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Medical tests and advice for healthy adolescents
Medical tests and advice for healthy adolescents
For many people, ensuring good physical health is easier said than done, but making the effort to attain good health is well worth the trouble -- especially at a young age.
Preventative measures
Preventative measures
Candice Taylor (name changed), the mother of a teenage son and daughter, has not had her children vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Lyford Cay Foundation grants 19,000 to increase early childhood literacy
Lyford Cay Foundation, Inc. continues to illustrate its commitment to supporting community initiatives that enrich learning opportunities across The Bahamas.
Introducing solids
Introducing solids
For the first few months of your baby's life they will consume only breast milk or infant formula, but by about six months of age, most parents start to feed their baby solid food.
Relinquishment of Title
Relinquishment of Title
The Miss Bahamas Teenager Organization regrettably announces that Miss Rhodesia Johnson has relinquished her titled effectively November 14th 2014. The organization wishes Miss Johnson all the best in her endeavors...
Disease takes root amid fetid India floodwaters
Disease takes root amid fetid India floodwaters
Doctors in the flood-ravaged Himalayan region of Kashmir said Wednesday that they were seeing outbreaks of gastroenteritis among people crowded into shelters after their homes were inundated two weeks ago...
Clubfoot
Clubfoot
Clubfoot describes a range of foot abnormalities that children can be born with. A baby's foot is twisted inward and is out of shape or position. With clubfoot, the tendons (tissues that connect muscles to the bone) are shorter and tighter than usual, pulling the foot in this abnormal position. The term 'clubfoot' refers to the way the foot is shaped, like the head of a golf club. Clubfoot is a fa...
Weaning with love
Weaning with love
Choosing to breastfeed is giving your baby the best start at health in life, but it is a labor of love, as there can be challenges and trying times in the beginning, but sticking with it will come with big rewards in the long run.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for about the first six months of a baby's life, followed by breastfeeding in combination wit...
A young man with an exciting summer story to share
A young man with an exciting summer story to share
No matter the age or grade level, upon return to school one of the hottest topics to start the new school year is undoubtedly the discussion on how students spent their summer vacation. For most, it was a trip to an amusement park or shopping, then relaxation, but for one young man, the summer break gave him the opportunity to take advantage of the chance to develop his leadership skills.
Lyford C...
To circumcise or not
To circumcise or not
To circumcise or not to circumcise -- that is certainly one of the big questions facing parents giving birth to baby boys. For most people, the decision as to whether to surgically remove a male child's foreskin comes down to culture and religion.
Then there are those people who ponder whether circumcision really is a sound, preventative health measure or an unnecessary surgery that carries to...