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Doctors and nurses get information from medicine labels and packages, textbooks, and research journals. They also share knowledge with other doctors and nurses and talk to the people who make and sell medicines. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Doctors and nurses get information from medicine l...

When deciding whether or not to use a medicine in pregnancy, you and your doctor need to talk about the medicine's benefits and risks. • Benefits: what are the good things the medicine can do for me and my growing baby (fetus)? • Risks: what are the ...

When deciding whether or not to use a medicine in ...

Here's a pop quiz: What kinds of food can kids with cystic fibrosis (say: sis-tik fy-bro-sus) eat? mac 'n cheese hot dogs broccoli caramel apples all of the aboveIf you picked #5, you're right! Kids with cystic fibrosis (CF) can eat all of these food...

Here's a pop quiz: What kinds of food can kids wit...

Flames Get Dangerous FastIt will melt your marshmallows and glow brightly on your birthday cake's candles. But did you know that even a very small fire can get out of control and burn down a whole house? Or that many fires are started by kids?Fire mo...

Flames Get Dangerous FastIt will melt your marshma...

What Is Guillain-Barré Syndrome?Guillain-Barré syndrome (say: ghee-yan bah-ray sin-drome) is a rare medical condition that affects a person's immune system and nerves. The immune system, which usually keeps a person from getting sick, starts damaging...

What Is Guillain-Barré Syndrome?Guillain-Barré syn...

After eating some big, juicy strawberries, you decide to walk to your friend's house. Just as you're turning the corner, you notice reddish bumps and patches on your arms and chest. What are these itchy welts or blotches on your skin? Should you turn...

After eating some big, juicy strawberries, you dec...

Seth is 10 years old, and he gets noticed a lot — but not for his cool skateboard or new sneakers. Seth gets second looks from people because he twitches, shrugs, jerks his shoulders, and flexes his jaw. He can stop doing these things, but not for lo...

Seth is 10 years old, and he gets noticed a lot — ...

You both like basketball, listen to the same music, and eat strawberry ice cream with chocolate chips. How could anyone else have so much in common?He has the coolest hair, and he is so funny, but every time you see him, you feel shy and embarrassed....

You both like basketball, listen to the same music...

Your body has its own system for fighting off sickness called the immune system, but sometimes it doesn't work correctly. When this happens, a person may have an autoimmune (say: aw-toe-ih-myoon) disease. Lupus (say: loo-pus) is one of those diseases...

Your body has its own system for fighting off sick...

Remember that great summer vacation you took last year? When you think back on it, you might see flashes of a day you spent swimming or a night spent watching fireworks explode high in the sky.But how do you store those images, so you can enjoy them ...

Remember that great summer vacation you took last ...

Everyone has been on a diet. Does that sound strange? Well, it's true. A diet is simply the collection of the foods you regularly eat. But the word "diet" also can mean an attempt to lose weight by limiting calories or types of food.You may know some...

Everyone has been on a diet. Does that sound stran...

Did you ever notice how TV commercials for breakfast cereal always mention vitamins and minerals? But when you think of minerals, food isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Aren't minerals something you find in the earth, like iron and quartz?Wel...

Did you ever notice how TV commercials for breakfa...

Fat is a component in food. Some foods, including most fruits and vegetables, have almost no fat. Other foods have plenty of fat. They include nuts, oils, butter, and meats like beef.The name — fat — may make it sound like something you shouldn't eat...

Fat is a component in food. Some foods, including ...

The leftovers in the fridge smelled a little weird, but you went ahead and ate them. You were so hungry, you didn't even heat them up. A couple of hours later, though, you started to feel sick. Powerful waves of pain rumbled through your stomach. The...

The leftovers in the fridge smelled a little weird...

Have you ever heard a family member talk about your first step or the first word you spoke? For kids with cerebral palsy, called CP for short, taking a first step or saying a first word is not as easy. That's because CP is a condition that can affect...

Have you ever heard a family member talk about you...

If you've ever played outside, chances are you've been bugged by insects or other crawly creatures. Maybe unwelcome ants joined you at a picnic in the park or a bee buzzed around your head while you were playing catch.None of this may have bothered y...

If you've ever played outside, chances are you've ...

Your mom says not to drink soda at night because the caffeine will keep you awake. And she says she "needs her caffeine" in the morning when she's reaching for her cup of coffee. So what is caffeine, anyway? Caffeine Is a Common ChemicalCaffeine (say...

Your mom says not to drink soda at night because t...

Bell's palsy is a rare illness that causes a problem with the nerves in a person's face. This nerve trouble can paralyze one side of the face and make the person look different because that one side is frozen or droopy. The condition might cause pain...

Bell's palsy is a rare illness that causes a probl...

People who have certain kinds of allergies are more likely to have asthma. Do you have allergies that affect your nose and eyes, causing stuff like a runny nose or red, itchy eyes? If so, you're more likely to have asthma, too. Whatever causes the al...

People who have certain kinds of allergies are mor...

"That's loaded with calories!""Are you counting your calories?"When people talk about the calories in food, what do they mean? A calorie is a unit of measurement — but it doesn't measure weight or length. A calorie is a unit of energy. When you hear ...

"That's loaded with calories!""Are you counting yo...

Bee, or honeybee, is the word many people use to describe any flying insect that has wings and a stinger. But honeybees are really only one of a group of insects that includes other bees, wasps, and ants.Bees are fuzzy insects that feed on flowers. T...

Bee, or honeybee, is the word many people use to d...