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Children's Health

When you have health questions or your child isn’t feeling well, everything else takes a backseat. Here we offer helpful, doctor-approved info about fever, coughs, colds, flu, rashes, allergies, and many other health concerns. Explore our guides to doctor visits, vaccines, and medication, get advice on teething and dental care, and learn how to keep your child safe at home and beyond.

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What is hand, foot, and mouth disease?
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What to do if my baby falls or hits her head
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  • Spina Bifida Kids
    Children's special health
    By messmonster
    For those of you living in Michigan and that have Children's Special Health Services, is that something that you sign up for even if you have insurance and how do you do it?  Moving paperwork is crazy!  Any info would be cool.
    08-10-11
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  • Bargain Hunters
    Why are most children with mental health disorders untreated?
    By MentaIity
    https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-02-11/half-of-us-kids-with-mental-health-issues-dont-receive-proper-care-study-estimates A 2019 study by the University of Michigan published in JAMA Pediatrics found that only about 20% of children and teens with mental health disorders in the
    10-16-23 by 3tiffany3
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  • September 2016 Birth Club
    CHP ending! 9 million children to lose health Insurance!
    By Catburger
    Good news for all you mamas out there! Congress has not acted the Children Healthcare Plan and 9 million children are going to be kicked off government healthcare. This will help make the government smaller and force people to take personal responsibility for their children's health. I'm just so exc
    11-25-17
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