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Medline Plus: Diazepam Overdose
This website provides information on treating Valium overdose. Here, read about the symptoms of overdose and how to take immediate action at home in case Valium is accidentally or excessively consumed.
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Medline Plus: Calcium Hydroxide
Information on calcium hydroxide poisoning is given. Its symptoms, treatment, and prognosis are listed as well.
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Medline Plus: Colostomy
This is basic information on the colostomy procedure, through which an opening on the abdomen, called a stoma, is created "For the drainage of stool from the large intestine." Learn why this procedure is performed and what patients...
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Medline Plus: Kidney Transplant
A description of kidney transplants are provided in this encyclopedia article. Risk factors and expectations after surgery are discussed. Diagrams of the kidney are also provided.
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Medline Plus: Muscle Atrophy
This page provides all kinds of information on muscle atrophy. Topics include causes and alternative names.
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Medline Plus: Kidneys and Urinary System Topics
This site provides articles about kidneys and kidney diseases, along with other topics about the kidneys and the urinary system from the National Library of Medicine. You can find everything you may need here, from statistics to...
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Medline Plus: Spinal Cord Injuries
This Medline Plus site provides a table of contents for all information on the spinal cord and injuries of the spinal cord.
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Medline Plus: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
A brief description of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is followed by collection of resources on research, prevention, coping with the loss of a child, and organizations which are studying the syndrome or which provide support for parents.
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U.s. National Library of Medicine: What Is Dna?
Scientific information about the hereditary material in all living things, DNA. Also includes links to fact sheets for quick reference.
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Niddk: The Urinary Tract & How It Works
This is an in-depth discussion on how the urinary system works. Also includes information about what can go wrong in the urinary system and how someone can get help.
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National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Monsters
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of monsters, and what led to the development of modern zoology.
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National Institutes of Health: Your Digestive System and How It Works
Information about the digestive system, why digestion is important, how food is digested, and how the process is controlled. Includes a diagram of the body parts involved.
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National Library of Medicine: Diseases of the Mind
A virtual exhibit to expose the early history of psychiatry in the United States through the year 1900.
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National Library of Medicine: Hostility Greeted First Female Medical Student
This press release details an exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of Dr. Blackwell's graduation as the first woman to complete Medical School. This National Library of Medicine site provides a brief biography in addition to links...
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Medline Plus: Progeria
The Medline Plus medical encyclopedia lists basic information on Progeria, a disease that produces rapid aging at a youthful age.
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Medline Plus: Teen Health
Abundant resources regarding teens and their health, including nutrition, sexual health, mental health and teen development. Learn how to live a healthy lifestyle now in order to maintain a health one in your later years.
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National Library of Medicine: Sickle Cell Anemia
This brief site discusses symptoms, treatment, hereditary condition, and a doctor who made a difference by spearheading a groundbreaking study of sickle cell anemia and infections.
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National Library of Medicine: Using Our Senses
This lesson plan site delves into the senses of smell, touch, taste, sight, and hearing. Students will be able to describe the ways senses affect their lives and how a pediatrician uses his/her senses to examine patients.
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National Library of Medicine: Choosing a Career in Health
There are two lessons in this lesson plan site. The first gives the students an appreciation of the need for hand washing to prevent disease and the second allows the students to explore the health field and to describe a career that...
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National Library of Medicine: Reading Gunshot Patterns
Various pictures of parts of the human anatomy showing gun shot trauma are found on this interesting site. .
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National Library of Medicine: The Bertillon System
Bertillon devised a system to make order out of the myriad of crime scene photos taken by the police. This brief site describes how that system worked and shows a number of crime scene photos taken from Bertillon's photo album.
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National Library of Medicine: Key Accomplishments, Dna
A brief history of the major discoveries related to DNA from 1865 until 1991. Pictures of the responsible reponsibile for these key accomplishments are included as well.
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National Library of Medicine: The 19th Century Revolution in Forensic Imaging
In the 19th century, forensic pathologists began to use words and pictures to describe cadavers and to teach using cadavers in the classroom. See a number of interesting photos of various crime scenes on this interesting site.
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National Library of Medicine: The Marsh Test
The Marsh Test, developed in 1832, was designed to detect poison in drinks. A short history of this test is provided along with photo of the test apparatus.