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By meeting yearly with your teen, the doctor can keep track of changes in physical, mental, and social development and offer advice against unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking and drinking. The doctor also can help your child understand the importan...

By meeting yearly with your teen, the doctor can k...

By meeting yearly with your teen, the doctor can keep track of changes in physical, mental, and social development and offer advice against unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking and drinking. The doctor also can help your child understand the importan...

By meeting yearly with your teen, the doctor can k...

What to Believe? - Attention, parents: TV viewing can be harmful to kids! - Attention, parents: TV viewing is not harmful to your kids! Which is right? Depending on which story you came across, either is correct — at least for a time. Researchers rep...

What to Believe? - Attention, parents: TV viewing ...

Well-Child Visits Regular well-child doctor exams are essential to keeping kids healthy and up-to-date with immunizations against many dangerous diseases. A checkup also is a chance for you to talk with the doctor about developmental and safety issue...

Well-Child Visits Regular well-child doctor exams ...

Even healthy kids get hurt and sick sometimes. In some cases, you will know that you need to head straight to the emergency room (ER) at the nearest hospital. In other cases, it's more difficult to determine whether an injury or an illness needs the ...

Even healthy kids get hurt and sick sometimes. In ...

Your child's doctor can be an incredible resource when you have questions and concerns about your child's health, but finding time for regular checkups and sick visits may be a stretch for your already jam-packed schedule. The doctor may be overbooke...

Your child's doctor can be an incredible resource ...

When your child is sick or injured, it's natural to panic and head straight for the emergency room (ER), because you know that you can get care, regardless of the time, day, or severity of your child's injury. In some cases, it is a true medical emer...

When your child is sick or injured, it's natural t...

Awaiting the birth of a baby is an exciting time, and a busy one. Along with considering baby names and buying a crib, choosing the right health care provider should be on your to-do list, too. Your Options When it comes to medical care for kids, the...

Awaiting the birth of a baby is an exciting time, ...

Not that long ago, doctors and nurses would write notes in a patient's chart — often a sheaf of papers fastened to a clipboard — during an office visit. These notes then would be added to the patient's ever-expanding medical file, which was physicall...

Not that long ago, doctors and nurses would write ...

From the flu to broken bones, illnesses and medical emergencies seem to be inevitable parts of raising kids. It can be stressful any time your child needs medical attention, but even more so when you're worried about where to get that care and how mu...

From the flu to broken bones, illnesses and medica...

Numerous medical advances have helped health care professionals manage, lessen, and prevent certain side effects of cancer treatments. But parents whose kids need chemotherapy — one of the most common treatments for childhood cancer — often have many...

Numerous medical advances have helped health care ...

Why you need phosphorus Phosphorus is a mineral that helps build strong bones in you and your developing baby. (About 85 percent of your body's phosphorus is found in bone.) It's also important for muscle contractions, blood clotting, kidney function...

Why you need phosphorus Phosphorus is a mineral th...

What are preterm labor and preterm birth? // If you start having regular contractions that cause your cervix to begin to open before you reach 37 weeks of pregnancy, you're in preterm labor. (It's also known as premature labor.) If you deliver your b...

What are preterm labor and preterm birth? // If yo...

Why you need protein during pregnancy The amino acids that make up protein are the building blocks of your body's cells – and of your baby's body as well. It's important to get enough protein throughout your pregnancy, but especially during the secon...

Why you need protein during pregnancy The amino ac...

What is a miscarriage? Miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy in the first 20 weeks. (In medical articles, you may see the term "spontaneous abortion" used in place of miscarriage.) About 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and ...

What is a miscarriage? Miscarriage is the loss of ...

Why you need vitamin A during pregnancy Vitamin A, a fat-soluble vitamin stored in the liver, is important for your baby's embryonic growth – including the development of the heart, lungs, kidneys, eyes, and bones, and the circulatory, respiratory, a...

Why you need vitamin A during pregnancy Vitamin A,...

What is stillbirth? When a baby dies in utero at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later, it's called a stillbirth. (When a pregnancy is lost before 20 weeks, it's called a miscarriage.) About 1 in 160 pregnancies ends in stillbirth in the United States. Most...

What is stillbirth? When a baby dies in utero at 2...

Why you need vitamin D during pregnancy Your body needs vitamin D to maintain proper levels of calcium and phosphorus, which help build your baby's bones and teeth. A vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy can cause growth retardation and skeletal def...

Why you need vitamin D during pregnancy Your body ...

Is it okay to have sex during pregnancy? In most cases, yes. Assuming that you don't have certain complications, having sex shouldn't pose a risk to you or your baby. Your baby is surrounded and cushioned by amniotic fluid, and protected by your uter...

Is it okay to have sex during pregnancy? In most c...

You should avoid exposing yourself to lead during pregnancy. If you have lead-based paint in your home, use cookware containing lead, work with lead solder, or come into contact with art or cosmetic products that contain lead, you might be at risk. I...

You should avoid exposing yourself to lead during ...

Yes, if you're having a healthy, normal pregnancy, sex is safe – although as your third trimester progresses and you get bigger, you may have to be creative about your positioning during sex to avoid discomfort. On the other hand, sex may not be safe...

Yes, if you're having a healthy, normal pregnancy,...