Jaundice (yellow skin) in a baby during the first 3 months of life (90 days) The skin turns a yellow color from high bilirubin levels in the blood ...

Breastfeeding jaundice occurs on the 2nd or 3rd day of life and results from insufficient milk intake due to inadequate production or poor breastfeeding technique. Shorter hospital stays result in ...

In most cases, low bilirubin levels do not cause symptoms. While having high bilirubin can be a sign of liver disease and other health problems, low levels rarely pose an urgent danger. In fact, low ...

Caring for a newborn comes with both joys and challenges. From recognizing danger signs to understanding the impact of environmental factors, Dr. Smily Lock, MBBS, MMed (FM), Head of Healthcare ...

Physiology is the branch of the biological sciences that deals with the life-supporting functions and processes of living organisms or their parts. The study of physiology aims to understand how ...

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SINGAPORE – Most parents are familiar with jaundice, a condition that affects 60 per cent of full-term babies and up to 80 per cent of those born prematurely, which gives the newborn’s skin ...

Reckitt Nigeria and The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), in a collaborative initiative, will screen over 9,000 infants for Neonatal Jaundice (NNJ) over the next 18 months. The initiative aims ...

Introduction Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia can place a neonate at risk for acute bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus spectrum disorder. Early diagnosis is essential to prevent these ...

Biochemical and physiological mechanisms of adaptation of organisms to the marine environment. Special emphasis is on biological responses to temperature, salinity, carbon dioxide, pH and bicarbonate ...

In physiologic doses, corticosteroids are used to replace deficient endogenous hormones. In pharmacologic doses, corticosteroids have both therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Corticosteroids ...