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Heat Related Illnesses in Children

For Teens ONLY:
Fifty-Five Reasons not to start Smoking!

Information for Parents:
My Child Has a Fever

Information for Parents:
My Child Is Coughing!

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 Parent's Guide to Kids' Vaccines

AAP Announces Publication of New Asthma Book

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

Acute Bronchitis

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

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

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

Drug information for Parents: Zithromax

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

Learning the signs of respiratory distress:

Lung disease in children is largely Preventable

Making School Asthma Friendly

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

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?

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-the-Counter Cough Medicines

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

Questions and answers about Anaphylaxis

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

Recognizing Asthma Signs and Symptoms

Recommendations for Managing the Allergic Child

Ronald McDonald vs. Joe Camel in Smoking Debate

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

Summer safety tips for families with allergies

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

What a cigarette costs!

What is "Bird Flu?"

What Is Acute Bronchitis?

What is Botulism

What is Cyanosis

What is Pertussis (Whooping cough)?

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

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 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?...

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? ...

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

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 ...

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...

Is it okay to sniff nail polish?...

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

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...

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

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...

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 ...