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During your child's umbilical hernia repair surgery, the health care provider made a small incision and repaired the muscle. Here are some instructions to help you care for your child once at home.

Have you ever seen people smoking outside in the rain or cold? They don’t do that because it’s fun. They do it because they’re addicted.

Right now, you have a chance to make one of the biggest decisions of your life. It's about smoking. It may not seem like a big deal. But if you start smoking now, there's a good chance that you'll be addicted for life. Think it can't happen to you? Check out these facts.

Transient tachypnea (TTN) occurs when too much fluid is left in the lungs after birth. This makes it hard for the baby to take in air. Learn how the condition is diagnosed and treated.

An upper GI series is an X-ray exam of the upper digestive tract. Here's what you should know when your child needs this exam.

The liver makes a substance called bile. It helps with digestion of food and helps carry waste out of the liver. Bile drains out of the liver through tubes called bile ducts. It drains through these ducts into the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). If a child has biliary atresia, it means that some or all bile ducts aren't formed correctly, are damaged, or are missing. As a result, bile can't drain from the liver as it should.

Anaphylaxis is the most severe type of allergic reaction. It may happen from a few minutes to an hour or 2 after contact with an allergen. Anaphylaxis can cause the airways to swell, making it hard to breathe.

A detailed look at nasal allergies, and what to do when they affect your child.

Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is a problem with the frenulum, the thin strip of tissue under the tongue. It connects from the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. Some children are born with a frenulum that is too short and tight. This can cause problems with speech and eating.