What I need to know about Liver Transplantation
Explains why people need transplants, what happens during surgery, and how to keep the new liver healthy.
The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones
Learn about different types of fractures, what happens to the bone, how the doctor helps, and when the cast comes off.
TeensHealth: Infections
Articles about infections that teens can get, with information about how they're spread, signs and symptoms, when to go to the doctor, and prevention.
TeensHealth: Hepatitis
Includes what it is, the different types, signs and symptoms, and how to protect against this disease.
Tuberculosis - The Forgotten Killer
Created by a team from a Singapore secondary school, and presenting facts about this infectious disease using interactive features and animations.
The Deadly Bugs of War
Provides information about anthrax, botulinum toxin, plague, smallpox, and tularemia. Includes symptoms of exposure, vaccines, and treatments.
A Sibling's Site
Site for siblings of chronically ill children.
A-Z of Children's Ailments
Alphabetic list of children's diseases, compiled by the BBC.
The Bearable Times Kids and Teens Club
The Children's Hospital Network for children in the hospital or who have disabilities.
Rabies Web Site for Kids
Learn about this serious disease, what causes it, who gets it, and how to prevent it. Includes warning signs, vaccinations, and activities.
Kids First for Health
Learn about illnesses, tests and treatments, look up words in the dictionary, read about the hospital and play games in the club.
Teens First for Health
Learn about illnesses, allergies and disabilities. Sections on the teen body, ask a doctor, share stories and check out the games.
Health Information
Collection of articles help children and their families understand basic medical conditions, tests, and procedures. Also includes a guide to home care and wellness. From the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati.
Diseases Explained
Illustrated guide describes more than 25 common diseases and medical conditions. Includes symptoms of each as well as treatment options.
Kids E.N.T.: Just for Kids
Learn about your ears, nose, and throat. Watch movies about having your tonsils out or getting tubes in your ears. [Movies require free Adobe, Flash, and Windows Media downloads.]
MG Youth
Online support group for children and teens with myasthenia gravis. Includes personal stories and a message board.
HeadLice.Org For Kids
Information and activities for kids presented by kids. Learn about head lice, their life cycle, and what they do.
Salamanders Young Burn Survivors
Presents personal accounts of burn injuries, as well as facts and figures and an opportunity to share experiences.
KidsHealth: Laryngitis
Find out how the voice works and why it sometimes doesn't.
KidsHealth: The Scoop on Strep Throat
Tells what it is, how you get it, what the doctor does, and how to get better.
KidsHealth: Obesity
Article provides information and tips for dealing with the problem of being overweight.
Bandaides & Blackboards: Kids
Read stories, get tips about teasing, and take a hospital tour. Learn fun things to do in the hospital and how the body works.
Garfield Star Sleeper
Learn about the importance of getting enough sleep. Download a fun pad or video, play games, and create Garfield comic strips. [Requires free Flash download]
Disability Info: Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Offers information on these disorders in general and each of the five types specifically.
Environmental Diseases from A to Z
Explores how air, water, sun, dust, plants, animals, chemicals, and metals can make people sick.
Patch Worx
Online community for young people isolated by illness or disability. Share poems and stories, ask a question, play games, and join the club.
World ACM Foundation
A comprehensive site dealing with Arnold Chiari Malformation, in adults and teens.
Taryn's World: About Switches
A kids guide to genetic disorders with stories, art gallery, and picture book to learn about what happens when switches in the body just don't work.
The Able Crew
Fun activities and information about disabilities to teach awareness and help children build self-esteem. Includes puzzles, games, coloring books and illusions.
Transplant Kids
Information on the process, from assessment through surgery. Includes sections on infection, rejection and life after transplant.
Your Genes, Your Health
A multimedia guide to genetic, inherited disorders, and Fragile X syndrome.
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