Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: Operation: Flame Out!
Tells the story of how, as tobacco became more popular, it changed human health, and what the CDC did to fight the epidemic.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Pancreatic Cancer
This site from Intelihealth provides a thorough overview of pancreatic cancer. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Secondary Hypertension
This resourcecontains a thorough overview of secondary hypertension. There is also information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Tobacco 101
This lesson will help students understand the short and long term effects of using tobacco as well as why it is addictive.
Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Learning About Drugs and Alcohol Through Biotechnology [Pdf]
Find out what role genetics plays in why people become drug and alcohol abusers, and investigate how biotechnology can help shape the future of medications used for addicts.
Other
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University offers a unique think/action tank that engages all diciplines to study every form of substance abuse as it affects our society. The site organizes and provides...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Esophageal Cancer
Provides information about esophageal cancer. Included are sections on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Chewing Tobacco: Not a Safe Product
At this site from the Mayo Clinic, you can read about smokeless tobacco and the dangers associated with it. This article includes information on how smokeless tobacco can cause the same problems,such as addiction, cardiovascular disease,...
PBS
Pbs Teachers:soccer: Kickin' Butts!
Learn the health benefits of soccer as well as the effects of tobacco smoking on athletic performance. Consider and discuss statistics about health, sports and making a difference for inner-city youth.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: Mama Didn't Know
Online children's story that teaches about the health effects of breathing secondhand smoke. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see why it's so important not to smoke when children are present; it can affect your health but...
USA Today
Three Factors Threaten Teens
Learn main reasons why teenagers experiment with illegal drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. This article provides statistics about teen drug abuse, discussion questions, and a writing activity.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer: Questions and Answers
This website provides brief responses to several questions about smokeless tobacco and the risks associated with its use including: "What harmful chemicals are found in smokeless tobacco?," and "What about using smokeless tobacco to quit...
Government of Canada
Health Canada: Tobacco Product Labelling
Walk through the anatomy of a cigarette package. First, look at the mandatory graphic health warnings. Next, examine the toxic emissions statement that gives the emission levels of six toxic chemicals. Finally, read the health...
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Facts About Nicotine and Tobacco Products
This article not only discusses nicotine addiction but also includes information on quitting smoking through medication therapy.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Bronchitis
An overview of Bronchitis is provided on this site. Signs, symptoms, and treatments are also included. Links to related sites are available.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Is Cancer?
Use this site to find out what cancer really is. Learn the causes, effects, and treatments of this scary disease.
Other
Cancer Index: Index Home
This site from the Cancer Index provides a long list of links to sites on every imaginable type of cancer, genes related to cancer, treatments, and resources for cancer patients and their families. The index can be viewed alphabetically,...