Food allergies: types, tests and treatments
Food allergies affect about 4 to 6 percent of all kids under the age of 18 in the United States. Chances are, if your child does not have a food allergy, you know someone who does.
A celiac smartphone app for gluten-free living
Recently, Children’s National released a free celiac smartphone app called the Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Resource Center.
Q&A: How much sleep does my child need?
Although getting enough sleep is an important part of a child’s health and well-being, there are times to worry and times to be reassured.
Why hand washing is preferable to hand sanitizing
Hand sanitizers often claim they “kill 99.9 percent of germs,” but they may not be the best option for fighting infection.
The decision to breastfeed
When your baby is born, there are plenty of things to think about, and one of the first is how to feed them.