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Children's Hospital of Medicine: Adolescent Medicine
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| | The Adolescent Medicine Department at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh sponsors this page with links to information about development, mental health, physical problems, relationships, and safety, and even provides a glossary of words common in the practice of Adolescent Medicine. |
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Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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| | Learn more about blood & marrow, heart & lung, and liver & intestine transplantation at this page from the nation's first transplantation program at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, a world leader in pediatric transplantation for 25 years. |
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POTADA: Parents of Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abusers
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| | "POTADA is a support group for parents and other adult relatives in the Pittsburgh, PA area." |
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STI Children and Young Adults Portal
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| | This site from the Thomas Starzl Transplantation Institute at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - UPMC provides information for kids, teens and parents about all aspects of transplantation. |
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4 Girls Health
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| | Health information and advice for girls ages 10-16 from the Office of Women's Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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AMA Adolescent Heatlh
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| | A wide variety of information for this age group is available at this site from The American Medical Association. |
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Allergic-Child
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| | This site was created by the parents of children with life-threatening food allergies. It offers helpful tips on eating at restaurants and schools, recipes, treatments, links to related allergy sites, a special section on infant allergies, and more. |
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Bandaides & Blackboards: Teens
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| | "..These pages are an attempt to show you what it's like to grow up with medical problems." Lots of information and tips on how to cope with friends, family and school, from Joan Fleitas, Ed.D., R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing at Lehman College, CUNY. |
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CDC Health Topic: Adolescent Health
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| | Healthy practices for daily living especially for adolescents and teens. Includes information on smoking, teen pregnancy, sports, driving and working. |
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FDA: Health Information for Teens
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| | This site from the US Food and Drug Administration provides complete health and safety information on tattoos, decorative contact lenses, birth control, GBH, steroids and more. |
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Familydoctor.org: For Teens
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| | This Web site from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)focuses on specific conditions and topics of interest to teens, including sections on staying healthy, sexuality, and drugs & alcohol. |
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Kidney Diseases in Children
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| | "Kidney Disease in Children is a series of fact sheets developed by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health. These fact sheets introduce the major causes of kidney disease and kidney failure in children, provide detailed explanations of the treatment options, and discuss complications of kidney disease and its treatment." |
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Learning Disabilities Association of America
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| | In section for parents, find evaluation, assessment, special education, and early childhood resources for helping your child. Click on State Chapters to find your local office. |
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Medem Medical Library: Especially for Teens
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| | An alphabetical list of topics of interest to teens, including nutrition, driving, alcohol and tobacco use, stress management and reproductive issues. |
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MedlinePlus®: Teen Violence
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| | News, research, statistics, and information about prevention and coping with teen violence from the National Library of Medicine. |
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TeenGrowth.com
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| | Health information especially for teens. General health facts, tips and fitness tools are augmented by question-and-answer sections, where questions submitted by teens are fully answered. Browse existing questions or submit a new one. |
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TeensHealth - Babysitting Basics
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| | This site from The Nemours Foundation provides guidance for teen babysitters. Safety and emergency practices are emphasized, and links to organizations providing first aid training are included. |
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We Can!
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| | "We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national program designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Tips and fun activities focus on three critical behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time." This site is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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