Non Organic Failure To Thrive Syndrome

by Milton Lopez
No parent wants to see their baby suffer from “colic,” a term for when a baby cries almost all of the time but the doctor doesn’t know why. Excessive crying is something a baby should outgrow, but it can be a sign of something more serious: milk protein allergy.
A milk protein allergy is [...]

Author: Scott White
Celiac disease, or celiac sprue, officially known as “gluten intolerant enteropathy” is a genetic auto-immune disorder, this means that a gene carries a physical trait, and that trait can be passed down from one family member to another.
“Auto-immune” describes the way that the disease does damage; “auto” means “to oneself” so it [...]

Author: Bertil Hjert
Acid reflux has become a common problem in most people across the globe. Unfortunately, most people fail to recognize that they have this disease and when they do, it is too late.
The reason is that most people are not aware of what this disease actually is, it’s symptoms and the problems it [...]

Author: MIKE SELVON
When should you consider therapeutic interventions? This question haunts many people for the simple fact that intervention services aren’t generally covered by health insurance plans. Therefore, the question is not only a matter of, “Will this work?” But it is also a question of, “Can we afford this not to work?” Since counseling [...]

Author: Lisa Sousa
You may wonder what Celiac Disease is or if you, or perhaps a loved one, may have it. Celiac Disease is a condition that affects 20% of the people living in the United States and is characterized by an intolerance to gluten, or similar proteins in wheat, oats, barley and rye. It is [...]

Author: Dr John Anne
Phenylalanine: The phenylalanine is an essential amino acid. It is not synthesized in the body but in the micro-organism it is synthesized where one molecule of D-erythrose-4 phosphate and two molecules of phosphot-enolpyruvic acid are required. Metabolic breakdown of phenylalanine lead to formation of tyrosine, phenyl acetic acid, phenyl lactic acid, and [...]

Author: Jeff W. Martin
Since the 1990s, infant gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or acid reflux has been increasing. From recent data, children between the ages of 3 and 7 endure acid reflux symptoms between 2 and 8% of the time, and for infants the percentage suffering increases to 20%. Those infants afflicted by disabilities of a [...]