Join Mister Rogers and Daniel Tiger as they explore the doctor's office and learn about why check-ups are important in our favorite select clips from The Fred Rogers Company. Through these episodes, clips, activities, and articles, help...

The small bronze spoon was used for mixing chemicals to create medicine. Patients also used the spoon to take medicine.

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...

Pharmacogenetics allows for a more personalized drug to folks who need to take certain types of medicine in response to how human genes react. The study does not come without ethical questions such as medical privacy and unequal...

In a CSI age, we take forensic science for granted. New York did not have a medical examiner or forensic toxicologist until 1918, whose eventual arrival changed the landscape of crime investigation forever. Deborah Blum prompts the TED...

In this lesson students explore the benefits and risks of mandatory vaccinations, taking into consideration medical, social, political, and moral bases for decision-making. Students also look at the balance between individual rights and...

Take an interactive, multiple choice quiz over life science careers. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.

Dr. Ben Carson is a renown neurosurgeon who was involved with the attempted separation of the conjoined Bijani twins. He recounts dealing with that loss and how his faith has helped him cope with a life full of risk. Dr. Carson also...

A description of antihistamines which tells what they're used for, the different forms they come in, and the adverse reactions that can occur from taking them.

Take a peek into categories for technical writing and for telecommuting jobs, or see the latest postings in this job resource for writers.

Visit this site for more information about the American Association of Retired Persons. Click on the link for leisure and fun and take "The Big Quiz" to see how much you know about AARP services.

Take a closer look at some of the ways in which biotechnology is applied to help solve medical issues and improve our environment.

Is it possible to take advantage of microorganism's sophisticated makeup, short doubling times and cheap growth media to mass produce medically and commercially useful proteins? This is possible with a few simple genetic manipulations....

This is a great introduction to Rh blood typing and the medical implications for childbirth. Take the quiz at the end of the article.

Students obtain a basic understanding of microfluidic devices, how they are developed and their uses in the medical field. After conducting the associated activity, they watch a video clip and learn about flow rate and how this relates...

Students learn about how medicines work in the body, and find out some information about dosing and packaging. The challenge is for student teams must produce a number of boxes to be used as packaging for a new medicine. Then they must...

Here, patients taking triazolam to for short-term insomnia treatment can read about what the drug does and how it affects the body. Read about possible problems associated with the drug, some of which can be prevented through being...

The article, written for the North Carolina Law Review, takes the position that the government overlooks what parents deny their children in the name of their religious convictions. Children are denied schooling as well as medical care...

Investigate the meaning of ethics and morality as applied to technology and scientific advances. Research various issues related to scientific, technological and medical advances in the past decade and take a stand on each.

Take a peek at medical practices of the Ice Man in this picture of a plant fungus attached to a leather strap.

Youngzine takes a look at aging, and the medical attempts to reverse the effects.

In MRI, magnetic fields and radio wave pulses combine to get a unique, and medically beneficial, response from your body's hydrogen atoms. Take a peek in this tutorial.

Online exhibition examines an interesting sidelight in the history of medicine: the use of papier-mache anatomical models. Learn about the history of medical dissection, why the models were made, and their construction and conservation....

This site from WebMD provides the information one needs to know before taking folic acid tablets or injections, such as dosage, medical interactions, and side effects.