Dr. Bernard Levi There are cases in which the biological parents cannot take care of their children, so the guardianship of the children passes to other relatives or to the administration. In the latter case, they may be in a center living with other children or they may be with foster families. In principle, the idea of foster … Read more
What are poisonings? Poisonings consist of accidental contact with toxic substances that can cause serious health problems and even lead to life-threatening situations. In the case of pediatric poisonings, most of them usually occur at home due to the accidental ingestion by children of medicines, cleaning products or phytosanitary products. In addition, in pediatric age … Read more
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that occurs most frequently in individuals with positive HLA DQ2 or HLA DQ8 histocompatibility antigens, which demonstrate underlying autoimmunity. The autoimmune conditions most frequently associated with these HLA DQ2 or HLA DQ8 histocompatibility antigens are type 1 diabetes and thyroid conditions. It should be borne in mind that following … Read more
What is childhood allergy? Allergy is defined as the excess sensitivity of the organism to the penetration of a specific substance, so that when it comes into contact with the organism, it reacts abnormally and the typical symptoms of allergy appear, such as respiratory or skin problems. There are more and more cases of people … Read more
ENT specialists explain that sinusitis is the inflammatory response of the mucosa or soft tissue of the nose or the bony cavities of the face, the paranasal sinuses. This inflammation may be due to a bacterial, viral or fungal infection, or an allergic crisis or both. What is sinusitis? The sinuses are cavities found on … Read more
The Innowalk is a motorized technical aid that allows people with a physical disability to perform assisted walking while standing (walking on both lower limbs), as well as assisted pedaling while seated (sitting independently). The Innowalk allows for more active standing, providing active-assisted leg mobility by imitating the reciprocal gait pattern and achieving a complete … Read more
What is mastitis? Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary glands usually caused by infection. Mastitis may be called by other names such as ductal ectasia, periductal inflammation or Zuska’s disease, which occurs when the milk ducts become blocked. Due to its close resemblance to the symptoms of breast cancer, one should be ruled out … Read more
Asperger Syndrome is part of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and currently affects 3 in 10,000 people worldwide. Every February 18 is celebrated as International Asperger Syndrome Day, coinciding with the anniversary of the birth of Hans Asperger (1906-1980), the Austrian psychiatrist who first described the syndrome. Year after year, this date has been marked … Read more
What are warts? Warts are benign lesions of solid content with an irregular surface (verrucous) that appear on the skin and are caused by infection with the human papillomavirus. Strictly speaking, only lesions caused by the virus should be called warts, although the population often uses this term to refer to other types of lesions … Read more
Index What are vaccines? What are they used for? How are they administered? Preparing for vaccines Aftercare What are vaccines? As such, vaccines are a series of biological products composed of a set of inactivated or attenuated microorganisms that are administered in order to prevent infectious diseases in those who are susceptible. There are different … Read more