Depending on your child's symptoms, you usually should contact your child's pediatrician for advice. Early recognition and treatment of symptoms can prevent an illness or injury from getting worse or turning into an emergency.| HealthyChildren.org
Water-absorbing gel beads sold as children's toys and used in vases and gardens are a growing problem among young children.| HealthyChildren.org
Each year thousands of children are injured by toys. Read on to learn what to look for when buying toys that are safe.| HealthyChildren.org
Thousands of children are treated in emergency rooms each year after ingesting button or lithium coin batteries. As more homes use small electronics, the risk of these batteries getting into the hands of curious and crawling infants and young children increases. Learn how to help protect children from devastating injuries ingested button batteries can cause.| HealthyChildren.org
A fever is usually caused by infections from viruses (such as a cold or the flu) or bacteria (such as strep throat or some ear infections). The fever itself is not the disease, only a sign that the body’s defenses are trying to fight an infection.| HealthyChildren.org
Abdominal pain in children can be caused by a variety of things. Some common causes are constipation, urinary tract infections and emotional upset.| HealthyChildren.org
The earlobe is the most universal site for body piercing—but it's definitely not the only option out there. A 2010 Pew survey found nearly 25% of teenagers have a piercing somewhere other than an earlobe. The tongue, lips, nose, eyebrows, nipples, navel (belly button), and genitals can all be pierced.| HealthyChildren.org
High-powered magnets are a safety risk to children — toddler through teen. Injuries due to ingestion and inhalation are increasing, serious and sometimes fatal.| U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Pediatric organizations applaud regulatory action to keep dangerous products out of children’s hands| www.aap.org