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Is Your Child Sick...Abdominal Pain - FemaleAbdominal Pain - MaleAcneAnimal or Human BiteAntibiotics: When Do They Help?Anxiety AttackArm InjuryArm PainAsthma AttackAthlete's FootBack PainBed Bug BiteBee or Yellow Jacket StingBehavioral Health ProblemsBlistersBoilBottle-Feeding (Formula) QuestionsBreast Symptoms-ChildBreast Symptoms-TeenBreast-Feeding QuestionsBreath-holding SpellBreathing TroubleBronchiolitis-RSVBruises and CutsBurnChest PainChickenpoxCircumcision ProblemsColdsColds (0-12 Months)ConstipationCoughCough (0-12 Months)Coughs: Meds or Home Remedies?COVID-19 Diagnosed or SuspectedCOVID-19 Exposure, But No SymptomsCOVID-19 or Influenza - How to TellCracked or Dry SkinCradle CapCroupCrying Baby - Before 3 Months OldCrying Child - 3 Months and OlderCut, Scrape, or BruiseDepressionDiaper RashDiarrheaDiarrhea (0-12 Months)Diarrhea Diseases From TravelDizzinessDrinking Fluids - DecreasedDry SkinEar - CongestionEar - DischargeEar - Pulling At or RubbingEar - Swimmer'sEar Infection QuestionsEar InjuryEar Piercing SymptomsEaracheEarwax BuildupEbola ExposureEczemaEmergency Symptoms Not to MissEye - AllergyEye - Foreign ObjectEye - Pus or DischargeEye - Red Without PusEye InjuryEye SwellingFaintingFeverFever - How to Take a Temperature (0-12 Months)Fever - How to Take the TemperatureFever - Myths Versus FactsFever (0-12 Months)Fifth Disease-Viral RashFinger InjuryFire Ant StingFluFluid Intake DecreasedFood AllergyForeskin Care QuestionsFrostbiteGenital Injury - FemaleGenital Injury - MaleHair LossHand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease-Viral RashHay FeverHead InjuryHead LiceHeadacheHeat Exposure and ReactionsHeat RashHivesHoarsenessHuman or Animal BiteImmunization ReactionsImpetigo - Infected SoresInfection Exposure QuestionsInfluenza - SeasonalInfluenza ExposureInsect BiteJaundiced NewbornJellyfish StingJock ItchLeg InjuryLeg PainLice - HeadLymph Nodes - SwollenMedicine - Refusal to TakeMenstrual CrampsMenstrual Period - Missed or LateMental Health ProblemsMolluscum-WartMosquito BiteMosquito-Borne Diseases from TravelMotion SicknessMouth InjuryMouth UlcersNeck Pain or StiffnessNewborn Appearance QuestionsNewborn Illness - How to RecognizeNewborn Rashes and BirthmarksNewborn Reflexes and BehaviorNose Allergy (Hay Fever)Nose InjuryNosebleedPanic AttackPenis-Scrotum Symptoms-ChildPenis-Scrotum Symptoms-TeenPinwormsPoison Ivy - Oak - SumacPuncture WoundRash or Redness - LocalizedRash or Redness - WidespreadReflux (Spitting Up)RingwormRoseola-Viral RashRSV-BronchiolitisScabies-Itch Mite RashScorpion StingScrapeSexually Transmitted InfectionsSinus Pain or CongestionSkin Foreign ObjectSkin InjurySkin LumpSliver or SplinterSolid Foods (Baby Foods)Sore ThroatSpider BiteSpitting Up - RefluxSTI ExposureStomach Pain - FemaleStomach Pain - MaleStools - Blood InStools - Unusual ColorStrep Throat ExposureStrep Throat InfectionStySunburnSuture QuestionsSwallowed Foreign ObjectSwallowed Harmless SubstanceSwimmer's Itch - Lakes and OceansTear Duct - BlockedTeethingThrushTick BiteToe InjuryToenail - IngrownTooth InjuryToothacheTrouble BreathingUmbilical Cord SymptomsUrinary Tract Infection - FemaleUrination Pain - FemaleUrination Pain - MaleVaginal BleedingVaginal Symptoms-ChildVaginal Symptoms-TeenVomiting (0-12 Months)Vomiting With DiarrheaVomiting Without DiarrheaWartsWeakness and FatigueWheezing (Other Than Asthma)Wound Infection

Medicine Dosages...Answers About Complementary and Integrative Medicine—Autism ToolkitChoosing Over-the-Counter Medicines for Your ChildComplementary and Integrative Medicine: What Parents Need to KnowGiving Medicine to Children: Important Safety InformationMedicine and the Media: How to Make Sense of the MessagesPrescription Medicines and Your ChildUse of Medicines in Sports (Care of the Young Athlete)Using Liquid MedicinesUsing Over-the-Counter Medicines with Your ChildAcetaminophenCold MedicinesCough MedicinesIbuprofenItching/AllergiesGiving Eye drops to your ToddlerMedications, Administration ofHow Asthma Medicines Are Taken

Medical Conditions...Acute Ear Infections and Your ChildAllergies in ChildrenAnaphylaxisAnemia in Children and TeensAnesthesia and Your Child: Information for ParentsAnkle Sprain Treatment (Care of the Young Athlete)Antibiotics Aren't Always NeededAnxietyAppendicitisAsthmaAsthma and Your Child Asthma TriggersBedbugs—Child Care and SchoolsBedwettingBedwettingBites (Human and Animal)—Child Care and SchoolsBoil/Abscess/Cellulitis—Child Care and SchoolsBreath-Holding SpellsBronchiolitis and Your Young ChildCampylobacter—Child Care and SchoolsChickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Infections)—Child Care and SchoolsClean Intermittent Catheterization for BoysClean Intermittent Catheterization for GirlsClostridioides difficile (Formerly Known as Clostridium difficile; Also Called “C diff”)—Child Care and SchoolsCommon Childhood InfectionsCongenital Hip DysplasiaConstipation and Your ChildCOVID: How to Prepare for Your Child’s COVID VaccinationCOVID-19: What Families Need to KnowCroupCroup and Your Young ChildCroup: When Your Child Needs Hospital CareCrying and Your Baby: How to Calm a Fussy or Colicky Baby Cryptosporidiosis—Child Care and SchoolsCytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection—Child Care and SchoolsDepressionDevelopmental Dysplasia of the HipDiaper Rash and Your baby Diarrhea and Your ChildDiarrhea Caused by Specific Types of E coli (Escherichia coli)—Child Care and SchoolsDiarrhea—Child Care and SchoolsEar Infection—Child Care and SchoolsEating DisordersEating Disorders: Anorexia and BulimiaEczema (Atopic Dermatitis) and Your ChildFebrile SeizuresFever and Your ChildFever—Child Care and SchoolsFifth DiseaseFifth Disease (Human Parvovirus B19)—Child Care and SchoolsFood Allergies and Your Child Food Borne IllnessesGastroenteritis, ViralGastroenteritis: When Your Child Needs Hospital CareGiardiasis—Child Care and SchoolsHaemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib)—Child Care and SchoolsHand Foot and MouthHand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease—Child Care and SchoolsHead LiceHead Lice: What You Need to KnowHepatitis A Infection—Child Care and SchoolsHepatitis B Infection—Child Care and SchoolsHerpes Simplex (Cold Sores)—Child Care and SchoolsHip Dysplasia (Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip)HIV and AIDS: What You Need to KnowHIV/AIDS—Child Care and SchoolsHow to Take Your Child's TemperatureImaging Tests: A Look Inside Your Child's BodyImmunizationsImpetigo—Child Care and SchoolsInfluenza (Flu): What You Need to KnowInfluenza—Child Care and SchoolsInhaled and Intranasal Corticosteroids and Your ChildLead PoisoningLearning Disabilities: What Parents Need to KnowLice (Pediculosis Capitis)—Child Care and SchoolsLyme DiseaseLyme Disease (and Other Tick-borne Diseases)—Child Care and SchoolsManaging Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Allergic Skin ConditionsManaging Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Allergies: An OverviewManaging Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—AnaphylaxisManaging Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—AsthmaManaging Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Measles—Child Care and SchoolsMeningitis—Child Care and SchoolsMental HealthMiddle Ear Fluid and Your ChildMolluscum Contagiosum—Child Care and SchoolsMonkeypox (Mpox): What You Need to KnowMononucleosis—Child Care and SchoolsMosquito-borne Diseases—Child Care and SchoolsMouth Sores—Child Care and SchoolsMumps—Child Care and SchoolsNorovirus—Child Care and SchoolsOsgood-Schlatter Disease (Care of the Young Athlete)Parasites - GiardiaPinkeye (Conjunctivitis)—Child Care and SchoolsPinkeye and Your ChildPinworms—Child Care and SchoolsPneumonia and Your ChildPneumonia—Child Care and SchoolsProtecting Your Child With the COVID-19 Vaccine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)—Child Care and SchoolsRingworm—Child Care and SchoolsRoseola (Human Herpesvirus 6 and 7)—Child Care and SchoolsRotavirusRotavirus—Child Care and SchoolsRubella (German measles)—Child Care and SchoolsSafety of Blood TransfusionsSalmonella—Child Care and SchoolsScabies—Child Care and SchoolsShigella—Child Care and SchoolsShingles (Herpes Zoster)—Child Care and SchoolsSinusitis and Your ChildSleep Apnea and Your ChildStaphylococcus aureus (Methicillin-Resistant [MRSA] and Methicillin-Sensitive [MSSA])—Child Care and SchoolsStrep Throat (Streptococcal Pharyngitis) and Scarlet Fever—Child Care and SchoolsSty—Child Care and SchoolsThrush (Candidiasis)—Child Care and SchoolsTonsils and AdenoidToxoplasmosisTreating Your Child's Pain: Medical ProceduresTreating Your Child's Pain: SurgeryTuberculosis (TB)—Child Care and SchoolsType 2 Diabetes: Tips for Healthy LivingUpper Respiratory Infection (Common Cold)—Child Care and SchoolsUrinary Tract Infection—Child Care and SchoolsUrinary Tract Infections in Young ChildrenVomiting—Child Care and SchoolsWarts (Human Papillomavirus)—Child Care and SchoolsWhooping Cough (Pertussis)—Child Care and SchoolsYour Child Has a Sore Throat: What's the Cause?Your Child’s Sleep Diary

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