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Ninds: Spinal Cord Injury Information Page
What is a Spinal Cord injury? What causes it and how can it be treated? Learn all about it here.
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Ninds: Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page
Description of traumatic brain injury, which can lead to a coma. Discusses what TBI is, how it is treated, what the prognosis might look like, and research that is being done in the movie.
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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
This site contains information about the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - a component of the National Institutes of Health. The site provides links to research and training, health information, news...
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U.s. Dept of Health and Human Services: Cancer and the Environment [Pdf]
Document provides information on the causes and nature of cancer and particularly the substances in the environment that are known to cause or may cause cancer in humans such as tobacco, ultraviolet radiation, pesticides, and metals.
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National Institute of Environmental Health Services: Lead Buster Club
This resource is an interactive simulation that will challenge you to find sources of lead in your environment.
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National Institutes of Health: Office of Dietary Supplements: Magnesium
The National Institutes of Health provides information about magneisum.
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National Center for Biotechnology Information: Amino Acid Explorer
Anything you need to know about amino acids is likely to be available in this learning tool. You can explore the properties, chemical structures, and functions of all twenty amino acids, analyze mutations, and more.
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National Library of Medicine: Changing the Face of Medicine: The Doctor Is In
Find out about some of the tools that doctors use to examine their patients. Examine a virtual patient to see what a doctor might see, hear what a doctor might hear, and feel what a doctor might feel.
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Nih News Release: Marfan Syndrome Research
Article describes characteristics of Marfan Syndrome and reviews research project involving mice with mutant fibrillin gene.
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National Center for Biotechnology Information: Phylogenetics Factsheet
A detailed website that explains the history and process of classifying animals using evolutionary, molecular, and physical characteristics relationships. Website also contains information on evolution and evolutionary processes....
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National Library of Medicine: 2009 H1 N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
Everything you ever wanted to know about H1N1 flu which is commonly called Swine Flu. Includes federal responses, state responses, international resources, guidance for professionals, maps, news, twitters, webcasts, veterinary resources,...
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Nhlbi: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A detailed site on COPD. Tells what it is, how it is diagnosed, the course of the disease, and its treatment. Use the toolbar on the left to guide you through this site.
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National Institutes of Health: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
The focus of this site is on ways to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), particularly by putting infants to sleep on their backs, rather than on their stomachs.
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National Library of Medicine: Tox Town: Environmental Health Concerns
Learn about toxic chemicals and the environmental healths risks you might encounter everyday in familiar places. Select neighborhoods or locations to discover what chemicals might be found there and the health risks associated with each.
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Nih: The Heart Truth: A Campaign for Women About Heart Disease
This comprehensive resource offers information about cardiovascular diseases for women and includes major risk factors.
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National Institutes of Health: Stem Cell Information: Stem Cell Basics Iv
In addition to defining adult stem cells, this resource examines where they are found, what they normally do, and what tests are used for identifying adult stem cells.
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National Heart & Lung Institute: Overweight and Obesity
Learn about all aspects of obesity and being overweight! Click on the main topics along the menu bar to access detailed facts ..including causes, risks, who is at risk, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention. Links to related sites...
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United States National Library of Medicine
Home page of United States Department of Health and Human Services and the National Library of Medicine. All medical information contained in the Medline search engine comes from this, one of the world's largest medical libraries.
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National Center for Biotechnology Information: Welcome to Ncbi
The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.
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National Library of Medicine: Medline Search
Search of National Library of Medicine for all current research articles on a specific topic. Students must enter key words in the search box. Results are abstracts of research articles.
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Ncbi: Human Genome Resources
This site covers information on all the human chromosomes, has interesting illustrations as well.
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National Center for Biotechnology Information: Education
This link has many tools to help understand the revolutionary sciences and discoveries in genetics.
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: What Are the Lungs?
Find excellent information about the human lungs, and how they contribute to the gas exchange process for the body. Inside, find detailed illustrations and a short, narrated animation of the respiratory system at work.
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National Institute of Health: Shape Your Family's Habits
With family help, kids can learn to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits that last throughout their lives. This article looks at studies that prove the family's influence on kid's health is crucial, and tips to help kids...