Category Archives: My medical specialty

INTRODUCTION Academic skills form the foundation upon which a student’s performance at school is assessed. For some children, mastering the basic academic skills create inordinate difficulties. Children with learning disorders exhibit academic difficulties out of proportion to their intellectual capacity. … Continue reading →

ADOLESCON 2011, the 11th National Conference of the Adolescent Health Chapter of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics will be held at Calicut, Kerala on 17th and 18th September, 2011. The registration form can be downloaded from  the IAP Kerala Website. … Continue reading →

Longevity of person is determined by genetics, environment and technology related factors. Life expectancy have improved very much over the past few decades, but only to produce more problems of the elderly due to increased longevity. Exercise levels are coming … Continue reading →

Immunisation started with variolisation in the early era of immunisation. Immunisation is administration of whole or part of a microorganism which causes development of immunity against the disease. The success of an immunisation program is the prevention of all vaccine … Continue reading →

Boosters for vaccines taken in infancy are given during adolescence. Certain vaccines which might have been missed earlier can also be given to adolescents. Adolescents at school are also a captive population for mass immunization programs. These campaigns also give … Continue reading →