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Breathe Easy
Twelfth graders identify and analyze the reasons for lung disease. They complete a KWL chart, explore various websites, create interview questions, interview someone in the medical profession, and compare/contrast the causes and...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Emphysema
Thorough overview of emphysema. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
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Canadian Lung Association: Lung Disease Statistics
Get the statistics on lung disease in Canada. In addition to more general facts and figures, you will find links to reports on specific lung-related conditions such as: asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, influenza, and tuberculosis.
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Efforts: The Emphysema Foundation for Our Right to Survive
Index page of the Emphysema Foundation For Our Right to Survive. Contains easy to use links for medical, research, treatment information, and more.
About Kids Health
About Kids Health: Concentrate on Asthma
Health page kids using animations, games, and videos to explain asthma.
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Canadian Lung Association: Tuberculosis
Provides information about the infectious disease Tuberculosis. Click on the pulldown menu beside the word 'Tuberculosis' to access additional information.
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Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation
This homepage from the Pulmonary Education Research Foundation contains information on emphysema, the causes, research and treatments.
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Action on Smoking and Health: Information and Resources
Find out about the health implications of cigarette use and other tobacco-related research. Includes smoking fact sheets, current statistics of tobacco use, legal information, visual resources, and details about the tobacco industry.
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Action on Smoking and Health
Established as a campaign to eliminate the epidemic of smoking, the Action on Smoking and Health aims to develop awareness about the use of tobacco, and reduce tobacco related diseases.
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National Lung Health Ed. Program: About Your Lungs
This resource contains general information on breathing and lungs, as well as information on two lung disorders: asthmatic bronchitis and chronic bronchitis or emphysema.
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Saskatchewan Lung Association: Asthma
Answer your questions about asthma and learn how to manage your asthma through education, environmental controls, and medications.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Respiratory System Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses some diseases of the respiratory system.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Teacher's Corner: Effects of Smoking on the Body [Pdf]
Young scholars study the effects smoking tobacco has on the major organs of the human body. They also develop a presentation to persuade others to not start the smoking habit.
Healthline Media
Medical News Today: What Is Pleurisy?
Learn about pleurisy, a condition that results from the swelling of linings in the lungs and chest. Find out about the causes, risks, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
WebMD
Web Md: Emphysema Every Breath You Take
This overview provided by WebMD Health gives information on emphysema and discusses the different treatment options people afflicted with emphysema have to explore. A picture, is given along with helpful resources and additional...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Pleural Effusion 2
Use these practice questions on pleural effusion to review for the NCLEX-RN test.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Pleural Effusion 1
Use these practice questions on pleural effusion to review for the NCLEX-RN test.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Tuberculosis 1
NCLEX-RN practice questions on tuberculosis.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: The Biology Project: Chemicals and Human Health
The University of Arizona's Biology Project provides background information on toxic materials and the body's responses as well as interactive tutorials with assessment questions and an activity in which students can actually acquire and...
Other
Efforts: Cigarette Anyone?
A series of personal interviews with people suffering from emphysema caused by smoking.