always been a time for reflection at the past year, and more importantly, looking forward to the coming year. It is a time to make resolutions that need to be followed for better and healthy living. So, Parul Chopra provides you a list of healthy New Year’s resolutions for children in different age groups
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Test tube babies
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| Tuesday, August 20, 2002
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Infertility affects 15-20% couples attempting conception. Since the birth of the first test tube baby, Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) have flourished and thousands of children have been born.
Dr. I.N. Hinduja gives the facts.
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