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Children's Page

Health information topics about Children's Page:

Anatomy/Physiology

    1. My Body
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/misc_pages/mybody_noSW.html

    2. How the Body Works
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/how_the_body_works_interim.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    1. Word! A Glossary of Medical Words
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/word/

Nutrition

    1. Food Labels Tell the Story!
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/baylor/food3.htm

    2. Snack Smart for Healthy Teeth
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
    http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/OralHealthInformationIndex/Child...

    3. Mission Nutrition
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/mission_nutrition.html

    4. Milk Matters Web Games for Kids and Teens
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/kidsteens.cfm

Organizations

    1. KidsHealth
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html

    2. BAM! Body and Mind
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.bam.gov/

Overviews

    1. KidsHealth for Kids
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/

    2. Further Adventures of Kidd Safety: Interactive Gam
    Consumer Product Safety Commission
    http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html

Pictures/Diagrams

    1. Mission SunWise: Activity Book
    Environmental Protection Agency
    http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/doc/actvtybookfinal.pdf

    2. My Trip to the Hospital Coloring Book
    American Society of Anesthesiologists
    http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/MyTrip.pdf

    3. Information for Pediatric Patients and Their Famil
    National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center
    http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/pedweb/coloring_book/coloring_book/coloring_book....

Related Issues

    1. National Weather Service: Owlie Skywarn's We
    National Weather Service
    http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/owlie.htm

    2. Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/

    3. Sara's Quest
    National Institute on Drug Abuse
    http://teens.drugabuse.gov/sarasquest/

    4. Scrub Club
    NSF International
    http://www.scrubclub.org

    5. Star Sleeper
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/

    6. Think First for Kids
    ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation
    http://www.thinkfirst.org/kids/

    7. USDA for Kids
    Dept. of Agriculture
    http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html

    8. USFA's Kid Page
    United States Fire Administration
    http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/

    9. Vaccination: An Act of Love
    Pan American Health Organization
    http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/sv04_monica_eng.pdf

    10. Skin Disorders and Diseases
    American Academy of Dermatology
    http://www.aad.org/public/Parentskids/KidsConnection/skindisdis.htm

    11. National Institute of Environmental Health Science
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm

    12. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/

    13. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Inform
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    http://www.health.org/features/kidsarea/kidsarea.htm

    14. Air Junk
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/airjunk/index.html

    15. Environmental Kids Club
    Environmental Protection Agency
    http://www.epa.gov/kids/

    16. FDA Kids' Home Page
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm

    17. FEMA For Kids
    Federal Emergency Management Agency
    http://www.fema.gov/kids/

    18. Further Adventures of Kidd Safety: Interactive Gam
    Consumer Product Safety Commission
    http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html

    19. Healthy Environments for Children
    Pan American Health Organization
    http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/whd03_monica.pdf

    20. Just Look at Those Hands
    Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
    http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/fsehand1.html

    21. Kids and Teens Page (National Runaway Switchboard)
    National Runaway Switchboard
    http://www.nrscrisisline.org/kids.asp

    22. Kids' Quest on Disability and Health
    National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids/

    23. Little Big Kids
    Consumer Product Safety Commission
    http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/kids.pdf

    24. Meet McGruff, Scruff, and All the Kids! Adventures
    Indian Health Service
    http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/McGruff/adventures/mcgrufftoc.as...

    25. Mind Over Matter
    National Institute on Drug Abuse
    http://www.nida.nih.gov/MOM/MOMIndex.html

Specific Conditions

    1. Kids Acid Reflux
    Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation
    http://www.kidsacidreflux.org/

    2. Got Butterflies? Tongue-Tied? Pounding Headache?
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.bam.gov/survival/physical_signs.htm

    3. Dusty the Asthma Goldfish and His Asthma Triggers
    Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division
    http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/pdfs/dustythegoldfish_en.pdf


 

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Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad
Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people.

UN chief warns economy must not derail millennium goals
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Saturday the world must devote the same resources to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as it did to tackling the global economic crisis.

SKorean foreign minister in scandal offers to quit
South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan offered to resign Saturday amid accusations of nepotism over the hiring of his daughter for a ministry job, officials said.

No Surprise: Walking, Cycling Linked to Healthier Weights
SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new study confirms what seems obvious: people who live in communities where walking and cycling are common are less likely to be overweight or obese.

Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists
Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.

Odds of getting new kidney uneven
People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.

Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment
Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.

Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races
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U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report
An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.

UK booze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years
Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alcohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday.

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Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines business
Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales talks with rival companies.

Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists
Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.

Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA
A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.



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