Too much lead can make you, your children, and even your pets sick. Breathing, touching, or eating paint or dust containing lead is the most likely way of being exposed.

Anesthesia is medicine that lets your child sleep during surgery. It is given by a trained specialist. Read on to learn how anesthesia works for surgery for tonsils, adenoids, and ear tubes.

Your child will be cared for by a surgical team. This team will include a surgeon, and one or more nurses, and other health professionals. An anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist will give your child medicine to make him or her fall asleep. Here is information about your child's surgery.

Here is a list of things to bring to the hospital the day of your child's surgery.

Here are some things that you'll need to do before your child's surgery.

How careful are you when handling guns? Your child will look to you as a role model. You need to act safely. Here is a gun safety checklist.

Therapy (also called counseling) is often a helpful treatment for panic disorder. With therapy, a specially trained professional (therapist) helps you face and learn to manage your anxiety. Therapy can be short-term or long-term depending on your needs. In some cases, medication may also be prescribed along with therapy.

If you know someone you think is depressed, there are ways you can help. Keep in mind that even though depression is a frustrating illness, with help, a depressed person can feel better.

If a facet joint in your low back, middle back, or neck becomes inflamed, you may need a facet joint injection. This is medicine injected directly into the inflamed joint.

Learn about recovering at home after endoscopic plantar fasciotomy (EPF).