Honest Information. Better Health.

Growing Pains

The leg pains may hurt so much that they may wake your child from sleep. Children who have growing pains are also more likely to have headaches and...

Detecting Learning Disabilities

As a child gets older, they may have trouble solving basic math problems or memorizing things like multiplication tables. Learning disabilities can...

Bedwetting in Children

Try as they might, your child can't seem to make it through the night without bedwetting. Sometimes a child who has been dry at night will begin to...

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect balance, movement, and muscle tone. If you have dyskinetic CP, your muscle tone might be to...

What is Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome?

Sometimes though, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome is caused when one of the parents has something called a “balanced translocation.” That mean two or more...

What is Williams Syndrome?

Williams syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes a variety of symptoms and learning issues. Many with Williams syndrome have problems with ...

Whooping Cough

It spreads easily, but vaccines like DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) and Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) can help prevent it in...

West Syndrome

Your baby’s doctor may suggest a ketogenic diet -- one that’s high in fats and low in carbohydrates. In this condition, cancerous tumors grow in yo...

Turner Syndrome

Signs of Turner syndrome can start even before birth, and they give parents some idea that their baby might be born with the condition. A DNA test ...

What is TORCH Syndrome?

If you’re infected, you can pass the infection on to your unborn baby. Among the other agents included in TORCH syndrome are HIV, fifth disease, sy...

What is Pfeiffer Syndrome?

Pfeiffer syndrome is a rare birth defect that affects the shape of a baby’s skull and face. But Pfeiffer syndrome also affects bones in the mid-fac...

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that make muscles weaker and less flexible over time. Muscular dystrophy can run in families, or you can ...