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Extremity pain is a common complaint in primary care pediatric practice. Up to 16% of school-aged children report at least 1 episode of activity-limiting extremity pain annually. Among surveyed 8- to 18-year-old Norwegian children, 38.9% of girls and 46.6% of boys reported lower extremity pain during the 3 months prior..

Fatemeh Aghanasiri MD, G.P. ;M.C.C  MD, MCC (Canada)  Obesity and Weight Management specialist Lifestyle medicine student       Vitamin D is a Fat soluble vitamin which is essential for Calcium and Phosphorus absorption. These 2 minerals are essential minerals for Bone and muscle health and functions. This vitamin is..

Dr. Adel Taha Elhamamsy Specialist Pediatrician Medcare Medical Center _Sharjah like all new mums, we’ll bet you have more questions about motherhood than you know what to do with . So we thought we’d do our best to answer the questions asked most frequently by new mums.    1. Is my baby..

Dr. Hesham Farouk specialist pediatrician Aster Discovery  Gardens & Arabian Ranches Proper positioning for breastfeeding is important to help your baby to eat and transfer milk and swallow and to prevent or minimize nipple soreness for you. Follow these guidelines to achieve proper positioning for breastfeeding: Sit in a comfortable..

Dr. Adil El Hamamsy Specialist Pediatrician Medcare-Sharjah The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)&The World Health Organization(WHO); currently recommends: Infants should be fed breast milk exclusively for the first 6 months after birth. Exclusive breastfeeding means that the infant does not receive any additional foods (except vitamin D) or fluids unless medically..

Dr. Hesham Farouk Specialist Pediatrician Aster Discovery Gardens & Arabian Ranches    At every well-child visit, newborn through adolescence, your pediatrician will measure your child's height. In part this is because growth is a measure of health and well-being, but your doctor will also be tracking the rate at which..

Dr. Fatemeh Aghanasiri MD, MCC (Canada)  Obesity and Weight Management specialist Lifestyle medicine student Breast cancer is the most frequent type of non-skin cancer and the most frequent cause of cancer death in women worldwide, and the second most frequent cause of cancer death in United States women. After puberty, a..

Dr. Hesham Farouk Specialist pediatrician  Aster Discovery Gardens & Arabian Ranches Chances are that you or someone you know has experienced unpleasant symptoms after a meal or snack. Maybe you experienced some degree of sneezing, wheezing, rashes, brain fog, joint pain, nausea, bloating, diarrhea, or another symptom. This may have..

Dr. Mohab Ahmed Shafei Specialist General Surgeon – Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Al Zahra Hospital Dubai   Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is inhalation of 100% oxygen inside a pressure room called a Chamber. Inside the chamber we increase the pressure gradually and keeps the patient under the pressure for some time and..

DR. FATIMA NAZIR MRCGP (INT) – Royal College of General Practitioners Aster Discovery Gardens   The headache is initially unilateral and localized in the fronto-temporal and ocular area, but pain can be felt anywhere around the head or neck. The pain typically builds up over a period of 1–2 hours,..