Conditions and Diseases
- 1
- Bandaides & Blackboards: Kids
- 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
- Dr Pedi tells about some common ways kids get sick or hurt. Learn about fever, head lice, cuts and scrapes, and measles.
- 3
- HeadLice.Org For Kids
- Information and activities for kids presented by kids. Learn about head lice, their life cycle, and what they do.
- 4
- Rabies Web Site for Kids
- Learn about this serious disease, what causes it, who gets it, and how to prevent it. Includes warning signs, vaccinations, and activities.
- 5
- TeensHealth: Hepatitis
- Includes what it is, the different types, signs and symptoms, and how to protect against this disease.
- 6
- TeensHealth: 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.
- 7
- The Deadly Bugs of War
- Provides information about anthrax, botulinum toxin, plague, smallpox, and tularemia. Includes symptoms of exposure, vaccines, and treatments.
- 8
- The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones
- Learn about different types of fractures, what happens to the bone, how the doctor helps, and when the cast comes off.
- 10
- AcneGuide
- Designed to help teens understand the condition more clearly, and to provide information about maintaining acne control, and to help cure it with medication.
- 11
- In Your Face
- Explains facts and myths about acne. Includes FAQs, games, events and contests for Canadian teens, and information about Oxy products. [English and Francais]
- 12
- Child and Youth Health: Allergies
- Read what they are, how they feel, what happens in the body and what to do.
- 13
- Food Allergy News for Kids
- Learn what it is, symptoms, and what to do. Read and share stories, play games, do puzzles, and try project ideas.
- 14
- KidsHealth: Help With Hives
- Read what hives are, why people get them, what the doctor does, and how to prevent them.
- 15
- KidsHealth: Learning About Allergies
- Explains what allergies are, what causes them, why kids get them, and how to cope with them.
- 16
- MedlinePlus: Allergies
- Illustrated guide, includes causes, symptoms, and treatments. Learn about different tests used to find allergens.
- 17
- Kids Health: Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)
- Information about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a disease that damages the nerves. Talks about what it is like living with the disease and quotes Stephen Hawking who has lived with the disease for many years.