Looking for information about a chronic childhood condition or disease? Read about asthma, allergies, cancer, diabetes, heart murmurs, sleep disorders, and much more.

Condition Centers

• Cancer Center

Allergies & the Immune System

• All About Allergies
• Allergy Shots
• Celiac Disease
• Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
• Eczema
• Egg Allergy
• Environmental Control Measures
• Food Allergies
• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Kawasaki Disease
• Milk Allergy in Infants
• Nut and Peanut Allergy
• Ozone, Air Quality, and Asthma
• Serious Allergic Reactions (Anaphylaxis)
• Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
• Stem Cell Transplants

Arthritis & Rheumatologic Conditions

• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Living With Lupus

Asthma

• Asthma Basics
• Asthma Center
• Asthma and Teens
• Can Kids and Teens With Asthma Play Sports?
• Can the Weather Affect My Child's Asthma?
• Creating an Asthma-Safe Home
• Dealing With Asthma Triggers
• Exercise-Induced Asthma
• Handling an Asthma Flare-Up
• If My Child Has Asthma, Can We Keep Our Pet?
• Inhaler or Nebulizer: Which One Should My Child Use?
• Managing Asthma
• School and Asthma
• Traveling and Asthma
• What if My Child Doesn't Take His or Her Asthma Medication?
• What's a Peak Flow Meter?
• What's an Asthma Action Plan?
• What's an Asthma Flare-Up?
• What's the Difference Between Rescue and Controller Medications?
• What's the Difference Between a Nebulizer and an Inhaler?
• Wheezing and Asthma in Infants
• When to Go to the ER if Your Child Has Asthma

Bones & Muscles

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
• Blount Disease
• Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions
• Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
• Dwarfism
• Frequently Asked Questions About Casts
• Gait Abnormalities During the Toddler Years
• Growth Plate Injuries
• Knee Injuries
• Marfan Syndrome
• Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injuries
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Nursemaid's Elbow
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease
• Osteomyelitis
• Should I Worry About the Way My Son Walks?
• Treating Scoliosis
• What Is Pompe Disease?
• When Your Child Needs a Cast

Brain & Nervous System

• Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome)
• Asperger Syndrome
• Bell's Palsy
• Brain Tumors
• Brain and Nervous System Cancers
• Cerebral Palsy
• Concussions
• Epilepsy
• Febrile Seizures
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Hydrocephalus
• Lead Poisoning
• Lyme Disease
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Neurofibromatosis
• Spina Bifida
• Strokes
• Tourette Syndrome
• What Is Pompe Disease?

Cancer & Tumors

• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
• Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
• Brain Tumors
• Brain and Nervous System Cancers
• Cancer Center
• Chemotherapy
• Childhood Cancer
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
• Effects of Cancer Treatment on Fertility
• Ewing Sarcoma
• Germ Cell Tumors
• Hodgkin Disease
• Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
• Leukemia
• Liver Tumors
• Lymphoma
• Melanoma
• Neuroblastoma
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Neurofibromatosis
• Neutropenia
• Osteosarcoma
• Radiation Therapy
• Retinoblastoma
• Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS)
• Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation
• Stem Cell Transplants

Digestive System

• Celiac Disease
• Constipation
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cystic Fibrosis and Nutrition
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Infectious Diarrhea
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Intestinal Malrotation
• Intussusception
• Lactose Intolerance
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis
• Peptic Ulcers
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Soiling (Encopresis)

Ears, Nose, Throat/Speech & Hearing

• Auditory Processing Disorder
• Balance Disorders
• Chronic Hoarseness
• Cleft Lip and Palate
• Cochlear Implants
• Ear Injuries
• Enlarged Adenoids
• Flying and Your Child's Ears
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey (Video)
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Four: Breaking the Silence
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter One: The Diagnosis
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Three: Surgery
• Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Two: Finding the Way
• How Can I Help My Child Handle Teasing?
• How Can I Teach My Daughter Tolerance?
• Middle Ear Infections and Ear Tube Surgery
• Ototoxicity (Ear Poisoning)
• Speech-Language Therapy
• Stuttering
• Tonsils and Tonsillectomies

Endocrine Glands, Growth & Diabetes

• Can Diabetes Be Prevented?
• Diabetes Center
• Failure to Thrive
• Treating Type 1 Diabetes
• Treating Type 2 Diabetes
• Type 1 Diabetes: What Is It?
• Type 2 Diabetes: What Is It?
• What Is Gestational Diabetes?
• What Is a Growth Disorder?

Genetic, Chromosomal & Metabolic Conditions

• Birth Defects
• Down Syndrome
• Dwarfism
• G6PD Deficiency
• Genetic Counseling
• Hemophilia
• Kids and Diabetes: Wendy's Story
• Marfan Syndrome
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Neurofibromatosis
• Newborn Screening Tests
• Tay-Sachs Disease
• Turner Syndrome
• When Your Baby Is Born With a Health Problem

Heart & Blood Vessels

• Anemia
• Arrhythmias
• Atrial Septal Defect
• Cholesterol and Your Child
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• Congenital Heart Defects
• G6PD Deficiency
• Heart Murmurs and Your Child
• Hemophilia
• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Hereditary Hemochromatosis
• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
• If Your Child Has a Heart Defect
• Iron-Deficiency Anemia
• Kawasaki Disease
• Marfan Syndrome
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Port-Wine Stains
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Stem Cell Transplants
• Strokes
• Thalassemias
• Ventricular Septal Defect
• When Your Child Needs a Heart Transplant
• von Willebrand Disease

Kidney & Urinary System

• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Kidney Diseases in Childhood
• Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Related Conditions
• When Your Child Has a Chronic Kidney Disease
• Wilms Tumor

Learning Disorders

• Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Understanding Dyslexia
• What Is ADHD?

Lungs & Respiratory System

• Apnea of Prematurity
• Asthma Basics
• Asthma and Teens
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cystic Fibrosis and Nutrition
• Managing Asthma
• Meconium Aspiration
• Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)

Sexual & Reproductive System

• Menstrual Problems
• Miscarriages
• Precocious Puberty
• Turner Syndrome
• Vaginal Yeast Infections
• Your Daughter's First Gynecological Exam

Sleep Disorders

• Apnea
• Night Terrors
• Sleepwalking
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Body Basics

• About Body Basics
• Blood
• Bones, Muscles, and Joints
• Brain and Nervous System
• Digestive System
• Endocrine System
• Eyes
• Female Reproductive System
• Heart and Circulatory System
• Immune System
• Kidneys and Urinary Tract
• Lungs and Respiratory System
• Male Reproductive System
• Metabolism
• Mouth and Teeth
• Skin, Hair, and Nails
• Spleen and Lymphatic System