Kids' Colds & Flu

Cold and flu season can leave your toddler coughing, sneezing, and generally feeling terrible. Poor thing! Get tips on how to deal with your child's symptoms.
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Fight Family Sickness with Immunity-Boosting Tricks!
Feel like your family is always fighting colds or flu? Learn about common immune system attackers and how to identify them, and find out how ... Read More
How Many Kids Have Food Allergies?
The numbers are in, and food allergies in babies might be more common than once thought.
Is It a Cold or Allergies?
With similar symptoms, knowing whether your baby has a cold or allergies can sometimes be difficult. Here are tips on how to tell the ... Read More
Is It a Cold or the Flu?
Is a common cold the culprit or is a bad flu to blame? Learn what might be ailing your little one with the help of our quiz based on guidelines from ... Read More
Is It Allergies or Asthma?
Determining what causes your child’s asthma may go a long way towards controlling it. Find out if allergens are triggering the attacks, or if ... Read More
Is the Swine Flu Vaccine for You?
The first doses of swine flu vaccine arrived at hospitals and health centers in early October 2009. But while the vaccine is finally ... Read More
Making Your Home Allergen Free
Indoor pollutants and allergens may be making you or your child sick. Combine knowledge, effort, and planning to improve your family's ... Read More
Q&A: Does exposing kids to people with colds help build their immunity?
Q&A: My one-year-old is allergic to dairy. How can I get enough calcium in her diet?
Q&A: What can I give my baby for his allergies?
Sweet Relief for Kids' Coughs
A new study cites the healing power of honey
Swine Flu Symptoms and Treatments for Families
It's no ordinary flu season: Swine flu is here. But how much havoc will the H1N1 virus actually wreak? And what do you need to do to stay healthy? ... Read More
The Chicken Pox Vaccine: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate
This vaccine has been administered to over 24 million Americans in the past 10 years, but is it right for your child?
The Return of Whooping Cough: What Your Family Needs to Know
Whooping cough (aka pertussis) is on the rise, and has even been declared an epidemic in California. Learn the signs and symptoms. ... Read More
What is Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease?
Coxsackie viral infections are common and often occur without symptoms. What causes this virus, what age group is most susceptible to it, and ... Read More
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