Adult

Many people sail through puberty without getting more than the occasional spot or two, and so it can come as quite as a shock when they become an adult and find their skin breaking out like a teenager in unsightly acne. When…

By Brooke Chaplan Getting braces as an adult has become more of a norm than an exception to the rule these days. According to Mar Orthodontics, nearly half of all orthodontic patients in America are actually adults,…

Transferring young adults from Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to the Adult psychiatry can have a damaging impact to their wellbeing. This is according to new research from researchers at the Luleå University of Technology, who have found…

The lungs are one of the most important organs in the body. Healthy lungs can improve stamina and mental functioning, while unhealthy lungs can make every action a chore. Lung health is actually determined by a number of…

As a general rule, asthma is more common in children than in adults. This is largely because a lot of kids grow out of asthma before they reach adulthood but it's also because there are much more adults than there are children. It's a…

A shocking new report in the news this week has indicated that the mental wellness and wellbeing of child patients is being put at extreme risk due to lack of appropriate facilities. The report shows that an ever-increasing number of…

One thing to do when a child is injured is call 911. The child can also be rushed to the nearest hospital if the adult believes that the child’s condition won’t deteriorate. The adult can also call the child’s pediatrician and ask what can…

As recently as a few decades ago, ADHD was thought to be a condition experienced only by children. The prevailing wisdom later moved on to accept the existence of the condition in adults, but only in miniscule numbers. Next, the medical…

Asthma is a condition which you'd think of traditionally affecting children and younger people and while it's true that they're touched by the illness at a higher frequency it doesn't mean they're the only ones who are. Around one third of…

Those familiar with the mental health condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD, may associate it mostly with children and the extreme behaviours that those affected by it can sometimes exhibit. If you were to carry out…

If you know a little about diabetes, you might think that type 1 diabetes develops from childhood, whilst the wellness of others is at risk of developing type 2 diabetes later on in life. In fact, type 1 diabetes can develop in adults, and…