Websites for Kids and Teens | Knowledge of Medicine

Bertalan Mesko,MD,PhD
Editor-in-Chief

Follow this link to find a listing of CDC and other federal goverment websites that teach kids and teens about various health and safety topics.
Kids?Health RSS

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University of Washington - Seattle,WA
National Center for Biotechnology (NCBI)

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• April 2012 April 1,2012

  Red,Itchy Rash?:Get the Skinny on Dermatitis...When Blood Cells Bend:Understanding Sickle Cell Disease ... Colonoscopies Cut Colon Cancer Deaths...Fact Sheet Highlights Diabetes Blood Test...Featured Web Site:Brain Basics [?]

• March 2012 March 1,2012

  Halt the Hurt!:Dealing with Chronic Pain...Dry Eyes and Mouth?:You May Have Sj?gren?s Syndrome... How Often Should Women Have Bone Tests?...Mobile App Helps Teens Quit Smoking...Featured Web Site:Easy-to-Read Drug Facts [?]

• February 2012 February 1,2012

  Love Your Heart:Take Steps To Reduce Heart Risks...Grumbling Guts?:Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome... Body Forms ?Industrial? Lubricant for Metal Hip Implants...Navigating Treatment Options for Addiction...Featured Web Site:NIH Radio [?]

• January 2012 January 1,2012

  Breaking Bad Habits:Why It?s So Hard to Change...Mindfulness Matters:Can Living in the Moment Improve Your Health?... Delaying Treatment for Prostate Cancer...Rats Show Empathy,Too,Featured Web Site:NIH Clinical Research Trials and You [?]

• Diabetes Prevention A Good Investment April 2,2012

  A new study found that programs to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes make sound economic sense. [?]

• Up Close With Opioid Receptors April 2,2012

  Researchers have taken the closest-yet look at the structures of opioid receptors,which play key roles in pain relief and addiction. The findings might aid development of safer painkillers and addiction-fighting medications. [?]

• Bypass Surgery Shows Advantage April 2,2012

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• Carnivores Lack Taste for Sweets March 26,2012

  Some meat-eating mammals have lost their ability to taste sweetness,and those that swallow their food whole may lack bitter and savory tastes. The new findings suggest that unneeded taste receptors might be lost through evolution. [?]

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