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There is something for everyone at The Sports Challenge at The Franklin Institute Science Museum, where we will explain the 'Challenge' approach of needing to use science to increase your proficiency at different sport activities.
General Research Sites
- Kid's Health The Nemours Foundation is dedicated to the health care of children.
- MEDLINEplus
U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services - PhillyHealthInfo.org
Nutrition
- Fun and Easy Ways to Teach Nutrition
- Kid's Food CyberClub
- National Food Safety Database
- HealthyFridge
- University of Michigan HeartSmart Nutrition
- Dole 5 A Day Program
- Arizona Health Sciences Library Nutrition Resources
- International Food Information Council
- University of Illinois - UC Cholesterol Information
- University of Illinois - UC Healthy Diet Guidelines
- You Are What You Eat
- Healthy Eating for Kids, by Kids
Fitness
- Soccer (with links covering soccer injuries and healthy soccer feet)
- Physical Education Digest
- The Fitness Files
- Sports Media
- Physical Education Central
- University of Illinois - UC Stress
- University of Illinois - UC Fitness
Cancer
- Breast Cancer Answers
- An Introduction to Skin Cancer
- University of Pennsylvania OncoLink
- Confronting Pancreatic Cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center
Diabetes
- Health Central
- CDC - Diabetes Public Health Resource
- Diabetes Lifelines
- American Diabetes Association
- Diabetes - Information from GlaxoSmithKline
- Diabetes - dLife
- Healthline - Diabetes
AIDS
- Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
- CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
- AIDS Education Global Information System
- The Body
- HIV Insite
Infectious Diseases
- What is an antibody?
- Disease Detective
- Educational Resources about Antibodies
- Hepatitis C
- Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.
- University of Illinois - UC Tuberculosis
- University of Illinois - UC Contagious and Communicable Diseases
Drugs/Alcohol
- Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
- University of Illinois - UC Drugs and Alcohol
Eating Disorders
- University of Illinois - UC Eating Disorders
Procedures
- What is Positron Emission Tomography?
- PET scan images: hearing & seeing words
- PET scan images: with and without AD/HD
Miscellaneous Diseases/Ailments
- Common Cold
- Bandaids and Blackboards
- Blazing A Genetic Trail
- National Pediculosis Association
- The Aliens Inside - Viruses
- Gaucher Disease
- Valley Fever
- Gastroenterology
- Asthma and Allergy Resources
- Hypoglycemia
- Joseph Disease Fact Sheet
- Pediatric Leukemias
- Hemophilia Galaxy
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Leprosy
- Common Skin Diseases
- Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries
- High Altitude: Acclimatization and Illnesses
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome One Man's Recovery
- Alzheimer Disease: Care and Research
- University of Illinois - UC Allergies and Asthma
- University of Illinois - UC Blood Pressure
- University of Illinois - UC Common Cold
- University of Illinois - UC Headaches
- University of Illinois - UC Warts
- University of Illinois - UC Wounds
- Diseases and Conditions Index - National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Background Information and Facts
- What is an antibody?
- Educational Resources about Antibodies
- The Virtual Body
- Kids Health
- Girl Power! Campaign
- The Vaccine Page
- AMA - Adolescent Health
- Researching Medical Literature on the Internet
- Human Anatomy Online
- Health on the Net
- Beyond Bio101
- Kidsource Online
- The Merck Manual
- MedicineNet
- Neuroscience for Kids
- KidsHealth
- Dr. Greene's House Calls Pediatric Information
- Healthtouch Online
- Biotechnology Dictionary
- Eye Care Council, Inc.
- Human Genome Project Information
- Cesarean Section - A Tutorial
- Cesarean Section Homepage
- Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Health and Fitness
- MendelWeb
- History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
- Human Anatomy Atlas Cross Section
- Harvard Health Publications Online
- Neurological Problems
- Cells Alive
- health.gov
- Women's Health Issues
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease Information
- Information & Referral Resource Network
- Health News Update
- Alternative Health News Online
- Health Media Lab
- AllRefer.com Health
- Talk Medical
- BrainSkills
- CardiacMatters
- AboutIntelligence
- Healthline
- BrainandSpinalCord.org
Teacher Resources
- K-6 Nutrition Lessons
- Access Excellence
- EU Science Education Media video, images, background information
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