Adolescent Oncology Unit Opens Physician Connection: Summer 2009 It's goodbye to jungle animals and pastel colors. The new Anaheim Ducks Wing on the CHOC Children's oncology unit is sporting a far more mature vibe.

Better Planning for Life After Cancer Kid's Health: Spring 2008 Thirty years ago, only 10 to 20 percent of children with cancer, all types combined, survived. Today, about 80 percent of all pediatric cancers are curable.

Boost Your Babyﾒs Brain Power Kid's Health: Fall 2007 Forget the ﾓeducationalﾔ videos and flash cards. Your baby already has whatﾒs needed to maximize early brain development: you.

Teens Getting High on Legal Substances Kid's Health: Fall 2007 They are easier to get, and mistakenly believed to be medically safer than heroin, PCP or cocaine. Legal prescription drugs and over-the-counter cold and cough medicines have edged out street drugs in popularity among teens.

Hugs from Shaun Foundation Honors Teen Shaun Tanner Making a Mark: October 2007 Seventeen-year-old Shaun Tanner was the typical all-American boy. He attended high school in Huntington Beach, where he won numerous sports and inspirational awards and earned the nickname ﾓthe Tank.ﾔ

Teens Tempted By Diet Pills Kid's Health: Winter 2007 American children and teens may be increasingly overweight, but thin is still ﾓin.ﾔ

Get Tough on Acne Kid's Health: Winter 2007 Acne may be the bane of adolescence, but your teen doesnﾒt have to live with it.

CHOC Oncology Adds Adolescent Wing Physician Connection: Fall 2006 The CHOC Cancer Institute is adding a new $2.5 million, six-bed wing to the existing oncology unit to better accommodate the needs of adolescents with cancer.

Diabetic Teen Completes Run of Her Life Kid's Health: Winter 2006 Every child who comes to CHOC or CHOC at Mission has a compelling story.

Helmets Are Cheap, Effectiveﾗ And Required By Law Kid's Health: Fall 2005 Itﾒs a sight CHOC neurosurgeon William Loudon, M.D., always hates to see: kids riding on scooters, rollerblades and skateboards without helmets.

Cﾒmon, Get Up, Get Moving! Kid's Health: Fall 2005 Thatﾒs the advice CHOC pediatrician and sports medicine physician Chris Koutures, M.D., gives parents at his Anaheim Hills practice. He encourages them to help their children be healthy and physically fit by being good role models.

Experts Advise Ongoing Discussion Instead of ﾓTheTalkﾔ Kid's Health: Summer 2005 A recent study commissioned by People and NBC News revealed that your kids want to hear about sex fromﾗyou.

Media Images Get A Reality Check Kid's Health: Fall 2003 Adolescents are constantly bombarded with media messages about physical attractiveness, but even the most media-savvy teens may not understand the extent to which those glamorous images have been airbrushed or manipulated by computer technology. Childrenﾒs Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has implemented a new community education program to show local teens the reality behind those images.

Zap those Zits Kid's Health: Fall 2003 Regardless of what you may have heard growing up, certain foods do not cause teen acne, not even chocolate, french fries or other greasy foods.

Why The Media Target Your Children Kid's Health: Fall 2002 Todayﾒs children have a tremendous amount of spending money, and are experts in influencing their parentsﾒ purchasing decisions.