Teething in babies: A Guide for Parents Introduction: Teething is one of the important milestones in the growth and development of your baby.   As your baby grows, there are multiple changes in the body such as physical growth which is evident from weight gain and increase in length and mental growth that can be seen in your baby's behaviour and response. Cycling the legs, rolling on its side to getting on tummy from back, learning to sit with support to without support, crawling, walking with support, walking on its own. A baby crosses each milestone of growth and development as there is good coordination between the nervous system and body.   Teething takes place at the 5 th month or 6 th month and this is the age the baby starts showing off symptoms like putting thumbs in mouth, putting fingers and toys in the mouth. As the tooth starts to erupt from the base or root, there is constant itching and this makes the baby put things in mouth to get rid of itching due to tooth er

What are the home remedies to cure hair dandruff?         Hair dandruff is really an annoying problem. No one likes that nasty white flakes on the hair scalp that spoil the look of your hairs. Dandruff is caused when there is dryness of scalp. Dryness of scalp may result from use of chemical shampoos, and oils, improper hair wash or excessive use of hair make-ups.  Every person has different type of hair and the sensitivity of the hair scalps also vary from person to person. Scalp is often prone to dryness by use of chemicals or harmful products on the hairs. When our scalp is dry, we feel itching, and the resultant dandruff that arises into the picture is extremely difficult to manage. Sometimes this itching due to dry skin may be uncontrollable and often we end up scratching our scalps further worsening the scalp health.                                              Image credit: Pexels Hair scalp health is very essential because it is the area from where the hair follicles grow. Ther

Natural home remedies for cough Coughing occurs due to the reflex mechanism that is triggered when any foreign material invades the mucosa of the respiratory tract, mostly the upper respiratory tract,  the throat and the airways. It is a body's response to the irritants or foreign thing that is trying to gain the entry into our throat and airways. The nerve endings in the mucosa of our airway sends signals to the brain about the invasion of the foreign substances such as some pathogen, dust, pollen, foreign object, anything obstructing the airway. The brain responds by triggering a forceful coughing spell to force out the contents from our airways and clear it.    Coughing in kids can worry the parents. The elders can manage their cough and at least understand what causes it and how to get relief from it, but the kids, they are not aware of all these.  There can be many other causes of coughing such as allergy, infections, etc. Coughing mostly occurs as a symptom of some viral infe

What is Yaws?  Yaws is a type of bacterial infection that can cause chronic disability and disfiguring when left untreated. It is a rare childhood disease that affects the skin, bone and cartilage.  It is caused by a bacteria that causes syphilis. However, yaws is not a venereal or sexually transmitted disease.  Yaws is a disease mainly found in tropical forests area with warm and humid conditions. It is also noted in the areas where there is lack of proper sanitation or are located far away from the health services such as the rural areas which are deprived of the primary health care facilities. What are the causes of Yaws?  Yaws is caused by a bacteria named Treponema. The subspecies name is pertenue.  Treponema palidum is a bacteria that can cause, endemic syphilis, pinta, beejel and yaws.  The bacteria grows slowly and gradually and affects the skin bone and cartilage of the infected child.  What are the risk factors for Yaws?  The following are the risk factors that contribute to

Top 8 home remedies to get rid of acne  Acne can damage your beauty. It may irritate you as well. When the acne grow uncontrolled on face, it may be quite annoying. Some acne turn red and then into pus-filled lesions that leave scar marks on healing. The skin gets damaged and scarred.  So what can we do to get rid of the acne naturally at home and turn our rough acne-filled skin on the face, into a buttery silk smooth skin that we love to see in the mirror and admire ourselves.  I had acne problem when I was a teenager and it almost filled my face with red-brown-black tiny bumps all over my face, some pimples hurting a lot even on the slightest touch. Huh! it was a very bad experience and specially, when I saw other girls flaunting their smooth face, I felt a bit awkward of my skin.  But then my mother had a solution to my acne problem which she had learnt from her mother.  So that's it!  Home remedies help a lot in calming down your acne and stop the eruption of other acne lesions

What is Xerophthalmia?   Xerophthalmia is a progressive eye condition that results from severe deficient levels of vitamin A in the blood and is characterised by dryness of the eye.  Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient that nourishes our eyes. Good eye has good tear duct functioning. When the tear glands work effectively, the eyes get lubricated enough and thus get the frontline defense system.   When the tear glands are less active or inactive the eyes do not produce tears and this makes it dry. Cornea the first transparent layer becomes dry easily as it is in the contact with the outer air. This may cause corneal ulcer or erosion.  In Xerophthalmia the tear production decreases due to the less amount of Vitamin A.  Conjunctiva and cornea dry up easily and then start to form wrinkles. These changes in the cornea and conjunctiva start producing symptoms.  If not treated promptly it can lead to night blindness, formation of spots on the eye and may damage the cornea and retina gradu

Everything you wanna know about your Dry skin!!!!!  Do you have dry skin troubling you day and night? Do you feel more itchy and less of glow on your skin? Are you worried of the sudden breaks or cracks in your skin because it remains annoyingly-dry?  Well not only you, many more people out there including me(lol) are frustrated by the dry skin issues. Dry skin is less appealing and it destroys your image, making you feel less confident at times.  Dry skin is referred to as Xerosis cutis or Xeroderma in medical term.  The word "Xero" is a Greek word which means "dry". "Cutis" means related to "skin".  Dry skin can be really annoying and it may lead to frequent itching and scratches. Let us know all about Xerosis cutis or Xeroderma, the dry skin condition inlcuding its signs and symptoms, the causes, treatment and tips to get rid of your dry skin.   It is commonly seen due to dry weathers and extreme cold, ageing or other skin problems. Maintainin