Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (or Cot Death as it is known in some countries), is the biggest recognized cause of death in babies under the age of 12 months. This harrowing condition happens while the child is sleeping. Unfortunately, so far there is no known cure, or even a known explanation in fact, as to why some babies are affected by the syndrome while others aren't.

Interestingly, according to child psychotherapist and award-winning mental health author Margot Sunderland, research around
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Constipation in children is a growing world problem. In fact, more children than adults are suffering from constipation to some extent or the other. Nipping constipation in the bud is very important, because as the child grows, it might compound to several complicated forms.

Children can develop constipation for a number of reasons. They are mostly all very benign reasons and no cause for alarm by the parent. Inadequate hydration or fiber intake can be a cause of constipation.

Children who
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Night blindness, also known as nyctalopia, is the inability to acclimatize to dim lighting conditions. Some people become more nearsighted at night as the pupil dilates in dark conditions, a condition called spherical aberration. When a person is unable to see well enough to distinguish distinct images in low lighting conditions, night blindness results.

Vision problems can develop before a baby is born. Sometimes, parts of the eyes don't form the way they should. A kid's eyes might look fine
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Feline bladder stone treatment simply cannot begin until your vet determines what type of stone is causing the problem and to the extent possible, the size and location of the stones. Far too often pet owners believed that one single factor causes these problems and that is simply not true. There can be many causes for these types of problems, and each one can lead to a different type of bladder stone.

Bladder stones are the result of a build up of minerals in the urinary tract or the bladder
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Asbestosis is a chronic lung condition that causes damage to the tissue of the lungs. Asbestosis symptoms tend to begin to show after fifteen to twenty years after the initial asbestos exposure occurred. Some symptoms begin quite mildly but then become more sever over time- shortness of breath is a common example of this.

Asbestosis is a medical condition that results from being exposed to asbestos. To put it simply, asbestosis is an inflammation of the lungs due to exposure to asbestos. Asbe
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