Anyone can contract the bacterial infection, but it most commonly affects children, especially those who are ages 2 to 5 years old. Impetigo often begins in minor cuts, insect bites, or a rash ...

The act of handwashing, with antiseptic soap or even regular soap, especially amongst children caretakers, severely decreased their chance of acquiring infections such as pneumonia, diarrhea and ...

I was newly pregnant with my fourth child the summer that the chicken pox was running rampant in my neighborhood. August is ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease in children is a highly transmissible viral infection, particularly in young ones. Fever is the first symptom, followed by rashes on the lips, hands, and feet. You may ...

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But UNICEF is reaching millions of children caught in these crises every day with health care, nutrition, protection, education and other life-sustaining support. Looking to the year ahead ...

Most smartwatches designed for kids offer texting, calling and GPS tracking—all without the need for a phone. After testing more than a dozen smartwatches with kids of varying ages in elementary ...

Twenty-eight children had acute pharyngitis; 19 had acute otitis media — associated with acute pharyngitis in 10 of these, with skin infections, impetigo or cellulitis in 11 and with pyorrhea in 1.

MRSA is the etiologic agent for a wide range of clinical illness, ranging from common skin infections such as impetigo and cellulitis ... and effective therapies in children, and there are limited ...

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, an American, had briefed the 15-member council on children in Ukraine "at the drop of a hat" in December ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as ...

For the three Latino kids transported to 1862 Mexico in Emma Otheguy’s latest novel, the outcome of the American Civil War hangs in the balance. By Juan Vidal In H.M. Bouwman’s wise and ...