University of California
Uci Heart Disease Prevention Program
Visit this website and read articles on heart-disease prevention and medical research. Addressing topics such as cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diet, this website provides help for everyone concerned about their cardiovascular...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Animal Doc
Come help out the animal doc. Choose a topic, and read about how a real veterinarian handled a specific animal case. Learn about a wide variety of animal topics on this fun, interactive page.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Strokes
This patient education module will help you understand the causes of strokes and how you can prevent them.
Other
The Affective Deficit
Scholarly paper giving a comprehensivewe defense of the idea that a chronic affective deficit is the main cause of non-infectious illnesses and behavior dysfunctions. The authors believe that this is an example of how Biopsychology can...
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Pharmaceutical Business
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the pharmaceutical business. Learn about everything from medicine research and development to human resource concerns for a drug manufacturing company. Some interactive illustrations and suggested...
Other
University of Kansas: Update in Gastroenterology
This Annals of Internal Medicine site was created by the Department of Medicine from the University of Kansas to help you to stay updated with all of the current information that they have on gastroenterology
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Pool Medical Patents, Save Lives
Patenting a new drug helps finance its immense cost to develop- but that same patent can put advanced treatments out of reach for sick people in developing nations, at deadly cost. Ellen 't Hoen talks about an elegant, working solution...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Why Does Evolution Matter Now?
Discover how evolution affects your world and how understanding evolution can help solve problems in medicine, agriculture, and the environment. Investigate the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
Other
Nondestructive Testing Resource Center: Radiographic Inspection
This tutorial helps students learn about Radiographic Inspection through the concept of Newton's Inverse Square Law.
British Library
British Library: International Dunhuang Project
This area is designed for students learning about Silk Road people, culture, history, art, religion and language. Nowadays, we know much about life on the Silk Road thanks to archaeologists and explorers. The objects people leave behind...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Electrocardiograph 1903
If TV medical dramas have taught us anything, it's how to recognize the heart's characteristic peaks and valleys crawling across monitors in emergency rooms. These images represent the electrical activity of the beating heart as recorded...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Caffeine Confusion
Use this site to learn about how caffeine affects your body. This article includes helpful advice on how to reduce your intake of caffeine, by proving a "Caffeine Chart" that shows how much caffeine is in the foods and drinks you might...
Read Works
Read Works: Bones on the Go!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the human skeleton and some of its stronger bones. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Nobel Work
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Nobel Prizes and prize winners in 2006. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Study Buddies
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about teens participating in medical research studies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: What You Need to Know About Drugs
Drugs are chemicals that change the way a person's body works. Some drugs help you feel better, but drugs also can harm you. Learn more in this article for kids.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: George Beadle
Find out about the scientist George Beadle, who helped discovered how genes played a part in the regulation of biochemical events.
Read Works
Read Works: Old Time Operations
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text and timeline about ancient dentistry and surgeries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Dr. Mary Walker
View the stamp artwork of Glenora Richards honoring Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. Learn about how Dr. Walker helped those in need during the Civil War era.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Clara Barton
Use this site to learn about the "Angel of the Battlefield," Clara Barton, who "helped find over 22,000 missing men" after the Civil War ended and founded the American Red Cross Association with some of her friends. Written by a student.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: About All You Can Eat: Feast or Famine
Investigate the theory that including desert plants such as mesquite and cactus in a diet can help control obesity and diabetes. Design a scientific experiment that will test this hypothesis, using control variables, observation and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Preventing Tb Using "4 I's"
Learn how to help prevent tuberculosis by using the "4I's" model: Intensive Case Findings, Isoniazid, Isolation, and Immunization.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Naming the Flu: H Something, N Something
An explanation of what the names H1N1 and H3N2 mean and why they are helpful in keeping track of different flu viruses.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Antiviral Drugs for the Flu
An explanation of the antiviral drugs, Oseltamivir and Zanamivir, which can be use to treat and help prevent the flu.