Patient Education

YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH

Pediatric health topics

Your Child's Health is an index of hundreds of pediatric health topics designed especially to inform and equip parents of children from newborns through adolescents. Whether you need general pediatric health guidelines, or information about a specific diagnosis or treatment, Texas Children's can help. Instructions for using Your Child's Health information.

Keep your child healthy during flu and cold season: Parents, get ready. Cold and flu season is here. But don't worry. Texas Children's has the information you need to determine whether your child needs a flu shot as well as tips on protecting your family from colds and flu and how to treat these and other winter bugs.

Asthma / colds / flu / allergies
Includes: Allergies, asthma, cough, congestion, hay fever, RSV, sinus

Babies / infants
Includes: Newborns, teething, breastfeeding, colic, diaper rash, feeding, crying, thrush, prematurity , international adoption

Behavior
Includes: Psychology, sleep, ADHD, learning

Cancer / blood diseases
Includes: Oncology, hematology, sickle cell disease

Conditions and special care
Includes: Cystic fibrosis, liver, occupational & physical therapy , orthopedics, ostomy, pulmonary, renal, respiratory

Diabetes / endocrinology
Includes: Insulin, obesity

Ear / nose / throat
Includes: Ear tubes, ear ache, ear infection, runny nose, congestion, sinus

Emergency preparedness

Fitness / sports medicine
Includes: Weight, sports, heat illness

Food / nutrition
Includes: Feeding, snacks, recipes, weight

Head / brain / neurology
Includes: Headache

Heart
Includes: Cardiology

Immunization
Includes: Vaccines, vaccination

Medicine / Herbs
Includes: Supplements, alternative medicine, drug dosages

Safety
Includes: Car seats, bicycle, choking

Skin
Includes: Sunburn, rash, cuts, scrapes, burns, hives, eczema, hand-foot-mouth

Stomach / Gastroenterology
Includes: Stomach ache, stool, vomit

Surgery / Operations
Includes: Tests & procedures, sutures, transplants, wound, blood

Pyramids of Change Program

“Obesity is an increasing problem worldwide.  With it comes the complications of chronic diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure and heart disease. Self esteem and social issues are also considerably important as well. We have undergone training by the American Board of Bariatric Medicine to bring to Dubai a program for adults, teens and children.

Our program uses a unique approach to weight loss. Each patient receives a program individual to his/her needs. We combine intense teaching, nutrition, exercise and medications to achieve a weight loss that is not only healthy and permanent.

Weight management programs have become increasingly important in helping patients reduce their risk from this killer disease. Our practice welcomes new patients with weight control issues of all ages (children, teens and adults) and is committed to helping our patients take control of their disease and their lives - while we cannot actually do it for you, we will certainly work with every patient one-on-one as your coach to help you reduce your weight, increase your activity level and reduce your overall risk factors for complications from this difficult medical problem.
American Primary Care - DHCC © 2007