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Children's Health
As a parent, the health of your children is never far from your mind, whether you're dealing with nappy rash or wondering whether a high temperature is something more serious. Here's a small selection of our extensive range of information on kids’ health issues, highlighting symptoms to look out for and some suggested treatments.
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More information
- Adrenarche
- Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)
- Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis)
- Behavioural Problems and Conduct Disorder
- Blocked Nose in Babies (Snuffles and Sniffles)
- Bullying
- Child Attachment Disorder
- Childhood Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
- Childhood Obesity
- Children with Breathing Difficulties
- Colic in Babies and Infants
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation
- Cri du Chat Syndrome
- CT Scan (Preparation and Complications)
- Down's Syndrome (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment)
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia (Developmental Co-ordination Disorder)
- Exercise and Physical Activity
- Fever in Children (High Temperature)
- Glycogen Storage Disorders
- Growing Pains
- Head Lice and Nits
- Head Lice Treatment and Prevention (Nits)
- Hydrocele in Children
- Impetigo
- Kawasaki Disease
- Medical Negligence (Making a Complaint)
- Nappy Rash
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Newborn Baby Screening Tests
- Newborn Bloodspot Test (Heel Prick Test)
- Newborn Hearing Test
- Newborn Physical Examinations
- Oral Thrush in Babies
- Port-wine Stain (Birthmark)
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children
- Restricted Growth (Dwarfism)
- Rigors (Causes, Symptoms and Treatment)
- School Exclusion for Infections
- Seborrhoeic Dermatitis in Babies (Cradle Cap)
- Sever's Disease
- Slapped Cheek Disease (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment)
- Sudden Infant Death (Cot Death)
- Surviving Adolescence
- Tear Duct Blockage in Babies
- Teething
- Turner Syndrome
- Urine Infection in Children
- Viral Skin Infections
- Weight Gain