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Medline Plus: Electromagnetic Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to a variety of government-sponsored overviews and articles on electromagnetic fields and their associated health risks.
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Medline Plus: Blood Clotting

For Students 9th - 10th
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on the blot clotting process with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Gas Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on the gas-exchange process with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Heart Bypass Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on heart bypass surgery with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Kidney Stones

For Students 9th - 10th
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on kidney stones with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Lymph Nodes

For Students 9th - 10th
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on lymph nodes with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Allergic Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to a definition of "Allergic reactions," and causes and symptoms, find several illustrations of various types of skin allergies and learn how allegic reactions can be prevented and treated through first aid.
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Medline Plus: Bipolar Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia article with health information about bipolar disorder: types, symptoms, treatments, tests, prognosis.
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Medline Plus: Dehydration

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article on dehydration is organized into several sections, including: "Definition," "Causes, incidence, and risk factors," "Symptoms," and "Treatment."
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Medline Plus: Arrhythmias

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet on arrhythmias tell what they are, what causes them, different types of arrhythmias, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and prognosis after diagnosis. Numerous diagrams of the heart accompany the article.
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Medline Plus: Gigantism

For Students 9th - 10th
Gigantism--abnormal growth--in humans is defined and treatments for its associated disabilities are discussed.
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Medline Plus: Necrotizing Tissue Infection

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact sheet describing a rare type of bacterial infection. Includes causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
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Medline Plus: Diazepam Overdose

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information on treating Valium overdose. Here, read about the symptoms of overdose and how to take immediate action at home in case Valium is accidentally or excessively consumed.
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Medline Plus: Calcium Hydroxide

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on calcium hydroxide poisoning is given. Its symptoms, treatment, and prognosis are listed as well.
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Medline Plus: Colostomy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is basic information on the colostomy procedure, through which an opening on the abdomen, called a stoma, is created "For the drainage of stool from the large intestine." Learn why this procedure is performed and what patients...
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Medline Plus: Kidney Transplant

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of kidney transplants are provided in this encyclopedia article. Risk factors and expectations after surgery are discussed. Diagrams of the kidney are also provided.
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Medline Plus: Muscle Atrophy

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides all kinds of information on muscle atrophy. Topics include causes and alternative names.
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Medline Plus: Kidneys and Urinary System Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides articles about kidneys and kidney diseases, along with other topics about the kidneys and the urinary system from the National Library of Medicine. You can find everything you may need here, from statistics to...
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Medline Plus: Spinal Cord Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
This Medline Plus site provides a table of contents for all information on the spinal cord and injuries of the spinal cord.
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Medline Plus: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is followed by collection of resources on research, prevention, coping with the loss of a child, and organizations which are studying the syndrome or which provide support for parents.
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Medline Plus: Progeria

For Students 9th - 10th
The Medline Plus medical encyclopedia lists basic information on Progeria, a disease that produces rapid aging at a youthful age.
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Medline Plus: Teen Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Abundant resources regarding teens and their health, including nutrition, sexual health, mental health and teen development. Learn how to live a healthy lifestyle now in order to maintain a health one in your later years.
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Medline Plus: Atherosclerosis

For Students 9th - 10th
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on Atheriosclerosis with accompanying text.
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Medline Plus: Blood Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on blood pressure with accompanying text.