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Even kids can have health problems. Some problems are serious - and some are not so serious. You can get all the info you need about health problems like cancer, asthma, diabetes and more in these articles written just for kids like you.

Allergies and Immune System
	Celiac Disease
	Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
	Egg Allergy
	Food Allergies
	Help With Hives
	Lactose Intolerance
	Learning About Allergies
	Nut and Peanut Allergy
Asthma
	Asthma
	Asthma Movie
	Can Kids With Asthma Play Sports?
	Can the Weather Affect My Asthma?
	Dealing With Asthma Triggers
	Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
	Handling an Asthma Flare-Up
	How Do Asthma Medicines Work?
	If I Have Asthma, Can I Keep My Pet?
	Kat's Asthma Story
	Kids' Asthma Center
	Ozone, Air Quality, and Asthma
	School and Asthma
	Smoking and Asthma
	Traveling and Asthma
	What's a Peak Flow Meter?
	What's an Asthma Action Plan?
	What's an Asthma Flare-Up?
	What's the Difference Between a Nebulizer and an Inhaler?
	Who Can Use an Inhaler?
	Your House: How to Make It Asthma-Safe
Birth Defects & Genetic Problems
	Albinism
	Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
	Down Syndrome
	Marfan Syndrome
	Spina Bifida
	What "Mental Retardation" Means
	What Is a Gene?
Bladder, Kidneys & Urinary Tract
	Bedwetting
	Chronic Kidney Diseases
	Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
	What's the Deal With Dialysis?
Blood
	About Anemia
	Do You Know About Sickle Cell Anemia?
	How to Deal With Hemophilia
	The Truth About Transfusions
	What's Blood?
Bones, Muscles & Joints
	Guillain-Barré Syndrome
	Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
	Life With Lupus
	Problems With Legs and Feet
	Scoliosis
	Spina Bifida
	The Meaning of Muscular Dystrophy
Brain & Nervous System
	Autism
	Bell's Palsy
	Cerebral Palsy
	Concussions
	Epilepsy
	Guillain-Barré Syndrome
	Memory Matters
	Meningitis
	Spina Bifida
	Tourette Syndrome
	What Is a Coma?
Cancer
	Amanda's Hodgkin's Story
	Chemotherapy
	Help! It's Hair Loss!
	Hodgkin's Disease
	Radiation Therapy
	Some Kinds of Cancer Kids Get
	Staying Connected: Savannah's Story
	Then and Now: Shanon's Cancer Story
	What Is Cancer?
	When a Friend Has Cancer
	When Cancer Keeps You Home
Diabetes
	Can Diabetes Be Prevented?
	Nick Jonas & Diabetes: Call Me Mr. Positive
	Type 1 Diabetes: How Is It Treated?
	Type 1 Diabetes: What Is It?
	Type 2 Diabetes: How Is It Treated?
	Type 2 Diabetes: What Is It?
Glands and Hormones
	Growth Disorders
	Thyroid Disorders
Heart & Lungs
	Atrial Septal Defect
	Cystic Fibrosis
	Cystic Fibrosis: Diet and Nutrition
	Heart Murmurs
	Mitral Valve Prolapse
	The Woes of Whooping Cough
Infections
	Appendicitis
	Athlete's Foot
	Bell's Palsy
	Bird Flu (Avian Flu)
	Botulism
	Cellulitis
	Chickenpox
	Coping With Cold Sores
	E. Coli
	Fungal Infections
	Hepatitis
	HIV and AIDS
	Impetigo
	Lyme Disease
	Meningitis
	Pinkeye
	Pinworms
	Pneumonia
	Rabies
	Scabies
	Swine Flu
	Swine Flu and School Closings
	The Scoop on Strep Throat
	The Woes of Whooping Cough
	What Is an Ear Infection?
	What Is Anthrax?
	What Is Smallpox?
	What Makes Chickenpox Itch?
	What's Mono?
	What's West Nile Virus?
Learning & Emotional Problems
	ADHD Medicines
	Being Afraid
	Bipolar Disorder
	Dyslexia
	Kids and Eating Disorders
	Learning Problems
	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
	Stealing
	What Is Hyperactivity?
Sight, Speech & Hearing
	Blindness
	Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears?
	Going to the Audiologist
	Hearing Impairment: Advice From Kristin
	Laryngitis
	Seeing Your Way Through Strabismus
	Stuttering
	What's Hearing Loss?
Skin
	A Boy and A Birthmark: Evan's Story
	Acne
	Acne Myths
	Albinism
	Athlete's Foot
	Blisters, Calluses, and Corns
	Cellulitis
	Eek! It's Eczema!
	Fungal Infections
	Help With Hives
	Help! It's Hair Loss!
	Impetigo
	Poison Ivy
	Rashes: The Itchy Truth
	Scabies
	The Story on Scars
Stomach, Intestines & Liver
	"Stomach Flu"
	Appendicitis
	Botulism
	Celiac Disease
	Constipation
	E. Coli
	Food Poisoning
	Have You Heard of GERD?
	Indigestion
	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
	Irritable Bowel Syndrome
	Salmonellosis
	Ugh! Ulcers
Teeth & Mouth
	Affording Braces
	All About Adenoids
	Bad Breath
	Braces
	Canker Sores
	Coping With Cold Sores
	Going to the Orthodontist
	Snoring
	Taking the Bite Out of Bruxism
	The Reality of Retainers
	Tonsillitis
	What's a Cavity?