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Health and Fitness: - from allergies to underage drinking

Parenthood is a terrifying business. Is your child's sniffle a cold, or the start of something more serious? Is your teenager's dieting a healthy step or the onset of an eating disorder? Our experts offer advice on everything from allergies and anorexia to headlice and hidden disabilities.

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Health & Fitness News
Click here for all the latest medical, fitness and child health news.

Hidden Disabilities
Is my toddler dyspraxic?
Help for hidden disabilities
ADD & Ritalin
Asperger's at High School
Autistic or just awkward?
What is Asperger's?
ADHD and toddlers
5-yr-old diagnosed with ADD
Children with ME

Skin Health
Eczema: managing the condition
Pre-teen pimples
Are freckles dangerous?
When to start Tetracycline

Dental Health
Teeth cleaning tips for toddlers
First visit to the dentist
Late teething in toddlers
Dealing with dental phobia
Fluoride and fluorosis fears
Making space for wisdom teeth
Slapdash dental hygiene
Teenage toothgrinding

Allergies & Food Intolerance
Children and allergies
Milk and wheat intolerance
Gourmet dairy-free diet
Lactose intolerant?
Allergy-restricted diet at Xmas

Speech
Slow speech development
Lisping 5-yr-old
Trouble with L and R sounds
Trouble with S, Sh and Ch sounds

Baby health issues
Cradle Cap
Croup
Clicky Hips
Sticky Eyes
Possetting
Baby's runny nose
MMR jab and egg allergies
Colic
Cot death anxiety
Constipated baby

Toddler health issues
Holding in - bladder problems
Anoxic Seizures
Foreskin hygiene
Bandy Legs
Weak reflux valve
Toddlers and headlice
Facial disfigurement

Puberty
Only one breast growing
Pill for painful periods
Late onset of periods

Diets and eating disorders
Teenagers and diets
Carb-free diet and teenagers
Can a 7-yr-old be anorexic?
Anorexia - signs and symptoms
Bulimia - signs and symptoms
Healthy attitudes to food and body image

Smoking & Drugs
Pre-teens and smoking
Teenagers and smoking
Warning signs of drug use
Talking to teens about drugs
Smoking cannabis
Marijuana and motivation
Drugs and the law

Underage drinking
6 facts about underage drinking
Drinking responsibly

Mental health
Teenagers and depression

Please note: The medical and health-related information on this site is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. In the event of any physical or mental condition, the advice of a qualified doctor or other health professional without delay. Do not postpone medical treatment while awaiting a response from this site.

Talk About It! If you have a health, diet or fitness issue you'd like to talk to other parents about, click here for our reader forums.

Ask our doctor
Dr Phillippa Kaye answers your questions:

Will supplements help skinny child gain weight?
Why do my toddlers always have colds?
I can't get pregnant again
Tonsils and adenoid problems
Repeat ear infections
Baby's swollen nipples
Constipated toddler
Breastfeeding makes my breasts itch

If you'd like to ask Dr Philippa a question, click here.

Illness A-Z
Chickenpox
Colic
Cradle Cap
Croup
Eczema
Glandular Fever
Glue ear
Norovirus
Worms
Russell-Silver syndrome
Scabies

Coughs and colds
Permanently runny nose

Headlice
Persistant headlice
Your tips on headlice

Fitness
Healthy exercise and toddlers
What to do when your kids hate sport
Getting teens off the sofa
PE and school

Members' Tips
Headlice
Vomit
Period Pain and PMT

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