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Dust mite allergy

A dust mite allergy is a sensitivity or reaction to the waste of microscopic parasites called dust mites. Learn about the symptoms and how to reduce exposure to dust mites in your home.

Cow's milk allergy (CMA) (also known as cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA))

Learn about the different types of allergic reactions that infants and children may experience to proteins found in cow's milk.

Seafood allergy

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Learn which foods your child should avoid if they have a seafood allergy and how you can help your child manage their allergy.

Sesame seed allergy

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Find out how to help your child manage a sesame seed allergy.

Vancomycin (oral)

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Your child needs to take the medicine called vancomycin. This information sheet explains what vancomycin does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Landau-Kleffner syndrome

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Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for Landau-Kleffner syndrome.

Fish allergy

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Find out how to help your child manage a fish allergy.

Milk allergy (IgE cow's milk allergy)

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Find out how to help your child manage a milk allergy.

Tree nut allergy

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Find out how to help your child manage an allergy to tree nuts such as almonds, pecans, cashews or hazelnuts.

Oral cryotherapy (cold therapy) for the prevention of oral mucositis during short chemotherapy infusions

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Learn how cold therapy of the mouth (oral cryotherapy) is used during cancer treatment or blood and marrow transplant to prevent oral mucositis.

Peanut allergy

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A peanut allergy is a life-long reaction to the proteins in found peanuts. Find out how to help your child manage it.

Oral cryotherapy during chemotherapy

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Learn how cold therapy of the mouth (oral cryotherapy) is used during cancer treatment or blood and marrow transplant to prevent oral mucositis.

Egg allergy

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Find out how to help your child manage an egg allergy.

Soy allergy

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Find out how to help your child manage a soy allergy.

Ampicillin or amoxicillin rash: Caring for your child's rash

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An overview of ampicillin or amoxicillin rash including the symptoms, causes and treatment options.

Wheat allergy

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Find out how to help your child manage a wheat allergy.

Food allergies and travelling

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Learn how to make travel safer for a child with a food allergy.

Tacrolimus (for nephrotic syndrome)

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Your child needs to take the medicine called tacrolimus. This information sheet explains what tacrolimus does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Diagnosis of heart-related syndromes

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Learn about heart-related syndromes. A syndrome is a medical term for a collection of signs and symptoms that generally stem from a single cause.

Noonan syndrome and congenital heart conditions

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Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition. Learn about the symptoms and diagnosis of Noonan syndrome and the heart conditions associated with the condition.

Oral thrush

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A summary of the symptoms, causes and treatments of oral thrush, an infection of the mouth most often found in infants during the first year of life.

Temporal lobe epilepsies

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Read about the causes and features of temporal lobe epilepsies as well as how they are treated and the long-term outlook.

Marfan syndrome and congenital heart conditions

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Marfan syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder of connective tissue. About 60% to 80% of people with this syndrome have heart problems.

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

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Read about the causes and symptoms of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome epilepsy and how the condition is treated.

Malignant melanoma (skin cancer)

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