Managing asthma in school: A guide for parents
Asthma is a leading cause of school absenteeism, accounting for 30% of all missed school days or about 14 million absences each school year.
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Controlling your child’s asthma
With the school year in full swing and the winter season up ahead, it’s more important than ever to know how to stay on top of your child’s asthma care and management.
What you need to know about parechovirus
Human parechoviruses (PeVs) are common childhood viruses that spread through respiratory droplets and contact with bodily fluids or fecal matter.
Candies or cannabis edibles? Keeping children safe this Halloween
Accidental exposure to cannabis edibles can cause intoxication, nausea/vomiting, anxiety, slurred speech, palpitations and drowsiness in children.
Frostbite and frostnip
While anyone can get frostbite or frostnip, children are at a greater risk than adults because they lose heat from their skin faster.
