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Heat Related Illnesses in Children

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Fifty-Five Reasons not to start Smoking!

Information for Parents:
My Child Has a Fever

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My Child Is Coughing!

Information for Parents
SIDS Resources on our site

Information for Parents
My Child is Coughing

Learning about Exercise Induced Asthma

10 Warning Signs of Immunodeficiency

2009-2010 Flu Vaccine Recommendations for Children ages 6 months to 18 years.

A Childhood Killer Once Vanquished Is Returning

A Cold can Turn into Complications

A Parent's Guide to Kids' Vaccines

A sound parents will never want to hear!

AAP Announces Publication of New Asthma Book

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

Acute Bronchitis

All About RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

Allergies And Asthma On The Go

Allergy Tips

Are you worried about Bird Flu?

Asthma and athletes: What You Need to Know

Asthma Causes and Treatments

Asthma Induced by Exercise

Back to school with Asthma

Be Prepared for Food Allergy Reactions this Halloween

Braving the Elements

Breathing Better: Action Plan Helps Keep Asthma in Check

Bronchiolitis and RSV

Calming Fears, easing stress

Chest Pain Scares Youngsters Worries Parents

Children and the Flu Vaccine

Children Challenge Big Tobacco

Colds, coughs, and runny noses

Controlling Indoor Allergens

Controlling Whooping Cough Outbreaks

Cool Tips for Beating the Heat

Cough Medications

Croup Cured with Simple Remedies

Croup: Parents Guide to Home Treatment

Do You Smoke? So do Your Kids and Grandkids

Does echinacea prevent colds?

Don't let your Child's Health Go Up in Smoke

Don't Panic if your Child gets Pneumonia

Don't Sniff at your Children's Colds

Drug information for Parents: Zithromax

Drug Makers Withdraw Cough, Cold Meds for Infants

Every kid will get sick. No child escapes!

Facts on Sports and Smoke Free Youth

Fainting (Syncopal) attacks in children

Familes Fighting Flu: A website with flu information for parents.

Five Truths about Teen Smoking

Flu Busters

Food Allergy Myths

Frequently Asked Questions: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Germ Warfare: Common Cold and Flu Culpirts

Getting Ready for the Flu Season

Health Risks in the Classroom
Children with asthma and allergies need to take special precautions

Hiccups in Babies and Children

Hoarseness in Children

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

How to Tell the Different Kinds of Coughs in Children

How to use the AeroChamber ®

Information About Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Inhalant Abuse is on the Rise

Is It a Cold or the Flu?

Keep A Cool Head On Hot, Humid Days To Avoid Heat Stroke

Keeping the Kids Clean and Germ-Free

Laryngomalacia: A noisy problem!

Learning the signs of respiratory distress:

Let This Season's Cold War Begin

Lung disease in children is largely Preventable

Making School Asthma Friendly

Managing Your Child’s Asthma During the Cold and Flu Season

Many Parents Unaware of RSV: Tips on this Winter-Borne virus

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

My child complains of chest pain

My Child is Coughing a Lot
What Could it be?

My Child is Wheezing

New Baby Brings New Experiences and New Anxieties

New Concerns for Asthma Suffers

Normal Vital Signs in Children

Number of Smoke-Free Households on the Increase

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children

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

Over wrapping infants in the winter can lead to increased risk of SIDS

Over-the-Counter Cough Medicines

Over-the-Counter Remedies Can Calm Cough

Parents' Eyes and Ears are Good Monitors of Cough

Parents' Involvement Helps Kids Overcome Peer Influence on smoking

Pertussis (whooping cough) hitting U.S. adolescents hard

Pet Allergies

Pneumococcal Vaccine Protects Newborns

Pollen Count: What Does It Really Mean?

Pollen, Pollen everywhere: Ragweed season starts!

Prevent Your Child From Choking

Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Preventing RSV Infections in your Child

Questions and answers about Anaphylaxis

Reading, Writing, and ....... Asthma

Recognizing Asthma Signs and Symptoms

Recognizing when your asthmatic child is really sick!

Recommendations for Managing the Allergic Child

Researchers Discover Possible Cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Ronald McDonald vs. Joe Camel in Smoking Debate

RSV and Synagis

RSV: Respiratory ailment Needs Attention

Seven Tips For Helping your child survive Spring Allergy Season

SIDS Still Poses Problems

Signs of Childhood Cancer

Sinusitus and Children

Six Things you want to know about the Swine Flu

Summer safety tips for families with allergies

Swallowed coins

Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis

Talk to your kids about the Swine Flu

The alarming increase in smoking by teenage girls

The Cold and the Flu: How to tell the difference

The Common Cold (Viral rhinnits)

The Crying Child

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

The Scoop on Childhood Snoring

Three Key Steps for Managing Your Child's Asthma

Tips for Teens: The Truth About Tobacco

Tools for Helping your asthmatic child

Tuberculosis is Back!

Types of Asthma

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

Understanding Allergic Asthma

Unsafe Sleep Practices Lead to SIDS and Suffocation

Vigilance is the key to prevent choking accidents

Ways to Prevent Choking in Infants and Young Children

What a cigarette costs!

What is "Bird Flu?"

What is a Peak Flow Meter

What Is Acute Bronchitis?

What is Botulism

What is Cyanosis

What is Meconium Aspiration?

What is Pertussis (Whooping cough)?

What is Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn?

What Parents Should Know about Bronchiolitis

What Parents Should Know About Using Cough and Cold Medications

What to Say if Your Teen is Smoking

What you can't see...
... can make your child miserable

Whooping Cough Making Dangerous Comeback

Whooping Cough on the Rise

Whooping cough outbreaks in Junior and Senior High School Students

Why Can't They Cure the Common Cold?

Health Information from our Experts

My five-year-old daughter grinds her teeth when she sleeps. I would like to know the cause, and if there is anything I should do about it....

I recently took my child to her physician and he said that she has the "allergic salute." What is this? ...

My child was diagnosed with pneumonia by his pediatrician. Is pneumonia contagious and when can he go back to school?...

My newborn makes all kinds of noises when breathing. Is this normal? ...

My daughter coughs and wheezes while playing soccer. Otherwise, she is okay. Another parent said she had exercise asthma. Should she stop exercising and see her doctor?...

Will purchasing an air purifier help my child's allergies?...

My child had a bad reaction to decongestants. When he was four weeks old he stopped breathing during a viral infection that stuffed up his nose. Six weeks later he had an episode of rapid heart rate (his heart rate reached 300!). I was nursing at the time ...

Our 4 year old son has had a chronic cough since he was nine months old. He was tested for allergies twice and nothing showed up. He has seen an ear, nose, and throat specialist for ear infections. Our pediatrician put him in Flovent® but he still cough...

I recently learned that my teenage daughter is smoking. She knows that smoking causes cancer and heart disease. What kind of discussion can I have with her to encourage her to stop? ...

The breast bone of my son has caved inward since he was a baby. As a teenager, he is now embarrassed by the deformity and will not take off his shirt. What can be done about this condition? ...

How long do upper respiratory symptoms usually persist with RSV? My son apparently contracted it just after he turned three. It has now been eight months. He was finally diagnosed with asthma about six weeks ago and we are managing that with a nebulizer,...

We own a cat and our child has asthma. Should we remove the cat from the house? ...

My son is 39 months old and weighs 29 pounds and is 35.5 inches. He was 9lbs. 3 oz. at birth and was 21 1/4 inches. At 8 weeks old he was hospitalized for 8 days with RSV. Since that time he has been slow with his motor skills (walked at 15 months) and...

Our one-year-old granddaughter recently tested positive for tuberculosis at her one year checkup. She must now take isoniazid for nine months. None of the family tests positive so the source is unknown. We are very concerned about the possible long term ...

I am expecting my first baby in three months and am deathly afraid of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). I have a friend who lost who three month old to it. Is there anything I can do to reduce the risk of SIDS?...

My child’s medications for asthma does not seem to be working as well as they used to. Is it possible to buildup a tolerance to medications she takes regularly?...

My three year old had a bad cold that made her wheeze. The doctor gave her albuterol for the cough and said not to worry, she probably did not have asthma. Yet when I left the office, his diagnosis on the bill was “asthmatic bronchitis.” What’s going on?...

My baby had apnea as a newborn and was discharged on caffeine. How long will she be on the caffeine? She has had no further spells of apnea since coming home. ...

My 7 year old son has what the pediatrician calls a habit cough. The dr. tells me that we just need to ignore it and he will outgrow it. But its been going on for months. The only other option is to have him see a psychologist which I am reluctant to do...

Please help me. My son is 4 years old and has started having episodes when his lips suddenly turn blue. He is otherwise healthy. Our doctor checked him over and found nothing wrong and feels that perhaps the cold temperature in the house is causing the pr...

My son has had a cough for 2 months now and every time I go to the doctor I get a diffrenet answer. One time it is allagies the next time it bronchtis. How could I find out what it is?...

I have a 14 month old daughter who recently had viral croup. This is her 3rd episode since birth. In addition to humidifying her room and sitting her on my lap in a steamy bathroom, her peditrician gave her three doses of a steroid of which I can not reca...

When is an antibiotic helpful in curing a child's cough or sinus congestion, and how long should a cold last before it becomes time to see the doctor? ...

My wife recently took our four month old baby to the beauty salon spending over five hours making herself beautiful. Thee are a lot of chemicals being used in the shop. Is there any risk of our baby getting brain damaged or being affected in any way?...

Is it okay to sniff nail polish?...

My 10 week old son was hospitalized for RSV and spent 3 days in the hospital. Now he wheezes at night and has been sick with the same problems as before, coughing, wheezing and mucus. Is there anything I can do to prevent future problems and sickness, such...

I have a 15yr old son who has been complaining of not being able to breath right, like a brick is on his chest. I have brought him to our pediatrician twice and she both times relates this to congestion in chest and says that he is ok. He had an ekg done w...

I am a smoker. Before I was pregnant I smoked maybe 10 -12 cigarrettes a day. When Pregnant I cut down to maybe one cigarrette everey two weeks (which thought was a great acomplishment). Now my baby is a month old and I want to smoke again. I know the idea...

I have a 8 week old baby boy. I breast feed the baby. When the baby was about 21/2 weeks old, one of my family members used the hair color (revlon hair color)to dye the hair, and the chemicals(in the hair color) smell spread all over the house. Immeidately...

My friend's baby had transient tachypnea of the newborn. Is this condition serious? ...

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...

My 5 year old son has asthma. He is on inhalers and singular everyday. He has been hospitlized 5 times with pneumonia. Everytime he gets sick with any kind of upper respiratory illness, which has been many many times during his life, it flares his asthma u...

My 5 year old son has been hospitalized 7 times with pneumonia. He just got out of the hospital last week after a 10 day stay. They tried rocefin, ceftin, and biaxin but he kept getting worse. They finally gave him levaquin and he got better. I know that l...

My child has been on both oral and inhaled steroids for his asthma. Will this affect his final adult height? ...

My son was born 6 weeks early (34 gest. age) and weighed 5lbs 10oz. The Pediatrician prescribed Caffine Citrate for him even though he seems to be very healthy. I can't find any information on the possible side effects or long term effects from taking this...

What is the best type of humidifier/vaporizer to relieve congestion in a toddler? Cool mist or hot? What about additives like Vicks Vaporub? ...

My husband, 21 month old daughter, and a newborn who is due in three weeks, and myself will be temporarily moving in with my parents. My question has to do with second hand smoke, they do not smoke in our presence, but smoke in their bedroom, an...

My three and a half month old is getting congested. Is there anything I could do? I do use a humidifier at night. My doctor said to give her Pedia-care but this does not seem to help. ...

Why is there going to be a shortage of flu vaccine this year?...

I have a two-part question. (1) my son just turned 13 months yesterday and is still not crawling and still loses his balance when sitting. We have been doing physical therapy twice a week since he was 7 months old. He was a full term baby at 7 lbs. 11 oz. ...

My wife and I just had a premature baby and we are worried about RSV. Is there a vaccine that will prevent RSV? ...

Why is baby powder not used as much anymore?...

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 6 week old son has had a severly congested nose for three weeks. He was hospitalized for three days at the start of the congestion and tested for RSV, the result was negative. Is it common for a cold virus to last this long, or could this be a milk alle...

My 8-month-old uses a pacifier. When my mother watches her, she dips the pacifier in honey. Someone told me that was not a good idea, but I need a reason to tell my mother....

My 21-month-old daughter has had a cough for a couple of weeks. She seems to be gagging on the 'flem' and it's causing her to throw up. This only happens occasionally. What can I do to prevent her gagging?...

My 22-month-old daughter was recently prescribed albuterol for a breathing problem. She absolutely refuses to take it. When we force it on her, she gags on it and spits it up. What are our options? We've tried mixing it with water and she seems t...

My 2 yr. old daughter had pnemonia in the beginning of Oct. which came and went quickly (She was only sick for a couple days). At her 2wk. follow up with her dr. she was fine on physcial exam, however her xray still showed her lungs weren't cleared up. 2 w...

I read an article that overheating an infants room can increase the risk of SIDS. The article said the proper temperature for a baby's room is 61 to 68 degrees fahrenheit. This seems too low. What do you think?...

Hi, I'm hoping you can give me a little help with this. My 14 year old sleeps in a waterbed. In July, 2000 the thermostat/heater control started on fire. It was made of plastic. My son was in his room with the door closed. We don't know how long he was in ...

I am worried about SIDS. Are crib bumpers safe to use?...