An overview of the causes of your child's gas. Also included are tips on how to help your child control their excessive gas and when to seek medical attention.
Read about mechanical ventilation and supplemental oxygen. Premature babies with lung complications often require supplemental oxygen.
Your child will need special care after an upper endoscopy or colonoscopy. Learn about the complications and how to care of your child once you go home.
An overview of the signs, symptoms and medical options for this condition of uncontrollable drooling, known as sialorrhea.
Your child needs to take the medicine called imatinib. This information sheet explains what imatinib does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
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.
Learn how hyperhidrosis is diagnosed and treated.
This page gives advice on how to prevent your child from getting a burn during the winter.
A sore throat is usually a symptom of an illness. Learn possible causes, how long it lasts, and how to take care of your child.
Learn about this serious infection that occurs when group A beta-hemolytic streptococci spread to other organs.
Learn about the possible causes of colic and ways to treat it. Colic, though upsetting for you and your baby, often goes away by three or four months of age.
Find out how to ease the symptoms of Hirschsprung disease with a high-fibre, low-sugar diet.
Learn how Botox injections into the salivary glands can help treat your child's excessive drooling.
Your child’s ostomy pouch will need to be emptied and changed regularly to prevent leaks and protect the skin around their stoma. Find instructions for how to care for, empty and change your child’s ostomy pouch.
Strep throat is a throat infection caused by a type of bacteria called streptococci. Learn how you can take care of your child.
Find out how to ease the symptoms of anorectal malformation with a high-fibre, low-sugar diet.
Rheumatic fever can develop when strep throat is not treated fully with antibiotics. Find out about what symptoms children with rheumatic fever experience and how it is treated.
May is Celiac Awareness Month. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, and how gluten affects people with celiac disease.
Milk is part of a healthy diet. But too much milk can lead to low levels of iron in the blood and some children can lose protein from the gut.
Sepsis occurs when an infection spreads to the entire body. Find out what causes sepsis, how it is treated, and when to seek medical attention.
After scoliosis surgery, there are some personal care issues you may be faced with. Read the experiences of other teens that also had scoliosis surgery.
Learn how to take care of your newborn son after he is circumcised.
Find out about the range of OCD signs and symptoms in children and teens and how the disorder is diagnosed.
Learn the difference between discharge and stoma leakage, and what to do if your child's stoma is leaking.
Find information about buying, installing and maintaining smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home to keep your family safe.