An information sheet for parents with children who have a metabolic condition. Fasting could be dangerous for children with a metabolic disorder.
Learn about the various health specialties and medications that have established pharmacogenetic (PGx) guidelines to help inform medication prescribing and treatment decisions for your child.
Find out which treatments are most effective for behavioural disorders.
Before receiving anesthesia for surgery, your child will receive fasting or NPO (nothing by mouth) guidelines to follow. If these guidelines are not followed, the procedure or surgery will be cancelled and rescheduled for the safety of your child.
Learn about the many different causes of epilepsy in children, which are classified into six categories: structural, genetic, infectious, metabolic, immune and unknown.
Learn how psychotherapy and lifestyle changes can help your child cope with anxiety.
To mark Nutrition Month, find out about tube feeding, special diets, food allergies and sensitivities, bowel conditions and more.
Learn about the genetic neuromuscular disorder called Friedreich ataxia (FRDA).
Learn about binge eating disorder, including the signs and symptoms, the causes and who is most likely to be affected by it.
Type 2 diabetes is less common in children and teens than in adults. Learn the signs of type 2 diabetes and how it is diagnosed.
Learn about the benefits and limitations of the traditional/classic ketogenic diet therapy for childhood epilepsy, how it is started and how it is used at home.
Children growing up with phenylketonuria (PKU) need to incorporate health care into their normal routines. Read about encouraging proper development.
Learn how to manage your child's difficult behaviour.
Discover the causes of behavioural disorders and when to seek help about a child's behaviour.
An ultrasound is a diagnostic imaging technique that uses sound waves. Find out about what happens during an ultrasound scan and how it works.
Learn what a liver biopsy is, why it is required and how to prepare your child for the procedure.
Joint and tendon steroid injections are a form of treatment for children with arthritis and inflammation. Learn more about the procedure here.
Learn about the guidelines for daily physical activity, sleep and screen time for babies, children and teens.
Find out how to ease the symptoms of anorectal malformation with a high-fibre, low-sugar diet.
Learn what to expect when preparing your child for hypospadias surgery.
Learn about what causes seizures, the different types of seizures and what the concept of the seizure threshold means.
Discover the main features and causes of binge eating disorder and who is most likely to be affected by it.
An overview of the causes, symptoms and complications of Turner syndrome.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for epileptic encephalopathies and progressive syndromes.
Learn what esophageal dilatation is and how it is done using image guidance.
