Sore Throat

The telltale signs a child may need his tonsils out are pretty common. How many does yours have?

Learn about the symptoms of epiglottis, like high fever and difficulty swallowing, and what to do if you think your child might have this disease.

There are common signs of strep throat, but strep bacteria can also cause some very strange symptoms that affect other parts of the body, says Joy Ziegler, MD, a pediatrician in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Learn both here.

A surprising number of health and behavior problems -- from ADHD to sleep apnea -- can be treated by removing a child's tonsils.

Although studies have shown other classes of antibiotics to be effective strep throat cures, pediatricians still favor the antibiotics penicillin and amoxicillin.