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Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
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| ADAM Internet Health Services |
www.adam.com |
| Medical encyclopedia with general information about allergies including symptoms and treatment. |
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| American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
www.aaaai.org |
| A variety of links to information on these topics. |
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| Schering-Plough Pharmaceutical |
www.schoolasthmaallergy.com |
| Great information for school nurses, patient handouts, links to other sites. |
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| National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine |
www.njc.org |
| Excellent site for asthma in children and teens - latest information and research. |
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Alternative Medicine |
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Body Piercing/Tattoos |
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Dating Violence/Relationship Violence |
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Diabetes |
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| American Diabetes Association |
www.diabetes.org |
| Includes a directory covering numerous diabetic topics. |
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Drug Abuse |
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Eating Disorders |
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| Something Fishy Web site on Eating Disorders |
www.somethingfishy.org |
| Describes types of eating disorders, signs and symptoms, references and resources. |
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First Aid/Trauma |
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General |
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| American Medical Association |
www.ama-assn.org |
| Education for consumers and professionals. |
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| InteliHealth - featuring Harvard Medical Schools' Consumer Health Information |
http://intelihealth.com/ |
| Aetna InteliHealth's mission is to empower people with trusted solutions for healthier lives.
Expert editors develop consumer-friendly health information to make it accessible to the widest possible audience. |
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| Virtual Pediatric Hospital |
www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/patients/cqqa/teen/ |
| Pediatricians have written a feature called Teen Common Questions Quick Answers as a means to help teens and their parents respond to typical diseases and health issues experienced by teens. |
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Health & Fitness |
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| KidsHealth |
www.kidshealth.org/teen/ |
| For teens. Information on every imaginable teen concern - answers to questions and many articles. |
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| US Department of Health and Human Services |
www.hhs.gov |
| Easy-to-use Web pages leading to consumer health resources. |
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Hepatitis |
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| Hepatitis Foundation International |
www.hepfi.org |
| Increase awareness of the worldwide problem of viral hepatitis. |
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| Hepatitis Information Network |
www.hepnet.com |
| Public information from Schering of Canada. |
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Mental Health |
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| National Institute of Mental Health |
www.nimh.nih.gov |
| Latest information about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of various mental illnesses. |
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US Department of Health and Human Services
Center for Mental Health Services |
www.mentalhealth.org |
| Easy-to-use, attractive set of Web pages leading to consumer health resources. Fact sheets on mental health topics. |
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| TeenHealth - Your Mind |
www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/ |
Being healthy means dealing with the changes in your body - and your mind. Relationships, body image, families, emotions ... sort it all out in this section. |
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
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| ASHA-CDC National STD Hotline |
www.ashastd.org |
| Information about STDs provided by the American Social Health Association's specialists with links to CDC/STD publications. |
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Smoking Cessation |
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| American Lung Association |
www.lungusa.org |
| In-depth information on asthma, air quality, tobacco control, and many lung diseases. |
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| Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids |
www.tobaccofreekids.org |
| Initiative to protect children from tobacco addiction and exposure to second-hand smoke. |
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| British Columbia Ministry of Health |
www.tobaccofacts.org |
| Information on health effects, advertising and legal issues of tobacco, smoking cessation. |
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Sports Injury and Injury Prevention |
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Teen Pregnancy and Parenting |
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| TeenHealth - Sexual Health |
www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/ |
Learn the facts about sexual health with articles about puberty, menstruation, infections, and just about everything else you wanted to know, for guys and girls. |
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