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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