Conditions and illnesses

Conditions and illnesses

The forgotten art of disciplining children

How to wade through the hazy lines

Conditions and illnesses

The heart

The heart is a large, hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood. How does it work?

Conditions and illnesses

The importance of growth charts

The growth chart is a part of the physical exam in pediatrics and a powerful tool that can sensitively detect disease states.

Conditions and illnesses

The Label Low-Down: How to Get the Most Out of the Nutrition Facts Table

Going to the grocery store can sometimes be a daunting experience, especially when you have growing kids to feed. How do you go about demystifying what’s inside those prepackaged foods?

Conditions and illnesses

The lowdown on lice: should you worry?

The beginning of a new school year often coincides with the arrival of head lice in class rooms. There’s no need to panic if you know the facts.
Trauma

The management of Burn Trauma in Children and Teens - a guide for parent and families

Having a child in the hospital with a burn injury can be a traumatic experience.
Conditions and illnesses

The measly measles: what you need to know

How to keep your family from catching this highly contagious illness

Conditions and illnesses

The New Year’s Eve Party… What if my teen drinks?!

It was bound to happen some day. Your teen has his first New Year’s Eve party. Stressed? You probably forget that you have been through it yourself and picture your teen with a beer in his hand and imagine the worst-case scenario.

Conditions and illnesses

The straight dose: what to remember when your child gets a new prescription

Most kids, at one time or another in their childhood or adolescence, will need to take prescription medication to help treat symptoms of a condition or illness. As a parent, you’re the one who has to make sure that—as the old song goes—“the medicine goes down.”
Conditions and illnesses

The tummy ache dilemma

It's after 5 p.m. and your child is entering the eighth hour of a fever, accompanied by a runny nose, clammy skin and a bucket-full of tears. As a parent you are naturally concerned and decide to seek medical advice. But where do you go - the local doctor, CLSC or hospital Emergency Room?

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