When your child is sick, it helps to know what to expect and when to call the doctor. These articles cover common childhood illnesses, home care tips and warning signs.
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Stomach Bugs in Kids: How to Prevent Dehydration From Vomiting and Diarrhea
It often starts suddenly: a child who was fine at dinner wakes up vomiting, and by morning there is diarrhea too. Stomach bugs spread quickly through families, schools and child care centers...
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RSV in Babies and Young Children: Symptoms, Prevention and When to Call
Every fall and winter, pediatric offices fill with children who have runny noses and coughs. Many of those children have respiratory syncytial virus , better known as RSV. For most older children and...
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Kids: What Parents Should Know
If your toddler suddenly refuses to eat, runs a fever and then breaks out in little spots on the hands and feet, there is a good chance the culprit is hand, foot and mouth disease . This viral...
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Croup in Children: Barking Cough, Home Care and Warning Signs
Few sounds are as alarming to a parent as a child who wakes up in the middle of the night with a cough that sounds like a barking seal. That distinctive cough is the hallmark of croup , a common...
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Dealing With Your Child's Fever
Generally, a fever is brought on by an infection from a virus or bacterial infection. While many times a parent’s first instinct is to worry when their child has a fever, it’s not necessarily a sign...
Signs Your Child May Have the Flu
Your child just woke up with a runny nose, an elevated temperature and body aches. Could this just be a passing cold or could it be the flu? It’s important to be able to tell the difference between...
When To Take Your Child To Urgent Care
As a parent, you want to always do everything you can when your child is sick, but sometimes it’s hard to tell exactly how sick your child is, especially when they’re very young and can’t communicate...
Fighting Flu Season: How to Protect Your Family from the Influenza Virus
With the arrival of flu season, many parents will be watching their children closely for symptoms of this dreaded virus. The flu, also known as influenza, is a highly contagious viral infection of...
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