Health Corner

Family trips abroad have become increasingly common in today’s society, and many children even go overseas for short-term study tours or long-term education.Parents often worry about how well their children will adapt to a new lifestyle abroad—but far fewer understand the risk of infectious diseases during travel. Children can easily become ill while traveling.Common illnesses such as colds or gastroenteritis are usually mild and resolve on their own.However, some infections—like meningitis caused by meningococcal bacteria or mosquito-borne diseases such as Japanese...

What are the symptoms of cervicogenic headache?Cervicogenic headaches typically present as unilateral or sometimes bilateral pain, often more pronounced on one side. The pain is usually described as tension-like, pressure, or dull ache, and is accompanied by neck pain and stiffness. The pain often starts at the suboccipital area (base of the skull) and radiates to the temporal (above the ear), frontal (forehead), or periorbital (around the eyes) regions, and sometimes may extend to the same side’s arm. The symptoms often worsen with neck rotation, tilting, or maintaining the same...