Tag: Infant Health

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Precautions for Babies Before and After Vaccination

Recently, a mother and her child developed fever, convulsions and other symptoms after being vaccinated with BCG vaccine in a hospital in Shanghai. She was transferred to an outer hospital that afternoon and died after the rescue was ineffective. After preliminary investigation by Baoshan Health Planning Commission, it was found that the relevant injection process was in accordance with regulations. More investigations are being accelerated. Judging from the current situation, it is not particularly clear where the problem lies. However, vaccination is a process that every baby will go through, which reminds parents that no matter who, they must pay attention to some vaccination matters. Is BCG dangerous? It’s not BCG vaccine is a vaccine that can prevent tuberculosis and Read More …

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The baby has toothache, so medication should be cautious.

The American Food and Drug Safety Association (FDA) mentioned in a recently released drug safety newsletter that The 2% lidocaine gel used for oral anesthesia should not be used to relieve toothache in infants due to the serious risks it may cause. The agency said: [Oral treatment of toothache with 2% lidocaine gel is not approved, and infants may cause serious harm or even death due to the use of this drug.] This year, FDA evaluated 22 related cases of oral 2% lidocaine gel used in infants to treat oral diseases (including toothache and stomatitis) or swallowing excessive 2% lidocaine gel by mistake, and reported serious side effects (including death) in the above cases. FDA warns: [Local analgesics and other Read More …

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Will night lights make babies develop ahead of schedule?

There are rumors on the Internet that the use of night lights will advance the development of babies and children. This matter worries mothers very much. After all, there is a small night light at night to provide some faint light. It is very helpful for mothers to take care of their children. However, if this lamp will adversely affect their children’s health, then mothers’ kindness will do bad things. But in fact, these worries of mothers may be unnecessary. Analyzing the results of scientific research, it is not difficult to find that as long as parents choose night lights with soft lights and avoid shooting directly into their children’s eyes when using them, they do not have to worry Read More …

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Baby’s deciduous tooth health care

The baby’s first tooth is a milestone event for many families. Teeth have the function of chewing food and assisting pronunciation, and also affect the development of maxillofacial region. The quality of teeth is closely related to the baby’s nutritional status and psychological development, and the health of deciduous teeth is also related to the development of permanent teeth in the future. In recent years, parents have also paid more and more attention to children’s deciduous tooth health care, but there are still many misunderstandings. Today, let’s talk about common problems in deciduous tooth health care. First, when the baby grows what teeth in what? Deciduous teeth do not begin to develop only after birth. In fact, when the baby Read More …

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Formula for Calculating Baby Weight

I often see novice mothers asking if their baby’s weight is normal. Too fat or too thin, parents do not have a reference standard. So, for babies of all ages, what kind of weight is normal? You can refer to the following calculation formula to calculate by yourself: Babies within 6 months: weight (kg) = birth weight (kg) + age × 0.6; Babies aged 7 ~ 23 months: weight (kg) = birth weight (kg) + age × 0.5; Babies aged 2 ~ 7: weight (kg) = age × 2 +8. Generally, it is within the range of standard weight ± standard weight × 10%. Exceeding [standard weight + standard weight × 20%] is mild obesity; Exceeding [standard weight + standard Read More …

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What vaccines does the baby need?

In our country, vaccines are divided into two categories: planned vaccines and unplanned vaccines: Planned vaccines are the vaccines included in the national regulations for planned immunization. Infants must be vaccinated after birth. Vaccination within the plan is free of charge. Planned vaccines include BCG vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine, poliomyelitis vaccine, DPT triple vaccine, measles vaccine, Japanese encephalitis vaccine and meningococcal vaccine, totaling 7 kinds of vaccines. The recommended vaccination time is as follows: At birth: hepatitis B vaccine (first time), BCG vaccine 1 month old: hepatitis B vaccine (second time) 2 months old: polio vaccine (first time) 3 months old: polio vaccine (second time), DPT (first time) 4 months old: polio vaccine (third time), DPT (second time) Five months Read More …

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The baby has toothache, so medication should be cautious.

The American Food and Drug Safety Association (FDA) mentioned in a recently released drug safety newsletter that The 2% lidocaine gel used for oral anesthesia should not be used to relieve toothache in infants due to the serious risks it may cause. The agency said: [Oral treatment of toothache with 2% lidocaine gel is not approved, and infants may cause serious harm or even death due to the use of this drug.] This year, FDA evaluated 22 related cases of oral 2% lidocaine gel used in infants to treat oral diseases (including toothache and stomatitis) or swallowing excessive 2% lidocaine gel by mistake, and reported serious side effects (including death) in the above cases. FDA warns: [Local analgesics and other Read More …

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Another Reason for Cautious Use of Antibiotics: For Children’s Joint Health

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common persistent arthritis in children. The initial symptoms are not specific, including lethargy, tiredness and poor appetite (which may be caused by drugs). Especially in young children, the biggest manifestation may be limping, and children may have severe influenza-like manifestations. The disease often occurs in knee joint, ankle joint, wrist joint and facet joint of hands and feet, and its cause is still unknown as its name [idiopathic]. Antibiotics Increase Risk of Idiopathic Arthritis in Children Studies have confirmed that the application of antibiotics in children can significantly increase the risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a dose-dependent manner, i.e. The risk increases with the increase of administration times. With more knowledge of microbiology, Read More …

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Pediatric Expert Pei Honggang: Children Diarrhea Alert to Frequent Vomiting

Almost every child will experience diarrhea when growing up. Diarrhea is a medical disease, but every year during the peak season of rotavirus infection, our pediatric surgery will be busier. One is that rotavirus infection will increase the risk of intussusception in children. In autumn, intussusception will also increase. In many cases, there are nearly 10 children treated by enema a day. If they cannot be irrigated, they have to undergo surgery. The second is because rotavirus enteritis often has vomiting, abdominal distension and other symptoms, to the hospital, doctors in order to eliminate intestinal obstruction, will give children a film. However, many children with enteritis will have the performance of intestinal paralysis, and the film will have liquid and Read More …

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Ji Lianmei, a professional pharmacist: Correcting dehydration is the key to diarrhea in autumn.

Autumn diarrhea does not only occur in autumn. Autumn diarrhea is the most common kind of infantile diarrhea, which is caused by rotavirus, so it is also called [rotavirus infection]. Autumn diarrhea is high in infants under 1 year old, and children under 5 years old may suffer from this disease. Adults can also be infected with rotavirus, but basically there are no symptoms, that is to say, adults are often recessive virus disseminators, they do not suffer from the disease, but are easy to infect children. Although autumn diarrhea is called [autumn diarrhea], it does not mean that it only occurs in autumn, and other seasons may also occur [autumn diarrhea]. Symptoms and Characteristics of Diarrhea in Autumn The Read More …