The Nemours Foundation
About Us
KidsHealth is the largest and most-visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth has been on the Web since 1995 — and has been accessed by about half a billion visitors. On a typical weekday, more than 500,000 visitors access KidsHealth's reliable information.
Articles by The Nemours Foundation
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Routine Kids' Vaccine Recalled
You may not have known exactly what it does when your little one was getting it, but the Hib vaccine protects kids...
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Staying Healthy Away From Home
Sore throats, sprained ankles, and wisdom teeth that act up are as common among college students as homesickness. It's...
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First-Year Food
You've landed in a buffet-style eating universe and there's unlimited double-decker chocolate cake. Many college...
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Prevention Tips
It's great to be prepared if you get sick, but better yet, how can you prevent getting sick in the first place? The...
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Insurance Plans
Some schools require all students to have nonemergency health care insurance. In these cases, the school usually offers...
Topics: Transition to College -
Meeting Roommates and Making Friends
In some cases, it can be a good thing if you and your roommate aren't much alike. A different perspective on things may...
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Taking the Stress Out of College
Katie realized that the things she'd been realistic about turned out to be the easiest to deal with. She'd expected to...
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First-Year Fitness
Staying fit is easier than ever at college — a good thing, because students should aim to get 60 minutes of...
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Emergency Care
Knowing about the health insurance you carry or the location of the health center is not all you need to stay well,...
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Who Should Decide When Kids Are Immunized?
I don't think it's right that children are required to be immunized before starting school. It should be up to parents...
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