Childhood Illness

Find tips on how to properly and safely give medication to your sick child.

Use this school form if you need to give the school permission to give your child medication.

Use this article to find out when to keep your sick child home from school.

Learn the causes and symptoms of diarrhea, and how to treat it.

Keep your household healthy this winter with this checklist of the 10 best cold- and flu-fighting tips. Give winter illness the cold shoulder!

Learn how to prevent Listeria.

Find out about Still's Disease, a form of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA), which is a connective tissue disease.

Certain foods have been known to aggravate children's eczema, such as eggs, milk, wheat products, and soy.

There are two types of ear infections -- otitis media (a middle ear infection) and otitis externa ("swimmer's ear," or an infection of the external ear canal). There is normally no fever with otitis externa.

Most over-the-counter cold medicines do not work very well in babies, and they can have noticeable side effects.

There is no published research on the effectiveness of chondroitin or glucosamine for the treatment of Osgood-Schlatter disease.

Teach your kids to stay healthy with these tips.

Learn about eczema in children, and the best ways to treat it.

Our expert sorts through the symptoms of colds, allergies, and asthma.

Find out when it's advisable to give a four-year-old vitamin supplements.

How do you deal with a child who constantly convinces herself she's sick?

Before giving a child any medicinal drug or herb, it's important to discuss the relative risks and benefits of it with the pediatrician.

Do you have questions about the common cold? We've got the answers.