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issues covered: Infant eczema, childhood leukemia symptoms, symptoms of juvenile diabetes
American Academy of Pediatrics
Sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Encyclopedic, authoritative, and current information. Addresses a wide range of issues. Presents information and recommendations that have been extensively reviewed by a broad cross section of pediatricians. Includes technical and non-technical information. Extensively used by parents and others. Probably one of the best sites available. 'You and Your Family' is the section designed for parents.
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Johns Hopkins University: Harriet Lane WWW Links
Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. Serves mainly as a link to other sites. Clearly geared to a medical professional audience, but good for parents who want access to the same information their doctors have, especially information about diseases. Quite technical and may be difficult for many parents to understand. Provides brief descriptions of drugs and dosing.
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KidsHealth.org
Sponsored by the Nemours Foundation for Children's Health Media. An anthology of articles written by different authors, with links to other sites. Current and accurate information on a wide range of topics that is easily accessible for parents, teens and children. Special segments for parents, kids, and teens.
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital: Stanford University Medical Center
Sponsored by Stanford University. Provides clear and reasonably concise information about medical conditions and procedures. The child specific topics include well newborns, NICU care, allergy and asthma, and care of the terminally-ill child. The resources listed are usually Stanford based. A good resource for parents with specific health concerns about their children.
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MEDLINEplus Health Information
Sponsored by the National Institute of Health, the US Government. Provides an entry into scientifically oriented literature. Includes highly technical information, but it is a particularly comprehensive and consumer oriented technical information site. Enables parents to review research on various topics.
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topic summary: Comprehensive resources from professional institutions, covering a wide range of child-related medical topics. Covers disorders, from emotional disorders to skin conditions such as infant eczema, diseases, such as childhood leukemia, with symptoms, diagnoses, drug doses and general child health topics. Other significant resources, guides and links provided.
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