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National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Fantastic Beasts
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of real-life beasts, and a brief historical account of healing human sicknesses.
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National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Immortality
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of immortality, and the belief that magic played a role in ancient medicine.
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National Library of Medicine: Historical Anatomies of the Web: Albinus, Bernhard
Images from the 18th century anatomy text, "Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani" by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus. There are drawings of individual bones, skeletons and musculature. The text on the images is in Latin. Title and...
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National Library of Medicine: Historical Anatomies
View a rich collection of illustrated anatomical atlases dating from the 15th to the 20th century. Click on the image to view the book and then click on the link to find more information about the author.
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Nih & Niehs: Chemicals, Chemicals, Everywhere
An activity for students to recognize that everything is made up of chemicals. Students will learn that chemicals are produced both naturally and synthetically. Students will also study the work of toxicologist as they ride along with a...
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National Institutes of Health: The Brain: What's Going on in There?
Do you know all the activities your brain controls? This website explores brain images, brain anatomy, and PET procedure to allow students to get a better understanding of the brain. The website contains interactive activities and videos...
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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine
This site is the home page of a professional organization of physicians and other healthcare providers who specialize in complementary and alternative medicinal practices.
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National Institutes of Health
Home page for a professional organization of physicians dedicated to uncovering new medical knowledge. A division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, N.I.H is primarily responsible for the medical research of the Federal...
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Medline Plus: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Medline Plus, a government service from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health presents a brief overview of narcissistic personality disorder.
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Medline Plus: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine provides an overview of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
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Medline Plus: Blood Transfusion
This site explains situations which call for blood transfusions and describes possible safety risks of this procedure. It describes how this procedure occurs and provides a discussion of possible blood substitutes.
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Medline Plus: Dextromethorphan
At this site read about dextromethorphan, an ingredient in many over-the-counter cough suppressants, or antitussives. This website provides brief responses to several queries about dextromethorphan including, "Why is this medication...
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Medline Plus: Electromagnetic Fields
This site provides links to a variety of government-sponsored overviews and articles on electromagnetic fields and their associated health risks.
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Medline Plus: Blood Clotting
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on the blot clotting process with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Gas Exchange
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on the gas-exchange process with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Heart Bypass Surgery
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on heart bypass surgery with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Kidney Stones
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on kidney stones with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Lymph Nodes
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on lymph nodes with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Allergic Reactions
In addition to a definition of "Allergic reactions," and causes and symptoms, find several illustrations of various types of skin allergies and learn how allegic reactions can be prevented and treated through first aid.
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Medline Plus: Bipolar Disorder
Encyclopedia article with health information about bipolar disorder: types, symptoms, treatments, tests, prognosis.
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Medline Plus: Dehydration
This encyclopedia article on dehydration is organized into several sections, including: "Definition," "Causes, incidence, and risk factors," "Symptoms," and "Treatment."
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Medline Plus: Arrhythmias
A fact sheet on arrhythmias tell what they are, what causes them, different types of arrhythmias, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and prognosis after diagnosis. Numerous diagrams of the heart accompany the article.
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Medline Plus: Gigantism
Gigantism--abnormal growth--in humans is defined and treatments for its associated disabilities are discussed.
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Medline Plus: Necrotizing Tissue Infection
Fact sheet describing a rare type of bacterial infection. Includes causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.