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My baby is turning 1 this month. Should she be talking by now? Not necessarily. Infants and children grow and develop on their own, individual timelines. This means that they reach major milestones like talking through gradual progress from a series of smaller achievements. Speech development in infants starts right after they are born. The

Would you ask DNA detectives to predict if your child might get cancer? Thousands of families now use gene tests to see what the future holds DNA home-test industry is expected to be worth £17 billion worldwide by 2024 It’s predicted that soon more than 100 million people will have sent off a sample Here,

ASK DR ELLIE CANNON: Is the burning in my mouth part of the menopause? ASK DR ELLIE CANNON: Is the burning in my mouth part of the menopause? Q. Two years ago, at 48, I started the peri-menopause and immediately had burning sensations in my mouth, intermittently. My dentist advised me to go to the

ASK THE GP: Why are my vitamin D levels so low – and how do I fix it? ASK THE GP: Why are my vitamin D levels so low – and how do I fix it? Dr Martin Scurr answers your health questions I’m 50, with well-controlled type 2 diabetes. I have a healthy diet

The beginning of the school year can be overwhelming. There will be shopping for supplies, packing lunches and planning that all-important first-day-of-school outfit — by the time you meet your kid’s teacher, your brain may be running on empty. Here are 10 questions you should ask to start this year off on the right foot.

Pin For a lot of parents, their back-to-school routines include school supply shopping, looking up recipes for healthy lunches and scheduling a pediatric checkup for their kids. As long as we get some face time with our children’s doctor, we want to be prepared with knowledge going in so we utilize our time and ask

‘How do I prevent sore nipples and is my child getting enough milk?’: Experts reveal the answers to the top 10 breastfeeding questions new mothers ask Alexa ‘Is my child getting enough milk?’ is the number one question mothers ask In second place, breastfeeding mothers query ‘why is my child crying?’    Public Health England has

(HealthDay)—Before your child goes to a friend’s home to play, find out if there are guns in that home, a leading U.S. medical group advises. Gun injuries are among the top three causes of death among children and teens in the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. “About one-third of families in the

Girl, 2, has such severe psoriasis her skin is ‘lobster red’ and she is shunned by strangers over fears she is contagious Maisie Buchanan, two, has a severe skin condition called chronic infant psoriasis The condition causes her entire body to go bright red and dry and scaly Her parents, from Falkirk, say strangers in

ASK THE GP: Why have I had a cold for 12 years? Dr Martin Scurr answers your questions Since I was 11 years old, I’ve had what appears to be a chronic cold. I sneeze continuously and it weakens me and gives me itchy eyes and pains in my face. I’m now 23 and there