Infections

• Chickenpox
• Children's illness: Top 5 causes of missed school
• Cold medicines for kids: What's the risk?
• Common cold
• Croup
• Ear infection, middle ear
• Fever treatment: Quick guide to treating a fever
• Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
• Parvovirus infection
• Respiratory syncytial virus
• Rotavirus
• Sick child? Plan ahead to reduce sick-day stress
• Sore throat
• Strep throat
• Swimmer's ear
• Thermometer basics: Taking your child's temperature
• Tonsillitis

Injuries

• Greenstick fractures
• Growth plate fractures

Tools

• Ear infection guide
• Ear infections in children quiz: Get the facts
• Slide show: Choosing a thermometer

Ask a children's health specialist

• Chickenpox vaccination: Is it 100 percent effective?
• Coxsackievirus infection in children: Is it serious?
• Croup treatment: Does high humidity relieve symptoms?
• Dislocated elbow: A common injury in toddlers
• Motion sickness: Tips for preventing it in kids?
• Recurring strep throat: When is tonsillectomy useful?
• Using an oral thermometer: How do I clean it?
• Warm-mist vs. cool-mist humidifier: Which is better for a cold?

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