Oral Hygiene

Infection spreads in groups

3 Sep 2010

    Q: There was an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease at my daughter's day care. What is this from?  

What should you do when head lice surface?

3 Sep 2010

With kids heading to school, the problem of head lice may surface in your home. Head lice don’t reflect poor hygiene, are far more benign than the common cold and, in most cases, can be easily eradicated. In fact, kids shouldn’t be kept home from school, and “no nit� policies should end, the American Academy of Pediatrics emphasized in a July report.

Nigeria: Cholera Kills 80 in Adamawa

3 Sep 2010

Eighty persons have so far been confirmed dead as a result of cholera outbreak in nine local government areas of Adamawa State with over 1,000 cases recorded.