Asthma (Teenagers)
What is asthma?Most people associate asthma with sudden fits of coughing and wheezing, but the disease is actually present 24 hours a day. If your teenager has asthma, the tubes that carry air to her lungs are inflamed and may be swollen and clogged w…
Learn MoreBicycle Helmets
Why should my child wear a bike helmet? Every year about 25 children an hour are rushed to hospital emergency rooms with injuries from bicycle wrecks — many of them head injuries that can cause brain damage and life-long disabilities. But these injur…
Learn MoreCold Sores (Children)
What are cold sores?Cold sores, also known as fever blisters, are small red blisters that crop up near the lips or on them. More rarely, they sprout on the roof of the mouth. (Some people confuse them with canker sores, which are painful crater-like s…
Learn MoreAutism
What is autism? Autism is a brain disorder that can severely limit a child’s ability to communicate or interact with others. National statistics for how many children are affected by autism don’t yet exist. However, the National Institute for Mental H…
Learn MoreHow to Keep Your Kids Safe on Halloween
How can I keep my kids safe on Halloween? Whoever came up with the idea of having kids roam neighborhoods at night to collect candy from strangers definitely wasn’t a child-safety expert. Halloween can be dangerous — but not necessarily for the reaso…
Learn MoreBabies and Dogs
Little kids love dogs. Even babies want to crawl on the furry member of the family. Unfortunately, the warm feelings aren’t always mutual. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 400,000 kids in the United States get m…
Learn MoreChicken Pox (Children)
What is chicken pox? Chicken pox is a disease marked by an itchy rash that starts out as multiple small red bumps that quickly change into thin-walled water blisters. These blisters develop into cloudy sores, which finally become dry brown crusts. New…
Learn MorePreventing Asthma Attacks in Kids
If your child has asthma, a simple wheeze can be the worst sound in the world. Naturally, you’d do anything to prevent asthma attacks, but how do you go about it? You don’t have to watch him 24 hours a day or even slow down his activities. With the ri…
Learn MoreGrandparents Raising Grandkids
After raising seven children of their own, 45-year-old Carol Johnson,* and her husband, 46, were ready to make the leap from weary parents to doting grandparents. Instead, they ended up becoming parents all over again. Like most grandparents, Johnson …
Learn MoreFood Allergies and Asthma in Kids
What are food allergies? Some bodies — especially young ones — react to certain foods as they would to dangerous intruders. Their immune systems unleash a barrage of chemicals against proteins in these foods, causing the misery known as an allergic …
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