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1. Infection Detection Protection

   Learn about microbes, bacteria, viruses, and protozoa, and how disease can spread from animals to humans. Play quiz games and print a coloring page with health tips.

   http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/infectioni...

   
   

2. Big Enough

   Learn what "little people" must cope with to survive in environments planned for taller people, and about the medical condition that causes dwarfism.

   http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/bigenough/

   
   

3. Are You Shy? Find out Why

   Find out why you blush when the teacher calls on you! This KidsHealth article talks about shyness, what causes it, and what to do if you or your friends are shy.

   http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/shy.html

   
   

4. Berry, David

   Learn about this researcher's use of a protein called FGF2 to help limit brain tissue damage in stroke victims.

   http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/berry.html

   
   

5. Brain Explorer

   Very cool animated look into the inner workings of the brain and many of its disorders. Includes a glossary and lots of book recommendations for more learning.

   http://www.brainexplorer.org/

   
   

6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

   Promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.

   http://www.cdc.gov/

   
   

7. Discovery Health: Headache Center

   Get the basic facts about headaches, treatments for various types, tips for managing them, and more.

   http://health.discovery.com/centers/headaches/headaches...

   
   

8. Diseases Explained

   Check this index of diseases for a better understanding of those that are available online.

   http://www.diseases-explained.com/

   
   

9. Doctor Over Time

   This cool interactive activity lets you see how going to the doctor has changed from 1900 to 1950 and 1998.

   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/doctor/#

   
   

10. Emphysema

    Learn about this lung disease from the Canadian Lung Association.

    http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm/kemphy

    
    

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