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  • Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)
    • Hiccups. Belching. Stomachache. Sound like a case of heartburn? It isn’t an adults-only condition. If your baby has some of these symptoms, she may have gastroesophageal reflux. If feeding changes don’t bring relief, your doctor may prescribe medications to help.

  • Genetic Disorders Associated with Congenital Heart Disease
    • Detailed information on congenital heart disease, including patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular canal, tricuspid atresia, pulmonary atresia, transposition of the great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot, double outlet right ventricle, truncus arteriosus, coarctation of the aorta, aortic stenosis, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome

  • Genetics
    • Genetics is the study of the patterns of inheritance - how traits and characteristics are passed from parents to their children.

  • Germ Cell Tumors
    • Detailed information on germ cell tumors, including causes, types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Gestational Assessment
    • It’s not always easy to tell a newborn’s age by their size. Premature babies are usually small, but full-term and past-term babies can be small, too. That’s when doctors will perform a gestational assessment to determine if a newborn needs special treatment.

  • Get Serious About Playtime
    • Since the late 1970s, children's playtime has fallen 25 percent and their outdoor activities have dropped 50 percent.

  • Getting Started
    • The first weeks of breastfeeding should be considered a learning period for both you and your baby. Don't expect to work as a coordinated team immediately.

  • Give Young Athletes Plenty of Fluids
    • During hot weather, if young athletes don't get enough water to replace what is lost through perspiration, they face the risk of dehydration.

  • Give Your Energy Level a Tune-Up
    • Eating smaller, healthy meals distributes energy calories more evenly than large meals and keeps your blood sugar normal throughout the day.

  • Glasses Can Help Even Young Children
    • Doctors who specialize in children's eye care say children usually become near- or farsighted between ages 6 and 12. But even infants can wear glasses if they need help to see well.

  • Grief and Bereavement
    • The process of grieving is often long and painful for parents, siblings, relatives, friends, peers, teachers, neighbors, and anyone that understands the loss of a child.

  • Growing Up Short or Heavy Can Be Difficult
    • When children believe they are different in some way, they feel bad. Whether because of their height or some other characteristic, they are going to be aware of differences.

  • Growth Hormone Deficiency
    • Detailed information on growth hormone deficiency, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Growth in Children
    • Detailed information on growth in children, including normal growth, newborn screening tests, growth problems, growth hormone deficiency, and achondroplasia

  • Growth Problems
    • Detailed information on growth problems, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Guidelines for Raising Smoke-Free Kids
    • The most important thing is to keep the lines of communication open -- the more you talk to your children, the better chance you have of staying close when things get tough or when important issues like smoking arise.

  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Children
    • Guillain-Barré syndrome is a neurological disorder in which a child's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. The disorder usually occurs a few days or weeks after the child has had symptoms of a respiratory or gastrointestinal viral infection.

  • Hyperthyroidism (Graves' Disease)
    • Hyperthyroidism means that the thyroid gland is overactive, producing too much thyroid hormone. The excess hormone leads to an overactive metabolism.

  • The Human Genome Project
    • Detailed information on the Human Genome Project how it relates to the identification and treatment of cancer

  • Types of Genetic Diseases
    • Genetic diseases are classified by type: chromosomal abnormalities, single gene defects, problems caused by exposure to certain substances, or a combination of these.