Looking for information about a chronic childhood condition or disease? Read about asthma, allergies, cancer, diabetes, heart murmurs, sleep disorders, and much more.

Allergies & the Immune System

• A Cold or Allergies: Which Is It?
• All About Allergies
• Allergies
• Allergy Shots
• Can Kids Get Allergies All Year?
• Celiac Disease
• Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
• Eczema
• Egg Allergy
• Environmental Control Measures
• Fish Allergy
• Five Ways to Prepare for an Allergy Emergency
• Food Allergies
• Food Allergies and Food Sensitivities
• Going to School With Food Allergies
• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Hives (Urticaria)
• If My Child Has Food Allergies, What Should I Look for When Reading Food Labels?
• Insect Sting Allergy
• Kawasaki Disease
• Milk Allergy
• Milk Allergy in Infants
• Nut and Peanut Allergy
• Ozone, Air Quality, and Asthma
• Poison Ivy
• Psoriasis
• Seasonal Allergies (Hay Fever)
• Serious Allergic Reactions (Anaphylaxis)
• Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
• Shellfish Allergy
• Soy Allergy
• Stem Cell Transplants
• What Is Oral Allergy Syndrome?
• What Is Skin Testing for Allergies?
• What's the Difference Between a Food Allergy and a Food Intolerance?
• Wheat Allergy

Arthritis & Rheumatologic Conditions

• Fibromyalgia
• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Jumper's Knee (Patellar Tendonitis)
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
• Living With Lupus

Asthma

• Asthma Basics
• Asthma Center
• Asthma and Teens
• Can Kids and Teens With Asthma Play Sports?
• Can the Weather Affect My Child's Asthma?
• Creating an Asthma-Safe Home
• Dealing With Asthma Triggers
• Exercise-Induced Asthma
• Handling an Asthma Flare-Up
• If My Child Has Asthma, Can We Keep Our Pet?
• Inhaler or Nebulizer: Which One Should My Child Use?
• Managing Asthma
• School and Asthma
• Traveling and Asthma
• What's a Peak Flow Meter?
• What's an Asthma Action Plan?
• What's an Asthma Flare-Up?
• What's the Difference Between Rescue and Controller Medications?
• What's the Difference Between a Nebulizer and an Inhaler?
• Wheezing and Asthma in Infants
• When to Go to the ER if Your Child Has Asthma

Bones & Muscles

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
• Blount Disease
• Broken Collarbone (Clavicle Fracture)
• Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions
• Costochondritis
• Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
• Dwarfism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frequently Asked Questions About Casts
• Growth Plate Injuries
• In-toeing & Out-toeing in Toddlers
• Infant Torticollis
• Jumper's Knee (Patellar Tendonitis)
• Knee Injuries
• Kyphosis
• Marfan Syndrome
• Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injuries
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Nursemaid's Elbow
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease
• Osteomyelitis
• Panner's Disease
• Scoliosis
• Scoliosis: Teens Talk (Video)
• Sever's Disease
• Should I Worry About the Way My Son Walks?
• Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Steven's Story (Video)
• Torticollis
• What Is Pompe Disease?
• What's a Halo?
• When Your Child Needs a Cast

Brain & Nervous System

• Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome)
• Asperger Syndrome
• Bell's Palsy
• Brain Tumors
• Brain and Nervous System Cancers
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chiari Malformation
• Concussions
• Epilepsy
• Febrile Seizures
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Hydrocephalus
• Is There a Connection Between Vaccines and Autism?
• Lead Poisoning
• Lyme Disease
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Neurofibromatosis
• Raising a Child With Autism: Paige and Iain's Story
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
• Strokes
• Tourette Syndrome
• What Is Pompe Disease?

Cancer & Tumors

• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
• Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
• Brain Tumors
• Brain and Nervous System Cancers
• Cancer Center
• Chemotherapy
• Childhood Cancer
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
• Effects of Cancer Treatment on Fertility
• Ewing Sarcoma
• Germ Cell Tumors
• Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
• Leukemia
• Liver Tumors
• Lymphoma
• Melanoma
• Neuroblastoma
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Neurofibromatosis
• Neutropenia
• Osteosarcoma
• Radiation Therapy
• Retinoblastoma
• Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS)
• Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation
• Stem Cell Transplants
• Video: A Boy Named Finn - Cancer in Young Children

Digestive System

• Celiac Disease
• Constipation
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cystic Fibrosis and Nutrition
• Diarrhea
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Hirschsprung Disease
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Intestinal Malrotation
• Intussusception
• Lactose Intolerance
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis
• Pancreatitis
• Peptic Ulcers
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Soiling (Encopresis)
• Tapeworm
• When Your Child Needs a Liver Transplant

Ears, Nose, Throat/Speech & Hearing

• Auditory Processing Disorder
• Balance Disorders
• Chronic Hoarseness
• Cleft Lip and Palate
• Cochlear Implants
• Ear Injuries
• Eardrum Injuries
• Ears
• Enlarged Adenoids
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey (Video)
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Four: Breaking the Silence
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter One: The Diagnosis
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Three: Surgery
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Two: Finding the Way
• How Can I Teach My Daughter Tolerance?
• How Can Parents Help Kids Handle Teasing?
• Middle Ear Infections and Ear Tube Surgery
• Ototoxicity (Ear Poisoning)
• Peritonsillar Abscess
• Speech-Language Therapy
• Stuttering
• Tonsils and Tonsillectomies

Endocrine Glands, Growth & Diabetes

• Acanthosis Nigricans
• Can Diabetes Be Prevented?
• Diabetes Center
• Failure to Thrive
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
• Klinefelter Syndrome
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Pancreatitis
• Treating Type 1 Diabetes
• Treating Type 2 Diabetes
• Type 1 Diabetes: What Is It?
• Type 2 Diabetes: What Is It?
• What Is Gestational Diabetes?
• What Is a Growth Disorder?

Genetic, Chromosomal & Metabolic Conditions

• Birth Defects
• Down Syndrome
• Dwarfism
• G6PD Deficiency
• Genetic Counseling
• Hemophilia
• Kids and Diabetes: Wendy's Story
• Klinefelter Syndrome
• Marfan Syndrome
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Neurofibromatosis
• Newborn Screening Tests
• Tay-Sachs Disease
• Turner Syndrome
• When Your Baby Is Born With a Health Problem

Heart & Blood Vessels

• Alpha Thalassemia
• Anemia
• Arrhythmias
• Atrial Septal Defect
• Beta Thalassemia
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Cholesterol and Your Child
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• Congenital Heart Defects
• G6PD Deficiency
• Heart Murmurs and Your Child
• Hemophilia
• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Hereditary Hemochromatosis
• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
• If Your Child Has a Heart Defect
• Iron-Deficiency Anemia
• Kawasaki Disease
• Marfan Syndrome
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
• Port-Wine Stains
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Sickle Cell Disease: Mike's Story (Video)
• Sickle Cell Disease: Theresa's Story (Video)
• Stem Cell Transplants
• Strokes
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Ventricular Septal Defect
• When Your Child Needs a Heart Transplant
• von Willebrand Disease

Kidney & Urinary System

• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Kidney Diseases in Childhood
• Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Related Conditions
• Testicular Torsion
• When Your Child Has a Chronic Kidney Disease
• When Your Child Needs a Kidney Transplant
• Wilms Tumor

Learning Disorders

• Autism
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Understanding Dyslexia
• What Is ADHD?

Lungs & Respiratory System

• Apnea of Prematurity
• Asthma Basics
• Asthma and Teens
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cystic Fibrosis and Nutrition
• Managing Asthma
• Meconium Aspiration
• Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)

Sexual & Reproductive System

• Klinefelter Syndrome
• Menstrual Problems
• Miscarriages
• Precocious Puberty
• Testicular Torsion
• Turner Syndrome
• Vaginal Yeast Infections
• Your Daughter's First Gynecological Exam

Sleep Disorders

• Apnea
• Night Terrors
• Sleep Problems in Teens
• Sleepwalking
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Body Basics

• About Body Basics
• Blood
• Bones, Muscles, and Joints
• Brain and Nervous System
• Digestive System
• Endocrine System
• Eyes
• Female Reproductive System
• Heart and Circulatory System
• Immune System
• Kidneys and Urinary Tract
• Lungs and Respiratory System
• Male Reproductive System
• Metabolism
• Mouth and Teeth
• Skin, Hair, and Nails
• Spleen and Lymphatic System

Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.

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