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  • Keeping Your Child Healthy During Cancer Remission for Parents


    Many families with a child in remission feel empowered to make lifestyle changes that could benefit their child's health in the future. Here are some tips.

  • Birth Control: The Pill for Parents


    The birth control pill (also called “the Pill”) is a daily pill taken to help prevent pregnancy. Help your teen by getting answers to common questions.

  • Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver (UESL) for Parents


    Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver (UESL) is a rare kind of liver cancer that happens mostly in children.

  • Chemotherapy for Kids


    Chemotherapy is a big word for treatment with medicines used to help people who have cancer. This medicine kills the cancer cells that are making the person sick.

  • Cancer Basics for Teens


    Get the basics on cancer and cancer treatments in this article.

  • The IUD for Teens


    Before you consider having sex, you need to know how to protect yourself. Learn more about the IUD and to find out how well it works for teens.

  • Immunotherapy to Treat Cancer for Parents


    This promising new type of cancer treatment stimulates a person's immune system so it is better able to fight disease.

  • What Is PCP? for Parents


    PCP abuse is less common these days, mostly because of the drug's scary side effects. Find out more about the drug phencyclidine.

  • Vitiligo for Parents


    While vitiligo might make kids self-conscious, this skin condition is not medically dangerous. Kids with vitiligo are as healthy as other kids.

  • Giving Opioid Prescription Pain Medicine: What Parents Need to Know for Parents


    If your child’s health care provider prescribed a prescription pain medicine that contains an opioid, you probably have many questions about how to use it safely. Get answers here.

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