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
• Hives
• Lactose Intolerance
• Peanut Allergy
• Tree Nut Allergy
• What Are Allergies?

Asthma

• Air Pollution & Asthma
• Asthma
• Asthma (Topic Center)
• Asthma Diary
• Can Kids With Asthma Play Sports?
• Can the Weather Affect My Asthma?
• Dealing With Asthma Triggers
• Handling an Asthma Flare-Up
• How Do Asthma Medicines Work?
• If I Have Asthma, Can I Keep My Pet?
• Kat's Asthma Story
• School and Asthma
• Smoking and Asthma
• Traveling and Asthma
• What Are Long-Term Control Medicines?
• What Are Quick-Relief Medicines?
• What's an Asthma Action Plan?
• What's the Difference Between a Nebulizer and an Inhaler?
• Your House: How to Make It Asthma-Safe

Bladder, Kidneys & Urinary Tract

• Bedwetting
• What's a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)?

Blood

• Sickle Cell Disease
• What Is Hemophilia?
• What's Anemia?
• What's Blood?

Bones, Muscles & Joints

• Arthritis
• Casts
• How Broken Bones Heal
• Splints

Brain & Nervous System

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Epilepsy
• Memory Matters
• Tourette Syndrome
• What Is Bell's Palsy?
• What Is Cerebral Palsy?
• What Is Hydrocephalus?
• What Is Meningitis?
• What Is a Coma?

Cancer

• Cancer (Topic Center)
• Chemotherapy
• What Is Chemotherapy?
• When a Friend Has Cancer

Diabetes

• Carbohydrates and Diabetes
• Chandler's Diabetes Story
• Diabetes (Topic Center)

Glands, Hormones & Diabetes

• Diabetes and High Blood Sugar
• Going to School When You Have Diabetes
• Keeping Track of Your Blood Sugar
• What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
• What Is the Thyroid?

Heart & Lungs

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Heart Murmurs
• Incentive Spirometer
• Words to Know (Heart Glossary)

Infections Kids Can Get

• Athlete's Foot
• Chickenpox
• Cold Sores
• Hepatitis
• Impetigo
• Jock Itch
• Lyme Disease
• Mononucleosis (Mono)
• Pinkeye
• Pinworms
• Ringworm
• Strep Throat
• What Are Germs?
• What Are HIV and AIDS?
• What Is Bell's Palsy?
• What Is Bronchiolitis?
• What Is an Ear Infection?
• What Makes Chickenpox Itch?
• What's Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)?
• What's Scarlet Fever?
• What's Sinusitis?
• What's a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)?

Learning & Emotional Problems

• ADHD
• Be Mindful to Stress Less
• Down Syndrome
• Dyslexia
• Learning Problems
• OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
• Therapy for ADHD

Sight, Speech & Hearing

• Blindness
• Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears?
• Glasses and Contact Lenses
• Strabismus
• Stuttering and Speech Problems
• What's Hearing Loss?

Skin

• Acne
• Athlete's Foot
• Blisters
• Eczema
• Hives
• Impetigo
• Jock Itch
• Poison Ivy
• Rashes
• Ringworm
• Scars
• What's Ringworm?

Stomach, Intestines & Liver

• Celiac Disease
• Constipation
• Food Poisoning
• Indigestion
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• What Is GERD?
• What's Appendicitis?

Teeth & Mouth

• Bad Breath
• Braces
• Canker Sores
• Cold Sores
• Going to the Orthodontist
• Tonsillitis
• What Are Retainers?
• What's a Cavity?