Throat

Tonsillitis is when the tonsils become inflamed because of a bacterial or viral infection. Tonsillitis causes a sore throat. It is common in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people).

Watch a 5 part live chat series with expert advice about food allergies in tamariki.

Research shows that giving your baby the common allergy causing foods before they turn one can help reduce the risk of them developing an allergy to that food.

Some handy hints on how to include calcium in your child's diet if they are allergic to cow's milk.

Is your child getting enough calcium? If your child has to avoid dairy products for their cow's milk allergy, make sure they are eating enough other foods containing calcium.

There are lots of places you can get a sore throat checked.

Meet Tristan and Justin. The 11-year-old twins know first hand that a sore throat left untreated can lead to rheumatic fever.

Sore throats are common in children. Sometimes children can get 'strep throat'. A rare complication of strep throat is rheumatic fever.

Allergies happen when your child's immune system mistakenly treats normally harmless substances as 'harmful'. The substances that trigger allergies are called allergens. The symptoms of an allergy vary according to what a child or young person is allergic to.