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Fifty-Five Reasons not to start Smoking!

Information for Parents:
My Child Has a Fever

A Childhood Killer Once Vanquished Is Returning

Achoo.....Treating and Preventing the Common Cold

Allergy Suffers Beware: August is Ragweed Season

Allergy Tips

Allergy: Myth or Fact?

Are you worried about Bird Flu?

Bad Breath in Children

Causes of Sore Throats Varied

Children and the Flu Vaccine

Children Overprescribed Antibiotics for Sore Throat

Cold Sores: A Common complaint of students

Comparing the symptoms of sinusitis , the flu , nasal allergy, and the common cold

Controlling Indoor Allergens

Cool Tips for Beating the Heat

Cranked-Up Music on Headphones Can Lead to Hearing Loss

Do you already have a hearing loss?

Does echinacea prevent colds?

Don't Let Ear Pain Spoil Summer Fun

Drug information for Parents: Zithromax

Ear Injuries in Children

Everything You Wanted to Know About Ear Infections

Excessive Drooling
Causes and Treatment

First Aid for Eye Emergencies

Five Truths about Teen Smoking

Flying with Children and Ear Pain

Getting Ready for Another Flu Season

Getting Ready for the Flu Season

Hearing Damage from Noisy Toys

Hiccups in Babies and Children

Hoarseness in Children

How long are colds contagious?

How Many Cigarettes Did Your Child Smoke Today Without You Knowing It?

How to Tell the Different Kinds of Coughs in Children

Include Dental Check Up In Children's Back-To-School Routine

Information about Mumps for Adults

Inhalant Abuse Information for Parents

Is It a Cold or the Flu?

Is there a way to help your child avoid the common cold?

Management of Nosebleeds

Medications Containing phenylpropanolamine (PPA)

Minor Problem or True Emergency

Mom's smoking tied to adult children's lung disease

Motion Sickness in Children

Mouth Sores Cause Considerable Pain

Mumps Cases in the United StatesTop 1,100

Mumps: A Fact Sheet

My child complains of chest pain

My Child Has a Sore Throat

My Child is Coughing a Lot
What Could it be?

Myths and Facts about the Swine Flu

New Guidelines Issued for Diagnosis, Treatment of Ear Infections

News Parents can Use: Ear Infections - Peanut Allery - Low Fat Diets

Nosebleeds

Nosebleeds in Children are more frequent during the winter

Nosebleeds not as bad as they seem

Not all Sore Throats are Created Equal

Number of Smoke-Free Households on the Increase

Our Resources for Avoiding a Parent's Worst Nightmare - Substance Abuse

Pet Allergies

Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis

Prevent Your Child From Choking

Questions and answers about Anaphylaxis

Recognizing the Signs of a Child's Sinusitis

Scarlet Fever - Is it serious?

Seasonal and Novel H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents

Seven Step Guide to to understanding tonsils and strep

Seven Tips For Helping your child survive Spring Allergy Season

Signs of Childhood Cancer

Sinusitus and Children

Six Things you want to know about the Swine Flu

Strep Throat

Strep Throat - Why it Comes Back and How to Stop It!

Swimmer's Ear

Take Sinusitis seriously - it is more than just a headache!

The alarming increase in smoking by teenage girls

The Cold and the Flu: How to tell the difference

The Common Cold (Viral rhinnits)

The Risks of Tobacco Use: A Message to Parents and Teens

The Scoop on Childhood Snoring

The Three R's + Rhinoviruses

Tongue-tie (Ankyloglossia)

Turn the Radio Down!

U.S. Bird Flu Threat May Be Overstated, Experts Say

Wait-and-See Approach Works for Children's Ear Infections

Watch the Volume on Your Child's iPod

What Parents Should Know about Ear Wax

What Parents Should Know about Ecstasy

What Parents Should Know About Using Cough and Cold Medications

What to expect when visiting the doctor for a possible ear infection

What Your Child's Sniffles and Sneezes Mean

When should lumps be removed?

When Should the Tonsils and Adenoids Be Removed

When to worry about nosebleeds

Whooping Cough Making Dangerous Comeback

Whooping cough outbreaks in Junior and Senior High School Students

Why Can't They Cure the Common Cold?

Why do I feel sick? Comparing a cold, the flu, and allergy

Health Information from our Experts

My child has a lot of ear wax. Should I be cleaning out her ears daily?...

My four year old always has bad breath. What can cause this problem in a child?...

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What causes my child to snore at night?...

What can be done to make a child more comfortable during a middle of the night ear infection?...

Is it safe for a 2-month-old child to travel fly with regards to the increase in altitude and the pain it causes on the eardrum . . . does anyone know of any type of medication which can prevent the child's ears from popping?...

My 8-year-old son I feel has a lot of wax in one ear. Every time I ask my pediatrician to clean it out they say don’t worry that is normal. I can see it with the ear light but cannot get it out. How did I get it out? I have tried vinegar and warm w...

I have a 4 year old nephew who has a delayed speech problem. His speech is at the level of an 18 month old has been receiving speech therapy in school. My question is lately he has become a very aggressive child. He see's the children he plays with hit...

I am a 13 year old boy and I want to get my ear pierced. My parents think this means I’m gay. Boy are they wrong. What should I do? ...

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What will cause my four year old son to be hoarse?...

Nearly every other morning my five year old wakes up with blood on his pillow from a nosebleed. Is this something to worry about?...

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Could you please tell me how long stomatitis is contagious? ...

Is it okay to sniff nail polish?...

My twins are four years old and have had tubes in their ears for the past two years. Should the tubes be removed to prevent the hole from remaining in the ear drum?...

My son just turned 5 and has been delayed since birth. We have done all to rule everything out including Genetics Testing. They could not find anything that "stood out" but found just a few minor imperfections that they could only suggest was possible NOON...

I have just noticed my 14.5 month old daughter has quite an irregular heart beat. It races and then slows when she is sleeping. She sometimes makes a snoring sound when she is sleeping. It usually dosen't last for long. She hasn't had any serious medical p...

Our 4 1/2 yr. old daughter constantly has a clear, runny nose. She exhibits no other symptoms, ie: coughing or sneezing and doesn't complain about pain. She has had a runny nose for about as long as we can remember and it doesn't seem to get worse in any p...

Does sinusitis cause mild headaches?...

Both my children (a boy,13 and a girl,12) started school a week and a half ago. Both have been complaining about a sore throat for the last week. Their throats don't look like a problem -perhaps just a tad redder than usual, certainly nothing to cause the ...

My son is 2 1/2 and I think he is allergic to sand. He used to get feverish after playing is the sand. I started taking him to a different sandbox. Now he would just start coughing,sneezing and having a runny nose. I tried to research but CANNOT find anyth...

My son is nine years old and suffers terribly with his tonsils, and also with his adenoids. The doctors are reluctant to do anything about it, even though my son sometimes goes for days without eating as a result of this. Can you tell me why?...