Learn what to expect regarding physical and social activities, body image, sexual activity and pregnancy when a teen with scoliosis reaches adulthood.
Read about some of the advantages of having surgery to correct scoliosis, as well as some of the advantages of not having surgery.
If you are infected with HIV and pregnant, learn how certain medicines can lower the risk of passing HIV on to your baby.
Cleidocranial dysplasia is a genetic disorder that affects the development of bones and teeth. Learn what to expect with a diagnosis of CCD.
Find contact information for poison centres in Canada. If your child is unconscious, not breathing or is having a seizure, call 911 immediately.
Read about tips and tricks for finding a primary health-care provider on your own.
Learn about biliary atresia, a liver disease in babies, and the new screening program that is used to help identify babies with biliary atresia earlier.
In this section of the site, you will learn about the issues children born with congenital heart condition may face at different ages.
Discover the causes and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and teens.
Read about tips and tricks for finding a primary health-care provider for your family.
A cancer diagnosis is difficult, and waiting for test results can be stressful. Learn the answers to some of the common questions other teens with cancer have about their diagnosis.
Leukemia is the general term for cancer of the blood. This resource centre will focus on the two most common forms of childhood leukemias: ALL and AML.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.
Information is divided into two section: Information about managing and coping with cancer and cancer care educational videos. Find information about how cancer can impact your whole family and how to support a teen with cancer. The cancer care educational videos provide practical information about caring for a child with cancer in seven different languages.
Death benefits are payable to families to help with the cost of funerals after a motor vehicle collision. Learn about accessing death and funeral benefits in Ontario.
This page is an introduction to the At Home section of the scoliosis resource centre. It touches on building back your teen's food intake after scoliosis surgery, going back to school, and getting back to normal.
Information for parents about hereditary multiple osteochondromas (previously called hereditary multiple exostoses), a genetic condition that causes growths (bumps) on the bones.
Learn about ongoing cancer research and your teenager's role in research and clinical trials.
Learn how relaxation, distraction and changing your thinking habits can help to improve fatigue.
Learn about tricuspid atresia, a condition involving blood passing through a hole in the atrial septum and mixing with blood coming back from the lungs.
There are many types of cancer, but there are some things that are similar in most cancers. Learn about cells, tumours and how cancer spreads.
An overview of the symptoms, causes and treatment of growth problems in children.
Learn about what causes seizures, the different types of seizures and what the concept of the seizure threshold means.
Read about expected growth and weight gain in the first year of a baby's life. Growth charts and information about head circumference are also provided.
Catheter ablation is a treatment for children with certain types of tachycardia (fast heart rate). Treatment involves destroying an abnormal circuit.
