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Degenerative arthritis is a condition that slowly wears away joints. Learn how this can affect you if it occurs in your foot.

If your symptoms are mild, medicines may be enough to reduce pain and swelling. For more severe arthritis, surgery may be needed to improve the condition of the joint.

Plantar fasciitis is a condition that causes foot and heel pain. Learn more about it, including symptoms, causes, and treatment.

Having strong, healthy feet allows your child to walk, run, and play. Read on to learn what to expect with your baby's and toddler's developing feet.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.