Child's Health

Practicing sports as a family is not only a fun leisure plan, but it has countless benefits for everyone, including the strengthening of the parent-child bond, and the positive impact on our health, both physical and emotional. But what sports are best suited to do with children?

They start high school and feel older. We no longer accompany them to class and go alone to extracurriculars. And, although we believe that "our son does not drink or smoke" the truth is that studies such as the '2018 Report on Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs' of the Ministry of Health, demonstrate another reality. Also the research 'Association of cannabis use in adolescence and the risk of suffering depression, anxiety or suicidal tendencies in early adulthood', recently published in Jama Psychiatry-, reaches the same conclusion and ensures that cannabis use in Preteens and teenagers are associated with a significantly higher risk of developing depression or suicide in early adulthood.

Just three days ago we echoed a chilling fact published by the WHO: measles cases have increased by 300% worldwide during the first three months of the year, compared to the same period recorded in 2018. Among the Causes of this worrying uptick are the anti-vaccine movements, which put at risk the lives of people who, for different reasons, cannot get vaccinated.

A few days ago, we echoed an investigation carried out by the United States National Center for Biotechnology Information, which revealed that baby teeth are an excellent source of stem cells, which could be used in the future to combat certain diseases . Although this information is not new, - since researchers have been working in this field for years - the news has generated a stir among families, who wonder if it is really worth keeping the baby teeth that are falling out of children, and under what conditions they should be stored.

Although it is not exclusive to children, eating their nails is a bad habit that extends especially in childhood, and in some cases can affect health. Therefore, it is important that parents try to find out the cause, to eradicate it as soon as possible. Today we talk about childhood onychophagy, the reasons that can lead the child to suffer from this compulsive disorder and how we can help our child to stop biting his nails.

Measles outbreaks, caused by a fall in vaccination, have been one of the most important and worrisome health news of the past year. The anti-vaccine movement has already been listed by the World Health Organization as one of the 10 threats to global health in 2019. Now, WHO has delivered a preliminary report for the first quarter of 2019, in which it has been found that Measles cases have increased by 300% worldwide during the first three months of the year, compared to the same period during 2018.

Participation in team sports is associated with less depression in children. This is suggested by the results of the study that relates 'participation in sports, brain development and symptoms of depression in children'. The research, published in the journal 'Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging', only found a positive association between exercise and boys (not girls).

We know that the way of birth can influence the baby's health. Studies carried out over the years have been in charge of investigating the differences in the health and development of children when they are born naturally and when they are born by caesarean section. Now a new study presented during the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases adds one more difference to the list: the way of birth alters the baby's microbiota, which could influence his respiratory health during the first year of life.

They love to play with balloons and are almost essential in any children's party, but they also involve risks. Children try to inflate them and may end up swallowing them, clogging the airways. But they are also dangerous when they are swollen: if a little boy bites a balloon and takes a breath, he could suck it.

Although we are all clear that the practice of physical exercise is essential in childhood and adolescence, the truth is that we should continue to practice sport throughout life, because the benefits it brings to health, at any age, are countless. Parents should encourage the practice of exercise in children from example, outdoor games and family sports.

A few days ago we published the news of the statement issued by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Fisher-Price company, in which they alerted parents to the proper use Rock'n Play rocking hammock, because since 2015 there had been the death of 10 babies who used it.

Occasionally, for health reasons children must be admitted to a hospital or rest in bed, situations that in addition to being worrying for parents, for children can be uncomfortable or boring. That's why we liked the great initiative of a father, who created children's sheets with classic games printed on them, so that children admitted to the hospital or doing bed rest can have fun and feel better emotionally.

Measles outbreaks that have occurred worldwide, caused by a fall in vaccination rates, have been the news of recent months. Some countries have taken various measures, such as imposing mandatory vaccination in childcare centers, to prevent diseases that were already considered eradicated from continuing to reappear.

Usually, when we talk about physiotherapy, we think of a therapeutic method to treat injuries or alleviate problems related to the musculoskeletal system, such as after a sports injury or muscle contracture. But the work of a physiotherapist is much broader, and encompasses various specialties related to neurology, pediatrics, cardiology or respiratory system, among others.

His name is Iria Ollero, he is 19 years old, he is from Orense and he studies Biomedical Engineering. Two years ago, while attending a workshop at the Galician Technology Center (Tecnópole), as an extracurricular activity, he decided to develop a research project that would help prevent sudden infant death.

When the baby is born, the umbilical cord that attached to the placenta is cut and a clamp is placed to prevent blood. The umbilical cord stump detaches from the belly of the newborn between the second and third week of life and takes three to five more days to heal the wound.

Essential fatty acids such as Omega 3 provide many benefits for our health, but because our body does not produce them naturally, we must resort to eating foods that are rich in Omega 3. One of the foods that contains more omega 3, They are fatty or blue fish, which according to a new study, could help children with asthma to breathe better.

The fall of the first baby teeth usually occurs after the age of five of the child. But how and when does that fall of the baby teeth and subsequent exit of the final dentition occur? We speak, of course, of the natural process of falling milk teeth, and not of accidents that cause the early fall of the tooth.

Yesterday we celebrated World Autism Day, a condition that affects one in every 100 children in Spain. To give visibility to Autism Spectrum Disorders and learn firsthand what it is like to have a brother with autism, Laura Teresa, a nine-year-old girl has recorded a video that has gone viral on YouTube in which she explains it to us as she has He changed his life.

The pools and ball parks are a paradise for children. They love to wallow in them and "bury themselves" under the plastic balls, and it is a perfect plan to enjoy an afternoon of leisure. But according to a recent study by researchers at the University of North Georgia, ball pools are a nest of germs and bacteria, some of which could be dangerous to humans.