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AsthmaMoms - AsthmaMoms is a network of families sharing answers for managing their children's asthma. It's also a community of concerned parents, reassuring one another that their deepest fears about their children's asthma can be overcome. It provides what the medical organizations can't, a supportive community of parents.
DNA Is an Instruction Manual - DNA, the building block of life, is in almost every cell of your body. At this site, you can zoom in for a closer look at someone's hand until you get to the cell level. See the nucleus? That's the control tower for everything that goes on in the cell. It's also where you'll find the DNA "spaghetti." Check it out, and then explore this excellent site to learn all about the double helix as well as ethical concerns about genetic testing.
Dreams: An Exploration into the Subconscious - In this corner Sigmund Freud, reigning psychoanalyst. And in this corner, the challenger, Carl Jung. Whose theory of dreams do you support? Learn what we know about the science of dreams and sleep. Visit the gallery to look at some dream-inspired and surrealistic artworks; then wander into the Interpretation area and have a go at figuring out what your own dreams mean. Maybe they just mean you should make your restless dog sleep on the floor. This site was created by students for the ThinkQuest competition.
Healthfinder - This is an easy-to-use clearinghouse of links to health information from various government and other agencies. Read an online magazine, search a database, or find a self-help or support group for topics as diverse as adoption to substance abuse. The variety will surprise you. You can locate statistics on playground injuries, information on vaccine safety, guidance on suicide prevention, and more. These are selected publications, so you're assured it's just the "good stuff"!
Kid Safety on the Internet - Sometimes it's hard to stay safe and play safe. What do you do if a bully starts picking on you? What do you do if you are in an accident? What do you do if a stranger contacts you on the Internet? Find the answer to these and many other safety questions on this site, provided by the University of Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. If you read all the information here, you'll be a safety expert!
Learn CPR - Welcome to Learn CPR. We are a free public service and hope to provide you with all the information you need to learn the basics of CPR. This web site is to be used as a free guide and an informational resource, but cannot replace real CPR or first aid training. Please try to attend a CPR training course in your community and help save lives.
Medbroadcast.com - Medbroadcast Corporation of Vancouver, British Columbia specializes in providing online medical information and services. Medbroadcast uses the Internet to facilitate communication and build connectivity in the healthcare industry, changing the way business is transacted.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - Some families are looking for their missing children. Check their photos. Have you seen any of these kids? Maybe you can help! This site lets you search by state, physical description, and other characteristics. If you have a Web page of your own, check the How You Can Help area.
New York State Department of Health - Communicable Disease Fact Sheets - Ahh-chooo! Nobody likes getting sick. Chicken pox, mumps, influenza (that's the long way to say the flu) are among the many illnesses you can catch. Sicknesses you catch are called communicable diseases, and you can learn about lots of these from this info provided by the New York State Department of Health. So, remember always to cover your face when you sneeze, wash your hands before you eat, and be health-smart!
Rescue 411 - This website is devoted to raising awareness about first aid and accident prevention. Learn to recognize signs of health emergencies like heart attack or low blood sugar! Hone your first aid smarts with our interactive game show, "You Bet Your Life!"
Science Odyssey: You Try It: Doctor Over Time - At this site, the medical care we take for granted today is contrasted with normal health care of the past. Type in your name (or make up a name) and select a physician from the year 1900, 1950, or 1998. Then choose a set of symptoms, for example, in complaint number three you feel weak, nauseated, and itchy. The 1900 doc runs a test and says it's probably kidney failure. You can try leeches and snakeroot but it's only a matter of time. Take your symptoms to get a second opinion from the 1950s physician and you will learn all about kidney dialysis and perhaps make a full recovery. Wait around for the 1998 medical advice, which includes not only dialysis but also a kidney transplant if needed. Try all the diseases and see how far medical science has advanced in the last 100 years. Aren't you glad you live in this time period? Have you tried to get a prescription for leeches filled lately?
SurfNetKids - The best of the Web for kids, reviewed by nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Barbara J. Feldman. Each weekly column features five fabulous Web sites on topics as diverse as Gargoyles, Monarch Butterflies and Stock Market Simulations.
The Anti-Drug - The most effective deterrent to drug use amoung kids isn't the police or politicians, it's parents. This site offers tips and information on how to talk to your kids about drugs. This site now available in different languages.
The Official D.A.R.E. America Site - D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. It's a series of lessons led by a police officer to help give you the skills you need to resist pressure to try drugs or alcohol or to join a gang. This year, over 35 million kids around the world will become involved in a D.A.R.E. program. At this site you can learn about the mission of the organization, read the latest news, and, if you dare, join Daren the Lion in his clubhouse.
WebMD-Health Has a Homepage - Healtheon/WebMD is the first end-to-end Internet healthcare company connecting physicians and consumers to each other and to the entire healthcare community.
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