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Health Issues
- "Soft" Teeth: Cavities Waiting to Happen
- 10 Ways to A Healthier New Year: Tips to Keep Your Family Safe and Happy
- 20 Questions: What to Ask Your Pediatrician
- Actions Speak Louder Than Colds: A Mom's Advice on Surviving Flu Season
- A Double Shot: Combined Vaccines: The Latest in Immunization
- Ah-choo! When the Family Pet Makes Your Child Sneeze
- A Need for Needles? Part One
- A Need for Needles? Part Two
- A Prescription Primer: A Guide to Commonly Prescribed Medications for Children
- April Showers, May Flowers – and Allergies: How to Beat the Springtime Sniffles
- Asthma and Its Triggers: Allergy Sensitivities Can Aggravate Asthma
- Autism Fact Sheet: Warning Signs Every Parent Should Know
- Babies Sipping Lattes? What You Should Know Before You Offer That Sip
- Back-to-school Shots: Vaccinations and Your Preschooler
- Best Foot Forward: Healthy Feet Matter to Children
- Beware: Boredom Triggers Eating Among Children: Texas Children's Specialist Recommends Good Summer Snacks
- Boo-Boos, Bruises and Bumps: Common Skin Problems in Children
- Brain Nutrients: An Excerpt from Brain Food for Kids
- Breathe Easy: Asthma Is a Treatable Illness
- Bug Bites: Prevention for Those Itching for Insect Bite Relief
- Caring for Common Skin Injuries: First Aid for Cuts, Scrapes and Bruises
- Cat Scratch Disease: Is Your Child At Risk?
- Central Precocious Puberty: When Puberty Occurs Earlier Than Expected
- Chicken Pox: No Longer an Inevitable Rite of Passage
- Child's Play: Combining Fitness and Fun
- Childcare and Illness: Keeping Kids Healthy in Daycare
- Children's Dental Emergencies: A Parent's Guide to Chips, Fractures and Tooth Avulsions
- Cleaning Concerns: Can Household Products Harm Your Children?
- Combating Allergies: Helping Your Child Get a Good Night's Sleep
- Coping With Food Allergies: Helpful Hints From Specialists at Texas Children's Hospital
- Creating the Home Medical Kit: Have What You Need At Your Fingertips
- Daycare Dangers: Protecting Your Food Allergic Child Away From Home
- Dining Dilemmas? 10 Parent-proven Solutions for Mealtime Battles
- Don't Leave It to Luck: Learn Infant/Child CPR
- Dr. Mother Nature: Natural Healing for Kids
- Dysphagia: A Hard Problem to Swallow
- Escaping the Nightly Grind: When Your Child's Teeth Won't Sleep
- Fatal Food: When Your Child Has A Peanut Allergy
- Fifth Disease: The Signs and Symptoms
- Fighting Back: How to Survive Flu Season, Even Without a Shot
- Fit or Fat? Tips for Raising Healthy, Active Kids
- Flexible Parents, Fit Kids? The Link Between Discipline Style and Weight
- Fluoride in Our Water? An Issue You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
- Food Allergies and Children: Is It Taking a Toll on Your Family?
- Food Fight: 5 Common Nutritional Mistakes Parents Make
- Fun, Filling, But Not Fattening: The Skinny on Making Your Kids a Great School Lunch
- Germs on the Playground: Should Parents Be Concerned When Little Ones Swing and Slide?
- Getting Kids to Eat: Tips from a Nutritionist
- Getting to Know Herb: What Herbs Are Safe, What's Not?
- Growing Pains: Those Annoying Little Aches
- Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: How Much Do You Know About This Viral Infection?
- Helping Children Develop a Healthy Lifestyle: 10 Tips from St. Louis Children's Hospital
- High Energy Drinks: Do Kids Really Need Caffeine?
- Holding Their Breath After the Sobs Subside: Should Parents Be Concerned When Children Hold Their Breath?
- Home or Hospital? Common Respiratory Illnesses
- Horrific Headaches: How to Cope with
Childhood Migraines - Hospitalization Separation: Coping With Your Child's Hospital Stay
- I've Got an Eye on You: Keeping Check on Your Preschooler's Peepers
- In the Box: Packing an Organic Lunch
- Is Your Sandbox Safe from Roundworm? Preventing Roundworm Infestation in Small Children
- Jeepers, Creepers, Protect Those Peepers: Be Aware of Potential Halloween Hazards to Prevent Eye Injuries
- Juvenile Diabetes: Recognizing the Signs and Getting Help
- Juvenile Diabetes: Tackling the Diagnosis as a Family
- Kawasaki Disease: How Much do You Know About This Infectious Illness?
- Kid-size Kidney Stones: A New Concern for Parents
- Lazy Eye: Treatment and Detection of Amblyopia
- Leaves of Three: Dealing with Poison Ivy
- Lifestyle Changes for Family Health: 10 Easy Back-to-school Tips
- Little Consumers: The Effects of Commercials on Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Making Vaccine Time a Little Easier: Distraction Techniques for Immunization Pain
- Mononucleosis: Can Small Children Contract the Virus?
- More Than Monsters: Could Your Child Have Night Blindness?
- Nature's Cavity Fighter: Feeling Good About Fluoride
- Necessary Needles: 8 Steps Parents Can Take to Minimize the Pain
- Nervous About Ticks? Keeping Young Explorers Safe Outdoors
- Nighty Night Without a Fight: Developing Healthy Bedtime Routines for Toddlers
- No More Tears? Recognizing the Signs of Dehydration
- No Needles? The Great Immunization Debate
- Nosebleeds in Toddlers and Preschoolers: Causes, Treatment and Prevention of Nosebleeds in Small Children
- Not Just for Adults: Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
- Obesity Insights: 7 (Sometimes Surprising) Secrets for Stopping Childhood Obesity
- One Child Too Many: Preventing Bacterial Meningitis
- On the Record: The Risks and Benefits of Infant Immunizations
- Organic, Please: Converting "Conventional" Kids to Organic
- Ouchy, Itchy! Preventing, Recognizing and Treating Insect Bites and Stings
- Parental Alienation Syndrome: When Children Get Caught in the Middle
- Petting Zoos and Your Child's Health: Is It Safe to Take Children to Pet the Animals?
- Picky by Nature: Satisfying Finicky Tiny Diners
- Picky Eaters: Tips on Pleasing Picky Palates
- Pink, but Not Pretty: Debunking the Myths of Pink Eye
- Pint-sized Body Image: Shaping the Way Our Children See Themselves
- Posture Perfect: Getting Kids to Straighten Up
- Posture Perfect: What Is Your Child's Posture
Telling You? - Potatoes, Bananas and Duct Tape: Uncovering the Facts on Childhood Warts
- Preventing Medical Mistakes: Being an Advocate for Your Children
- Rash Decisions: Deciphering Summer's Most Common Skin Ailments
- Redefining Pantry Staples: The Benefits of a Well-stocked Kitchen
- Redefining Pantry Staples: The Benefits of a Well-stocked Kitchen
- Rotavirus: What You Should Know
- SARS Wars: Protecting Your Family
- Smallpox Vaccinations: What Parents Need to Know
- Smoke Into the Mouths of Babes: The Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Babies and Toddlers
- Sneezes and Wheezes: Childhood Respiratory Illnesses
- Spicy Tots for Tots? Can Flavorful Foods Help Your Child Become a Better Eater?
- Square Meals: Do Kids Need Three Square Meals a Day?
- Stop the Spread of Germs: 5 Easy Steps to Keep Your Family Healthy
- Stuffed Animal Safety: What Teddy Isn't Telling You
- Surviving "Strep": More Than Just a Sore Throat
- Swimmer's Ear: Quick Treatment Is Key
- Swim Safely! Protect Your Children from Waterborne Illnesses
- Tackling Influenza: Healthy Decisions This Flu Season
- Taking the Fear out of Hospitals: The Role of the Child Life Specialist
- Talking Tummies: What Does Hungry Feel Like?
- The ABCs of UTIs: Identifying and Treating Urinary Tract Infections
- The ABCs of UTIs: Identifying and Treating Urinary Tract Infections
- The Bad News About Couch Potatoes: An Excerpt
- The Buzz on Bugs and Babies: Summer's Small Pests Can Pose Big Dangers
- The Clean Plate Club: Why Your Family Shouldn't Join
- The Cold and Cough Medication Ban: Why Were Infant Cold Syrups Removed from Store Shelves?
- The Flu Bug: Protecting Your Kids From Influenza
- The Picky Eater: An Excerpt
- The Season to Sneeze: Fall Allergy Tips
- The Sneaky Chef: How to Outsmart Your Picky Eater
- The Terrible Dangers of Childhood Obesity: An Excerpt from The Highly Healthy Child
- Tips for Healthy, Happy Mealtimes: For Too Many Toddlers, French Fries Are the Only Vegetable
- Tips for the Hospital Trip: A Checklist of Dos and Donts
- TMJ: Not Just for Adults: Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome
- Tonsils, Tossing and Turning: Can a Tonsillectomy Help a Child With Sleep Problems?
- Tooth Time! Taking Your Preschooler to the Dentist
- Toxic Mold: One Family's Story
- Toxic Mold: One Family's Story Part Two
- Treating Ticks: A Natural, Integrated Approach to Lyme Disease
- Tummy Troubles: Handling Little One's Bellyaches
- Tune out for Good Health: Limiting Computer and Television Time
- Waiting Room Woes: Keeping Your Toddler Healthy and Entertained at the Doctor's Office
- Want Your Kids to Choose to Be Active? Start Them Early!
- West Nile Virus: Texas Children's Hospital Encourages Parents to Keep Watch
- What "Just Being a Kid" Means Today: The Sedentary Life of Children
- What's in the Air? 10 Ways to Protect Your Child from Air Pollution
- When Food Bites Back: Is It a Food Allergy?
- When Is a Headache More Than Just a Headache? Warning Signs From Texas Children's Hospital
- When It Comes to Medicine, Kids Aren't Just Small Adults: How to Administer Children's Medications Safely
- When Mites Move In: Diagnosing and Treating Scabies
- When Toddlers Bite ... Their Nails: Tips on Breaking the Nail-biting Habit
- White Coat Anxiety: 9 Ways to Make Doctor's Visits Less Traumatic
- You're a Vegetarian? Raising Herbivores Among Omnivores
