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Sickness / Enfermedades

Acne
Allergies (English & Spanish)
Asthma (English & Spanish)
Attention Deficit (English & Spanish)
Autism & Asperger's Syndrome
Bedwetting

Cancer
Cerebral Palsy (English & Spanish)
Cutting and Self-Injury Cystic Fibrosis

Depression
Diabetes (English & Spanish)
Eating Disorders
Ear & Hearing Problems
Eye & Sight Problems
Epilepsy
Flu
Food Allergy (English & Spanish)
Gut Problems
Heart & Heart Problems
Illness & Injuries (English & Spanish)

Lead Poisoning
Learning Disabilities
Lungs & Lung Problems
Scoliosis
Skin Problems
Stress
Stuttering

Tonsillitis
Weighty Issues


Sickness / Enfermedades

Everyone gets sick once in a while. Sometimes we just don't feel well. We worry about what might be wrong. It is good to find out what might be wrong, because often it is something less serious than we feared.

If you are looking for a specific disease or problem, check the list on the left side of this page, and go right to sites with information on that topic.

If you are not sure what is wrong, look at the sites on this page - dig around in them to find the best health information on the Internet.

Children’s Page (MEDLINEplus) - Not all the links cover sickness but look around and you can find some good ones.

CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) - The KidsHealthGalaxy of CHOP explores lots of things about hospitals, and what you can expect if you go to the hospital.

Club Brave Kids - If you're a kid with a chronic, life-threatening illness or disability this club is especially for you. It’s a place where you can talk to other kids, find information about your illnesses, play games, and win contests.

The Cool Spot (National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism) - Learn about alcohol and what it can do to you at this site.

Everyday Illnesses and Injuries (KidsHealth) - KidsHealth talks about lots of different problems.

Girl Power: BodyWise - If you’re 9-13 years old, this is the place for you. Learn about eating disorders and ways to cope with an illness or disability.

Infection Detection Protection (American Museum of National History) - Kids, learn how you get an infection or the flu and also play some games.

Kelsey's Heart Operation Scrapbook (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) - Read a first hand account from a girl who had a heart operation.

KidsClick - Click on medicine, disabilities, or health to find lots of good information.

KidsFirst for Health - This great site is from the National Health Service in Great Britain.

KidsHealth for Kids (The Nemours Foundation) - You’re just a click away from all the information you need on health problems and everyday illnesses and injuries.

Medical Mysteries (Rice University) - Help solve the medical mysteries presented in this animated clips.

My Trip to the Hospital Coloring Book (American Society of Anesthesiologists) - Learn about what happens when you go to the hospital by coloring in these pages. You'll need an Adobe Acrobat Reader to see this site so ask a grownup to help you download the software.

SGR4KIDS (Surgeon General's Report) - Great information here about smoking and tobacco, and why not to start smoking.

Skin Disorders and Diseases (American Academy of Dermatolgy) - Have a problem with your skin, hair, or nails? This site can help.

Word! A Glossary of Medical Words (KidsHealth) - Need to know what something means? Look it up here.

What You Should Know About Tobacco (CDC) - What you should know and why you should not start smoking tobacco.

Whatever Happened to Polio? - Click here for a great history of polio from the Smithsonian.

 

ENFERMEDADES


De vez en cuando todos el mundo se enferma. A veces no nos sentimos bien y eso nos preocupa. Pero una vez que sabemos lo que nos está pasando nos tranquilizamos. A menudo es menos serio de lo que temíamos.

Si buscas información sobre una enfermedad en particular o algún problema específico, revisa la lista a la izquierda y encontrarás enlaces que te llevarán directamente a páginas web que presentan información sobre ese tema.

Si no sabes exactamente qué es lo que te está pasando, chequea los sitios web que incluimos en esta página – explóralos y posiblemente puedas encontrar información que te sea útil.

Centro para Niños que Necesitan Cuidado Especializado - Hojas para ti y tus padres, escritos en un lenguaje de fácil lectura, sobre algunas enfermedades que afectan comunmente a los niños. Algunos escritos para niños incluyen:
Asma
Diabetes

Niños Primero - ¡Tengo que ir al hospital! ¿Qué es lo que me espera?

KidsHealth para Niños - Aquí encontrarás información sobre una gran variedad de temas relacionados a tu salud y bienestar—por ejemplo: los mitos del acné, enfrentándose con peleones (los niños que golpean, insultan o tratan mal a otros), la alimentación para los deportes. También ofrece respuestas a preguntas comunes, tales como: ¿Cuál es el peso correcto para mí? ¿Cuándo me vendrá el período? ¿Qué son las caries? ¿Cómo contrae alguien el SIDA?

Página de Niños del NCEH - (Centro Nacional de Salud Ambiental) - Discute las formas en las que el medio ambiente (el lugar en el que vives, trabajas, aprendes o juegas) afecta tu salud. Por ejemplo, el asma puede ser causado por aire contaminado; el plomo en la gasolina y en las pinturas a base de plomo causa envenenamiento por plomo en los niños.

Segurito- Información sobre condiciones de seguridad en la escuela, el hogar, viajes, recreación, medio ambiente ý datos sobre salud y enfermedades.

Traducción al español cortesía del personal de la Sala Hispanoamericana (http://salahispana.npl.org/Pages/Spanish/index.html) en la Biblioteca Pública de Newark (http://www.npl.org). Spanish-language translation provided by the staff of the Sala Hispanoamericana (http://salahispana.npl.org/Pages/Spanish/index.html) at The Newark Public Library (http://www.npl.org).

 

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August 2006