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Last week I read in the newspaper Ideal de Granada a story that reached my heart. The protagonist of the news is called Miguel Ángel Delgado, pediatrician and musician, two very remote professions that he manages to combine, and even complement one with the other. So I decided to contact him and learn more about his life, why he chose a medical specialty so poorly valued among his colleagues and what brings the universal language of music to his little patients.

Omeprazole is a medicine used in pediatrics for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), always prescribed by the doctor. A contaminated batch of this medicine has affected at least 17 babies with hypertrichosis, a rare disease that causes excess hair throughout the body.

First they were "The Jungle Book" and "Beauty and the Beast", and after the success achieved, Disney has been presenting other real action remakes of several of its classics, such as "Aladdin", "Dumbo" and "The Lion King". But the show does not end here, and the animation factory has announced that it is already working on upcoming and expected premieres, which will include the adaptation of the mythical and beautiful story of "The Lady and the Tramp", which is being filmed With real dogs.

There are a few days left before Spanish children return to the classroom, but in other European countries the return to school has already begun. It is common for both parents and children to live that first day with a mixture of nerves, illusion and uncertainty, and of course, we do not usually miss the opportunity to immortalize the moment in a photograph.

There are countries where seeing such a scene [would be unthinkable] (A Kenyan deputy is expelled from Parliament for going with her baby: where is the conciliation?), But the president of the New Zealand parliament has given an example of conciliation by giving the bottle to the baby of a deputy during a plenary session.

In Australia, some 30-year-old parents have lost custody of their children and have been sentenced to 18 months in commutable prison for the serious state of health in which their young daughter was, who imposed a strict vegan diet without any type of medical control. So much so, that at 19 months the girl looked like a baby of only three, according to Australian media.

Eating disorders are a priority public health problem, and especially is childhood obesity, which has multiplied by 10 in the last 40 years, so much so that it is already considered the "epidemic of the 21st century." Effective measures are required to promote healthy eating habits among children, and some countries are already taking important steps.

The Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare has warned of a worrying rebound in sexually transmitted infections among young people. Not surprisingly, according to the latest Epidemiological Surveillance data collected annually by the Carlos III Health Institute, diseases such as gonorrhea or syphilis have experienced a rise in several percentage points over past years.

What is known as "Fetus in fetu" (FIF) is an extremely rare condition in which the malformed fetus is found in the living twin. It is so strange that it occurs in about one in 500,000, or even one million births, and less than 200 cases have been reported in the medical literature.

80 cases of listeriorisis have already been confirmed in Andalusia due to the consumption of meatloaf: 56 people are still admitted, four of them in Intensive Care Units (ICU). Among them, there are about 15 pregnant women hospitalized. And is that eating food contaminated with the listeria monocytogenes bacteria, can cause the delivery to go ahead or even the loss of the baby.

Is it possible to be pregnant with triplets but not know until a few hours before giving birth, being also the mother of two other children? Incredible as it may be, this is what has happened to a woman from South Dakota (United States), who gave birth to three babies on August 10 in the 34th week of gestation, after a pregnancy that had passed completely unnoticed by the absence of symptoms.

The last viral video that circulates on the networks is the one starring a Russian couple and their three-year-old baby Gabriel, recorded in slow motion and shared on their Instagram account. Mom jumps from a mattress to her partner's arms while recording. As we know, children like to imitate everything and little Gabriel does the same, but from the top of a bunk.

Although there are couples for whom it is not important to know the sex of the baby during pregnancy, others do fervently want the child they expect to be a boy or girl, although in our country this choice is not allowed if it is not for therapeutic purposes. But Japanese scientists could change everything after developing a method of easy application that would allow separating sperm with female chromosomes from male.

Jeffrey is six years old and has cerebral palsy that affects his movement and coordination. And his difficulties in walking get worse when he is cold, because his muscles tense. That is what happened on his last visit to a water park. But when his mother, Andrea Mackey, was going to come to his aid, he was surprised to find that two of his friends, only five years old, had chosen to take his hand and help him walk, instead of running into the water.

In the first half of 2019, the greatest number of measles cases have been recorded since 2006. It is one of the worrying data provided yesterday by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the progress of the disease in the world. The agency had already warned of the growth of measles during the first quarter by 300 percent compared to the same dates of 2018.

Traveling with babies and young children can be a bit complicated, because some things can happen out of the planned, such as feeling bad or uncomfortable and crying because of it. When we travel by plane, that can become a frustrating situation, due to the small space and the zero possibility of stopping or leaving.

It is not quite usual yet, but on more than one occasion we have echoed the assistance of a mother with her baby to parliaments around the world. Work and family reconciliation is difficult and mothers seek their strategies so as not to neglect any of them. Therefore, we were surprised that even men continue to recriminate a woman, because as an exceptional case she has been forced to go 'to work' with her son, having no one to take care of him.

Organ donation saves thousands of lives every year. However, it is not always an easy decision, as it is preceded by moments of great pain and sadness. However, over the years we have seen examples of amazing mothers, who decide to donate the organs of their little ones to give other children a chance at life.

Have you noticed that in some places when a woman is pregnant, other women around her also give the news soon? It is not your imagination, pregnancy is really contagious and even, this is a fact that has been scientifically proven by several studies. In Babies and more, we have shared curious stories of coworkers whose pregnancies coincided in time, showing us that indeed, pregnancy is contagious, however, we had never seen anything like what we will share today: 36 nurses of a Care Unit Neonatal Intensives (NICU) in the United States welcome their babies this year.

8.8% of Spanish women are 40 years old or older when they have their first child. It is one of the data from the latest Eurostat statistic on the age of mothers in Europe published yesterday. According to the European statistical agency, in 2017 (last year for which data are available) we have 'the honor' of being together with Italy, the European country where women are mothers at a later age.