Dehydration occurs when the body does not have enough water to function properly. Learn how illness can cause dehydration and how it is treated.
Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat dehydration and other heat-related illnesses in children.
Stomach flu is an infection that causes inflammation of the stomach and intestines. Learn the symptoms and treatment of stomach flu.
Find out how oral rehydration therapy can treat dehydration caused by viral gastroenteritis.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) deficiency is a type of hypopituitarism hormone deficiency that affects the kidneys. Learn about what happens to the body in ADH deficiency, how it is diagnosed and treated.
Diarrhea during cancer treatment may be caused by many things. Find out what can cause diarrhea and ways you can manage it.
Whether you've been following a strict gluten-free diet for a long time or the diet is still new to you, accidental gluten exposures sometimes happen! Find tips to help you prepare for gluten exposure and how to manage the symptoms that may come with it.
Diarrhea causes frequent, loose bowel movements. Read about the causes of diarrhea in babies and children and how to prevent dehydration.
There are certain people who need to know about your scoliosis surgery. Read about why you should inform your dentist and airport security.
Your child needs to take the medicine called potassium. This information sheet explains what potassium does, how to give it, and what side effects, or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
This page describes how to balance helping your teenager while being respectful of their abilities and independence.
Learn helpful tips when talking to your child about illness.
Find out who will be a part of your transplant team and their roles in your care throughout the transplant process.
It's up to you who you talk to about your cancer and what details you choose to share. Find tips to help you talk to your friends.
Read about the reasons you might need a kidney transplant and how a kidney transplant can affect your future.
Find out about cystic fibrosis and what you need to know to take care of it. Learn about how it can affect things such as exercise, nutrition and sleep and what you can do about it. Find resources to help you understand your rights with regards to your health care and help you to transition to adult care.
Diet and exercise directly affect your sickle cell disease and how you feel. Read about how a healthy diet, enough water and regular exercise can help you manage sickle cell disease.
Learn about strokes occurring in newborns. Stroke is caused by a blockage of the blood vessels in the brain and can happen at any age. Stroke occurs as frequently in newborns as in the elderly, yet it often goes unrecognized and untreated.
Some children and adolescents are able to go back to school while receiving cancer treatment. Find out what risks you need to be aware of when going back to school and how to manage if you know you will be missing class.
Discover some of the factors you might consider before deciding to leave home.
