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"My Child Needs a Spinal Tap"

For Teens ONLY:
Infectious Mononucleosis: What it is and How is it Treated

Information for Parents:
My Child Has a Fever

Information for Parents:
My Child Has Diarrhea

Information for Parents:
My Child Is Coughing!

Information for Parents
My Child has a Fever

¿Cuándo necesitan sus vacunas los niños y adolescentes?

10 Warning Signs of Immunodeficiency

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

2009-2010 Seasonal Influenza Vaccines

4-month Immunizations

50 Years of Vaccine Progress: A Timeline

6-Month Immunizations

A Childhood Killer Once Vanquished Is Returning

A Cold can Turn into Complications

A Guide to Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics

A Lousy Necessity for Kids

A Move to Better Dental Health

A New Pediatric Disease: Complacency

A Parent's Guide to Kids' Vaccines

A Parent's Guide to Kids' Vaccines

A Parent's Guide to Kids' Vaccines

A Parent's Guide to Kids' Vaccines

A Pediatric Potpourri: Measles, Bumps, and Asthma

A serious side effect of antibiotics: Infection with Clostridium difficile

A Short History of Vaccine Development

A Sick Child and a Demanding Job

A sound parents will never want to hear!

Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen: Which is a better fever-reducing medication?

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

Acute Bronchitis

Addressing Questions About Gardasil

Adhering to vaccine schedule is best way to protect children from disease

Adopting a Child from a foreign country?
Learn about the child's hepatitis B status!

After the shots - what to do if your child has discomfort

All About RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

All Children Should Receive Annual Seasonal flu Vaccine

Allergies and Colds: What Are Their Distinguishing Symptoms?

Anthrax: Frequently Asked Questions

Anti-Viral Medication

Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea

Antibiotic Overuse Fuels Drug Resistance

Antibiotic Side Effects

Antibiotic Use Continues to Decline

Antibiotics and Bacterial Endocarditis

Antibiotics: Questions to Ask

Are you worried about Bird Flu?

Articles on Meningitis

Ascaris Infections in Children

Athlete's foot

Attention Child Care Centers! Do not Request Antibiotics!

Avoid Chickenpox. (Oatmeal Bath Is No Picnic.)

Bad Information Can Be Deadly

Beware of Ticks … ... & Lyme Disease

Bird Flu: (Avian Influenza) Questions and Answers

Birth Defects - An Overview

Breathing Better: Action Plan Helps Keep Asthma in Check

Bronchiolitis and RSV

Can a middle ear infection really develop THAT quickly?

Causes of Sore Throats Varied

Check the facts on Meningococcal Disease

Chicken Pox Vaccine: Questions and Answers

Chicken Pox Vaccine
What Parents Need to Know

Chickenpox Milder in Vaccinated Kids

Chickenpox vaccine may prevent shingles

Child Feverish? Keep your cool

Child have a fever? Stay C.A.L.M.!

Children and the Flu Vaccine

Children Overprescribed Antibiotics for Sore Throat

Children with Head Lice Pose Little Risk to Fellow Students

Children's Illnesses Part of Growing Up

Choosing a Thermometer

Cleanliness helps Ward off Common form of Hepatitis

CMV is serious for those with Impaired Immunity

Cold Medicine Risky for Babies, Toddlers

Cold Sores: A Common complaint of students

Colds, coughs, and runny noses

Colds,Flu will run their course

Common Illness; Tragic Consequences

Common Skin Problems

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

Complications of Chickenpox

Controlling Whooping Cough Outbreaks

Cooking Turkey Is a Family Affair…with the Right Food Safety Tools

Cough Medications

Croup Cured with Simple Remedies

Croup: Parents Guide to Home Treatment

Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis outbreaks: tips for prevention

Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccines
What Parents Need to Know

Do Not Become Complacent About Immunizations

Do Vaccines Work?

Does echinacea prevent colds?

Don't Invite Food-Poisoning to Dinner

Don't Panic if your Child gets Pneumonia

Don't Sniff at your Children's Colds

Dosages of Fever-Reducing Medication

Drug Information for Parents: Amoxicillin

Drug information for Parents: Ceclor, Cefzil , and Keflex

Drug Information for Parents: Septra and Bactrim

Drug Information for Parents: Suprax

Drug information for Parents: Zithromax

Drug-Resistant Staph Infections Reaching Epidemic Levels in Some Parts of U.S.

Ear Pain: Getting Through the Night

Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Even in Temperate Florida, winter is a sick time

Even Kids Get the Flu

Every kid will get sick. No child escapes!

Everything You Wanted to Know About Ear Infections

Experts worry about increase in West Nile Virsu Cases

Exposure to Meningitis: Who Needs Treatment?

Eye Infection with Pus (Bacterial)

Eye Infection Without Pus

Fact Sheet on Anthrax

Fact Sheet on Hepatitis A

Fact Sheet on Pneumonic Plague

Fact Sheet on Smallpox

Fainting after receiving vaccinations presents a problem for adolescents.

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

FDA Approves Vaccine to Prevent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection

FDA Widens Spinach Warning

Fear not Fever

Febrile Seizures in Children

Fever can be a friend in fighting off disease

Fever Facts

Fever in Infants Younger than 3 Months of Age

Fever is a Friend, not a foe!

Fever often is Friend, not Foe

Fever Phobia

Few Children Escape Ear Problems

Fifth Disease and Pregnancy

Fifth Disease is common and marked by bright rash

Fight Antibiotic Resistance with Sensible Approach to Winter Colds

First Aid for Spider Bites

Flu Busters

Flu season shaping up to be worst in decades

Flu vaccine give you the flu? It's a myth!

Flu Vaccine Recommendations Expanded For Older Children and Adolescents

Flu Vaccine Safe for Babies and Toddlers

Flu Virus can Lead to Complications

Folliculitis

Frequently Asked Questions: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Frequently Asked Questions - Mosquito-borne Diseases

Frequently Asked Questions About Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Frequently Asked Questions about Tick-borne diseases

Gauging a child's illness

Germ Warfare: Common Cold and Flu Culpirts

Get All the Buzz on Bug Bites

Get the Upper Hand with: Parasites, Pinworms, and thrush

Getting Ready for Another Flu Season

Getting Ready for the Flu Season

Give these people the flu vaccine!

Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease

Head Lice:Ugly Realities and Common Myths

Head Live (Pediculosis)

Heart Murmurs and the Dentist

Help Your Child Survive Chickenpox

Helping Your Child with Immunizations

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome - a dangerous complication of an E-Coli infection

Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Hepatatis A:
What Parents Need to Know

Hepatitis B Fact Sheet

Hepatitis B Vaccine
What Parents Need to Know

Hepatitis By the letter

Hepatitis spells trouble, so learn to read the dan

Herbal Medicine and Your Child

Hib Vaccine
What Parents Need to Know

Hoarseness in Children

Hot Air Spells Death for Head Lice

How can Parents tell how sick their child really is?

How Important are Vaccines?

How Influenza can hurt your family

How is Anthrax diagnosed?

How is meningitis spread?

How long are colds contagious?

How Mothers can protect their unborn baby from Group B Strep

How much do you know about AIDS?

How to Prepare your family for Bird Flu

How to survive the flu season with your teenager

Hygiene is Defense Against Rotavirus

Illnesses Caused by the bite of a Tick

Immunization Requirements for School Admission

Immunizations (2 months)

Immunizations and Back to School

Immunizations: Frequently Asked Questions

Impetigo

Important Change in Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine Administration

In the event of Bioterrorism

Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: What Parents Need to Know

Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: What You Need to Know 2008-2009

Incidence of Hepatitis A in the United States

Increase Your IQ on STD's

Infant and Child Immunizations: What Parents Want to Know

Infections That Pets Carry

Infectious Mononucleosis: Information for Parents

Infectious Mononucleosis: Information for Teenagers

Influenza (The Flu)

Influenza Vaccine: Vaccine Information Sheet 2008-9

Information about Mumps for Adults

Information About Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Information about the Antibiotic Augmentin

Information for Parents: My Child is Vomiting

Information for Parents:My Child Has Diarrhea

Information for Parents:My Child Is Vomiting

Inmunizaciónes para Bebés

Institute of Medicine Report Rejects Autism-Vaccine Link

Is Autism on the Rise?

Is It a Cold or the Flu?

Is There a Link Between Autism and the MMR Vaccine?

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

Is your child between the ages of 11 and 19?

Is Your Child Entering College? Consider Getting the Meningococcal Vaccine!

Is your family at risk for Lyme Disease?

Kawaski Disease: Rare but Deadly, Know the Symptom

Keep a current immunization record

Keep Disease-carrying Insects at Bay

Keep Eye on Child's Vision Problems

Keeping the Kids Clean and Germ-Free

Keeping Up With Vaccines

Key Facts About Flu Vaccine for the 2008-09 Flu season

Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine (courtesy of the CDC)

Kiddie Pools May Harbor Bad Bacteria

Kidsgrowth Parent Guidelines

Learn the Facts about AIDS--For Your Child's Sake

Let This Season's Cold War Begin

Lice Sprays for Children's Bedding... an Unnecessary Evil

Lice, Scabies, don't Reflex on Hygiene

Limit Cold Medications for Children

Limiting Varicella Outbreaks

Listeria Infections

Lyme Disease Revisited

Make Packed Lunches off-limits to Germs

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

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

Measles Outbreak in the United States

Medications Containing phenylpropanolamine (PPA)

Meningitis Symptoms in Children

Meningococcal Meningitis and the Meningococcal Vaccine

Meningococcal Vaccine:
What Parents Need to Know

Misconceptions and Truths about Vaccines

MMR Vaccine and Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines Are Not Associated With Autism

MMR Vaccine
What Parents Need to Know

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

Mono Virus is Quite Common

Mosquito Facts

Mother's Infection could Affect Baby

MRSA - a dangerous antibiotic resistant bacteria

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 has been biten by another child!

My Child is Coughing a Lot
What Could it be?

My Child is Wheezing

My child was just bitten by an animal!

Myocarditis

Myths and Facts about Head Lice

Myths and Facts about the Swine Flu

Nasal Influenza Vaccine Approved for Younger Children

National Influenza Vaccination Week. January 10-16

New Guidelies for Treating Head Lice

New Guidelines for Treating Middle Ear Infections

New Guidelines Issued for Diagnosis, Treatment of Ear Infections

News Parents can Use!

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

No Need for Shame With Head Lice

No Need to Panic over Anthrax

Nosebleeds in Children are more frequent during the winter

Not all Sore Throats are Created Equal

Number of Smoke-Free Households on the Increase

On the Teen Scene: When Mono Takes you out of Action

Open Statement on Vaccines from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Otitis Media and Ear Tubes

Over-the-Counter Cough Medicines

Parents Reported Chickenpox Among the Top Three Most Miserable Childhood Illnesses

Parents unaware of Hepatitis A facts and how the disease is transmitted

Parents: Don't Cut Children's Ingrown Toenails

Penicillin: The First Wonder Drug

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

Pet Turtles may be harmful to your child's health

Pet Turtles: Cute But Contaminated with Salmonella

Petting Zoo Rules: Have Fun But Wash Your Hands!

Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis

Pinworms

PKIDS: For Parents of Children
with serious Infectious Diseases

Pneumococcal Disease

Pneumococcal Meningitis

Pneumococcal Vaccine Protects Newborns

Poison Control Week - Children Act Fast . . . . So do Poisons!

Polio Vaccine
What Parents Need to Know

Poor Hygiene is not the cause of Head Lice

Preventing Listeria Contamination in Foods

Preventing RSV Infections in your Child

Prevention of Bacterial Meningitis

Printable Immunization Information for Parents

Protect your Family From Travelers' Diarrhea

Protect your kids in the pool this summer!

Protecting Kids From Mosquito Meanies

Protecting Your Child Against Rabies

Questions and Answers about Cipro

Questions and Answers about Salmonellosis

Rabies: Questions and Answers for Parents

Rapid Flu Tests

Rashes accompany many illnesses

Recognizing the Signs of a Child's Sinusitis

Reducing the Risk of Rabies

Rheumatic Fever

RotaTeq™ Questions and Answers

Rotavirus Vaccine Prevents Most Cases in Infants and Children

Rotavirus Vaccine: Questions and Answers

Rotavirus Vaccine: What Parents Need to Know

RSV and Synagis

RSV: Respiratory ailment Needs Attention

Rubella: A Fact Sheet

Same Virus Causes Chickenpox, Shingles

Scarlet Fever - Is it serious?

Science Takes Aim at Shingles

Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza Emergency Warning Signs

Seasonal and Novel H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents

Seven Step Guide to to understanding tonsils and strep

Shedding more Light on Eye Trouble

Should I worry about the West Nile Virus?

Should My Child Get the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Vaccine?

Should Parents be worried about Bioterrorism?

Should your college freshman receive the meningitis vaccine?

Sinusitus and Children

Six Things you want to know about the Swine Flu

Skin Conditions from your Four-Legged Friends

Smallpox Overview

Smallpox: Questions and Answers for Parents

Some Illnesses Aren't Avoidable

Special Care for a Baby with a Cold

St. Louis Encephalitis

Strep Throat

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

Summer Break - Tips For A Healthy Summer A Guide for Parents of Young Teens

Surprise! It's Fifth Disease

Sweaty Sock Syndrome

Swine Flu (H1n1 Flu) and Teens

Swine Influenza and Your Child

Swollen glands a Common Occurrence

Swollen Glands Rarely Serious

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

Taking Aim at a Scourge

Taking Your Child's Temperature

Talk to your kids about the Swine Flu

Talking to Your Kids About HIV/AIDS

Taming a Childhood Scourge

Teens Need Immunizations Too!

Ten Things Parents Need to Know about Childhood Immunizations

Test your Flu IQ and then get the Vaccine

Test your Knowledge of Childhood Infections

Testing for Anthrax is Difficult

The "scoop" on Fifth Disease

The ABC's To Healthy Kids

The Cold and the Flu: How to tell the difference

The Common Cold (Viral rhinnits)

The Crying Child

The Dangers of an Earache

The Facts about Measles

The Facts about Meningitis

The Flu - How Not to be a Victim

The Flu's not just another Illness

The Flu: Myths and Facts

The Importance of Hand Washing

The Lowdown on Food borne Illness

The Myths and Truth about Childhood Vaccines

The New McCarthyism: Vaccines & Autism

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

The Three R's + Rhinoviruses

The Truth about Anthrax

The W's of Food Poisoning: Why, When, and What

Tick Removal

Tips for a Safer Turkey

Tips for Finding Missing Immunization Records

Tobacco Smoke and Day Care Increase Risk of Chronic Ear Infections

Top five causes of missed school in the younger child

Toxic Shock Syndrome

Toxic Shock Syndrome: Reducing the Risks

Treating Dehydration in Children

Tuberculosis is Back!

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

Updated Influenza Resources on Kidsgrowth.com

Updated Smallpox Resources

Urine reveals much in Children

Use you common sense to ward off Encephalitis

Vaccinate before you Graduate

Vaccination Checklist

Vaccination for influenza A (H1N1) expected to begin next week

Vaccination: Where to Find Good Sources of Information on the Internet

Vaccine Guide

Vaccine Information (Spanish)

Vaccine Information Statement: The H1N1 Inactivated Flu Vaccine

Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Fact Sheet for Parents

Vaccines for Adolescents

Vaccines for Teenagers

Vacuna contra Influenzae Haemophilus tipo B (Hib)

Vacuna contra la Difteria, el Tetano y la tos Ferina

Vacuna contra la Hepatitis B

Vacuna Contra la Poliomielitis

Vacuna contra la Varicella

Vacuna contra Sarampion, y Paperas y Rubéola (MMR)

Vaginitis in Children

Varicella vaccine reduces contagiousness of chickenpox

Victory over TB may only be a Truce

Viral Meningitis

Viral meningitis flares up as nation's campuses fill

Virus is Major Cause of Diarrhea in Kids

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

We Want You to Know About Lyme Disease: It's Difficult to Diagnose

West Nile Encephalitis

Western Equine Encephalitis

What antibiotic resistance means

What is "Bird Flu?"

What is a Branchial Cleft Cyst?

What Is Acute Bronchitis?

What is antibiotic resistance and why is it a problem?

What is Bacterial Meningitis?

What is Botulism

What is Cat Scratch Disease?

What is CMV and how is it transmitted?

What is Diphtheria

What is E. Coli?

What is Encephalitis?

What Is Erythema Multiforme?

What is Hepatitis C?

What is Molluscum Contagiosum?

What is Osteomyelitis?

What is Periorbital cellulitis?

What is Pertussis (Whooping cough)?

What is polio?

What is Scabies?

What is tetanus?

What Is the Norwalk Virus?

What is the Spleen and what does it do?

What is Toxoplasmosis

What is Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn?

What Parents Should Know about Bronchiolitis

What Parents Should know about Monkeypox

What Parents Should Know About Using Cough and Cold Medications

What to Do if Your child Gets Sick with Flu

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

What to Give a Child with Diarrhea

What would happen if we stopped vaccinations
Part I

What would happen if we stopped vaccinations?
Part II

What You Can Do to Prevent Communicable Diseases

What Your Child's Sniffles and Sneezes Mean

What's Going Around? Shigellosis

What's New in the Treatment of Ear Infections?

When a scratch turns ugly

When Abdominal Pain May Mean Appendicitis

When and How to Take Antibiotics

When do Babies need Immunizations

When do Children and Teens Need Immunizations?

When do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations

When dogs bite children they have a good reason

When Infected Kids Play Sports: How much should parents worry?

When should lumps be removed?

When Should the Tonsils and Adenoids Be Removed

When to keep a Sick Young Child Home

When to send your child back to school

Who Should Receive the New Human papillomavirus Vaccine?

Whooping Cough Making Dangerous Comeback

Whooping cough outbreaks in Junior and Senior High School Students

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

Why Immunize?

Why Vaccinate?

Wider Age Range for Meningitis Vaccine

Your Pet Can Affect Your Family's Health

Health Information from our Experts

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Concerning chickenpox, is it possible to do a blood test to tell if I had it as a child?...

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Fifth disease is going around my toddler's child care center, and I'm worried because I've heard it can cause problems in pregnant women. I am eight weeks pregnant. Should I be concerned? ...

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I have an active 5year old son. This spring he had Scarlet Fever and he now complains of different joint pains. Some days his wrists hurt, other days it is his elbow, knees, or ankles. He seems to always say his neck and spine hurt. It appears to alway...

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...

What is a pilonidal cyst and how is it treated?...

How can I tell if I have mononuclosis?...

I have a 10 month old daughter who has been eating table food for about a month. Is it okay to give her honey graham crackers for a snack? I know they have honey in them, but it is far down on the ingredients list and it is cooked. I don't want to take ...

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? ...

I am a mother-to-be who has Hepatitis C. I have received confliciting information as to whether I can breast feed my newborn. I have no symptoms and am otherwise healthy. Any thoughts/suggestions/assistance? ...

I live in Israel with my husband and three children. I recently hired a house cleaner who is from Sierra Leone. He contracted malaria while on a visit home. I am concerned that my children may become infected. Is this possible? Can the disease be transmitt...

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...

Can a child take Acetaminophen and Motrin in the same day?...

I recently heard that the Hep B vaccine is being banned in Europe due to infant death. This web site's reference list for required vaccinations indicates that this vaccine is still recommended in the U.S. and states that side effects are rare. Can you te...

What's the best way to take a one-year old's temperature? My girlfriend insists the only way to get an "acurate" reading is to do it rectally. I told her this is causing her daughter unecessary discomfort, especially when her daughter isn't feeling well. F...

My five year old daughter is prone to ear infections. She has had the problem for the past two years. I am resisting tubes which some professionals have said do little at this age. My daughter has become allergic to penicillins, cefla-sporins and sulpha ...

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

My little nephew (5 years old) started to make red urine three weeks ago. There was no fever, no additional symptomatology. After several analysis at the hospital the doctors claimed that the cause of this hematuria was not a bacterian infection. More...

Is it possible for my 19 month old son to contract hepatitis from mice located in my home? We have just noticed them and have addressed the problem with pest control but I am worried that they have been in contact with my children's toys that he frequently...

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...

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 daughter is 17 months old and has been throwing up everything I give her. I think it is the flu but what can I give her to help her stop throwing up. She is up and active but everytime she eats or drinks anything up it comes. Please give me some suggest...

I live in Ciaro Egypt and the pediatrician I have been using has recommended another dose of the polio vacinine. Due the the occurance here. My 28 month old daughter is uptodate till 4. Will the extra dose affect here immunization sch.? What is your advice...

How common are strep vaginal/rectal infections among four year olds? How is this transmitted? ...

Is it a normal reaction for my 1 yr 3month old daughter to develop rashes, fever and swollen lumps behind her ear after having her MMR shot? She developed these after the week that she had her MMR shot. I'm worried that instead of being immune to measles, ...

Our daughter will turn one year old tomorrow. She had what they believe to have been a virus about three weeks ago. She vomited for four days and was quite fussy. Our main concern was that she wanted to sleep much more than normal and did not want to play ...

My 9 year old son has had diarreah and occasional abdominal pain for almost 2 weeks. After the first 4-5 days, we took him to our pediatrician, who ordered tests on the stool specimens. My son was fine for about 4 days, then the diarreah returned. The pedi...

Hi -- I'm 37 weeks pregnant and tested positive for GBS (group B beta hemolytic streptococcus) and have a few questions. Will the hospital automatically test my daughter for the disease right after birth even if they don't see any signs of the disease? ...

My three year old son recently developed several small hard lumps on the side of his neck. His pediatrician diagnosed them as "pea glands" explaining that they were enlarged lymph glands and quite common in a child his age. Should we be worried and will th...

My grandaughter age 21 mos. has been sick for 4 days. Her pediatrician gave a antibiotic for a throat infection. Because she refused to drink anything, we took her back to the doctor who looked inside her throatand said she had "thrush" probably from the a...

Our daughter had a fever for two days and cried after she urinated. I took her to the emergency room and they diagnosed a UTI. No urine sample was taken. She is now on an antibiotic. I have several questions. First, how common are UTI's? Second, should we ...

Our 20-month old daughter developed a viral infection that required a visit to the hospital. It was a tramatic experience for all of us (she had blood work done and screamed and cried the entire time). They diagnosied an ear infection and she is on antibio...

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...

I have noticed that the nurses in my pediatrician's office do not wear protective gloves during vaccinations and rarely wash their hands before contact with my child. What is the best way to approach the subject with my pediatrician since I would prefer th...

I have a recently turned 1 yr old girl and have read about Prevnar. I would like my pediatrician to give her this vaccine. I have called my insurance company, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maine and they will not pay for it until the American Academy of Pediat...

My child has recently been exposed to chickenpox. My husband has never had it and is worried about being exposed as an adult. He thinks that the older you are when you get it the worse off you can be(ie: a 35 year old would have more serious complications ...

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My daughter is 6 months old. She has had a fever for 2 weeks now with no change. The fevers have maintained at around 104.6, 104.8, and 104.2. I have been to hospitals and doctors and no one can find a reason. She has had spinal taps, x-rays, blood work, u...

My son is three years old and has a severe case of chapped, very red lips. He is beginning to form blisters as well, on the skin around his lips. What should I do, and should I take him to see someone? Should I be very concerned about him? ...

I recently heard that fetal tissue from aborted babies is used in some of the common immunization shots. Can you tell me if this is correct, and if so, which shots? ...

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 friend's baby was born with a hole in her heart and a mole in her genital area. Recently, she began having some blood on the baby's t-shirt due to a discharge from the nipple. Have you heard of anything? Does this have anything to do with the heart or t...

My son is 26 months old and has frequent ear infections. There were months where he was on anti-biotics more then off them. When he doesn't have an infection and seems to be perfect he still has fluid in his ears. My questions are: What kind of effect can ...

What can I do for a stuffy nose is a three week old who appears otherwise to be healthy? ...

I have a bad cold and cough a lot now. I am breast feeding and not taking any medication. Should I stop nursing so I do not give the cold to my baby? ...

What are the long term effects of the chronic use of antibiotics. My daughter has reflux and is on long term sulfa antibiotics to prevent a urinary tract infection....

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Recently I took my son in for his 2 month check-up. On top of all the other vaccines, I was asked if I wanted him to have a new vaccine called "Prevnnar." I read the brochure (from the drug company), but am unsure of what to do. I know it is a new vaccine,...

For the past two mornings my 5 year old son has woken up complaining that his hands and feet hurt. Once he is up for a while the pain stops. He does not have a rash, fever ect... He has been spending quite a bit of time at the pool getting in and out of th...

My son is 26 months old and has frequent ear infections. There were months where he was on anti-biotics more then off them. When he doesn't have an infection and seems to be perfect he still has fluid in his ears. I bring him to his pediatrician monthly no...

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? ...

My baby will be 8 and a half months old when I travel to Jamaica at the end of this month (July 30) for a 10 day vacation. She will get her 3rd DTP when we come back. Should she receive any protective vaccines before we go (ie. antibiotics or hepetitus sho...

Does sinusitis cause mild headaches?...

My baby is two months old and has ear infection. The doctor said that his ear drum might burst. (1) Will his hearing be affected in the future? (2) He was taking the "pink medicine", amoxicillin - antibiotic, 2.5 cc once, 3 times a day. Is there any side e...

Can you give me more information on Mollescum Contagiouso? I am told it is common in children and it is an air borne virus? ...

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My one year old child had a cough for two weeks and then developed blood shot eyes. Any ideas?...

How long does immunity last from the chickenpox vaccine?...

Is there any basis to the "scare" about the MMR shot administered at 15 months causing a high percentage of children to become Autistic? If so, should I hold off until my child is 24 months? ...

TIn my 4-year old son's preschool class there was an outbreak of chickenpox. Most of the children, including my son, received the vaccine. I noticed about 4 different locations (within a few days of each other) what appeared to be a small red circle with ...

I know that daycares are required to sanitize baby toys every day. I'm an at-home mom with a 6-month- old that puts everything in her mouth and drools a lot. What kind of no-rinse cleaner is safe to use on toys? What about toys that can't be immersed, like...

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 two-year-old has been getting colds, ear infections, and throat infections almost since birth. He has already had his adenoids removed, and has had two sets of ear tubes. Our ENT wants to put a third set in his ears. I think it is time to look further t...

My 9 month old daughter has little white bumps on her tougue and the inside of her lips are white. What could this be? ...

My baby's voice became hoarse a few nights ago. Our nanny assured us that he did not have excessive crying. Still, it has been about three days, and we still could not find any improvement in his voice. Can you help? What should we do? Should we bring him...

My 11-year old son has a SED rate of 65, which is high. He is really not sick, but has knee pain. He had the following blood tests done: ANA, B-12, RA factor and they all came back normal. What willl cause the sedimentation rate to be so high? What is wron...

FREQUENT INFECTIONS. About one week ago my 2-year old son's throat infection healed. Almost immediately thereafter, he contracted a stomach virus. A few days after his stomach virus cleared, he developed yellow mucus in his left eye. Could this be from his...

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?...

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...

I am breast-feeding mt baby but sometimes I give him Similac. If I prepare the milk at midnight and he doesn't finish it, will it still be good first thing in the morning?...

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

My wife wishes to bring my 1 month old baby back to India from Singapore. My worry is that will the air travel be harmful to the baby's ear drums? My concern is due to the baby age. ...

After researching the new Prevnar Vaccine, I had pretty much decided not to have it given to our (now)5 month old baby. Last week he was diagnosed with an ear infection. The doctor now said that we should reconsider the vaccine. If he gets another ear infe...

My 12 month old is sick for the first time. When I took her to the doctor they did a strep test which came back positive. The doctor kept saying how unusual it was to get strep so young. Her daycare provider had strep a few days before my daughter. Should ...

When a 10-month old has diarrhea, is it necessary to withhold all food and only feed pedialyte for up to a week. Won't that cause more diarrhea?...

My 2 1/2 year old is being treated for strep throat. (antibiotic: amoxicillin) I've noticed that she's been drooling a lot, (she sucks her thumb) and the drool has been light brown at times. This morning while I was brushing her teeth I noticed her gums we...

My 4 1/2 year old daughter developed a reddish rash with white heads on her neck and throat area. She also suffered from a thin white vagainal discharge. We have had numerous doctor visits without a diagnosis. Cultures were taken of the vagainal discharge ...

I have a 21 month old, over the weekend we noticed that his eyes are red (similar to if he's been crying) also he has a slight rash on his arms and legs. To the best of our knowledge, he has no food or medical allergies; he has not been exposed t...

My son who is 2 1/2 seems to be getting pink eye quite often. What exactly is this and how is it contracted. Will this damage his eye when he gets older? How serious is this? He does go to a babysitters house with other children but sometimes he gets pink ...

What are the signs and symptoms of tonsilitis?...

My 18 month old daughter has had diarrhea for almost a month. She has lost weight and refused to eat for two weeks during that month. We have lived at the Dr.'s but other than giving her Pedialyte, I have received no answers on what is causing this conditi...

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 eight month old baby contracted meningitis when he was 1 1/2 months old. At 5 months, the doctor detected a urinary tract infection and he had several tests done, including a kidney scan, and everything was normal. Is the UTI related to the meningitis?...

I am writing about then new Prevnar vaccine. My daughter received it at 4 months old and she has had 2 ear infections since, she is now six months. is this an adverse reaction to the vaccine? I have read this vaccine is also being used to prevent...

My 4 1/2 year old daughter developed a reddish rash with white heads on her neck and throat area. She also suffered from a thin white vagainal discharge. We have had numerous doctor visits without a diagnosis. Cultures were taken of the vagainal discharge ...

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 husband's parents are coming to visit for Thanksgiving and I’ve just found out that they have been exposed to meningitis (I'm not sure what kind yet). My daughter is just 6 weeks old, can they be carriers? I don't want to overreact,but I'm thinking abou...

My daughter ruptured her left ear drum about a month ago and since has been on ear drops and Augmentin to cure it. Just the other day, her right ear ruptured. She saw our pediatrician today who prescribed more antibiotics and requested to see her...

I am writing to inquire about my grandson's continual bouts of congestion in his chest. He is 12 months old, and seems healthy in every way. He is at the top of the chart as far as weight and height, but he continually is congested. My daughter ( baby's mo...

My daughter is on her third ear infection. She was diagnosed with the first one at 5 1/2 months and now at 6/12 months, she's taking a third set of antibiotics. Is this normal to have this many infections? What can I do to reduce the number of ear infectio...

My 4 month old son is very active and has started putting EVERYTHING in his mouth. He also drools nearly non-stop, especially when he is playing. What is the best way to clean his toys? The plastic ones? The plush ones? The books? The exersaucer? I have be...

Even though we live in Florida, there are some mornings that are very brisk. I have a two-year old that is enrolled in daycare. I am concerned about her playing outside during the winter. There are enough kids at the center passing colds back and forth. Ar...

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 have a 13 month old daughter who has just been diagnosed with thrush. She has not been on any antibiotics and from all that I have read about thrush, if a child over 12 months of age gets thrush without being on antibiotics there is something seriously w...

My eleven month old daughter has recurrent ear infections and URI. How can I clean her toys and stuffed animals to prevent them from being contagious?...

My three and half year old son often gets fever which once medicated goes of. He is very active. Once or twice we were advised to check for 'primary complex'. He is otherwise a healthy child. He weighs 18 kg. Is his weight ok for his age? He is ...

My son who just turned 4 developed a bald spot on the right side of his head. It basicly appeared out of no where. It was about the size of a nickel, now it is about the size of a quarter. The scalp area around the bald spot feels normal. Please help....

My 9 month old son has a lump on the left side of his neck. It has been there for over a month and it is getting bigger. His doctor has been following up on it. He had some blood work done 2 weeks ago and his results came back normal. I brought him in t...

Hi! My son desperately needs his immunizations. How can I find a place that does them on the same day?...

Both of my children have had 4 strep infections this year. I am concerned I may be a carrier of strep ( I constantly have white cold sores on the inside of my mouth I am told are in the strep family). Should I be tested? Also I have had two occasions that ...

It is at all possible to immunize a child against tuberculosis in the U.S.? Our pediatrician doesn't seem comfortable with this idea. However, I am TB positive and we plan to travel to Europe with the baby, where TB is still a problem. My son is 1 and test...

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...

My daughter has had a fever for 5 days..it comes and goes..its anywhere from 100 to 103..i took her to the hospital blood and urine came back negative. can this be viral with a fever for 5 days...

My daughter is 4 years old and since for the past four days she has had a fever anywhere from 100 to 103.I took her to the hospital she was dehydrated, they gave her iv, took her urine and blood and all tests came back negative, What can be wron...

I have a 4 year old girl who just got her MMR shot. Are there any side affects to that shot?...