Receiving the news that your young child is deaf or hard of hearing (HOH) can be a major blow to any parent. You may wonder if your child will be able to keep up with his or her classmates in school, or whether wearing a large, unwieldy hearing aid could place a target on your child's back when it comes to bullies. Most of all, you could worry that your child's qualit
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- Surfer's eye is a fleshy growth that forms on the conjunctiva, the white of the eye, in response to sun exposure and other irritants. This growth can become large enough to block some or all of your vision, and it's common among surfers. A whopping 36% of enthusiast surfers have surfer's eye, while only 2.3% of non-surfers are affected. Surfer's Eye Causes Surfers spe
- Along with developing motor skills and temper tantrums, pickiness at the dinner table is one of the classic hallmarks your child has reached the toddler stage. When you're dealing with a child that will only eat a single food or wants to avoid eating altogether, it's very easy for a serious nutritional deficiency to sneak up on you. Keep a watchful eye out for these f
- Osteoporosis is a serious condition that weakens your bone mass. Due to this decrease in bone density, the condition causes pain and mobility issues while increasing your risk of bone fractures. While shocking to learn, an estimated 1.5 million people suffer a fracture due to disease of the bone. You or a family member may have broken a bone in an accident in the past