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During a child's day, minor injuries may happen during play and sports activities. The face and head are especially at risk for cuts and scrapes.

Children's days are filled with running, jumping, bicycling, sports, and other fun activities that keep them active and on the go from morning until night. Along with the fun comes an occasional cut.

Burns are classified as first-, second-, or third-degree, depending on how deeply and severely they penetrate the skin's surface.

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.

Acne is a disorder of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Hair follicles are the areas around the base or root of each hair. Sebaceous glands are the tiny glands that release oil (sebum) into the hair follicles. The sebum moistens the skin and hair. The sebum and hair get to the skin surface through tiny holes called pores.

Detailed information on behavior problems in adolescents, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder

Detailed information on adolescents and eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and obesity

In an uncircumcised boy, the foreskin will begin to separate from the tip of the penis. This happens naturally while the boy is a baby. This is called foreskin retraction.

The only safe sex is no sex, most doctors say. But certain precautions and safe behaviors can reduce a person's risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection.