Can vitamins help ward off illness?
For healthy children with a balanced diet, there’s no clear evidence that extra vitamin supplements can prevent colds and flus.
Skin cancer in children
Normal moles look like small, dark spots that are about the size of a pencil eraser.
Young women and iron-deficiency anemia
One of the most common causes of iron-deficiency anemia in girls and young women are heavy menstrual periods.
When a sibling has cancer
There are many ways to support siblings as they adjust to having a brother or sister with cancer.
Avoiding backpack back pain
Heavy backpacks go hand-in-hand with the return of the school year, and parents need to know how to help their children avoid pain.