Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Risk Factors for Bipolar Disorder
Examined are factors that increase the risks of bipolar disorder: psychological, environmental, genetic, neuro chemical, and difference in brain structure and function.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Chemicals in the Environment: Toxicology and Public Health
A college course featuring instructor's notes and case studies about the relationship between exposure to environmental chemicals and human diseases.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Some people are wary of complementary and alternative medicines while others swear by them. Before you make up your mind, read this article that examines alternative medicines, their risks, and what to keep in mind before exploring them...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: How Can Lifestyle, Genes and Environment Affect Health? Oc
This lesson focuses on Cardiovascular disease. The heart requires its own constant blood supply in order to keep beating and this is delivered through the coronary arteries. Genetic and lifestyle factors can lead to the coronary arteries...
Other
Lung Cancer and Lung Health
Describes lung cancer risk factors and diagnosis, plus possible procedures for care and cures.
Remedy Health Media
Health Scout: Medical Health Encyclopedia: Hypothyroidism
Visit this site for an overview on the condition of hypothyroidism. Read about the causes, risk factors, symptoms, how it can be treated, and complications that can occur. Also accompanying the article are numerous photos and diagrams.
Remedy Health Media
Health Scout Network: Health Encyclopedia: Necrotizing Fasciitis
Find out about about the disease, necrotizing faciiitis. Includes a description, causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Stroke
In this article from Kids Health, learn what happens during a stroke, how strokes are treated, and how you can prevent them. Strokes happen mostly to older people, so find out how you can help a loved one such as a grandparent if it...
Other
Everyday Health: Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident)
This site gives a complete overview of information regarding strokes. Tells what they are, causes of strokes, types of strokes, symptoms of strokes, how to treat strokes, and ways to decrease your risk of having one.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Safe Drinking Water Act Protecting America's Public Health
View a poster that illustrates the everyday risks to the U.S. supply of clean drinking water.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Smoking & Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
Learn the risks of smoking and how it causes cardiovascular disease. The article includes the risks and health effects of smoking, information on secondhand smoke, and resources and tools for kicking the habit.
ProCon.org
Pro Con: Cell Phones: Are Cell Phones Safe?
Website explores the pro con argument of the safety and risks associated with cell phone use.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Cadmium
Detailed question and answer format site with information on cadmium exposure and its health effects. Very readable.
National Institutes of Health
Nih Clinical Center: Vitamin D
This site from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center provides great information on vitamin D. Answers several questions about the vitamin, such as what is, what are the sources of it, recommended dietary allowance, and when...
Other
Optimistic Bias in Perceiving Physical and Mental Health
This article looks at the tendency to view oneself as invulnerable to experience negative life events. They suggest this goes hand in hand with the tendency to overestimate one's probability of experiencing postive life events. (Miami...
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Conditions: Cholesterol: Why Cholesterol Matters
Learn what cholesterol is, the different types, and why high cholesterol is a health risk. Click on a link to view an illustration of HDL and LDL cholesterol within an artery, as well as learn about methods of prevention and treatment...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Introduction to Epidemiology
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will not only learn what epidemiology is but you will also learn the role of epidemiology in public health practice. Also, you will explore the history of epidemiology to understand how its...
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National Institutes of Health
U.s. Dept of Health and Human Services: Cancer and the Environment [Pdf]
Document provides information on the causes and nature of cancer and particularly the substances in the environment that are known to cause or may cause cancer in humans such as tobacco, ultraviolet radiation, pesticides, and metals.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Diabetes Type 2 Faq
Thorough overview of type 2 diabetes through a Q & A format. Use this site to learn about symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Idaho State University
Idaho State University: Radiation Related Frequently Asked Questions
A list of frequently asked questions about radiation, with answers. About half of the questions are health-related and pertain to how radiation affects the body.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Bread Mold Facts
Explains what bread mold is, what causes it to grow on bread and other surfaces, types of bread molds, health risks, and some benefits.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Lyme Disease
This article discusses the causes, symptoms, preventions, and treatments for Lyme disease. It includes brief write-ups containing tips for teenagers and children who are concerned about their own health and risks for Lyme disease.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Pesticides and Food: Healthy, Sensible Food Practices
Information provided on pesticide residues on food, the possibility that these pesticides could harm us, and what the government does to ensure that pesticides used on food are safe.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Ultrasound
This overview of ultrasound medical procedures describes their uses, preparation, risks, and the like.
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