General Q&A

Kids have lots of questions. We have lots of answers here.

• Are Video Games Bad for Me?
• Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears?
• Feeling Good About Your Body
• What Are Abdominals?
• What Are Airways?
• What Are Allergy Shots (Immunotherapy)?
• What Are Antibiotics?
• What Are Antihistamines?
• What Are Arteries and Veins?
• What Are Astringents?
• What Are Bacteria?
• What Are Beta Cells?
• What Are Blood Banks?
• What Are Blood Types?
• What Are Bronchial Tubes?
• What Are Canker Sores?
• What Are Carbohydrates?
• What Are Cells?
• What Are Chromosomes?
• What Are Corticosteroids?
• What Are Decongestants?
• What Are Disinfectants?
• What Are Dust Mites?
• What Are Ear Canals?
• What Are First-Degree Burns?
• What Are Freckles?
• What Are Germs?
• What Are Glands?
• What Are Hormones?
• What Are Kidney Stones?
• What Are Long-Term Control Medicines?
• What Are Migraines?
• What Are Palpitations?
• What Are Quick-Relief Medicines?
• What Are Reflexes?
• What Are Retractions?
• What Are Second-Degree Burns?
• What Are Sulfites?
• What Are Taste Buds?
• What Are Third-Degree Burns?
• What Are Triggers?
• What Are White Blood Cells?
• What Causes Hiccups?
• What Does Alignment Mean?
• What Does Autoimmunity Mean?
• What Does Contagious Mean?
• What Does Diagnosis Mean?
• What Does Dislocation Mean?
• What Is Bone Marrow?
• What Is Bronchoconstriction?
• What Is Bruxism?
• What Is Cancer?
• What Is Cellulitis?
• What Is Cerebral Palsy?
• What Is Cerumen?
• What Is Chemotherapy?
• What Is Coxsackievirus?
• What Is DNA?
• What Is Exercise-Induced Asthma?
• What Is GERD?
• What Is Hemophilia?
• What Is Histamine?
• What Is Hydrocephalus?
• What Is Kawasaki Disease?
• What Is Meningitis?
• What Is Multiple Sclerosis?
• What Is Otalgia?
• What Is Peritonitis?
• What Is a Coma?
• What Is a Complete Blood Count (CBC)?
• What Is a Gene?
• What Is a Lung Function Test?
• What Is the Cerebral Cortex?
• What Makes Me Sneeze?
• What's Addiction?
• What's Aerobic Activity?
• What's Anesthesia?
• What's Animal Dander?
• What's Astigmatism?
• What's Blood?
• What's Cauliflower Ear?
• What's Cholesterol?
• What's Congestion?
• What's Constipation?
• What's Dandruff?
• What's Depression?
• What's Diarrhea?
• What's Herpes Zoster?
• What's Pneumonia?
• What's Pollen?
• What's Protein?
• What's a Biopsy?
• What's a Birthmark?
• What's a Blackhead?
• What's a Bruise?
• What's a CT Scan/CAT Scan?
• What's a Cardiologist?
• What's a Cavity?
• What's a Cleft Lip?
• What's a Cleft Palate?
• What's a Cough?
• What's a Cyst?
• What's a Dermatologist?
• What's a Dietitian?
• What's a Funny Bone?
• What's a Microscope?
• What's a Pediatric Endocrinologist?
• What's a Pimple?
• What's a Spacer?
• What's a Spirometer?
• What's a Urinalysis?
• What's a Virus?
• What's a Whitehead?
• What's a Yeast Infection?
• What's an Adam's Apple?
• What's an Airway Obstruction?
• What's an Allergist?
• What's an Allergy?
• What's an Asthma Action Plan?
• What's an Asthma Flare-Up?
• What's an EEG (Electroencephalogram)?
• What's an X-Ray?
• What's the Diaphragm?
• When Will I Get My Period?
• Why Do Eyes Water?
• Why Do I Get an Electric Shock?
• Why Do I Have Pain?
• Why Do I Have a Belly Button?
• Why Do I Need to Sleep?
• Why Do I Need to Wash My Hands?
• Why Do I Yawn?
• Why Does My Foot Fall Asleep?
• Why Does My Nose Run?
• Why Does My Skin Get Wrinkly in Water?

Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.

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