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The key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid giving your child the foods or products containing the food to which he or she is allergic. The items that your child is allergic to are called allergens. A ...

If your child has frequent ear infections and tends to retain fluid in the middle ear between infections, has chronic fluid build-up in the middle ear, or has hearing or speech problems related to ...

The information on this page addresses vaccines available in the U.S. If a vaccine is available in the U.S. and not discussed on this page, it does not use fetal cells in production. For example, no ...

What are congenital limb defects? Congenital limb defects occur when a portion or the entire upper or lower limb fails to form normally or does not form when the baby is developing in the uterus.

A brain tumor occurs when there is a genetic alteration in the normal cells in the brain. The alteration causes the cells to undergo a series of changes that result in a growing mass of abnormal cells ...

Dr. Yael Mossé’s clinical and research specialty is neuroblastoma, a cancer that starts in the nerve tissues of infants and young children. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has developed the ...

What is Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia? Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare inherited disorder caused by defects in the structure and/or function of cilia. Cilia are tiny hair-like structures, ...

What might breathing problems indicate in a newborn? Babies breathe much faster than older children and adults. A newborn's normal breathing rate is about 40 times each minute. This may slow to 20 to ...

If your child has to undergo radiology imaging, it can be stressful. Your child may be frightened and you may have safety concerns. Giving your family a safe, comforting and effective imaging ...

The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, together with the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes ...