Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat Lyme disease.
Food poisoning occurs when bacteria, parasites and viruses grow on food. Prevent food poisoning with these tips on handling and storing food properly.
Learn how to prepare, store and cook food safely to minimize the risk of illness.
Learn about blood and marrow transplants, for a child with an immune deficiency.
Find out how engaging your child in meal time tasks can help them develop good eating habits.
Learn how to prevent the spread of recreational water illnesses while cooling down in pools, fountains and water parks.
An easy-to-understand overview of the causes, symptoms, and treatment of children who have experienced a natural or man-made disaster.
Learn about hypertonic salt water soaks, when they can be used and how to make your own.
Dehydration occurs when the body does not have enough water to function properly. Learn how illness can cause dehydration and how it is treated.
Diet and exercise directly affect your child’s sickle cell disease and how they feel. Read about how a healthy diet, enough water and regular exercise can help manage sickle cell disease.
Learn the steps for disintegrating mercaptopurine (6-MP) tablets in an oral syringe.
Your drinking habits are an important part of your lifestyle because they affect your overall well-being. Find out how drinking enough fluids helps your body function and reduces the risk of a pain crisis in people with sickle cell disease.
Learn how to check the volume of water in the balloon of a feeding tube as well as adjust the fit of the balloon tube.
Find out what diabetes insipidus is, what can cause this rare condition and what the impact may be on your child's future.
A guide on how to deliver tobramycin directly into the bladder using a catheter.
An overview of the causes, symptoms, treatment and ways to prevent your child from getting typhoid fever when traveling to regions where typhoid fever is known to occur.
How to effectively give a baby a bath, either in the baby tub or the "big" tub. Considerations for bathtub safety are provided.
Learn how to care for sutures and stitches, how to keep the wound clean and what you can do to prevent scarring.
