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Kids and Second Hand Smoke
Understanding the effects of second hand smoke on our kids may help you give up smoking.
Vision Screening for Kids
Regular vision screening for children can help detect and prevent complications from common eye problems, including strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive errors. Learn about recommendations for Pediatric vision screening and how your child's vision can be tested.
Helping Your Child in an Emergency
Learn to provide care for your child in an emergency, such as your child falling, having a seizure, choking or getting stung by a bee.
Dental Health Guide for Children
Parents often have questions about how to take care of their children's teeth. When should you start brushing? What kind of toothpaste is best? When should you go to the dentist? Knowing the answers to these questions can help you keep your kids' teeth healthy and cavity free.
New Treatment for Diarrhea
A recent report states that Lactobacillus is a safe and effective treatment for children with diarrhea. Learn more about this new treatment for a very common childhood problem.
What's New in Pediatrics
Among the new medications for children are new once daily treatments for ADHD, improved and easier to use medications for asthma, and new treatments for children with eczema who don't respond to steroids. New, stronger antibiotics and new vaccines also help to treat and prevent infections in children
Child Abuse Facts for Parents
Child abuse is harm to, or neglect of, a child by another person, whether adult or child, and it can be physical, emotional, verbal, sexual or through neglect. Abuse may cause serious injury to the child and may even result in death. Learn the signs of possible abuse.
Well Child Visits
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Cystic Fibrosis
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Growth Hormone
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Fetal Surgery
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A Vomiting Three Week Old
What's your diagnosis for a three week old with projectile vomiting, weight loss and decreased urine output.