Health Links

Teen Growth  --  TeenGrowth.com is a site made up of world renown pediatricians, educators, internet professionals and teenagers committed to improving the lives of the adolescents. There is a tremendous amount of information and resources provided that can help young people when they are faced with tough choices. Teens can ask medical questions, interact with other teens about contemporary topics such as homework and cheating, resources on movies, sex, emotions, drugs, family and much more. (Added 01.14.2000)

American Red Cross—Virtual Museum  --  Take a virtual tour through the American Red Cross. You can take an automated tour or you can explore the six sections individually. The six sections focus on Red Cross history, beginning with the founding in 1863 to the present.  (Added 01.14.2000)

Driving Under the Influence   --  A comprehensive look at driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs. Content addresses the questions of what drunk and drugged driving is, why it is a problem, how it works, and what individuals can do about it. A "Getting Personal" section contains interviews with people who have had encounters with drunk driving and a place to enter your own opinions and read what others have written. This site was a 1998 Think Quest award winner.

Substance Abuse Theme Page

Poison Center Answer Book  --  This site has information about common poisons including insect bites, lyme disease, snake bites, mushrooms, pesticides, and food poisoning. It also includes a babysitters guide, poisoning prevention tips, emergency first aid information, and a section on pet poisoning. From the University of California, Davis.

Health On the Net Foundation  --   Health On The Net, a not-for-profit organization based in Switzerland, claims to be the most powerful international search engine for health-related info. For patients and professionals alike.

Healthykids.com  --  Healthykids.com is the online version of Healthykids Magazine and includes articles from the print version as well as a collection of discussion groups and chat rooms covering a wide variety of topics related to raising healthy, happy, well-adjusted kids.

The Hidden Killers   --  Most of us have had to cope with a flu virus at some time in our lives, but most of us have been sheltered from the more deadly forms that are out there. Here is a site where students can learn more about deadly viruses such AIDS, hepatitis, and yellow fever.

American Museum of Natural History - Infection Detection Protection  --  "Microbes are the oldest form of life on Earth. Some types have existed for billions of years. These single-cell organisms are invisible to the eye, but they can be seen with microscopes. Microbes live in the water you drink, the food you eat, and the air you breathe. Right now, billions of microbes are swimming in your belly and crawling on your skin. Don't worry, over 95% of microbes are harmless." This entire exhibit (from the American Museum of Natural History) is fabulous, but the best clicks are the Shockwave games with names like Bacteria in the Cafeteria and Infection!

Microbes - Invisible Invaders, Amazing Allies  --  "On one square-inch of our bodies, there are as many as 10,000 bacteria." Everything on this fun, graphically-exciting site from Pfizer squirms. Based on a traveling museum exhibit, the best clicks are Microbe Dictionary ("flagellum: A whip-like structure on some cells that helps them swim."); the incredible colorful photographs in Meet a Microbe; and Microbe Quiz (True or False: "Without microbes there would be no farms to grow food.")

DLC-ME | The Microbe Zoo  --  Here's one zoo I'm certain you've never visited before: it's the Microbe Zoo. "Microbial ecology is a rapidly developing scientific discipline. The reasons for this include the realization that microbes are essential for a healthy environment; they are important in helping us understand the mechanics of evolution; and they are important in biotechnology." The zoo is divided into sections that include DirtLand (who knows what evil
lurks in that dirt pile? Microbiologists do.), Snack Bar (hmm . . . yummy yogurt), and Space Adventure (microbes on Mars?)

BBC - Science in Action  --  Who first discovered microbes? "It turns out to be a Microscopist called Antony van Leeuwenhoek (Born in Delft, Netherlands, 24 October 1632, died 26 August 1723). He had no formal training in science and from the age of sixteen worked as a draper. This seems a bit of an unlikely background for the person who discovered microbes. What's even more interesting is that Antony van Leeuwenhoek's research followed no particular plan and was carried out, largely, with microscopes constructed by himself."