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Kids Health: The Truth About Teeth
Use this site to learn all about your teeth. Complete with an individual tooth diagram and a diagram of a full set of teeth in the mouth.
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Kids Health: The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones
What's the big deal about broken bones? This website tells what happens when a bone breaks and explains how you should take care of yourself, even after the cast comes off.
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Kids Health: Eczema
Your scaly skin could just be eczema. Find out what causes it and what you can do about it.
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Kids Health: Hey! A Tarantula Bit Me!
Use this site to learn some facts about tarantulas, find out what to do if you are bitten by one, and learn some important ways to avoid being bitten.
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Kids Health: A Kids Guide to Fever
Get the facts on what causes a fever and how you get rid of it in this article written for kids.
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Kids Health: Food Poisoning
Kids Health offers an easy-to-understand look at food poisoning with suggestions on how to avoid it.
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Kids Health: What Being Overweight Means?
This resource provides information about obesity, and the importance of weight control.
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Kids Health: Taking Care of Your Teeth
Learn the importance of practicing good dental hygiene. For auditory learners, a read-aloud feature is also available.
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Kids Health: Is Dieting Ok for Kids?
This article addresses some of the problems associated with dieting and urges children to consider exercising to lose or maintain weight rather than eating less. Included are tips for making exercising and eating right simple and fun.
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Kids Health: E. Coli
This brief article gives an overview of E. coli including what it is, how it spreads, how it is treated, and how to prevent it.
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Kids Health: What Is Sweat?
Brief description of what sweat is, why we sweat and what causes sweat.
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Kids Health: Kids and Alcohol
This resource offers information about kids and alcohol abuse. It includes an age-appropriate guide to talking with children about alcohol, and strategies for saying no.
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Kids Health: Cpr
At this website find answers to the following questions: "What Is CPR?" and "When is CPR Needed?" Learn the three basic parts of CPR (airway, breathing, and circulation), and learn about opportunities to take CPR courses.
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Kids Health: Frostbite
Learn the difference between frostnip and frostbite, and learn what to do if your or someone else is frostbitten.
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Kids Health: Heart and Circulatory System
The circulatory system and how it functions are explained. An interactive diagram shows how blood flows through the heart. Disorders of the heart and the circulatory system are also described.
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Kids Health: Immune System
The different parts of the immune system and its cell types are explained. Also described are the three kinds of immunity humans have - adaptive, innate and passive - as well as the major types of disorders of the immune system.
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Kids Health: Lungs and Respiratory System
This article describes the structure and functioning of the lungs and the respiratory system, as well as related diseases.
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Kids Health: Metabolism
How the human metabolism works and health problems that can develop are explained in clear language.
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Kids Health: Diphtheria
Read about the symptoms, causes, treatments, and preventions of diphtheria. This article provides general information on the disease as well as links to further information on related topics.
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Kids Health: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Signs and Symtoms
Overviews the signs and symptoms associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Also includes a movie showing the rash that occurs from this disease.
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Kids Health: Rubeola (Measles)
This site provides a detailed article about measles. Contents of the article include information on signs and symptoms, prevention, duration and contagiousness, home treatment, professional treatment, and when to call your doctor.
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Kids Health: Childhood Cancer
This article gives information about childhood cancer and its most common cause, genetic mutation. Treatment information is also included.
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Kids Health: Allergies
Learn the causes. examples, and treatments for allergies. For auditory learners, a read-aloud feature is also available.
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Kids Health: Epilepsy
Epilepsy, a condition of the nervous system, can be developed as a child or later in life as an adult. The main symptom is seizures, which can be difficult for someone to watch. Learn all about epilepsy, including what to do if you see...