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Baby colic: Does your baby have baby colic?

Baby colic: Does your baby have baby colic? Introduction: Baby colic is the most common complaint seen among the babies characterised by the unstoppable crying and fussiness over a specific period. The reason remains unknown as even after feeding the baby full, it does not stop crying and it continues for around two to three hours unstoppable. The condition usually becomes a state of frustration for the mommies as nothing tries to soothe their babies. It may add-up to their stress and burden as well as make them depressed.   Baby colic is seen after three to six weeks of age and continues till the sixth month of age. The causes are only cited as assumptions such as abdominal discomfort, accumulation of the flatus in the baby’s stomach, intestinal cramps, etc. In rare cases only, there may be an involvement of any underlying organic diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract or some nervous system defects.  What are the signs and symptoms of baby colic?  It may be actu...
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Xerophthalmia: Vitamin-A-deficiency eye disorder

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...
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Coronary Heart Disease: Heart problems

  Coronary Heart Disease Overview: We often hear that the neighbour living next door had a heart attack last night. Some would say “He’s lucky: it was only a minor one, the doctor had informed to his relatives.” Such phrases are becoming more and more common. Earlier it was thought that heart attack comes in only aged or above fifty years person but now it is a totally different scenario, you could hear people saying, that young guy was only thirty years and he passed away due to heart attack. Or a forty year man has a history of many attacks and is being mentioned as a heart patient. The heart health has been deteriorating ever since and people need to be aware of heart-healthy habits and general education to prevent such heart related problems. Coronary heart Disease also known as CHD in short is a medical condition involving the coronary arteries of the heart; the condition is characterised by the deposition of plagues in the major arteries supplying the heart which obstru...
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