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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Teenage Birth Rate Sees First Rise Since 1990s
After nearly 15 years of fewer teens having babies, the number of births by teen moms (ages 15 to 19) went up 3% in...
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The Importance of Offering Fruits and Veggies to Babies
Babies have an uncanny way of letting you know exactly how they feel about food — wincing at even the tiniest bite,...
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Encouraging a Healthy Body Image
It seems like just yesterday that you had to coax your daughter to bathe. But then she turned 11 and started spending...
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Kids' Health Issues to Watch: The Growing Reach of Retail Health Care
The medical community scrambled to address the growth of quick-care clinics, which have emerged at superstores,...
Topics: Early Years (Birth-5) | Middle Years (5-9) | Preteen Years (9-13) | Child Health Treatment | Childhood Bacterial and Viral Infections | Hot Topics in Bullying | Fitness for Elementary School Aged Children | Fitness and Exercise Concerns | Conditions Related to Obesity | Childhood Allergies | Toy Safety -
Kids Having Allergic Reactions to Peanuts at Much Younger Age
Doctors caution that kids shouldn't try peanuts until they're at least 2 years old, yet many parents disregard those...
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Kids' Vaccines Nipping Dangerous Diseases in the Bud
A series of simple shots given from infancy to the teen years is fending off some serious illnesses in millions of...
Topics: Early Years (Birth-5) | Childhood Immunizations -
10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2008 - Full List
Few issues are closer to our hearts or more crucial to our future than the health of children. As an abundance of...
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Study: Allergies, Asthma, and Reflux Top Culprits in Chronic Cough
It may be tough to watch and hear your kids cough, but it's actually a healthy and important reflex that helps clear...
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Kids With Healthy Self-Esteem Less Materialistic
Many kids want to have all of the "it" playthings and clothes they see in ads, store aisles, or their playmates' toy...
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Putting Lead in Perspective This Holiday Season
Lead — it's the No. 1 concern on most parents' minds as they cram the toy aisles and surf online for their kids' wish...
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