Featured Health Conditions
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Does your child complain of joint pain, swelling, and inflammation? Does he or she have a high fever, rash, swollen glands, or eye inflammation? If so, ask your doctor about juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
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Diabetes in Children
Diabetes often runs in families and children who have parents, siblings, or grandparents with the condition are at increased risk. Childhood obesity and a lack of regular exercise also increase the risk for diabetes.
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Sun Safety
Most lifetime sun exposure occurs during childhood and overexposure to the sun can have a number of short-term and long-term effects. Protect your children from harmful effects of the sun.
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Health News
Read about recent developments in health care.
- Mammograms on the Decline
- Choking Risks and Kids
- Antidepressant May Interfere with Breast Cancer Treatment
- Taking a Cholesterol-Lowering Statin May Increase the Risk of Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Drug Alert
- Reassuring News About Leflunomide During Pregnancy
- Hypertension Predicts Dementia in People with Cognitive Dysfunction
- Treating Both Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
- Beer for Bones?
- Massachusetts Restaurants To Be Safer for People With Food Allergies
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Asthma/Allergies, Breast Cancer, Cholesterol, Depression & Anxiety, Diabetes, Hypertension, Kids' Health, Nutrition & Weight Control, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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