Health and fitness Features

Chickenpox

What are the symptoms of chickenpox and how can you treat it?

Choking

How to deal with adults and children who are choking

Conjunctivitis (Pink eye)

Conjunctivitis (also known as pink eye) and how to treat it

Cuts and Scrapes

Cuts and scrapes and how to tackle them to prevent infection

Do germs spread in a swimming pool?

Advice on whether viruses and germs can be spread easily in public swimming pools

Family fitness makeover

Increasing numbers of Britain's kids are getting fat and unfit, so perhaps the New Year's resolution for 2008 should be to tear them away from their X-boxes and bags of crisps, and think up fun ways to get them into shape. Tips for healthy kids

Fluoride: friend or foe?

Once hailed as the enemy of tooth decay, fluoride now has as many detractors as advocates. So should it be added to our children's drinking water

Food intolerances and children

If your child has learning difficulties could a food intolerance be to blame?

Happy eaters

Teaching your kids the essentials of healthy eating

Hay fever: the 'misery' season

Seasonal allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, can cause misery for parents and children alike. Dr Howard Lee explains how this condition affects children and what parents can do to help