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[] KidsHealth has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents – each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. There are literally thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games and resources – all original and all developed by experts in the heal of children and teens. Physicians and other health experts review all content before it’s published on KidsHealth. Teen - [] This is a terrific site from the by the Nemours Foundation’s Center for Children’s Health. It includes factual information on all aspects of health, including fitness, sexual health, diseases and conditions. There are features articles, hot topics, and a searchable database.

[] - This popular medical web site has a section focusing on children’s health issues that include quizzes, games, children’s health news and videos, topics with questions and answers, a glossary and parenting topics. A medical team checks resources for accuracy.

[] - The NIEHS Kids’ Pages include a wide variety of fun activities designed to attract children to this website where they can learn about the impact of the environment on human health, the NIEHS mission, and possible careers in health, medicine, science, mathematics, and the environment.

[] - This consumer health information service from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health is searchable and covers current topics with useful reference information on many topics, drug information, dictionaries, the location and credentials of doctors, dentists, and hospitals, access to organizations, consumer health libraries, internet sites, publication, MEDLIN (index of periodical articles) and more. For easy-to-understand interactive tutorials on diseases, conditions, and treatment procedures go to []. The section on Child Nutrition can be found at []. Teen Health - [] From the National Library of Medicine, this site is directed toward teenagers, no their parents. Following the MedlinePlus format, this site includes links to reputable sites on a variety of topics of interest to teenagers, including nutrition, emotions, body image, alcohol and drugs, and sexuality.

[] - The National Institutes of Health provides a wide variety of resources related to the biomedical and health science, both past and present. There are searchable database and databanks, archival collections, and images.

[] - A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site takes you to online publications, databases, web sites, support and self-help groups.

[] - With the goal of improving the understanding, diagnosis, and treat of mental illness throughout the world, this noncommercial site clearly provides resources in all areas of emotional and mental health.

[] - The Merck Manual has traditionally been the resource for physicians and the publishers have recently made the Home edition available to provide reliable information to the public about medical conditions. Select the interactive version if you have a multi-media-capable browser and fast Internet connections, otherwise use the text edition for comprehensive information.

[] - Here you will find current information on brain function, diseases, and articles about such topics as addiction, learning, sleep and much more, provided by the Dana Alliance, a nonprofit organization of scientists advancing education in brain research. Brainy Kids Online [] has information for the younger set.

[] - For information about alternative forms of treatment, this government agency is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, and disseminating authoritative information. The consumer fact sheets cover all types of treatment, from acupuncture to St. Johns Wort.

[] - Teens will enjoy the interactive flash animation on human anatomy and physiology using interactive “Flash” animations created by Scott Sheffield based o his 21 years of teaching this material at the university level. Current topics include: Skeletal System, Muscle Tissue Physiology, Muscular System, Nervous System, Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Urinary System, and Histology.