Children's Health |
Children//'s Health; Pediatrics |
Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents (from newborn to age 18-21). The word pediatrics is derived from two Greek words paidi (παιδί) which means "boy" and iatros (ιατρός) which means "doctor". Most pediatricians are members of a national body, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Canadian Paediatric Society, the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, the Royal College O ...
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- 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Administering an Acupressure Treatment (HealthWorld)
- Alternative Medicine and Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
- America's Children 2003: Highlights (Federal Interagency forum on Child and Family Statistics)
- America's Children and the Environment (Environmental Protection Agency)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrician Referral Service (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Cleveland Clinic)
- Aromatherapy and Children (HealthWorld)
- Asthma and Your Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- Asthma Education Program (Cleveland Clinic)
- Back to Basics: Keeping Kids Healthy in School (Cleveland Clinic)
- BAM! Body and Mind (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Bed-wetting (HealthWorld)
- Bicycle Helmet Safety (Cleveland Clinic)
- BMI for Children and Teens (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Bronchiolitis and Your Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- Brushing, Flossing and other Care Tips for Your Child/'s Teeth (Cleveland Clinic)
- Burns (HealthWorld)
- Cabinet and Window Locks (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cancer Incidence and Survival Among Children: U.S. (National Cancer Institute)
- Caring for Your Child/'s Teeth (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cómo Alimentarse y Mantenerse Activo Durante Toda la Vida: Cómo ayudar a su hijo (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Cellulitis and Your Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- Chest Pain in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Child Abuse (Cleveland Clinic)
- Child Development (HealthWorld)
- Child Eye Exams (Cleveland Clinic)
- Child Health USA 2002 (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)
- Child with a Long-Term Illness (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Childhood Acne (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Allergies (HealthWorld)
- Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition (Cleveland Clinic)
- Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition: Why Milk Matters Now for Children and Teens (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Childhood Asthma (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Asthma (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Bronchitis (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Colic (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Constipation (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Cough (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Depression is Challenge for Kids, Parents (Cleveland Clinic)
- Childhood Development: Learning to Move (Cleveland Clinic)
- Childhood Diarrhea (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Diarrhea (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Diarrhea (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Ear Infections (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Earaches (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Flu (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Headaches (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Hiccups (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Illnesses: The Usual Suspects (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Childhood Immunization (Cleveland Clinic)
- Childhood Nausea (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Nosebleeds (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Respiratory and Other Infections (Cleveland Clinic)
- Childhood Skin Rashes (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Vomiting and Nausea (HealthWorld)
- Children and Herbal Therapy (HealthWorld)
- Children in Hospitals Frequently Experience Medical Injuries (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Children''''s Health (HealthWorld)
- Children''s Health: Cut''s, Scrapes, & Punctures (HealthWorld)
- Children's Health (National Institutes of Health)
- Children's Health (Medline Plus)
- Children's Health Publications (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS)
- Children/'s Eye Problems (Cleveland Clinic)
- Children/'s Heart Health (Cleveland Clinic)
- Choosing A Pediatric Care Provider (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cleft Lip and Palate (Cleveland Clinic)
- Colic (HealthWorld)
- Croup and Your Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- Curbing Childhood Obesity (Cleveland Clinic)
- Deafness (Cleveland Clinic)
- Dehydration and Your Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- Dental X-rays (Cleveland Clinic)
- Dietary Guidelines (HealthWorld)
- Dosage Guidelines for Herbs and Nutritional Supplements (HealthWorld)
- Earaches in Children: A Painful Problem for Many Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Easing Children/'s Fears about the Dentist (Cleveland Clinic)
- Elimination Diet (HealthWorld)
- Elimination Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Emergency Medical Services for Children (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
- Emotional Upset (HealthWorld)
- Eye Safety and Sports (Cleveland Clinic)
- Facts for Life (UNICEF)
- Family Shapedown to Shape Up (Cleveland Clinic)
- FASTATS: Child and Infant Health (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Fever (HealthWorld)
- Fever in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Finding a Certified Pediatrician (American Board of Pediatrics)
- Finding a Doctor for Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
- Fitness and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation)
- Foot and Ankle Problems in Pediatrics and Adolesce (Cleveland Clinic)
- For Kids' Sake: Think Toy Safety (Consumer Product Safety Commission) - Links to PDF File
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD)/Acid Reflux in Infants and Children (Cleveland Clinic)
- Glossary of Imaging and Scanning Tests (Nemours Foundation)
- Got a Sick Kid? Don’t Guess. Read the Label (Food and Drug Administration)
- Growing Pains (Nemours Foundation)
- Gun Safety (Cleveland Clinic)
- Halloween Safety (Cleveland Clinic)
- Healing Little Hearts: Pediatric Diseases (Cleveland Clinic)
- HealtheHouse (Children's Health Environmental Coalition)
- Healthy Eating (Nemours Foundation)
- Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Across Your Lifespan: Helping Your Child (Tips for Parents) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Hearing Evaluation in Children (Nemours Foundation)
- Helping the Overweight Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- Helping Your Overweight Child (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Herbs and Children (HealthWorld)
- HHS Issues New Report Showing More American Children Received Health Insurance in Early 2002 (National Center for Health Statistics)
- High Cholesterol in Children (Cleveland Clinic)
- Home Aerosol Treatment-Pediatrics (Cleveland Clinic)
- Home Treatment of Fever (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Homeopathic Medicines for Children (HealthWorld)
- Homeopathic Pediatrics (HealthWorld)
- Homeopathic Pediatrics - Safer, Saner Medicines for Our Children (HealthWorld)
- Homework and Study Suggestions (Cleveland Clinic)
- How Does the Child Welfare System Work? (National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information)
- How Much Sleep Is Enough for My Child? (Nemours Foundation)
- How to Care for a Seriously Ill Child (Nemours Foundation)
- How to Talk to Your Child's Doctor (Nemours Foundation)
- Hugs, Not Drugs (HealthWorld)
- Infections (Nemours Foundation)
- Information for Pediatric Patients and Their Families: The Clinical Center Patient Coloring Book (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center)
- Inline Skating and Skateboard Safety (Cleveland Clinic)
- Insure Kids Now: Find Your State (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - links to state programs for free or low cost health insurance for children.
- KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation)
- Knowing Your Child's Medical History (Nemours Foundation)
- Malrotation (Cleveland Clinic)
- Medical Care and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation)
- Medicine and Your Child: How to Give Your Child the Right Dose (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Microcephaly (Cleveland Clinic)
- Milk Matters for Your Child's Health! [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Mouth Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (Nemours Foundation)
- My Trip to the Hospital Coloring Book (American Society of Anesthesiologists) - Links to PDF File
- National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
- National Children's Study (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- New Book Offers Guidance for Parents of Gravely-Ill Children (Cleveland Clinic)
- New Guidelines for Scooter and Skateboard Use (Cleveland Clinic)
- New National Survey Data Detail Quality of Health Care For Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Nine Hours of Sleep Key to "Back to School" Success (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Nutrition and Dental Health (Cleveland Clinic)
- Nutritional Programs for Adolescence (HealthWorld)
- Nutritional Programs for Childhood (HealthWorld)
- Nutritional Programs for Infancy (HealthWorld)
- Occupational Therapy for Children with Psychosocial Deficits (American Occupational Therapy Association)
- Omphalocele (Cleveland Clinic)
- Otitis Media and Your Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- Pain in Children (Cleveland Clinic)
- Parental Dilemma: What to Do When Your Child Is Sick (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls. Your Daughter's Bones Need Your Support (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Preparing Your Child for Visits to the Doctor (Nemours Foundation)
- Preventing Myopia in Children (Cleveland Clinic)
- Questions and Answers about Scoliosis In Children and Adolescents (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Raising Kids (Cleveland Clinic)
- Reduced: Unnecessary Antibiotics for Children (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Repeated Infections in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Repositioning Techniques for Infants (Cleveland Clinic)
- Rotavirus and Your Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- RSV and Your Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- Runny Nose (with Green and Yellow Mucus) (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases) - Links to PDF File
- Screening Tests for Children (Up to 12) (Lab Tests Online)
- Sealants (Cleveland Clinic)
- Seizure (HealthWorld)
- Smoke Detectors (Cleveland Clinic)
- Sore Throat (Pharyngitis) and Your Child (Cleveland Clinic)
- Sports Physicals (Cleveland Clinic)
- Star Sleeper (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Students with Chronic Illnesses: Guidance for Families, Schools and Students (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Taking Your Child's Temperature (Nemours Foundation)
- Talking to the Pharmacist (Nemours Foundation)
- Teaching Your Children Well (Cleveland Clinic)
- Teen Birth Rate Down, Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Drops, Kids More Likely to Be Overweight (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Teen Birth Rate Down, Youth Less Likely to Be Involved in Violent Crimes, Kids More Likely to Be Overweight (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- The National Childrens Study (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- The Vaccines (HealthWorld)
- Therapeutic Uses of Aromatherapy (HealthWorld)
- Tips to Protect Children from Environmental Risks (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection)
- Vaccination: A Sacrament of Modern Medicine (HealthWorld)
- Vision Check-ups for Children: Eyes Should be Checked Early (Cleveland Clinic)
- When to Call Your Child's Doctor (Nemours Foundation)
- Why Doctors Order Laboratory Tests (Nemours Foundation)
- Word! A Glossary of Medical Words (Nemours Foundation) - for kids
- You and Your Pediatrician (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Young People With Cancer: A Handbook for Parents (National Cancer Institute)
- Your Child and Medication (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Your Child's Cough (Nemours Foundation)
- Your Child's Physical: What to Know Before You Go (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Your Child's Vision (Nemours Foundation)
- Your Child/'s First Dental Visit (Cleveland Clinic)
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

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