Common Health Issues

Acne

Acne in Teens: Ways to Control It.
Advice from the family docs.
www.familydoctor.org/healthfacts/001/

AcneNet.
A web site sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatologists.
Information on acne, acne myths and treatments.
www.skincarephysicians.com/acnenet/

Why Do I Get Acne?
More advice from physicians.
www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/acne.html

Acne Resource Center.
A comprehensive guide to acne skin care.
www.acne-resource.org

ADD/ADHD

Attention Disorder: Overcoming the Deficit Abuse of Attention Deficit Drug Can Be Deadly.
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/597_adhd.html

Anxiety

About Anxiety Disorders.
www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/AboutAnxietyDisorders.asp

Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents: A Self-Test.
www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/FocusOn/Children&Adolescents.asp

Asthma

Asthma and Other Allergies.
A web section for kids that includes games, activities and information from the
physician experts at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
www.aaaai.org/patients/just4kids/default.stm

An Asthma Tutorial for Families.
www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/pediatrics/patients/Tutorials/Asthma/home.cfm

On the Teen Scene: Being a Sport with Exercise-Induced Asthma.
www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/ots_asth.html

What is a Peak Flow Meter?
www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/whatispeakflowmeter.stm


Dental Health

Crest Sparkle City.
A creative site with dental hygiene information and great graphics.
http://65.36.192.33/sparklecity/index_flash.html


Diabetes

Think Like a Pancreas.
A guide to managing diabetes for kids and teens.
http://www.thinklikeapancreas.com/pierrepancreas.swf

Youth Zone.
From the American Diabetes Association, this site contains games, diabetes basics, checklists, nutrition information, sports and excerise information and much more.
www.diabetes.org/youthzone/youth-zone.jsp

Eating Disorders

Facts about Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions.
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/eatingdisorders.cfm

On the Teen Scene: Eating Disorders Require Medical Attention. www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/eatdis.html

Mono

On the Teen Scene: When Mono Takes You Out of the Action.
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1998/398_mono.html


Medications

Over-the-Counter Drugs.
Using Over-the-Counter Medications Wisely
www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/ots_otc.html

Sexuality

American Social Health Association web site -- information on puberty, STDs, abstinence, safer sex.
www.iwannaknow.org

PPFA teenwire.com.
An online magazine by Planned Parenthood that provides sexual health and relationship information for teens.
www.teenwire.com

Teenage Health Freak.
www.teenagehealthfreak.org

Sun Damage

Trying to Look SUNsational? Using Sunscreens.
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/400_sun.html

How to Be Safe When You're in the Sun.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/summer_safety.html

Yeast Infections

Getting Rid of Yeast Infections.
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/396_yst.html

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