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Your Child's Asthma What causes childhood asthma? Researchers continue to learn what causes asthma. It is not fully understood. The following things play a part: Genetics. Asthma runs in families. Allergies. Some allergies are more common in people with asthma. Allergies also
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The Orthopedic Treatment Team What is orthopedics? Orthopedics is a medical specialty that deals with treating bones and muscles. Orthopedic surgery is the branch of medicine focused on diseases, injuries, and conditions of the musculoskeletal system relating to the body's
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) and metabolic bone diseases prevent children from growing strong, healthy bones. These conditions may cause frequent bone breaks, bone deformities such as bowed legs, a barrel-shaped chest, a curved spine, muscle weakness and loose joints. Some
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A cleft lip and palate can’t hold back Dylan
… it just happens.” Early feeding challenges were met with support One challenge Dylan’s parents noticed right away was … told us that they had a doctor assigned to us and a team to look out for my son,” shared Arthur. “They would make sure … days after surgery, he was on a liquids-only diet, followed by 20 days of soft foods. “He wanted [to eat] everything,” …
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Facts About Diabetes What is diabetes? When you have diabetes, your body has a problem with insulin. It doesn't make enough insulin or can't use the insulin it makes (insulin resistance). Insulin is a hormone released by the pancreas. It helps sugar (glucose) enter your cells to
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… in the lining of the rectum and, potentially, higher up in the intestines. Children with Hirschsprung disease … Hirschsprung disease, our doctors will biopsy the rectum to look for normal nerves, called ganglion cells. If no … bowel is the loss of normal bowel function caused by a nerve problem. Several different conditions that affect …
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Vaccines and kids: What parents should know
… to Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius , division chief of primary, complex care and adolescent medicine at Phoenix Children’s, … that vaccines can help prevent. Can a vaccine make someone sick? Some people think you can get the flu from … are worried about overwhelming their child’s immune system by giving them more than one vaccine at a time. It’s …
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Our new Nephrology Team celebrates National Kidney Month!
… expanded. Our nephrology team is excited to have clinics up and running in 5 locations. We are also seeing many patients by telemedicine but look forward to expanding our on-site clinic locations as …
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Identifying Low Energy Availability in Female Athletes
Phoenix Children’s helps female athletes fuel for performance and injury prevention. We treat REDs, which can lead to stress fractures and missed periods.
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Fire Safety The importance of fire safety Each year, thousands of people are injured in home fires in the U.S. Most fire-related deaths are caused by smoke inhalation of the toxic gases produced by fires. Fires and burns are a leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths