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A look at treatment options for cystic fibrosis.

Detailed information on bicycle, in-line skating, and skateboarding safety

Supportive, or palliative, care is care aimed at comfort of the person versus cure and treatment.

Detailed information on dialysis, including peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis

Doppler flow, sometimes called Doppler velocimetry, is a type of ultrasound. It uses sound waves to measure the flow of blood through a blood vessel. The results are shown on a computer screen in lines called waveforms. It may be used during pregnancy to check the health of the unborn baby.

Cradle cap (infant seborrheic dermatitis) is scaly patches on a baby's scalp. It isn’t serious, but it can cause thick crusting and white or yellow scales.

A baby born to a mother who drinks alcohol during pregnancy can have many problems. This is called fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).

Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder. People with hemophilia can’t stop bleeding because they don’t have enough clotting factor in their blood. Clotting factors are needed for blood to clot. Blood clots to prevent excessive bleeding.

Your milk is best, but it's not always complete with the nutritional needs of very small premature babies or some very sick newborns.