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Biology

Genetics
Human
Marine
Microorganisms
Plants & trees (botany)
Seasons
Viruses, diseases & disorders

Megasites

For ecosystems, see Biomes

BioChem Hub: http://biochemhub.com/biochem/biochemhub.cfm

General chemistry, general biology sites which include detailed graphics and text.
General Biology: http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/carter.htm

Extensive notes from a general biology course taught by J. Stein Carter at Clermont College. Detailed explanations of everything from the scientific method to photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Introduction to the Eukaryota: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/alllife/eukaryota.html

Protists, Animals, Fungi, Plants and more!
The Nanoworld Image Gallery: http://www.uq.edu.au/nanoworld/images_1.html

View all kinds of organisms magnified hundreds of times. Choose what to view.

Frog dissection

The Interactive Frog dissection On-line Tutorial: http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/frog/

"The Interactive frog Dissection was designed for use in high school biology classrooms."
Virtual Frog dissection Kit: http://george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/

An online tutorial that allows interactive dissection of a frog. "Test your knowledge of frog anatomy with the Virtual Frog Builder Game."

Cells

Cell Biology: Problem Sets & Tutorials: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/cell_bio.html

From the Univerisity of Arizona, this website breaks cell biology down to cell cycle and mitosis, meiosis, and more.
Cell Biology Lab Manual: http://www.gac.edu/~cellab/

This text index leads you to multimedia lessons about the microscope, photosynthesis and respiration, chromosomes, and cell cycles.
Cells Alive!: http://www.cellsalive.com

All the facts on cells, including pictures!
Virtual Cell: http://www.http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/

Zoom in and out, turn, and cut into and view a plant cell.
The WWW Cell Biology Course: http://www.ccgb.umn.edu/~mwd/cell_www/cell_intro.html

Scroll down to the image and click from there. Includes a clickable map of a cell and chapters on cell types, parts, division and gene expression and translation.

Evolution

Northwest Creation Network: http://www.nwcreation.net/

This website supports the "creation science" perspective.
Evolution: http://www.trollart.com/evo.html

"Click on the [t.v.] image to witness the evolution of a single cell...into a human being." Then click on the image map to find out more about evolution.
Evolution: Theory and History: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evolution.html

Learn about the origins of the theory of evolution.

Genetics

Basic Genetics: http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/

From the Genetics Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. Learn about genes, DNA, inheritance, proteins, and more.
DNA From the Beginning: http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/

An animated, interactive website which teaches about DNA and heredity.
A Gene Map of the Human Genome: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/human/

Identification and descriptions of featured genes.
The Genetics Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/3037/

Mitosis and meiosis, genes, Mendel's Principles and more.
Genes and Disease: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd.preface.91

A "great deal of effort over the past ten years has been put intocreating a physical map of the human genome. The physical map has assisted directly in identifying about 100 disease-causing genes. Find out what diseases have been identified and what genes are responsible. From the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Morgan: A Genetics Tutorial: http://morgan.rutgers.edu/MorganWebFrames/htmldocs/contents.html

Lessons on genes and chromosomes, alleles and mutations, probability, linked genes, recombination, and chromosomes and sex determination and includes quizzes at the end of each lesson. Clear and detailed graphics complement the text.
Genetic Mutation in Birds: What are the Chances?: http://www.gencalc.com/

Calculates the possible genetic outcomes in breeding pairs of bird.
Human Genome Project Information: http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/home.html

This international 15-year effort works to discover all the 60,000 to 80,000 human genes (the human genome) and make them accessible for further biological study.
Mutant Fruit Flies: http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/mutant_flies/mutant_flies.html

Look at genetic mutations and how they can effect physical attributes.

Human Megasites

Life's Greatest Miracle: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/

Lennart Nilsson tracks human development from embryo to newborn. Watch videos online.
Are We Unique?: http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight5/spotlight5.html

How does the human mind compare? Are human beings, by virtue of their intelligence, unique? James Trefil, noted science author and physics professor at George Mason University, explores these.
The Digital Anatomist Project: http://sig.biostr.washington.edu/projects/da/

Neuroanatomy, a neuroanatomy syllabus, thoracic viscera, and the knee. Atlases for each open and describe the functions with text and graphics.
The Odyssey of Life: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/

NOVA Online features how life begins. A human embryo forms and grows using mutlimedia. Also available: how a pig. chicken and fish forms from an embryo. High graphics may lead this website to low slowly. Text version is available.

Body Systems

Body Systems megasites
Circulatory System System
Digestive System
Endocrine System
Immune System
Muscular System
Nervous System
Reproductive System
Respiratory System
Skeletal System

Body Systems megasites

Gross Anatomy Crossword Puzzles: http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/crosswords/crosssword_index.html

Interactive, online crossword puzzles for the different body systems.
A Guided Tour of the Visible Human: http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/

A multimedia tour of the human body and its functions.
Human Anatomy On-line: http://www.InnerBody.com/htm.body.html

The place for fun, interactive and educational views of the human body and its systems.
Human Physiology in Space: http://www.nsbri.org/HumanPhysSpace/

What happens to the body when it is in space? What happens to it over time? Learn about this here.
My Body: http://www.kidshealth.org/misc_pages/mybody_noSW.html

This website for elementary school children presents information about lungs, muscles, digestive system, teeth, skin, tongue, hair, heart and more.
Web Anatomy: http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/

This website provides quizzes online to help identify detailed sections of each body system. The website also includes quizzes on HIV.
Your Gross & Cool Body: http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000008.html

Part of the Yuckiest website on the Internet, this website gives straightforward and fun facts about your body and its systems, how it works, and answers frequently asked questions like "What is eye gunk?"

Circulatory System

Also see Heart

Blood: http://www.brainpop.com/health/circulatory/blood/index.weml

Brainpop.com helps explain blood through audio and video clips and text.
Blood Gluscose: http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseases/bloodglucose/index.weml

Brainpop.com helps explain blood glucose through audio and video clips and text.
Blood Vessels: http://biology.about.com/science/biology/library/organs/heart/blblood.htm

This website from about.com explains what blood vessels do, what they are, and the types of blood vessels.
The Blood Vessels: http://biology.about.com/science/biology/library/organs/blcircsystem6.htm

This website from about.com explains the basics of blood vessels in the body and how they make up the circulatory system.
The Circulatory System: http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/amcgann/body/circulatory.html

This website for younger youth explains how the circulatory system works and includes images.
The heart and the Circulatory System: http://biology.about.com/library/organs/blcircsystem4.htm?once=true&

This website from about.com explains the basics of the heart and its circulation of blood.

Digestive System

The Digestive System: http://www.brainpop.com/health/digestive/digestion/index.weml

Brainpop.com helps explain the digestive system through audio and video clips and text.
The Digestive System: http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/amcgann/body/digestive.html

This website for younger youth explains how the digestive system works and includes images.
The Real Deal on the Digestive System: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/digest_noSW.html

kidshealth.org presents basic information about the digestive system for younger youth.

Endocrine System

Immune System

Understanding the Immune System: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/final/immun/immun.htm

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this website describes the many functions of the immune system and what it is made up of. Detailed graphics,a glossary and clear descriptions are provided.

Muscular System

The Muscular System: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/muscles_noSW.html

This animated website illustrates how muscles work. Requires Schockwave plugin.
The Muscular System: http://bodyatlas.org/muscule/

This website from the body atlas contains detailed illustrations of the muscles.

Nervous System

Reproductive System

Female Reproductive System: http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/female_repro.html

This website for teens from KidsHealth uses animated diagrams to demonstrate the parts of the female reproductive system. Includes disorders of the reproductive system.
Male Reproductive System: http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/male_repro.html

This website for teens from KidsHealth uses animated diagrams to demonstrate the parts of the male reproductive system. Includes disorders of the reproductive system.
Reproduction I: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/ks3bitesize/science/reproduction/reproduction1rb-intro.shtml

This website from BBC Education online presents drawings to explain the process of menstruation, egg fertilization and embryo growth in the human body.
The Visible Embryo: http://www.visembryo.com/baby/

This website presents images and information about the 23 stages of development of an embryo in the first trimester and then every two weeks during the final stages of pregnancy.

Respiratory System

Skeletal System

The Big Story on Bones: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_noSW.html

This website for younger youth explains how the skeletal system works and includes images.

Organs

Brain
Ears
Eyes

Heart
Lungs

Brain

Brain Facts and Figures: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/facts.html

Don't be fooled by the title. This website gives quick facts on the brain, seeing, hearing, taste, smell, the spinal cord, neurons and the blood supply.
Coma: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/coma/

NOVA Online explores head trauma and how it effect the brain. High graphics may lead to slow loading. Text version is available from the site.

Ears

Let's Hear It for the Ear: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/ear_SW.html

Watch the animation and sound explain how your ear works and translates vibrations into sound. This website requires Shockwave plugin.

Eyes

Heart

Anatomy of the Heart: http://biology.about.com/library/organs/heart/blheart.htm?once=true&

This website from about.com explains the basics of the heart, its chambers, and anatomical terms.
Cut to the Heart: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/heart/

NOVA Online features pioneers of heart surgery and a map of the human heart. High graphics may lead to slow loading. Text version is available from the site.
The Heart Preview Gallery: http://sln2.fi.edu/biosci/preview/heartpreview.html

Hear the heart beat and learn how the heart functions. Need plug-ins for sound files.
The Heart: An Online Exploration: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/biosci.html

A multimedia tour of the human heart.
Map of the Human Heart: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/human.html

This website from NOVA online illustrates how the heart functions and how blood moves through it at this animated PBS site.

Lungs

How Your Lungs Work: http://www.lungusa.org/learn/

This website from the American Lung Association explains how lungs work and presents a detailed graphic of all of the parts of the lung. The website also presents photos of healthy, lung cancer, and Emphysema lungs. Click on the tab "Your Lungs."

The Senses

Senses megasites
Sight

Smell
Sound

Senses megasites

The Senses: http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/amcgann/body/senses.html

This website includes detailed images to explain the different parts of the tongue, eye, skin, ear and nose.
Neuroscience: The Senses: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chsense.html

This website presents basic facts about the senses and some cool experiments to try.
Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World: http://www.hhmi.org/senses/

How do we see colors? How do we remember smells? Check this website to find out.

Sight

Sight (Vision): http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chvision.html

Learn more about why we have a blind spot when we see and how we depth perception works.
Color Blindness: http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.html

What do people with color blindness see? Also, take the test to identify color blindness.
Taking a Good Look at Glasses: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/things/glasses.html

Why we sometimes can't see and how glasses or contact lenses change our vision.

Smell

What's that Smell? The Nose Knows!: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/nose_SW.html

Watch the animation and sound explain how your ear works and translates vibrations into sound. This website requires Shockwave plugin.

Sound

Let's Hear It for the Ear: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/ear_SW.html

Watch the animation and sound explain how your ear works and translates vibrations into sound. This website requires Shockwave plugin.
The Soundry: http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=19537&url=19537/

For ThinkQuest, this "is an exciting, interactive, and educational website about sound, covering everything from the most basic concepts of what sound actually is to the specifics of how humans perceive it."

Optical Illusions

3d Stereogram Tutorial: http://www.softsource.com/tutorial.html

A tutorial to help you learn to find the 3d object hidden inside a picture.
3d Stereograms: http://www.softsource.com/stereo.html

3d sterograms allow you to see a 3d object hidden inside a picture.
SandlotScience.com: Optical Illusions: http://www.sandlotscience.com/

Experience the wonders of optical illusions, from traditional images to animated applets.

Marine

Aquarius: http://www.uncw.edu/aquarius/

Home of the world's first underwater Web sites. "It is a pressurized cylindrical chamber a habitat made to withstand the extreme pressure of the ocean. Inside, however, are all the comforts of home: six bunks, a shower and toilet, a microwave, a refrigerator even air conditioning and computers!"
Introduction to the Cnidaria: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/cnidaria.html

Explore jellyfish, corals, and other stingers. . .
Lunar Tides: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/tides.html

This website explains why ocean tides happen and how the moon causes tides.
Marine: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/topic/marinebio.html

University of California-Berkeley provides marine life information and links.
Marine Ecosystems: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/index.htm

Learn about the different types of oceans and the creatures that live there.
Oceans: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/index.htm

Find out about the parts of the oceans and the plants and animals that live there. This website is more advanced than some of the others but has some good information for young students.
Oceans Alive: http://www.abc.net.au/oceans/alive.htm

This website explains how people can help save and conserve our oceans.
Ocean Planet: http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html

The Smithsonian's online exhibit takes you on a tour of the ocean or lets you choose a topic to learn about.
Physical Features of the Ocean: http://www.mos.org/oceans/planet/features.html

This website provides facts like how deep the ocean is and explains features on the ocean floor.
Planet Ocean: http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/planetocean/

This website from Discovery Online presents facts about the ocean, whales, tubeworms, and sea stars.
Explore the Sea: http://www.seasky.org/sea.html

Look here to view pictures of underwater life.
Sea World/Busch Gardens: Animal Resources: http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/

Quick information or fun facts about a terrestrial or aquatic animal.
Wonders of the Seas: http://www.oceanicresearch.org/lesson.html

Highlights different animals with text and images. Follow lessons to learn more about different animals.

Microorganisms

Microogranism megasites
Bacteria
Cells

Microorganism megasites

Infection Detection Protection: http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/

This website from the American Museum of Natural History takes you on a journey to explore microbes, bacteria in the cafeteria, infection, how Lou got the flu, amazing microbe hunters, preventions and a mystery to solve.
The Microbe Zoo: Animal Pavilllion: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zamain.html

Animals are hosts for many microbes which are important to animal health. Find out what microbes humans need to stay healthy, how microbes effect cows, termites, and poop.
The Microbe Zoo: Dirtland: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zdmain.html

"Every time you walk on the ground you step on billions of microbes. Microbes live in the soil, on rocks, inside roots, buried under miles of Earth, in compost piles and toxic waste, and all over the Earth's surface." Find out how microbes help grow crops, work in compost piles, and which ones attack other microbes and others that live in plant roots. Also, what microbes live in your house? on your kitchen cutting board? Find out here.
The Microbe Zoo: Snack Bar: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zbmain.html

"Many of our foods, including bread, rootbeer, cheeses and even chocolate are produced with the help of microbes." How do microbes help to create beer, bread, chocolate, wine and yogurt? Find out here.
The Microbe Zoo: Space Adventure: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zsmain.html

"Microbes inhabit the farthest reaches of the biosphere, floating up to six miles into the atmosphere. Microbes may inhabit space beyond our world. If life exists on other planets, it is most probably microbial life." Find out about microbes in the air, on other planets, and the use of microbes to assist astronauts in space.
The Microbe Zoo: Water World: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zwmain.html

"Where there is water, there are microbes." Find out what microbes live in a pond and how they function.
Molecular Expressions: Image from the Microscope: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/

"...one of the Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope."

Bacteria

Introduction to Bacteria: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/bacteria.html

The life cycle and habitats of bacteria and how they morph.

Plants & trees (botany)

Plants & trees (botany) megasites
Endangered Plants
How Plants Grow

Northwest Trees and Plants
Composting

Plants & trees (botany) megasites

Carnivorous Plants Database: http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi

"This database includes over 3000 entries giving an exhaustive nomenclatural synopsis of all Carnivorous Plants."
Fun Facts about Fungi: http://www.herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/factindx.htm

Learn what fungi is and where we find it in our world.
Fun with Lichens: http://mgd.nacse.org/hyperSQL/lichenland/

From Oregon State University, "discover the world of lichens, learn how to identify these mysterious organisms."
Kids for Trees: http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/tree_kit/

Student and teacher guides. Learn more about trees here!
Aggie-Horticulture Just for Kids: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm

From Texas A&M University, "an introduction to the many ways children can interact with plants and the outdoors."
Plants for a Future - Database Search: http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/D_search.html

Formerly Plant Tracker, search this database by name, use, word, or by family for detailed information and photographs.
Why Leaves Change Color: http://www.esf.edu/pubprog/brochure/leaves/leaves.htm

This simple website explains why leaves change color.

Endangered Plants

Endangered Species Home Page: http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#species

From the US Deptartment of Fish & Wildlife, this website provides species information through species lists, state lists, general statistics, listing process and more.
Threatened and Endangered Plant Species: http://refuges.fws.gov/habitats/EndSpPlants.html

List of threatened and endangered species on the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Threatened and Endangered Species and the Private Land Owner: http://endangered.fws.gov/landowner/">

From the US Deptartment of Fish & Wildlife, this website explains how important private land and its development influences wildlife.
Quiz on Plants in Peril: http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/peril/quiz.html

True and false quiz about endangered plants. Answer each question and learn more about the answer.

How Plants Grow

The Great Plant Escape: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/

Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the mysteries of plant life by identifying plant parts, structure and life cycle. Also available in Spanish at El Gran Escape de la Planta
What Do Plants Need to Grow?: http://www.ebfarm.com/Kids/Farming_Grow.aspx

Discover the different parts of a plant as well as what is needed to grow plants.
Biology of Plants: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/bioplants/

The Missouri Botanical Garden provides this great resource to help kids understand how to grown plants, the structure of plants, and how plants make food
Plant Explorer: http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/plant/

Learn about the parts of a plant, what plants need, eating plants, and a glossary of terms.
Meet the Plant Parts!: http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/plantparts.html

This website describes the different parts of a plant, then one can make a plant part salad!
Michigan 4-H Children's Garden: http://4hgarden.msu.edu/main.html

Visit the Just for Kids section and then the Explorations section to build a plant, water it and watch it grow online. The website also explores how sun and bugs play a key role in plant life.
What is the Life Cycle of a Plant?: http://www.arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/cycle.asp

This website provides a colorful diagram and simple text to explain the plant life cycle.

Northwest Plants & trees (botany)

Native Plant Society of Oregon: http://www.npsoregon.org/

Great source for times and places to see Oregon native plants. Includes photos.
Oregon Flora: http://www.oregonflora.org/

Direct access to specimen records of mycological and vascular plant type specimens.
Trees of the Pacific Northwest: http://oregonstate.edu/trees/

The tree identification page produced by Oregon State University that helps you identify common conifers in the Pacific Northwest.
Washington Native Plant Society: http://www.wnps.org/

Photos of Washington plants and lists of what you'll see where.
Washington State Univeristy: Gardening in Western Washington: http://gardening.wsu.edu/text/nwnative.htm

Includes a native plants identification database which allows you to browse by classification including emergents, shrubs, ferns and trees. Photos.

Seasons

Seasons of the Year: http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sseason.htm

How does the earth's position in space influence the seasons? Find out here.
First Day of Autumn: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/news/2001/news%2Dautumnalequinox.asp

Learn about autumn from NASA online.
First Day of Spring: http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/News/2003/News%2Dspring.asp

Learn about spring, the equinox and solstice from NASA online.

Viruses, diseases & disorders

Viruses & Diseases megasites
AIDS
Cancers
Chronic Diseases
Communicable & Infectious Diseases
Genetic Diseases

Mental Health Disorders
Neurological Disorders
Other Diseases
Rare Disorders
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Viruses & Diseases megasites

The Bad Bug Book: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html

This US Food and Drug Administration website offers "basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microrganisms and natural toxins."
The Big Picture Book of Viruses: http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html

A catalog of virus pictures on the WWW and educational resources for those seeking more information about viruses.
Bugs in the News!: http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/bugs.html

A website to answer questions about bacteria, anti-bodies, e-coli, DNA "Bugs."
Diseases, A to Z: http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33316

From the American Lung Association.
Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics: http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/

Type in a disease or look at an alphabetical list of diseases.
Diseases: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm

The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provide information on many infectious diseases, how to prevent them, and other resources.
Genes and Disease: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/

Cancer, immune system, metabolism, muscle and bone, nervous system diseases are presented. Inlcudes microscope photos of many of the diseases and how they affect the body. From the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
The Panama Puzzle: http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/Tutorials/Panama/Panama.html

Join Walter Reed, Major, US Army Medical Corps from 1900, in his quest to solve how so many men died from "Yellow Jack."
Fastats, A to Z: National Center for Health Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/

From the Center for Disease Control, this website provides quick stats about diseases, such as number of deaths in the US related to the disease each year, have the disease or related problems.
Virus Replication Tutorial: http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/Tutorials/balti/balti.html

Test your knowledge about virus replication with this quiz. Pick the kind of virus you want to be then begin!

AIDS

AIDS Education Global Information Center: http://www.aegis.com/sitemap.asp

Search for specific topics, news briefs from mainstream news reports, search AIDSLINE for abstracts of scientific papers, National Library of Medicine and more.
ARIC AIDS Medical Information Library: http://www.CritPath.Org/aric/library.htm

Articles and image gallery help explain what HIV and AIDS are.
AIDS Online: http://www.who.int/hiv/en

The World Health Organization's Office of HIV/AIDs and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Provides news, documents, and a newsletter.
The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource: http://www.thebody.com/

Basic AIDS information and prevention, treatment, quality of life, and politics.
HIV and AIDS: http://www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/hiv.html

The US Food and Drug Administration provide HIV milestones, testing, news releases, druf development and more.
HIV/AIDS State Health Facts: http://www.statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=compare&category=HIV%2fAIDS&welcome=1

Find statistics on AIDS by state at this site. Includes total reported cases, by ethnicity, gender, age and includes funding information for care, prevention, and research for each state.
The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource: http://www.thebody.com/cgi-bin/body.cgi

The HIV and AIDS basics, treatment, conferences, quality of life, and government involvement.
HIV & AIDS Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information, facts sheets and brochures about HIV and AIDS.
Tips for Teens About AIDS: http://www.health.org/govpubs/phd725/

What are the physical and psychological effects of AIDS?
Vaccine Links: AIDS Related Information: http://vaccines.com/foradultsaids.htm

Information about the latest treatments for HIV and AIDS.
What About AIDS?: http://www.nyhallsci.org/whataboutaids/

The New York Hall of Science presents an exhibit about AIDS for youth and adults, including statistical information, history of the virus and how it affects the immune system, prevention, and personal accounts from people who have or had AIDS.

Cancers

Health Topic: Cancer: http://www.cdc.gov/health/cancer.htm

This website from the CDC presents information and facts on various types of cancers.
An Introduction to Skin Cancer: http://www.maui.net/~southsky/introto.html

This website explains what skin cancer is, what causes it, and what the risks are.

Chronic Diseases

Arthitis
Asthma
Diabetes

Gastroesophageal Reflux
Glaucoma
Hypertension

Osteoporosis
Scoliosis

Arthritis

Arthritis: http://www.arthritis.org/resources/gettingstarted/

Get an overview of the disease from the Arthritis Foundation and learn about diagnosis, risk factors and treatments.

Asthma

Asthma and Children: http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22691

Asthma is a disease of the respiratory system. What is it? Why does it occur? What are the symptoms? This website from the American Lung Association focuses on children but also has links to pages about asthma in teens and adults.

Gastroesophageal Reflux

Gastroesophageal Reflux: http://www.gerd.com/intro/noframe/gastro.htm

GERD: find out what it is, symptoms and what causes it.

Diabetes

Health Topic: Diabetes: http://www.cdc.gov/health/diabetes.htm

The CDC provides facts, FAQs, and risk factors for the disease.
Reducing the Burden of Diabetes: http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/

Quick facts, current statistics, articles and more about diabetes.

Glaucoma

About Glaucoma: http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/education_content.php?i=7

Find out what it is, what the risks are and more.

Hypertension

Hypertension: http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/hypertension

Information on hypertension in kids and adults.

Osteoporosis

Osteoperosis: What Is It?: http://www.nof.org/osteoporosis/index.htm

This website from the National Osteoporosis Foundation explains the disease and provides prevention information.

Scoliosis

Scoliosis Research Society: http://www.srs.org/patients/

Learn what it is and how to treat it.

Communicable & Infectious Diseases

Communicable & Infectious Diseases megasites
Chicken Pox
Colds & Influenza
Ebola
Hepatitis

Meningitis
Mononucleosis
Polio
Smallpox
Tuberculosis

Communicable & Infectious Diseases megasites

Communicable Disease Fact Sheets: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/commun.htm

Fact sheets for numerous bacterium and viruses can be found here.
Emerging and other Communicable Diseases: http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/

The World Health Organization provides the latest news on reported epidemics around the world. Check here for older reports as well.
Medical Mysteries: http://medmyst.rice.edu/

"As you enter a futuristic world, you will help solve medical mysteries in infectious diseases."

Chicken Pox

Varicella: Chicken Pox: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/chicken_pox.html

KidsHealth provides detailed information about Chicken Pox.

Colds & Influenza

Colds & Flu: Time Only Sure Cure: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/flu/fluinfo.htm

Nebraska Health and Human Services provides basic information about colds and the flu.
Influenza: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/flu/fluinfo.htm

Microscopic images of the flu and the natural history of the flu. Also includes a diagram of infection cycle of influenza virus.

Ebola

Ebola: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/ebola.htm

Learn about what it is, how people believe it is caused, where it's found and how it spreads.

Hepatitis

Hepatitis A-to-E: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/slideset/index.htm

Online slideshow overview of each of the different strains of Hepatitis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Epidemiology and prevention of viral Hepatitis A to E."
Hepatitis A: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/index.htm

Quick facts about the transmission, the incidences, and more.
Hepatitis B: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/index.htm

Quick facts about the transmission, the incidences, and more.
Hepatitis B Foundation: http://www.hepb.org/

Information, advice, literature and frequently asked questions.
Hepatitis C: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/index.htm

Quick facts about the transmission, the incidences, and more.
Hepatitis D Fact Sheet: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/d/index.htm

Quick facts about the transmission, the incidences, and more.

Meningitis

Meningitis Foundation of America: http://www.musa.org/top_20_questions.asp

Comprehensive information about the disease.

Mononucleosis

Infectious Mononucleosis: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/mononucleosis.html

Comprehensive information about the disease.

Polio

Polio: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/polio.html

Learn about what polio is, and how it is treated here.

Smallpox

A Dose of the Pox: http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/Tutorials/Pox/Pox1.html

A brief timeline of the eradication of smallpox and more.

Tuberculosis

Division of Tuberculosis Elimination: http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/

Frequently asked questions about TB, newsletters, and more.

Genetic Diseases

Cystic Fibrosis
Down Syndrome

Cystic Fibrosis

Facts About Cystic Fibrosis: http://www.cff.org/about_cf/what_is_cf/

Learn about what causes the disease, what the symptoms are and how to treat it.
What is Cystic Fibrosis: http://www.healingwell.com/library/cysticfibrosis/info1.asp

This website provides statistics, symptoms, types of treatment and more.

Down Syndrome

What is Down Syndrome: http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/down_syndrome.html

What Down Syndrome is, what causes it, and more.

Mental Health Disorders

Depression
Eating Disorders
Schizophrania

Sleep Deprivation
Stress

Depression

Sadness and Depression: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/sadness.html

What's the difference between sadness and depression?
Depression: http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/depression/

PBS Kids explores the causes and the signs of depression. Includes a video and a quiz.

Eating Disorders

National Eating Disorders Association: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

Click on Eating Disorders Info to learn more.

Schizophrenia

An Introduction to Schizophrenia: http://www.schizophrenia.com/family/schizintro.html

Facts, risk factors, and more about schicophrenia.

Sleep Deprivation

Did You Know?: http://www.nationalsleep.com/patientinfo.htm

Facts about sleep disorders and sleep deprivation.
The Sleep Well: http://www.sleepquest.com

Sleep disorders, snoring, dreams, how to sleep well, and more. From William Dement, M.D., Ph.D. at the Stanford University Center of Excellence for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders.
National Sleep Foundation: http://www.sleepfoundation.org

Includes information about many sleep disorders.

Stress

Causes of Stress?: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/stress.html

Find out how children respond to and deal with stress.
Stress: http://familydoctor.org/healthfacts/167/

What causes it, how to deal with it, what are some signs of stress?

Neurological Diseases & Disorders

Neurological Disorders megasites
Cerebral Palsy
Epidural Abcesses
Epilepsy

Lyme Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's

Neurological Disorders megasites

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Learn about Alzheimer's disease, Bell's Palsy, dyslexia, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Lou Gehrig's disease and more here. Use the "Disorder Quick Links" Menu or do a search
The Neurology Channel: http://www.neurologychannel.com/

This website presents information about neurological disorders including autism, migraines, Parkinson's, and more.

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy: http://healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_neuro/cpalsy.cfm

Frequently asked questions about Cerebral Palsy, causes, types, therapy and more.

Epilepsy

Epilepsy:The Basics: http://www.epilepsy.com/101/101_epilepsy.html

Discover risk factors, types of seizures and what to do if someone has a seizure here.
Epilepsy: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/answerplace/index.cfm

Questions and answers provided by the Epilepsy Foundation

Epidural Abcesses

Epidural Abcesses: http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article205.html

A summary of the disease.

Lyme Disease

Spotlight on Lyme Disease: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/lyme.html

Comprehensive information about the disease.
Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/index.htm

Center for Disease Control provides facts, statistics and more.

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Education Network: http://www.healthtalk.com/multiple

Learn about the disease, what causes it, and who gets it at this site.

Parkinson's

Parkinson's Disease: http://www.neurologychannel.com/parkinsonsdisease/

Learn about the disease, what causes it, and who gets it at this site.

Other Diseases

Mad Cow Disease

Mad Cow Disease

The Brain Eater: Mad Cow Disease: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/madcow/

Discover information about mad cow disease.

Rare Disorders

Progeria

Progeria

What is Progeria?: http://www.progeriaresearch.org/faq.shtml

Learn how the disease is caused, diagnosed, and now common it is here.

Sexually Transmited Diseases

American Social Health Association: http://www.ashastd.org

Mission Statement: "Stop sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and their harmful consequences to individuals, families, and communities."
Division of STD Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/std

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention features publications, reports, and other information about STDs.
Planned Parenthood: Sexual Health: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/sti/

Information about STDs and other health issues.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/stds/std.html

This website for teens from KidsHealth.org provides information about STDs.