Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Nicotine Addiction
From the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute, comprehensive history of tobacco, the tobacco industry, and tobacco-related illnesses.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Respiratory System Health
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many of the diseases related to smoking are called lifestyle diseases: diseases that are caused by choices that people make in their daily lives. For example, the...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Thorough overview of hypertension. Includes information 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,...
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...