Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat Lyme disease.
Learn how to prepare, store and cook food safely to minimize the risk of illness.
Food poisoning occurs when bacteria, parasites and viruses grow on food. Prevent food poisoning with these tips on handling and storing food properly.
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.
Find out what diabetes insipidus is, what can cause this rare condition and what the impact may be on your child's future.
Learn about the symptoms, treatment and prevention of pinworms.
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.
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.
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 the steps for disintegrating mercaptopurine (6-MP) tablets in an oral syringe.
A splinter, or sliver, is a small fragment of material that has become embedded under the skin. Discover helpful tips to treat splinters.
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.
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.
A nebulizer and compressor are used to provide nebulized medications. Learn more about nebulizers and compressors.
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.
