Conditions and Diseases
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- Bandaides & Blackboards: Kids
- Page http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/contkids.html
- Read stories, get tips about teasing, and take a hospital tour. Learn fun things to do in the hospital and how the body works.
- 2
- Dr Pedi: Common Illnesses
- Page http://www.pediatriconcall.com/kidscorner/commonill/index.aspx
- Dr Pedi tells about some common ways kids get sick or hurt. Learn about fever, head lice, cuts and scrapes, and measles.
- 3
- Environmental Diseases from A to Z
- Page http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/atoz/
- Explores how air, water, sun, dust, plants, animals, chemicals, and metals can make people sick.
- 4
- Garfield Star Sleeper
- Page http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/
- Learn about the importance of getting enough sleep. Download a fun pad or video, play games, and create Garfield comic strips. [Requires free Flash download]
- 5
- HeadLice.Org For Kids
- Page http://www.headlice.org/kids/
- Information and activities for kids presented by kids. Learn about head lice, their life cycle, and what they do.
- 6
- Living With Artificial Limbs
- Page http://www.ingenious.org.uk/Read/Conflict/ArtificialLimbs/
- Interviews with three people who have lost an arm or leg. Learn how they feel and how they dealt with the loss. Also see pictures of artificial limbs from past to present.
- 7
- Penny's World
- Page http://pennysworld.ca/
- Provides information about eczema. Includes a story and games.
- 8
- Rabies Web Site for Kids
- Page http://www.cdc.gov/rabiesandkids/
- Learn about this serious disease, what causes it, who gets it, and how to prevent it. Includes warning signs, vaccinations, and activities.
- 9
- TeensHealth: Hepatitis
- Page http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/hepatitis.html
- Includes what it is, the different types, signs and symptoms, and how to protect against this disease.
- 10
- TeensHealth: Infections
- Page http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/
- Articles about infections that teens can get, with information about how they're spread, signs and symptoms, when to go to the doctor, and prevention.
- 11
- The Deadly Bugs of War
- Page http://whyfiles.org/141bioweapons2/5.html
- Provides information about anthrax, botulinum toxin, plague, smallpox, and tularemia. Includes symptoms of exposure, vaccines, and treatments.
- 12
- The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones
- Page http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/broken_bones.html
- Learn about different types of fractures, what happens to the bone, how the doctor helps, and when the cast comes off.
- 13
- What I need to know about Liver Transplantation
- Page http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/livertransplant_ez/index.aspx
- Explains why people need transplants, what happens during surgery, and how to keep the new liver healthy.
- 14
- Your Genes, Your Health
- Page http://www.ygyh.org/
- A multimedia guide to genetic, inherited disorders, and Fragile X syndrome.
- 15
- AcneGuide
- Page http://www.acneguide.com/
- Designed to help teens understand the condition more clearly, and to provide information about maintaining acne control, and to help cure it with medication.
- 16
- In Your Face
- Page http://www.oxycanada.com/
- Explains facts and myths about acne. Includes FAQs, games, events and contests for Canadian teens, and information about Oxy products. [English and Francais]
- 17
- Skin Secrets Exposed
- Page http://www.skinsecretsexposed.com/
- Provides information about curing common skin problems like acne, blackheads, whiteheads, etc.
- 18
- Child and Youth Health: Allergies
- Page http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=307&id=1645
- Read what they are, how they feel, what happens in the body and what to do.