Tween and teen health
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Diabetes insipidus
Learn more about this unusual disorder that disrupts the body's fluid balance, causing too much urination and possibly leading to dehydration.
Traveler's diarrhea
Learn how to avoid contaminated food and water that may lead to this common travel hazard. Plus, find out what to do if it strikes.
Cerebral palsy
Learn about this group of conditions that affect movement. It's caused by damage to the developing brain, usually before birth.
Craniosynostosis
This condition results in premature fusing of one or more of the joints between the bone plates of an infant's skull before the brain is fully formed.
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome
This heart condition present at birth causes a fast heartbeat. Rarely, it can cause sudden cardiac death. Know the symptoms and how it's treated.
Hypospadias
This condition happens before birth. The opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis instead of at the tip. Learn about treatment.
Coarctation of the aorta
This heart condition is usually present at birth. It's treatable but requires lifelong health checkups. Learn about the causes and treatment.
Pediatric brain tumors
Pediatric brain tumors include medulloblastoma, glioma, embryonal tumor, germ cell brain tumor, spinal cord tumor, craniopharyngioma and pineoblastoma.
Epilepsy
Learn about this condition that causes seizures. Find out which symptoms are associated with different types of seizures and how they're treated.
Ependymoma
Learn about this tumor that forms from ependymal cells in the brain and spinal cord. Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
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