Pediatrics

On nutrition: Why kids love sweets

My nine-year-old grandson recently told me the bits of spinach in my tortellini soup were his "worst nightmare." A bit over-dramatic, don't you think?

Health

Advice on hand, foot and mouth disease in kids

Hand, foot and mouth disease, most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, is a highly contagious childhood illness. The virus can be spread through respiratory droplets, person-to-person contact and touching a contaminated ...

Neuroscience

Common myths about epilepsy and kids

Epilepsy is one of the more common neurologic disorders in children. About 1 in 26 people have epilepsy, and 1 in 10 people will have at least one seizure in their lifetime.

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