Students study heart disease and how to prevent it.  In this investigative lesson students list heart disease and stroke risk factors. 

Young scholars explore the major causes of heat attacks as the topics of the human circulatory system, blood pressure, heart disease, arteries and veins are examined. Opinions on the topics are developed as researched material is...

Young scholars examine risk factors associated with heart disease and develop their own personal plans for decreasing the risk of heart disease.

Students complete lab activities to illustrate the complications of diabetes. In this diabetes lesson, students work on labs that illustrate sugar in the blood and normal and atherosclerotic vessels. They demonstrate how diabetes can...

Immerse biology learners in circulation and gas exchange for both simple organisms and higher animals. Six pages of short-answer questions and labelling of the human respiratory system are included. This assignment was written for an...

Students use graphic organizers to compare and contrast Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. In this diabetes lesson plan, students are given information on the two major types of diabetes. They analyze how to compare and contrast the information.

Students study what phytochemicals are, how they work and where you can find them. In this food chemicals lesson students complete and activity and study products that contain phytochemicals. 

In this science worksheet, 5th graders answer multiple choice questions about the ocean, animals, rocks, and more. Students complete 25 questions.

At this website, there are several summaries of medical studies and clinical trials on vitamin B12 and its role in preventing and treating various health conditions. Read about vitamin B12's role in fighting such conditions as...

Learn about all the different diseases you can get by smoking. Smoking increases your chances of heart disease, smoke, and lung cancer, to name just a few. Find out the link between impotence and smoking, as well as to bronchitis and...

This page is about the signs, symptoms, and prevention of stroke. Also has links to information regarding strokes and heart disease.

Tells the story of how, as tobacco became more popular, it changed human health, and what the CDC did to fight the epidemic.

Provides an overview on the basics of risk factors that may contribute to a stroke along with tips on ways to prevent one. Interactives include a quiz and a tool to track your family history.

This article offers brief information about what an aneurysm is and how to treat it.

This site provides a detailed guide to lowering high blood pressure. Content includes a focus on what normal blood pressure is vs. high blood pressure, detection measures, treatment, issues for women, and much more.

Obesity is an escalating global epidemic. It substantially raises the probability of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and cancer. But what is the distinction between being overweight and being obese?...

An overview of food labeling history and importance, how to read food labels, basic components of a food label, and a comparison of different foods.