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Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Asthma

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of asthma. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Bad for Breathing

For Students 9th - 10th
A study provides new clues as to why some respiratory diseases are linked to air pollution.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Cystic Fibrosis

For Students 9th - 10th
What is Cystic Fibrosis? What Causes it? How is it treated? All of these questions are answered in these articles. This site also provides recipes for kids with C.F. This is a great site if you want to learn more, or if you're just...
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Asthma a Speaker's Kit

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, you can find material useful for presentations and reports concerning the chronic disease asthma. This website contains links to slides of information about asthma, and provides short paragraphs of information with each slide....
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Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Asthma Flare Ups

For Students 4th - 7th
Discover what causes an asthma flare-up and how to prevent one.
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Unit Plan
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Smoking and Asthma

For Students 9th - 10th
Smoking or even breathing in secondhand smoke can make asthma worse. Find out how you can avoid being around smoke in this article and video for kids. [1:39]
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Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Your House: How to Make It Asthma Safe

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to control the triggers in your house that make asthma worse by reading this article for kids.
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Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Asthma

For Students 3rd - 8th
Asthma makes it hard to breathe. Find out more in this article for kids.
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Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: If I Have Asthma, Can I Keep My Pet?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Could your pet be making your asthma worse? Find out more in this article for kids.
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Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Handling an Asthma Flare Up

For Students 3rd - 8th
How can you prepare for an asthma flare-up? Find out in this article for kids.
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Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Do Allergies Cause Asthma?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids who have allergies also might have a breathing problem called asthma. Find out more in this article for kids.
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Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Asthma

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great starting point for anyone doing research or a report on asthma. Organized into several sections -- including "Signs and Symptoms," "Screening and Diagnosis," and "Treatment."
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Website
Other

Noattacks: (Asthma Prevention)

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative guide for parents on the prevention and management of asthma attacks in children.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Asthma

For Students 9th - 10th
Organized into brief sections with general information, causes, and treatments, this article on asthma is a good introduction to the disease.