When is a child's cut serious enough to require stitches?

When is it safe to put sunscreen on my baby?

Is it safe to pierce my baby's ears?

My child has round white patches on his face. Is this a fungus infection?

My toddler has bruises on his lower legs. Does he have a blood problem?

My child developed a strange rash over her face after a night of coughing. I took her to our pediatrician who said they were "blood spots." She also used another name for the rash that I cannot remember. Is this serious?

What can I do about fire ant bites?

What type of antibacterial soap is best to use in preventing illness?

Is there any way I can keep my children from getting head lice?

What is the best treatment for an ingrown toe nail?

My daughter has several spider looking veins all over her face and arms. She started developing them at about one year old. She is currently seven and the broken blood vessels seem to have gotten worse. What can I do about them? She is constantly ask

I have been told that the bump on my child's writs is a ganglion cyst. Is it serious?

My mother used kerosene on my hair to treat head lice when I was a little girl. Is that safe?

Is it necessary to fumigate the entire house in order to eliminate head lice?

What is the best way to remove a splinter in a child?

My 18-month-old daughter developed a rash on her hands three weeks ago. It itched a lot and had small puss filled heads with red splotches underneath. Her pediatrician said it was eczema caused by having her hands in water too much. The sample of corti

My 15 year old son has developed stretch marks on his stomach. Are they serious?

My 8 year old son has a mild case of Plantar’s warts for the second time. I have had more success at treating them myself. My question is, how do I prevent the rest of the family from becoming infected? Also, does the virus that causes Plantar’s warts

My son has a soft lump behind his knee so we took him to his doctor. She said he had a Baker’s Cyst and said it was nothing to worry about. Can you give me more information about it?

I received an email today warning about the dangers of using waterproof sunscreen. It said that getting sunscreen in the eye can cause blindness. I am very concerned. Is this true?

My 2 year old son was just diagnosed with a bout of ringwrom after I discovered and couldn't get rid of a red patch on his arm. It has been treated for four days now, but this morning there seems to be two more areas that have become affected. Is this no

My daughter is nine and has vitiligo (loss of skin pigment) on her legs and arms. Is there information on emotional counseling for her to help cope with problems that arise with her condition?

My five-year-old son recently had what is called a nevus sebaceous removed from his scalp. We were told it was most likely there at birth (we never saw it until about a month ago - our son is almost 5). I would like to know if we will still need to be

What is the best way to stop my eight-year-old from biting her nails?

I have a two & half year daughter. Recently I have noticed a couple of grey hair on her head which I removed but she has grown them again. She was slightly underweight till two years but now has picked up and is a very active child. I am very much worrie

My son, age 2, has an abdominal hernia. It's not umbilical since it's about 2 inches above his belly button. What are all of the treatments available? Can it become strangulated like I heard? What do I do? Thank you, a very worried Mother,

What is a pilonidal cyst and how is it treated?

I have a 6 year old daughter who presented a small growth on her fourth toe on her left foot. It first just looked like a small pimple it was round and all white, I just let it go think it was a pimple and would eventually go away. But then a month or so

My daughter Jill was on a trip to Marinelab in Key Largo, FL with her High School marine biology class in early December 1999. She came home with what we thought was a bug bite about the size of a quarter, raised like a welt, very hard in the center. Her p

Hi, wrote a couple of weeks ago about my daughter having a growth on her toe. She had it removed on Jan.12th, we had the stitches taken out today and found out that it was a calcium deposit. What can you tell me about calcium deposits? Why would she get

what are the white spots on my 16 month old son's fingernails?

My son who is now 11, from the time of birth has had a mottled skin appearance. He is thin (15-20th percentile)about 64 lbs and 54in tall. Do you know of any underlying medical conditions that could cause this, if so, what? Even when his skin is warm he

My 10 1/2 year old daughter is going through puberty. She has the breast, period and pubic hair. She appears to be having trouble with oily scalp and acne (it appears to be whiteheads) around the hair line and on the scalp into the hair line. What shoul

My 8 year-old daughter has terrible body odor. This has been a problem for some time. She doesn't show any signs of early puberty. She bathes regularly. She does seem to sweat a lot especially at night while sleeping. Could this be a sign of something? Our

I have a healthy/active 3 year old girl. However, for the first three or so hours after she falls asleep at night, she sweats profusely. It doesn't matter what she is wearing or whether or not she is covered--she's drenched. Is this something I should be c

My daughter is 6 years old and has excessive body hair on her back. She is very selfconcios about it and her friends are starting to tease her. I am considering hair removal options. What would be your recommendation?

My 8 year old daughter came home from a sleepover party crying because one of the other children teased her over a lack of a nipple. She has the pink of an aureole, and in the center it dips in, she has no distinguishable nipple. Are they inverted or do th

My teenage son plays hockey and his hands smell because of the think gloves he wears. Is there anything I can do to reduce this unpleasant problem?

My 4-year-old son reacts to mosquito bites with redness and swelling by the next morning (if he is bit at night). Any suggestions?

We are having a problem with Bees and wasps in are area. Any advice to give to us in the event of a sting?

My 8 year-old daughter has terrible body odor. This has been a problem for some time. She doesn't show any signs of early puberty. She bathes regularly. She does seem to sweat a lot especially at night while sleeping. Could this be a sign of something? Our

My son is scheduled to receive 3 shots at his 5-yr. old checkup next week. How do I best prepare him for this without unduly upsetting him? (He has already heard about the painful shots from his classmates who have already had their 5-yr checkup.) Do I jus

BODY ODOR IN 5-YEAR OLD My 5 year old daughter has a terrible body odor (under her arms) is this common or could this be a sign of someting?

My 10 year old daughter already has body odor. Is this normal? She also sweats excessively? Anything we can do about that?

My grandchild bruises very easily. She even has marks down the middle of their back as if caused by her own vertabrae. Could this be a sign of a greater problem?

My 14 month old just sat on an ant mound. she has about 25 bites on her. I am giving her an oral antihistamine & applying an anti itch cream. My question is, should the blisters be popped or should I allow them to dry up on their own? I want them to heal i

My son has a white streak right down the center of his chest and stomach, He has had this about four years, and it seems it has gotten wider about chest high and you can see where it has moved towards each nipple but at the bottom it is no wider than a sma

My granddaughter is almost 9 years old and she has always had sweaty feet with a terrible odor. How can this be solved?

I've looked everywhere for information about trichatillmania..not sure of the spelling. My son has begun pulling out his hair to the extent that he has bald spots and I'm very worried. We have a lot of changes in our lives here recently and he just started

My 8 year old daughter has been itching for 3 weeks all over her body.There are no visible signs on her skin. Blood tests for parasites and allergy came back negative. Is it possible that the itching is just caused by emotional problems? She seem

My 5 year old son has suffered with severe eczema almost since birth. For the past two years I have, on doctor's orders, been applying steroid cream (fucidin H) twice daily. I am concerned that there may be long-term side effects. What are the chances that

I am a mother of two yera old boy. My mother has psoriasis. Till the age of 23, I did not have any skin ailment. But after that I was also diagnised as having psoriasis. What I want to know is whether my child will also have the problem sooner or later in

My 2 year old girl has been diagnosed with eczema on her scalp. What shampoo could you recommend that would not irritate the condition? I try to wash her hair only once a week, and just wet it with water. I've started applying baby oil and night and washin

My just turned 4 year old son has a lump in his lymph nodes in his right inner thigh. The pediatrician administered oral anti-biotics to treat a possible infection. The problem is that it didn't go away and is still there although it did decrease in size s