Mayo Clinic finds out why measles is spreading

Scientists of Mayo Clinic they announced that the virus of the measles uses a protein (called nectin 4) to infect the person who serves as a guest, and then spreads from its strategic location in the...

Allied honey in stomach ailments

Diarrhea, colitis, gastritis, reflux, heartburn and others malaise gastrointestinal diseases occupy one of the first causes of medical consultation in Mexico. They do not forgive anyone, neither by...

Low calorie products vs childhood obesity

In order to reduce the levels of overweight Y obesity that prevails in the children of Mexico, came into force the strategy of selling in schools only products with a maximum of 130 calories per...

What are the percentiles

The percentiles or growth charts are measures that help assess a child's development in relation to a standard range. The parameters that are measured are height, weight and head circumference. They...

Lead risks in Christmas series

45% of the Christmas series tested in the U.S. contain more lead of the allowed in the children's products, publish Ecology Center, a non-profit organization based in the state of Michigan and...

Do not get ahead!

Three out of 10 Mexican children suffer obesity, which is one of the triggers of other chronic degenerative diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, so it is important to prevent it in time, but...

Measles occurs more in spring and winter

Measles is a disease contagious infection, which spreads through the respiratory tract; by droplets of saliva, when coughing or sneezing. The disease begins with feverlack of appetite in the child,...

Save your baby's life with the right seat

In Latin America, 6,500 children die each year in traffic accidents, according to figures from the Mapfre Foundation; situation that could be prevented with the use of a baby seat designed according...

Suppositories in extinction

Let the hand raise who has not received a suppository in life. It is highly probable that everyone, especially babies, have been cured thanks to the effects of a medicine conical and...

Neonatal screening allows early diagnosis

It is a study that identify to newborns with alterations in metabolism. The objective of the neonatal screening is to detect the existence of a disease or congenital deficiency, before it manifests...

Does your child suffer from dehydration?

Often related to increased heat, diarrhea and dehydration in children are the second cause for visiting hospital emergency rooms; However, can it be prevented?In agreement with the specialist and...

Vaccine against pneumococcus to prevent pneumonia and meningitis

Pneumococcus is a bacterium that causes diseases serious, such as otitis media or pneumonia. It can also pass into the bloodstream causing meningitis and blood infections that put in danger the life...

So, how can I know if my child needs extra support?

Children begin to develop their communication skills since they are born. This is a continuous process in which the greatest advances are achieved during the first 5 years of life.During this period,...

Do your arms reassure him?

The crying of a newborn baby is usually related to the presence of some physical discomfort or simply as the mechanism it uses to attract attention; However, why does it rouse him, whether in the...

HiNT vaccine against pneumococcus arrives in Mexico

At least 20 thousand deaths occur annually in Latin America caused by pneumococcus. The pneumococcal bacterium causing invasive pneumococcal diseases (ENI), circulates in the blood and causes...

Vaccines and their operation

Thanks to scientific progress, responsible adults can see by the watch out and the quality of life of minors. The vaccines represent a great scientific contribution that after years of research, help...

Polio vaccine: the best protection

Who was going to tell the son of humble Russian migrants, Jonas Salk, that his investigation would change the lifetime of millions of people in the world? On April 12, 1955, in what was then...

UNAM creates vaccine against diarrhea

The infantile diarrhea acute infection caused by the enterotoxigenic bacterium could stop causing havoc among the population pediatric from Latin America, Asia and Africa, with an intranasal peptide...

Respiratory syncytial virus is very contagious

The Respiratory Sincital Virus (VRS) is a infection that attacks the respiratory tract. It is a condition that affects children and adults. However, in babies it acts more aggressively. The VRS It is...

What is dry breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding is a very intimate experience between mother and child, because they take advantage to strengthen their emotional ties, but, did you know that there is a dry lactation?The lactation It...