Oral Health Checklists

Oral Health Care

An oral care checklist for parents to make sure they're caring for their teeth and their kids' teeth with proper brushing, flossing, and dental visits.

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Understanding Cold and Flu

It's cold and flu season. Learn how to diagnose cold versus flu plus get prevention tips.

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Spring Health Index

Spring Health Index - Kids' & Family Health Guide - Tips & More

Maintain healthy kids and healthy families - protect your family from allergies, asthma, hay fever and more seasonal health ailments this Spring with Kaboose.

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Hygiene Guide

Hygiene Guide: Personal Hygiene for Kids

Splash into baths and healthy hygiene! Kaboose’s online Healthy Kids Guide for parents offers a whole range of suggestions.

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Diabetes in Teens

Teen diabetes: diagnosing diabetes, treating diabetes and understanding type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is on the rise in teens. Here are the symptoms of diabetes, long-term complications and how teens can manage their glucose levels.

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Colds and Flu in Teens

Colds and flu symptoms in teenagers: preventing colds, treating flu symptoms and the difference between cold and flu

Do you know the difference between a cold and the flu? Learn the signs of each, plus how to relieve your teen’s symptoms.

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Allergies and Asthma in Teenagers

Allergies and asthma: allergy relief and asthma treatment for teens

Are seasonal or food allergies bugging your teen? Do you suspect asthma is slowing him down? Read on for teen allergy relief and asthma treatments.

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Immunizations for Teenagers

Childhood immunizations: teens stay healthy with the flu shot, HPV vaccine and meningococcal vaccine

New vaccinations can keep your teen healthier than ever. Learn why your teenager should get flu shots, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and the meningococcal vaccine.

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Immune Boosters for the Whole Family

simple changes to your lifestyle and diet can mean the difference between being knocked out by a serious illness and a day spent feeling simply under the weather. Here are some stay-well strategies from the experts.

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When To Worry

How is your child’s mental health? Reveal depression or anxiety with these expert questions.

Childhood depression and anxiety are tough issues. Look for these seven signs so you can help your child.

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Vaccines: A Glance Behind and a Look Ahead

Vaccines: A Glance Behind and a Look Ahead - Family Articles and Tips

Modern medicine has done much for our children. Take a look at how far we've come with immunizations and preview what's just around the corner.

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The Family Medicine Cabinet

The Family Medicine Cabinet - Parenting Articles and Tips

It's a fact of life that childhood comes with its share of bumps and bruises. Learn guidelines on essential items to store (or not to keep!) in your family medicine cabinet and how to effectively maintain your supplies

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New Views on Antidepressants and Children

Anti-depressants and Children - Parenting articles and health tips

Recent studies have called into question the safety of antidepressant medication use by children. BabyZone's family mental health expert shares her perspective on what the news means for families

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