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Infected Hangnail?

R.M. asks from Fresno

My 7-month old has what looks like an infected hangnail on her left hand, middle finger. The tip, from the first knuckle up, is red and swollen, and there is a small ...

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Infected Finger

K.H. asks from Salt Lake City

I feel really silly asking this but here goes...I have a finger that is infected (possibly from an ingrown nail or a hangnail pulled) I know its infected because it i...

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Dumb Question About an Infected Cut

J.B. asks from Boston

I realize this is a stupid question that I should know the answer to by now but here goes...I cut my index finger opening a tuna can on Wednesday. Tiny cut, like mayb...

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How to Stop 4 Yr Old Son from Picking His Fingers Till They Bleed....?

C.N. asks from Seattle

I'm not sure why he does it but when he gets a hang nail, he Picks at it till it bleeds. And it doesn't just stop at the hangnail, he picks the skin all around his na...

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5 Year Olds Very Low Pain Tolerance

M.P. asks from Minneapolis

My 5 year old girl has had this very low, to no pain tolerance since I can remember. I dont really know if she is hyper-sensitive but I think its starting to get on m...

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Infection in Knuckle 6Yr Old

H.J. asks from Minneapolis

I have been told that my child has an infection in her knuckle by the doctor. I noticed swelling of her knuckle the other day and she would not use it. Took her in an...

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Nail Bitter

K.L. asks from Los Angeles

Hi Ladies, My son is just about to be 2 and a half, and for the past month or so he has discovered the nasty habbit of biting his nails. At first I tried to igno...

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Son Got a Cut from a Screw Driver at the Camp. Should I Be Worried?

D.K. asks from Seattle

My 8 year old's palm got cut by a common screw-driver on his robotics camp, and the wound bled; he washed it with soap and the instructor gave him a band-aid. I came ...

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Sickly Daughter? Internet Freaking Me Out!

A.R. asks from Chattanooga

My daughter who is 5 started not feeling well today. I picked her up from school early bc they said she had a low grade fever and was saying her throat/head hurt. I...

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Should I Be Messing with My Kids' Cuticles?

K.M. asks from Los Angeles

My husband and his sister have bad cuticles. They describe how their mother (my mother-in-law) was always very vigorously cleaning them, pushing them back, etc. Now m...

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