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Healthy Kids Column
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Appendicitis can be dangerous if not treated immediately
Become a Germ Buster: Everyday tips to keep families healthy
Burn care important to ease pain and aid in healing
Catching Some Z’s: How Much Sleep Is Enough
Causes and cures of tummy aches usually easy
Check it out: Your child’s vision
Communication is vital to good pediatric health care
Computer Craze? How do computers effect kids
Cord Blood: To Bank or Not To Bank
Cries of colic: Hardly music to a parent's ears
Cyberspace Safety: Guiding Kids through the Open Frontier
Diabetic children can learn to lead normal, active lives
Diversity is important in the past, present and future
Don't let your kids be bugged by lice
Helpful hints to prevent mind-deafening migraines
Helping your child cope with a hospital stay
Hiccups simple to explain; usually harmless
Hiccups: They’re not harmful, just annoying
Home-from-the-hospital survival tips
How sick is too sick for school?
How to tell a good medical web site from a bad one
If the shoe fits ... making the right choice for kids’ feet
Increase in pedestrian accidents prompts call for safety
Kids, too, can refrain, 'Oh my achin' head'
Learn the truth behind Old Wives' Tales
Mononucleosis, may take months to reach a full recovery
Never underestimate the power of touch to your child
Nosebleeds . . . parental concern is not always necessary
Parents: Clean out your medicine cabinet
Parents: No need to fear, ear tube surgery is here
Pediatric Epilepsy: what is it and how are children affected?
Pink eye . . . Contagious, but not as serious as you may think
Proper foot care can help avoid the agony of 'de-feet'
Proper installation of child passenger seats prevents injury
Protect Your Child From A Staph Infection
Protecting Your Child From Lead Poisoning
Ringworm on the rise in children
Rotavirus vaccine helps reduce infection and hospitalization
Sore throats: From scratchiness to severe pain
Stop head lice in its tracks
Street smarts: Pedestrian safety must be learned
Take a stand against violence
Teach your children to wash those germs away
Tips for finding a safe after-school baby-sitter
Top 10 Things You Should Know About H1N1 Influenza
Touching your children is a wonderful way to ‘talk’
You're Ready For The New Baby, Is Your Child?

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