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Redness in eyes

Good noon doctor my 2.9 year old daughter has got redness in her left eye also has intermittent squint from past 1year nd no treatment has been given checked with pediatric ophthalmologist in chennai and Hyderabad so far they said nothing need to use patching or specs lets wait but been 1year already pls help sometimes eyes are watering as well

Bcg vaccine pus formation

My son is 2 month old having puss formed in bcg area what should I do should it dry on its own should I apply something to it and he is also doing poop after every feed for past 2-3 days some times green stool and some times yellow he is on. Combine feed both mothers and formula ( dexolac) does it's gastric issue should we give any medicine for it to new borns? Does it's normal how long it takes to cure on it's own?

Is Sunscreen required?

My 6 year old has started basketball classes after school. It happens from 3 pm to 4 pm (Bangalore). It's not that sunny during this time. We could see that her skin is getting tanned a little day by day. Do we have to apply Sunscreen at this age? Or can we leave it as it is?

Till what age should vitamin D be given?

My daughter is 23 months old. I have not stopped giving her vitamin D and Iron. Should I stop it? Till what age should we give it?

Meftal p ingestion

My son drank meftal p syrup bottle which had around 20 ml, he does not have fever now...currently he  has no symptoms...what should i do shd i take him to hospital ?

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