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Educating Children & Teens with CFS: The Show Must Go On
Children and teens with CFS have many of the same issues as other children with chronic illnesses, confounded by the fact that they have an illness which is poorly understood, often misunderstood, and…
Congenital Heart Disease: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction: A baby's heart begins to beat as early as 22 days into the pregnancy. But it doesn't always progress properly. What is congenital heart disease? Complex folding and development of the he…
West Nile Virus
Dr. Greene's Answer: The West Nile virus (WNV) can be scary, but even in places where it has been appearing for a few years, the number of people who get it is very, very tiny. Thankfully, the majorit…
GERD and Pyloric Stenosis
Dr. Greene's Answer: GERD stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Normally, when we eat, food passes from our mouths to our stomachs through a tube called the esophagus. When food or acid in the s…
Pneumonia: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to pneumonia: The word "pneumonia" sounds alarm bells in many parents. It is understandably disturbing because some pneumonias are quite serious, particularly in those whose immune system…
Diarrhea: Your A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to diarrhea: Normal baby stool can look a lot like an adult's diarrhea stool. Healthy baby poop is often soft and runny, and (especially in the first month) quite frequent. One 2-week-old…
Congenital Hip Dislocation: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to congenital hip dislocation: Waddling, limping, toe-walking, and unequal leg lengths in a toddler or older child may be the sign of a hip problem that went undiagnosed in infancy. One g…
Bronchiolitis: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to bronchiolitis: Worried parents stand over the crib, listening to their baby cough and struggle to breathe. He may have bronchiolitis. Most parents have heard of pneumonia or bronchitis…
Cold Sores: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to cold sores: Kids often feel the tingling before you can see the sore. If your child has a cold sore, he is likely to have them again and again before he grows up. You will want to lear…
Clubfoot: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction: What do Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, Super Bowl Champion All-Pro quarterback Troy Aikman, actor-writer-musician-composer Dudley Moore, Hall of Fame sports announ…
Cleft Lip and Palate: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to cleft lip and palate: If parents think of adults they have known with repaired cleft lips, they might not be aware that surgical techniques and results have improved over recent years.…
Chickenpox: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to chickenpox: Chickenpox is one of the classic childhood diseases. A young child covered in pox and out of school for a week is a typical scene. The first half of the week feels miserabl…
Cerebral Palsy: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to cerebral palsy: When parents hear the words "cerebral palsy," it often conjures up an image of a twisted, wheel chair-bound child. Cerebral palsy can have a broad range of severity. So…
Celiac Disease: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction The little child just never seems to be feeling well. She doesn't like to eat. She's clingy and cranky. It seems like she always has loose stools. She's not growing well. I wish she would…
Astigmatism: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to astigmatism: Children with significant astigmatism have to work harder to see well. This can lead to eyestrain, fatigue, and even headaches. What is it? Rays of light that enter the ey…
Arboviruses: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to arboviruses: The West Nile virus has been in the news in recent years, but it is only one example of the arboviruses, a group than can and does cause serious illness. The La Crosse vir…
Anemia (Low hemoglobin): A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to anemia: Blood is a straw-colored liquid packed with red blood cells (which deliver oxygen to the body), white blood cells (which provide protection from infections), and platelets (lit…
Amblyopia (Lazy eye): A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to Amblyopia: Sometimes even children with perfect eyes can't see well. How can this be? What is Amblyopia? Practice makes perfect. Young eyes need practice in order for mature vision to …
Adenovirus: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to adenovirus: Most parents haven't heard of adenovirus, but most children get it several times ? especially in the first 2 years of life. What is adenovirus? Adenoviruses are very common…
Anorectal Malformations: A-to-Z Guide from Diagnosis to Treatment to Prevention
Introduction to anorectal malformations Very early in development, the urinary tract, rectum, and anus are all part of the same structure. They separate by the seventh week of gestation. At the time o…