About three weeks ago an 11 year old girl in my family was not feeling well (having pain in her neck) and went home from school because of it. Later in the day her father found her in the washroom on the floor having a seizure. He called an ambulance right away and had her […]

My daughter will be 3 in Dec, however she has been experiencing strange illnesses for over a yr.Last yr she woke “zoning” out, but awake,put in bath to pep her up and I noticed her feet and legs were blue.I dressed her,assuming she was cold,brought her down to her high chair when I noticed her […]

I have a 7 year old daughter who sleepwalks 3-4 times a week. As a baby she was not a good sleeper through the night till she was around one year. She has always been a restless sleeper. She kicks and is just everywhere. The sleepwalking is driving me crazy. Not only am I losing […]

My 11 year old girl has selective mutism, a social anxiety condition and has been on Zoloft, Seroquel, Wellbutrin, Lexapro, and counseling over the last 6 years with no improvement. Looking up anti anxiety meds on the Internet listed none of these meds, but listed benzodiazepines as the medication of choice for extreme anxiety and […]

I have an 8 year old son who has a small lump on his right bicep. He is playing tackle football and there was a small bruise above the lump. However, there is no pain associated with the lump. Could this be a sign of cancer? I have made a Dr. appointment […]

My son is six years old. A couple of months ago, we noticed two lumps on the back of his neck and one behind his ear. He has no fever or anything like that. He seems perfectly fine, other than the lumps. I took him to the doctor and she told me it’s probably […]

Thanks for taking my question. 
 
I have read two studies: One linking low serotonin to agression in males, and another linking low serotonin to SIDS in infants. 
 
I was wondering if it is possible for an agressive father to pass along the gene for a defective serotonin receptor to his child, which then leads to SIDS. 
 
The two […]

My sister has twins a boy and a girl ten year olds, born by invitro fertilisation. Both have incontinence problems, not always though, increased frequency needing frequent visits to the toilet during schoolhours and not being able to hold leading to accidental leakages and urgency. Ultrasound is normal, a contrast study of bladder was normal […]

My 16 yr old son was diagnosed today with mono. Are my 5 month old twins at risk? What should I do to keep them from catching it if so?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Your children will eventually catch mononucleosis in their lives, but if they do catch it from their older brother, they are not likely to […]

My problem was when I was 11years old. My pubic hair was 20-25cm long when I was in grade six. I realised this was not normal but was afraid to visit a doctor about it so I started removing the hairs with tweezers. They kept growing back but eventually they grew back shorter and shorter […]

My daughter is twelve years old. She has over the past several months been having severe headaches, dizziness and been extremely tired. A few weeks ago, she passed out quite unexpectedly and with little warning.
She had bloodwork done which returned normal. She was also sent for an EEG. The brainwave pattern indicates that she has […]

My husband an I have noticed that in the last three years our pediatrician is doing recheck appointments for a lot of conditions. We were told recently to make a recheck on a sinus infection for our son after he is done with his antiobiotics. Is this something new? Is it really […]

Brain Injury, Rehabilitation for Child
I’m seeking advice on a case.. My colleague has a 3 year old son who has been in a coma since 8 months ago.. The child was playing and fell in a small fountain pool, seemingly he hit his head and stayed under water for more than 7 minutes.. the doctors […]

My 9-month old was born a month early. On her right eye she can’t move completely to her right side. When
she was born her eyes where fine. It all happened within a month.
Please give advice on what to do. What type of eye movements to do.
 
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
 
This is called abducens palsy, it is a […]

My 16-year old daughter’s seizure / epilepsy medication 
My daughter aged 16yrs , had first seizure in school in October,2000 at the age of 12 yrs.Carried out EEG and MRI.The result of MRI was normal.The result of EEG showed paroxysmal activity i.e epileptiform .Doctors advised that they do not prescribe any medicines after first seizure and […]

Kid’s Health
hi doc!
my daughter of 9 years been complaining of her feet/leg pain on DAILY basis since she was about 1 yr old.she was born with c-section in india and has no health probs of any kind.otherwise healthy normal kid but been complaing of her mainly both feet being in pain.she has been taking childrens […]

KID’S HEALTH
My daughter is 10 years old and a little over weight. When she exercises or plays sports and she gets hot, her face turns really really red. What is this and do I need to be alarmed or should I take her to her doctor?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
It does not sound alarming. Perhaps […]

i AM 14 YEARS old i have panic atacks some times and couple of days ago i woke up with a sore throat i let it try to get better but it dident so then what happend is i had a panic atack like it was hard to breath my hands where shaking chest pains […]

I am a unemployed welfare mother of 3 children… I am writing to you about my daughter….
She is 9 yrs old and we have done everything possible to try to help my daughter…she lies, steals, cheats, and in general does everything to make sure that everyone around her is distracted and or hurt. She is […]

J. asks about her 10-year-old daughter’s constipation:

My 10 year old daughter suffers from severe constipation. She has suffered for almost a year and a half now. We have been to the pediatrician many many times and don’t get too much help. They performed an X-Ray and found that her “whole system” was “stuffed from top […]