It’s hard when your child is suffering from a cold, especially when colds last an average seven to 12 days. Unfortunately, winter and colds seem to go together. There are several things to consider before bringing your child in to the doctor for typical cold symptoms such as a cough, runny nose, stuffed nose, and sore throat.
Exposure to cold temperatures can cause hypothermia, which is a potentially dangerous drop in body temperature. The risk of cold exposure can happen in the winter months but also exposed to cold temperatures when on a spring hike or capsized on a summer sail.
Many parents might dread the pain and discomfort teething causes their baby. But once those teeth are through, they can enjoy their child’s new pearly whites and the next step in their development.
In 2013, ThedaCare began participating in The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR). It’s an initiative fostered in part by Mark Thiel, system value stream director of development for Spine and Orthopedics, who also was selected as one of AJRR’s Champions of the Quarter last year.
Knee problems are common for adolescent girls. As you know, their bodies are going through many changes and their knees have to adjust quickly to these changes – including additional height or weight as they grow. That strain can lead to aches and pains when doing a lot of running or jumping.
Constant coughing is common during cold and flu season. But allergies, asthma, acid reflux, dry air, and smoking are other causes.
Pulmonary disease includes COPD, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, lung cancer and pulmonary hypertension or restrictive lung disease. The support group meets at 12:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in the wellness education room at RMC.
Living with a chronic disease like diabetes can be challenging and frustrating at times. Research shows it is important to have support to face the emotions and challenges that living with a chronic disease can pose.
Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is a mood disorder that includes depression symptoms when there is typically less sunlight (such as now, the fall and winter) which improves completely when the sun is out more often again (spring and summer).
Many children will have an umbilical hernia at birth. The hernia usually isn't painful or dangerous, and it often closes on its own without treatment. An umbilical hernia can usually be seen after the umbilical cord stump falls off.
Help is available and a good place to start can be with a primary care physician. Medical conditions can be addressed, and further help can be recommended or arranged if needed. This could be a referral for mental health counseling.
Vertigo is known to cause dizzy spells, like the feeling you are spinning or the world is spinning around you. Vertigo is often caused by an inner ear problem?
Cradle cap is common in babies and easily treated. It usually clears up on its own within a few months. It isn’t contagious and won’t bother your baby. Cradle cap generally isn’t itchy for infants.
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