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Transplant Q/a
Article with questions and answers relating to heart transplants. Great info from who is eligible, what is an average cost, what drugs are related and much more.
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Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has developed a website showing how and why tobacco can affect many different aspects of your life. Click on one of the categories on the left to see how cigarette smoking hurts your health.
National Academy of Engineering
Health Technologies Timeline
Find a timeline of important medical inventions of the 20th century. Inventions include the first electrocardiograph, the first kidney dialysis machine, the first plastic contact lens, and the first artificial heart.
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Story md.com: Hypertension: High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure (hypertension) doesn't have any initial symptoms but could cause health-related problems later. Find out what you can do to control it.
American Heart Association
Aha: Monitoring Your Blood Pressure at Home
Article from the American Heart Association entitled "Monitoring Your Blood Pressure at Home." Discusses AHA recommendations on choosing a monitoring device and how to use it properly. It also provides a blood pressure chart and links to...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Cardiovascular Pathology Index
This site features a detailed index of photographs for cardiovascular pathology. You can see what a normal human heart looks like and what a sick one looks like too. Come and check it out.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Mitral Valve Prolapse
This site contains links to various topics that will teach about mitral valve prolapse, or MVP. It covers symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and healthy living.
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Visiting Nurse Associations of America
Home page of association of professional nurses working in the home-care setting. This site includes reference to current publications and also contains information for families and caregivers regarding home healthcare issues.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Family Doctor: Why Exercise Is Wise
In order to exercise we usually need to be motivated. This article may motivate you to find the benefits of physical fitness as well as provide some suggestions for its implementation. Links to related articles are also provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Hypertension?
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about hypertension, a circulatory system disease. Students will learn the basic facts about this disease.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Pulse of Life
Students measure their pulse rate and explore how heart rate is affected by various activities.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Keeps on Pumpin'
In this interactive site, students will measure and calculate heart rates and determine the amount of blood pumped by their heart.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Videos Y Multimedia
Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Living Things: Circulation
Check Steve's cardiovascular health before he starts filming his dangerous wildlife special. Following the activity, read more about the heart, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Effects of Tobacco
This lesson engages students in learning about the negative impact of tobacco. Students will demonstrate their learning by writing what they have learned on hearts that will be strung together and displayed. Students will also write...
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Changing the Face of Medicine: The Doctor Is In
Find out about some of the tools that doctors use to examine their patients. Examine a virtual patient to see what a doctor might see, hear what a doctor might hear, and feel what a doctor might feel.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Michael E. De Bakey, m.d.
Learn about the influential Dr. Michael E. DeBakey known as the "Father of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery". Read about his background and myriad of achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What's With All the Pressure?
Students learn how to take blood pressure by observing a teacher demonstration and then practicing on fellow classmates in small groups. Once the hands-on component of this activity is completed, the class brainstorms and discusses how...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street
Do you know how to get to Sesame Street? This collection is designed to engage preschoolers in everyday learning by teaching core skills in Math, Literacy, STEM, and Social and Emotional Development. Here you'll find hundreds of videos,...
Curated OER
Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease
This website provides information about nutrition, health, and heart disease. It also discusses specific types of vitamin and mineral supplements you can take to improve or maintain your health.
National Institutes of Health
Pdf: Prevention of Heart Disease (Spanish) [Pdf]
A downloadable PDF comic book in Spanish with information on how to prevent heart disease and promote healthy hearts.
WebMD
Web Md: Blood Pressure
This site from WebMD Health provides great information on blood pressure. The basic overview discusses what blood pressure is, shows a picture of it, gives a chart to mark it, and includes several links for additional information.
Curated OER
Yahoo! Health: What Is a Heart Attack?
This site from Yahoo! Health discusses a heart attack. Learn what you can do to prevent having a heart attack and check out images showing the parts of the heart, the build up of plaque in arteries, and ECG waves after a heart attack.
US National Library of Medicine
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.