Children - Health - Conditions and Diseases

Children - Health - Conditions and Diseases

Alopecia Kids - Dedicated to providing support and information for kids with alopecia (hair loss) and their families. Includes separate areas for children, teens and parents.
BodyStories.com - Presents stories of common diseases, with cells and microbes as the main characters.
Kids Quest on Disability and Health - Explains what a disability is and answers common questions about living with one.
T-Generation - Tinnitus - Information on prevention and causes of ringing noises in ears. Presented by a teen as a resource for those who attend clubs or enjoy loud music.
Your Genes, Your Health - A multimedia guide to genetic, inherited disorders, and Fragile X syndrome.
American Brain Tumor Association Kids - Learn about brain tumors, share thoughts, get coping tips from other kids, or play games.
HeadLice.Org For Kids - Information and activities for kids presented by kids. Learn about head lice, their life cycle, and what they do.
Better Homes and Gardens Guide to Cold, Flu, and Allergies - Interactive guide helps people tell the difference between cold, flu, and allergy symptoms.
Lyme Disease Activity - Features coloring book about the bacteria that enters bodies through an infected tick.
Environmental Diseases from A to Z - Explores how air, water, sun, dust, plants, animals, chemicals, and metals can make people sick.
How Lou Got the Flu - Learn about how the flu bug made Louise sick.
The Deadly Bugs of War - Provides information about anthrax, botulinum toxin, plague, smallpox, and tularemia.
When Someone You Know Has a Chronic Illness - Explores what a chronic illness is and how affects people.
Diseases Explained - Illustrated guide describes more than 25 common diseases and medical conditions. Includes symptoms of each as well as treatment options.
Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective - Fourth and fifth graders provide information on autism, blindness, cerebral palsy, and deafness, including causes, effects, and famous people who have suffered from these conditions.
Sprites - Support site for teenage girls who have a condition called Turner's Syndrome, which can stunt growth. Features chat rooms, pen-pals, links, and fun activities.
A Sibling's Site - Site for siblings of chronically ill children.
Taryn's World: About Switches - A kids guide to genetic disorders with stories, art gallery, and picture book to learn about what happens when switches in the body just don't work.
World ACM Foundation - A comprehensive site dealing with Arnold Chairi Malformation, in adults and teens.
Disability Central: @ctivTeen - Online community where teens with disabilities can socialize, educate one another and just have fun together. Includes games, articles, and resources.
Band-Aides and Blackboards - Talks about growing up with chronic health problems. Includes pages for kids, teens, and adults.
Brave Kids - Offers resources to help children with chronic, life threatening illnesses or disabilities.
Marf Kids Club - Club for kids with marfan syndrome. Features stories, information, and where to get help.
Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective - Features personal accounts, definitions, resources, and interviews with people who have relatives with disabilities.
Tourette Syndrome Plus - Information and resources on TS, OCD, ADD, and other neurobehavioral disorders.
Can Do Kids - Focus is on what kids can accomplish. Provides online games for geography, writing, an ability survey, dream sharing, and how to make the world a better place.
Garfield Star Sleeper - Learn about the importance of getting enough sleep. Features downloadable fun pad, games, and contest winner entries presented in the form of Garfield comic strips.
The Bearable Times Kids and Teens Club - The Children's Hospital Network for children in the hospital or who have disabilities.
MG Youth - Online support group for children and teens with myasthenia gravis. Includes personal stories and a message board.
Tips of all Sorts: Chickenpox - Advice to make you more comfortable if you have the chickenpox.
Chickenpox in Children - A discussion of the common signs and symptoms of chicken pox, treatments, and how to prevent children from getting this common childhood infection.
Dr. Reddy's Office: Chickenpox and Shingles - Description and overview of this common viral infection.
Asthma Tutorial for Kids - Why does asthma occur and what happens during an asthma attack? Find out all about it and how doctors help make it better.
Asthma - Tells what asthma is and how it affects people.
Illustrated Guide to Asthma - Explains what the condition is and what causes it. Also lists systems, tells how it is diagnosed, and explores treatment options.
National Jewish Asthma Wizard - Learn about asthma care, treatment, and the peak flow meter. Features games, puzzles, and stories for kids.
Asthma by Justin Day - Report provides general information about the condition and common treatments.
AsthmaKids.ca - Learn what asthma is, why kids need their asthma medications, and how to get and keep their asthma under control all while acting as an Asthma Agent. From the Asthma Society of Canada.
KidsHealth: Cerebral Palsy - Answers questions such as "Why do kids get CP?" and describes the condition in a language written for young people.
Hemi-Kids - Mailing lists and pen pals for children with disabilities.
CPKids - Email lists, a message board, special siblings link, and links for children with cerebral palsy.
Cerebral Palsy Tutorial - Describes diagnosis, treatment, and what it is like to grow up with CP.
Simple Notes on a Complex Problem - Provides basic information about cerebral palsy.
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association: Kid's Area - Provides a simple explanation of what ADD is. Also tells how the condition can affect kids at home, at school, and with their friends, and explains how medication can help.
Young ADD and ADHD People Matter - A teen shares thoughts and poems about living with ADD as well as a wealth of information about the condition.
Someone I Know Is Hyperactive - Article explains what ADHD is, who gets it, what the symptoms are, and how it can be treated.
ADD Answers for Young Children - A doctor answers common questions about the condition, its effects, and treatment.
What is ADD/ADHD All About? - Brief description of the condition tells what behaviors are usually associated with it. Also looks at what's good about having ADD.
Famous People with Attention Deficit Disorder - Actors, musicians, athletes, artists, statesmen and others who have been diagnosed with or had the symptoms of ADD.
Can I Succeed in College? - Article providing tips for college preparation, study skills and test-taking, aimed at teens with ADD or learning disabilities. From ADD Helpline.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Teenagers - A psychologist explains ADHD, its causes, effects and treatment. Also provides tips for living with the disorder.
TeensHealth: Understanding ADHD - Article describes what it's like to be a teen with ADHD, and offers coping tips.
School and Me with ADD - Tips for kids with ADD on how to succeed in school.
A Kid in My Class Has ADD - Describes how to help, if someone in your class has ADD.
Fifty Great Things about ADD - Humorous discussion of the positive site of ADD, from ADDitude magazine.
Kid's Chapter: Hey, What is this ADD Thing, Anyway? - Chapter aimed at kids from an e-book. Explains what happens in the ADD brain, and how to deal with it.
Kids Page - Collection of poetry, prose and artwork by kids and teens with ADD.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association: Teens Area - Links to several articles for teens on living with ADD.
Kid's Guide to ADHD - Article for kids ages 7-12 describing ADHD, what causes it, and how to deal with it.
OK, I Have ADHD, but Does Mom Have it Too? - Describes what it's like to have a parent who also has ADHD.
National Federation of the Blind - Provides a wealth of information including statistics and answers to questions kids ask.
Blindness for Kids - A legally blind retired schoolteacher explains what blindness is and how it affects people. Includes a section of famous blind people.
A Blind Teen's Point of View - Monthly writings about living with blindness.
Braille Bug - Learn all about Braille, its creator, and Hellen Keller. Includes games, activities and codes.
Cool in the Shade - Information about what can cause skin cancer, how to protect your skin, and a risk assessment.
Cancer Kids - Children with cancer tell their stories to the world.
Diana's Page - Features pictures, drawings, and stories by Diana as she fights cancer.
CancerKidz - Fun and information for kids with cancer. Features games, coloring pages, and activities.
BrainPOP - Cancer - Animated movie, printable activity page, and related comic strip explain what cancer is, how it affects the human body, and how it can be treated.
CancerNet - Credible, current, and comprehensive information from the National Cancer Institute.
NOVA Online: Cancer Warrior - Tells the story of Dr. Judah Folkman, a researcher who has spent the past 30 years trying to find a way to curb cancer. Includes interview clips, interactive feature that traces the growth of a malignant tumor, and an hour-long PBS feature in QuickTime and RealVideo formats.
Katy's Story of Survival - Story of an eight year old's struggle with leukemia and treatments with chemotherapy.
Captain Chemo's Guide to Cancer - Information and games for children and teenagers affected by cancer.
Teens Living with Cancer - Offers information and resources about cancer, treatments, and support network presented by teens for teens.
Varsity Cancerous Teens - Support group for teens with cancer. Includes chat and message board along with related articles.
Kids Cancer Network - Features coloring pages and games for kids dealing with cancer.
Silvanlord: teen brain tumor patient. - David Ellis, was diagnosed with a pineal germinoma in 2001, at age 17. His story, life, struggles, and reflections in prose and poetry.
Starbright Foundation - Offers services that empower seriously ill children to combat the medical and emotional challenges they face on a daily basis.
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation - Provides an array of information and resources to assist in accessing expert care to ensure quality of life for children with brain or spinal cord tumors.
When Someone in Your Family Has Cancer - Online brochure from the National Cancer Institute provides information on the disease itself, treatment options, and the way in which cancer affects families.
Cancer.gov - Childhood Cancers - Information and links about childhood cancers and treatments. Detailed, somewhat verbose, but an essential resource.
Hodgkin's Disease Information for Kids - This site aims to inform and comfort people of all ages dealing with Hodgkin's Disease. Simple explanations, without confusing jargon.
Hearing Impairment FAQ - A man who was born with profound hearing loss answers questions about his condition.
History Through Deaf Eyes - Learn about the development of a deaf community, American Sign Language, and the effect of technology has upon the lives hearing-impaired people.
Sound and Fury - Explores deaf culture and examines cochlear implants, controversial devices that can stimulate hearing. From PBS.
Questions and Answers about Deafness - Answers questions such as what does it mean to be deaf, what causes deafness, and how do people who can't hear learn to speak.
Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective: Deafness - Fourth and fifth graders write about going to school with deaf children, famous people who have suffered from deafness, what causes the condition, and how to communicate with people who cannot hear.
Loud Shirt Day - Learn about and how to participate in Loud Shirt day, an event designed to "give deaf children a voice."
Kids Learn About Diabetes - Tutorial presents information about diabetes, treatments, and associated feelings in easy-to-understand terms.
Hannah's Diabetes Page - A 9 1/2 year old describes what it is like to live with diabetes.
BrainPOP - Diabetes - Animated movie, activity page, and related comic strip explain what this condition is and how it affects people.
Children with Diabetes Online Community - An online community for kids with diabetes and their families. Features message boards, chat rooms, and questions/answers from medical professionals.
Countdown For Kids - Online version of the magazine published by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Includes feature articles from current and past issues, pen pal board, and related links.
JDF Kids Online - Tells all about the condition and how it is treated. Also provides information on the search for a cure. Includes a place for young people who suffer from diabetes to post their thoughts or find a pen pal. From the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International.
The Injectors - Features volunteer support group that is committed to the welfare of teenagers with diabetes while promoting self-confidence and greater diabetes control.
Illustrated Guide to Diabetes - Explains what diabetes is; also lists symptoms of the condition, tells how it is diagnosed, and reviews treatment options.
The American Diabetes Association - Nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Teaches about diabetes, treatments, and support systems.
Enchanted Kingdom - Jared tells his diabetes story. Provides recipes and tips for food choices and eating away from home for diabetic children.
Children and Teens with Diabetes by Lifeclinic - A comprehensive guide covering various juvenile diabetes issues. Also offers interactive glucose and diet tracking features.
I Have Diabetes Too! - Molly the monkey has diabetes. She offers advice and support for children with diabetes.
Kidsdiabetes.co.uk - Help and advice for diabetic children and parents of kids with diabetes,useful tips on recipes, advice from parents, blood sugar level monitoring, insulin and diet advice.
Diabetes Camps - Listing of summer camps for kids and teens with diabetes
CureNow - An online diabetes magazine offering interviews, articles and news on diabetes cure research and advocacy.
Learn about Dyslexia - Information about what causes this difficulty in the brain's ability to transfer images.
Sam's Story of Life With Dyslexia - Tells what it's like to be a kid with dyslexia. Includes a simple explanation of how kids with this condition learn to read.
Teens Health: Understanding Dyslexia - Explains what dyslexia is, how it's diagnosed, and what it's like to have it.
Teens vs. Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities - Includes study tips, a list of famous people with learning disabilities, and answers to common questions. Also showcases the creations of teens with these conditions.
Dyslexia Nessy - Find out more about dyslexia and famous dyslexics. Online learning/teaching system with cartoons, games, fun resources, Nessy and Silly Bull.
British Epilepsy Association - Beach Park - Features the various types of epilepsy, introduces kids to Ben and his story, picture gallery, and games.
Growing Up With Epilepsy - Two fifth grade students in NYC Public School 56 designed a site on epilepsy based on their personal experiences.
A Child`s Guide to Epilepsy - Features an introduction to the seizure disorder, what makes seizures happen, and how medicine helps prevent epileptic episodes.
Illustrated Guide to Epilepsy - Explains what the condition is and what causes it. Also identifies symptoms, tells how a diagnosis is made, and explores treatment options.
Epilepsy Support For Youngsters and Teens - Support and information for young people who have epilepsy.
An Epilepsy Education - Explains what epilepsy is, what a seizure is, and what happens during one. Also tells how many people are affected by this condition and discusses some options for controlling it.
Stuttering - Just For Kids - News, information, and FAQ for kids to help understand what causes people to stutter and the effects of teasing.
KidsHealth.org: Stuttering - The whole story on stuttering and other speech problems. Includes a look at why kids have speech problems, how they can be treated, and what it's like to live with one.
Speech Disorders and Teens - Find out the causes and treatments of common speech disorders, as well as how to help a friend or classmate cope with one.
Kids, All You Need to Know about AIDS - Explains the disease and tells about the latest treatments. Also includes tips for staying safe.
YouthHIV.org - Online information for HIV peer educators, HIV positive youth, young gay men, and all interested in HIV and youth.
AIDS Handbook: An Introduction - Information about the HIV virus and its transmission; about AIDS and its treatment. Written and illustrated by Eastchester Middle School students for other students.
Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with HIV - Fact sheet features statistics from 1997.
NOVA Online: Surviving AIDS - Interactive activities show how the human immune system works, while QuickTime video clips trace the progression of the AIDS virus. Also looks at the worldwide impact of the disease, as well as the researchers who are searching for a cure. From PBS.
AIDS and Young People - Explains what the disease is, what causes it, and how people become infected. Includes tips for safer sex.
A Note to Teens Who Have Just Learned They Are HIV-Positive - Short article provides tips for coping with the news no one wants to hear.
DiscoverySchool.com: AIDS - Provides an overview of the final, life-threatening stage of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
AIDS: Education and Prevention from the Growing Epidemic - Tells what the disease is, how it is transmitted, how many people have died as a resulte of it, and what young people can to do protect themselves from it.
What Is AIDS? - Explains what the disease is, what causes it, how people get it, and how to avoid it. From KidsHealth.
Dying Young: The Fight Against Aids - Article explores why so many young people are falling victim to this fatal but preventabe disease. From PBS.
Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus - Want some straight talk about HIV? Check with Dr. Knowsitall for the facts.
HIV and AIDS - Explains what the disease is, how people know they have it, and how young people can avoid it. From TeensHealth.
HIV/AIDS Quiz - An interactive quiz produced by UNICEF to educate young people about the disease.
Information for Young People about HIV and AIDS - About the AIDS virus, puberty, being a gay teenager, and contraception.
Columbia University Dance Marathon - Annual event in New York City to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Get involved or donate online.
Can I Get AIDS? - Tells how AIDS is spread and how to protect yourself against it.
Kids Talk AIDS - Kids, youth, parents and professionals living with and affected by HIV /AIDS talk with each other.
Postive Youth Outreach - Free peer suport, services and education for HIV+ youth. Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and the AIDS Committee of Toronto.
Metro TeenAIDS - Organization dedicated to preventing HIV infection among young people in the Washington DC metro area. Site includes facts about the disease and testing for it.
AIDS.net.au - Information services website is offers easy to read resources, newsletter, and details about school AIDS day.
Young Positive - Virtual club for HIV-positive youth. In English and Dutch.
Camp Heart to Heart - Free summer camp for children, ages 5-13, who are infected by HIV. Includes camp overview and contact information.
Staying Alive - Information about HIV and AIDS for young people, presented by MTV and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In English, French and Spanish.
The Porch - Meet the HIV - An overview of the HIV virus, its effects, and the immune system.
What is Sickle Cell Anemia? - Compares normal red blood cells to those affected by this disorder. Tells who may be born with the condition and how it affects the lives of those who have it.
Planet Sickle - An interactive forum for young people with this condition.
Medline Plus: Sickle Cell Anemia - Takes a look at this disorder with a definition, causes, incidence and risk factors.
The Story on Sickle Cell Anemia - Tells what the condition is, how it affects people, how it may be treated and what young people with this condition can do to stay well.
Sickle Cell Kids - Animated site with information, games, letters from celebrities and a quiz show to keep kids with sickle cell disease healthy.
How Allergies Work - Illustrated guide includes allergy terminology, symptoms, reactions, and causes.
Allergies by Justin Day - Report explores several aspects of allergies such as how they develop, how doctors test for them, and what types of allergens there are.
Learning About Allergies - Explains what allergies are, what causes them, why kids get them, and how to cope with them.
DiscoverySchool.com: Anthrax - Describes this severe infectious disease that chiefly affects animals but sometimes occurs in people.
BrainPOP: Anthrax - Animated movies tells what this disease is and where it comes from. Also includes answers to kids' questions.
What is Anthrax? - Provides facts about this infectious disease that is making headlines.
Investigating Anthrax - Article from Time for Kids explains what this rare disease is and tells how the government is working to protect Americans from it.
Anthrax - CBC News Online presents an in-depth report and videos on this disease.
Key Anthrax Discovery - Tells how a recent discovery could lead to new treatment without antibiotics.
Anthrax: Separating Fear from Fact - Tells about recent cases of the disease. Also includes a chemical and biological weapons expert's answers to common questions about the disease. From Time Magazine.
Anthrax - Brief description of what it is, what the symptoms are, and how it can be treated.
Down Syndrome - Provides a description, the causes, and what life is like for kids who have Down Syndrome.
Learn about Down Syndrome - What it is, symptoms, and statistics as to how often it occurs.
What's Up with Down's? - Describes Dan's life in school, home, and at work.
Beyond the Myths - A photographic gallery and articles about people with Down Syndrome.
ThinkQuest: Down Syndrome - Features a young student who has Down Syndrome, class experiences, history, education, and a message board.
The Meaning of Muscular Dystrophy - A disease in which muscles of the body get weaker and weaker and may slowly stop working.
Making Sense of Muscular Dystrophy - Learn about muscular dystrophy, the causes, and what it's like for teens who have it.
Muscular Dystrophy - A short information sheet on MD compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Bethany Tayla Woods - Read the story of this girl with Merosin negative congenital muscular dystrophy. Includes background on the family and the condition.
Spina Bifida - Information, causes, and what it is like to have Spina Bifida.
Keep Kids Healthy: Spina Bifida - Information about the most common symptoms and treatment for children with spina bifida, or myelomeningocele.
Spina Bifida Association of America - Presents facts about this serious form of birth defect.
Living wtih Spina Bifida - Includes personal stories, pictures, and links.
Learning Disabilities - Article for kids to find out more about this common problem. Includes definitions for dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia.
Learning Disabilities OnLine: KidZone - Get information about learning disabilities. Check out the gallery, find books and articles, and go on a Scavenger hunt.
Cystic Fibrosis - Learn more about this condition, the causes, and what it is like to live with CF.
Boomer Esiason Foundation: What is Cystic Fibrosis? - Description of the symptoms of CF, causes, treatments, and current research.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Provides information about the disease, treatment options, clinical trials, research, and public policy.
Mental Retardation - Provides a definition, suspected causes, and what life is like for someone who is mentally retarded.
Fact Sheet: Mental Retardation - Definition, causes, diagnosis, and information from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
Autistic Spectrum Disorders - Provides information about autism, what it is, how it is diagnosed, causes, accompanying disorders, and research.
Autism - Learn what autism means, the causes, and what life is like for kids who have it.
ABACUS Unbiased Autisim Support - Enabling Autistic children through unbiased support.
National Istitute of Mental Health: Autism - Provides the definition, diagnosis, and treatment for autism.
Neuroscience for Kids: Tourette Syndrome - Provides a definition, facts, a list of famous people with TS, and a short quiz.
A Story of Tourette Syndrome - Learn more about Tourette, why people have tics, how it's treated, and how to act around someone with TS.
Tics and Tourette's Syndrome - Learn about this childhood-onset condition, its treatment, and its implications for school and family.
TS is Fun - Contains information and resources and focuses on the positive aspects of the condition.
Scoliosis Can Be Treated - Find out more about scoliosis, how to detect, and what surgery is like to correct it.
Understanding Scoliosis - In-depth information about scoliosis diagnosis and treatment options, including observation, bracing and surgery. Features animations on spinal anatomy and surgery.
Scoliosis - Provides information on what causes scoliosis and the different treatments available.
KidsHealth: Tonsillitis - Answers questions about tonsils, how they get infected, and how it is treated.
Gettin your Tonsils Out - Information about tonsillectomy, cartoon about a boy having his tonsils out, games, and a word search.
Tonsillitis - Description, symptoms, and treatment for tonsillitis provided.
Online Pharmacy: Tonsillitis - Provides description of symptoms, causes, and treatments for tonsillitis.
Your Health: Infectious Mononucleosis - Information about infection caused by a virus, often referred to as the 'kissing disease'.
Infectious Mononucleosis - Explains the signs and symptoms, duration, and treatment.
iVillage.com: Mononucleosis - Find answers, symptoms, message board, and information about mono.
Dyscalculia.org - Information, symptoms, diagnosis, techniques, and other resources for people who have math disabilities.
Dyscalculia or Acalculia - Symptoms, causes, and resources available for dyscalculia.
National Center for Learning Disabilities: Dyscalculia - Symptoms and strategies for people with dyscalculia.
LD.org: Dysgraphia - Description, common signs, and strategies for people who have dysgraphia.
When Writings a Problem: Dysgraphia - Description and symptoms for dysgraphia, common misunderstandings, and links to a Kids newsletter.
ThinkQuest: Learning through Living: Dysgraphia - Literally means difficulty writing. Provides a description and the advantages and disadvantages of living with the disability.
Dysgraphia - Writing disability information page features symptoms, treatment, and prognosis.
KidsHealth: Fifth Disease - Features signs and symptoms, treatment, risks, prevention, and description of the parvo B19 virus that causes Fifth disease.
Dr. Greene: Fifth Disease - Description,symptoms, treatment, and prognosis for 'slap cheek' disease.
eMedicine: Erythema Infectiosum (Fifth Disease) - A common childhood disease caused by human Parvovirus B19 (PV-B19). Covers background, history, frequency, studies, treatment, and medication during infection.
Your Health: Fifth Disease - Includes complications, prevention, signs and symptoms, and a RealAudio version for the page.
Bedwetting - Read about why bedwetting (enuresis) happens and some bad and good news about it.
DDAVP: Bedwetting - Follow ActionWoman and ActionMan as they explain how they stopped wetting the bed.
DryNights.com - Dedicated to bed-wetting, or primary nocturnal enuresis, and its treatments, including DDAVP.

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