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Kids Health: Flu Instruction Sheet
First aid guidelines for dealing with the flu (influenza).
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Kids Health: Frostbite Instruction Sheet
What is frostbite and how does it affect your skin? How do you treat frostbite? Find the answers to these questions, and learn how to prevent frostbite at this website.
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Kids Health: Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke
What are the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke? Learn the answer to this question and learn about emergency treatment in case of heat exhaustion or heatstroke.
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Kids Health: Insect Stings and Bites
What do you do if you a stung by a bee, wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket? This website explains what these insects leave behind on your skin and tells how you should treat stings. Also included is first-aid care for spider bites and tick...
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Kids Health: Pinkeye Instruction Sheet
First aid guidelines for dealing with pinkeye (conjunctivitis).
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Kids Health: Poison Ivy/ Oak/ Sumac
What happens when your skin is exposed to poison oak, poison ivy, or poison sumac? Learn the answer to this question. Also learn how to treat skin allergies and rashes, and learn to detect the signs and symptoms of a life-threatening...
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Kids Health: Can Acne Scars Be Removed?
Acne can be a temporary nightmare for teens, but what makes it worse is that it often leaves behind scars. Find out how to avoid these everpresent reminders of acne's unpleasant presence. Don't forget to check out acne quiz and the links...
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Kids Health: What's My Lyme Disease Risk
Use this site to learn where Lyme disease is most prevalent in the United States and how Lyme disease can be avoided by following "Safety tips." This website provides information on how to stay safe from Lyme disease and how to remove a...
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Kids Health: Is Tattooing Safe?
Are you considering a tattoo but worried about the repercussions? Read through this article for information regarding the implications that come with getting a tattoo. Links to related articles are included on this site.
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Kids Health: Tattoos
What is a tattoo and why do so many people have tattoos? KidsHealth provides you with the facts and risks on tattooing.
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Kids Health: Sickle Cell Anemia
This article gives information about sickle cell anemia, a disease caused by mutations of the gene that forms red blood cells. Provided are answers to the following questions: "What Do Doctors Do?" and "What Can Teens Do to Stay Well?"
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Kids Health: La Muerte Y El Duelo
This article explains the grief process that people go through when there is a death of a loved one. It also shows how to cope with it and also contains links to similar sites.
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Kids Health: Ay! Me Pico Un Mosquito!
Find out what is a mosquito, what a mosquito bite looks and feels like and what you should do.
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Kids Health: Borracheras
This article on binge drinking presents many facts about binge drinking and the consequences of it.
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Kids Health: La Motivacion Y La Fuerza De Voluntad
Read this article about how to get motivated, staying motivated and not to give up.
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Kids Health: Ugh! Ulcers
People used to think ulcers were caused by stress, but now doctors know they are caused by the H. pylori bacteria. In this article for kids, find out what an ulcer is, how to treat them, and how you can prevent them.
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Kids Health: Hey! A Black Widow Spider Bit Me
This site is provided for by KidsHealth. Black widow spiders are poisonous spiders. Use this site to find out how to identify them, where they live, and what to do if you are bitten by one.
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Kids Health: Taking Care of Your Ears
An informative site that deals with the parts of the ear and their functions. Text is complemented with pictures.
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Kids Health: What Are Reflexes?
This succinct site provides a basic explanation of what reflexes are and delves into the role of the spinal cord and nervous system in communicating and receiving messages.
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Kids Health: What Makes Me Sneeze?
An easy-to-read article on sneezing, covering why we sneeze, the muscles involved when we sneeze, some of the things that causes us to sneeze, and the phenomenon of photic sneezing.
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Kids Health: Bronchial Tubes
Learn what bronchial tubes are and where they are located in this brief definition by KidsHealth.
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Kids Health: Heat Illness
Being out in the sun and heat, especially while exercising or participating in any physical activity, can lead to heat exaustion and heatstroke. Learn how to prevent getting sick while in the sun, and learn how to cool down if you feel ill.
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Kids Health: A Body Basics Article: Blood
Site provides an article on blood and what it does. Contains specific information on red and white blood cells as well as platelets.