I feel harassed during the internet communications from someone, am I being cyberbullied? Cyberbullies use the internet, email, instant messaging, or text messaging to harass another person. A cyberbully may be someone you actually know or it could be someone you have only met online. The best way to protect against cyberbullying is to ignore … Read more
Do I have a symptoms of diabetes? A person with diabetes has too much glucose (sugar) in the blood and not enough in the body’s cells. The symptoms of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are similar. With Type 1 diabetes, the body stops producing insulin, creating high glucose levels, because the insulin producing cells … Read more
Am I allergic to certain foods? About 1.5% of adults and up to 6% of children under age 3 in the U.S. (or about 4 million people) have a true food allergy. It usually isn’t a ‘new’ food that causes an allergic reaction. People often develop an allergy to a food he/she has eaten many … Read more
Do I have a healthy view of my body? Girls as young as 9 years old report some dissatisfaction with their bodies and their body image tends to grow steadily worse as they get older. Girls tend to struggle with body image far more than boys. Most body image feelings will stay with a girl … Read more
Does my child have symptoms of a brain tumor? A brain tumor is any growth of abnormal cells or the uncontrolled growth of cells in the brain. The tumor may originate in the brain (primary brain tumor) or spread to the brain from another part of the body. Tumors can directly destroy brain cells or … Read more
Does my child have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common problem in children and is recognized as one cause of daytime attention and behavior problems. Unlike adults with OSA, who are often overweight, young children with OSA are usually not overweight, making children with OSA harder to recognize and diagnose. … Read more
Is my child at risk of becoming overweight? There is a lot of news lately suggesting that obesity is or is quickly becoming an epidemic in the U.S. Our children are not far behind – as adult obesity increases, so does childhood obesity. Most overweight children simply eat too much, especially unhealthy foods, and aren’t … Read more
Is this child a victim of physical abuse? Any nonaccidental physical injury caused by a child’s caretaker is, by definition, physical abuse (even if the injury was not intentional). Physical abuse may result from extreme discipline or from overly harsh punishment by a parent or other caretaker who lacks self-control during stress or while using … Read more
Is this child a victim of sexual abuse? Unlike physical abuse, there are often no obvious outward signs of child sexual abuse. However, the long-term emotional and psychological damage of sexual abuse can be devastating to the child. A sexually abused child can develop a number of disturbing feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Some sexually abused … Read more
Do I have a simple cold or the flu? Do you have a simple cold or the flu? Why does it matter when you still feel so rotten? There are treatments for the flu that may help you get better faster. Also, if you have the flu, you have probably exposed other people and they … Read more