Search

The days are longer and the kids are out of school. Should it affect your family’s routine? School means structure for many families. When school is out for the summer, it can be easy to let that structure slide. But should bedtimes be optional and ...

Most insect bites and stings are a minor, temporary annoyance. But sometimes, that little red bump on your child’s skin is actually a red flag. ...

Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) surgery information for the treatment of spastic cerebral palsy in children including spastic diplegia, spastic quadriplegia and spastic triplegia. For more information, schedule an appointment with our cerebral palsy treatment team. ...

An allergy occurs when the body reacts to substances it can't tolerate. The substances, like tree pollen or dust mites, are called environmental antigens, or allergens, and are normally harmless. But the immune system of a person with allergies views the allergens as harmful. If ...

A late effect is a chronic or late-occurring medical condition that persists or develops because of cancer or its treatment. ...

What is cardiomyopathy? Cardiomyopathy is disease of the heart muscle that reduces the heart's ability to pump blood effectively. Different kinds of cardiomyopathy cause the heart muscle to enlarge, thicken, or become stiff. Cardiomyopathy can be due to a number of causes, including viral infections ...

When a baby is born with Down syndrome, the healthcare provider takes a blood sample to do a chromosome study. Mosaicism or mosaic Down syndrome is diagnosed when there is a mixture of two types of cells. Some have the usual 46 chromosomes and some ...

Tyrosinemia is a genetic metabolic disorder that causes the body’s inability to effectively break down the amino acid tyrosine. The inability to breakdown the amino acid is caused by the deficiency of the fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH) enzyme which required for the metabolism of tyrosine. ...

Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI), also known as Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, is a progressive condition that causes many tissues and organs to enlarge and become inflamed or scarred. Skeletal abnormalities are also common in this condition. ...

An e-cigarette that looks like a flash drive is gaining popularity among teenagers and can serve as a gateway to nicotine addiction. A JUUL is a battery-powered e-cigarette that works by heating liquid into a vapor the user can inhale. The product is meant to ...