Health Problems

Even kids can have health problems. Some problems are serious - and some are not so serious. You can get all the info you need about health problems like cancer, asthma, muscular dystrophy, and more.

Allergies & Immune System

• Celiac Disease
• Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
• Egg Allergy
• Food Allergies
• Help With Hives
• If I Have a Nut Allergy, Can I Eat Coconut?
• Lactose Intolerance
• Learning About Allergies
• Nut and Peanut Allergy
• Will Pet Hair on My Clothes Bother My Allergic Friends?

Asthma

• Asthma Center
• Asthma: Alexis' Story (Video)

Birth Defects & Genetic Problems

• Albinism
• Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
• Down Syndrome
• Emily's Story: Little Person, Big Life (Dwarfism)
• Marfan Syndrome
• Spina Bifida
• What Is a Gene?
• What Is an Intellectual Disability?

Bladder, Kidneys & Urinary Tract

• Bedwetting
• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
• What's the Deal With Dialysis?

Blood

• About Anemia
• How to Deal With Hemophilia
• Sickle Cell Disease
• The Truth About Transfusions
• What's Blood?

Bones, Muscles & Joints

• Arthritis
• Back Problem: Kyphosis
• Buckle Fractures
• Casts
• Comminuted Fractures
• Greenstick Fractures
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome
• How Broken Bones Heal
• Life With Lupus
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Problems With Legs and Feet
• Scoliosis
• Spina Bifida
• Splints

Brain & Nervous System

• Autism
• Bell's Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy
• Epilepsy
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome
• In the Band: Jens' Story
• Memory Matters
• Meningitis
• Spina Bifida
• Tourette Syndrome
• What Is a Coma?
• Word! Bell's Palsy
• Word! Cerebral Palsy

Cancer

• Cancer Center

Diabetes

• Diabetes Center
• Diabetes: Grace's Story (Video)

Glands, Hormones & Diabetes

• Diabetes Center
• Growth Disorders
• Thyroid Disorders

Heart & Lungs

• Atrial Septal Defect
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cystic Fibrosis: Diet and Nutrition
• Heart Murmurs
• I Had Heart Surgery: Noah's Story
• Incentive Spirometer
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• The Heart
• Whooping Cough
• Word! Cystic Fibrosis
• Words to Know (Heart Glossary)

Infections

• Appendicitis
• Athlete's Foot
• Bell's Palsy
• Botulism
• Cellulitis
• Chickenpox
• Cold Sores
• E. Coli
• Ebola
• HIV and AIDS
• Hepatitis
• Impetigo
• Jock Itch
• Lyme Disease
• Meningitis
• Pinkeye
• Pinworms
• Pneumonia
• Rabies
• Ringworm
• Scabies
• Strep Throat
• What Is Anthrax?
• What Is Smallpox?
• What Is an Ear Infection?
• What Makes Chickenpox Itch?
• What's Mono?
• What's West Nile Virus?
• Whooping Cough
• Word! Bell's Palsy

Learning & Emotional Problems

• ADHD
• Being Afraid
• Dyslexia
• Kids and Eating Disorders
• Learning Problems
• Mindfulness
• Mindfulness Exercises
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Stealing
• Therapy for ADHD

Sight, Speech & Hearing

• Blindness
• Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears?
• Corneal Abrasions
• Going to the Audiologist
• Laryngitis
• Perforated Eardrum
• Strabismus
• Stuttering
• Styes
• What's Hearing Loss?

Skin

• Abscess
• Acne
• Acne Myths
• Albinism
• Athlete's Foot
• Blisters, Calluses, and Corns
• Cellulitis
• Eczema
• Hair Loss
• Help With Hives
• Impetigo
• Jock Itch
• Poison Ivy
• Rashes: The Itchy Truth
• Ringworm
• Scabies
• Scars
• Skin Problem: Psoriasis

Stomach, Intestines & Liver

• "Stomach Flu"
• Appendicitis
• Botulism
• Celiac Disease
• Constipation
• E. Coli
• Food Poisoning
• Have You Heard of GERD?
• Indigestion
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Salmonellosis
• Ugh! Ulcers

Teeth & Mouth

• All About Adenoids
• Bad Breath
• Braces
• Canker Sores
• Cold Sores
• Going to the Orthodontist
• Snoring
• Taking the Bite Out of Bruxism
• The Reality of Retainers
• Tonsillitis
• What's a Cavity?