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KidsHealth is the largest and most-visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth has been on the Web since 1995 — and has been accessed by about half a billion visitors. On a typical weekday, more than 500,000 visitors access KidsHealth's reliable information.
Articles by The Nemours Foundation
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About Body Basics
Remember the biology class you had in high school? Well, even if you do, lots of new knowledge about how the body works...
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What Are Canker Sores?
What are canker sores? - Matt Canker sores, which doctors call aphthous stomatitis, are a kind of ulcer that develops...
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How Did Chickenpox Get Its Name?
How did chickenpox get its name? - Martha Chickenpox got its name from the blisters that are seen with the illness....
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Finding a Summer Job or Internship
Every year the race begins again. You slip on your best shoes and your most responsible attitude and hit the streets...
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Volunteering (for Teens)
You've seen news reports about people who need assistance after a natural disaster or animals in need. Maybe you've...
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Extracurricular Excitement (for Teens)
Bored? Sick of Buffy reruns? Time to get off your duff and see what's out there. You can watch basketball, baseball,...
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Babysitting Basics (for teens)
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Taking the Pressure Off Sports Competition
Sports are a great way to have fun and stay active. Kids have lots of choices about which sports to do and whether to...
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Sports Physicals
Playing sports is a great way to have fun and stay fit. And anyone who has played sports knows that you have to pay some...
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Sports Supplements
If you're a competitive athlete or a fitness buff, improving your sports performance is probably on your mind. Spending...
Topics: Sports Related Health Issues
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