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Annotated by:
Beth Ruthven
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Medline Plus: National Library of Medicine & National Institutes of Health
http://medlineplus.gov/
Click on this site and tell me one item in “Current In Health News,” what the “Featured Site” is and what health issues are “In The Spotlight.” |
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Medline Plus: Health Topics
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
Click on the “List of All Topics” link. Scroll down to “School Health.” Find “Starting High School and answer the following 4 questions: 1)Why might you find that you have more work to do in high school, or find the work more challenging? 2)Why is time management an important skill to learn your first year in high school? 3)If you ever find that personal issues are getting overwhelming, who can you talk to if you can’t talk to your friends or parents? 4)What is the name of this web site? |
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Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
Click on “C” under herbal supplements, and find “Creatine.” Click on the link and answer the following 4 questions: 1)Read the 1st paragraph. Does anyone need to supplement with creatine? Why or why not? 2)Looking at the “Safety” section. Can you can be sure creatine is safe? Why or why not? 3)Looking at “Allergies,” people with what symptoms should avoid creatine? 4)Is it safe to have creatine with caffeine? Why or why not? |
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Medical encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
Click on “Ch-Co.” Scroll down to “Comedones.” Click on the link. What is the common name for a comedone? |
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Medical Dictionary
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
Medical terms can be long and hard to spell. What can you do if you want to search for a term you don’t know how to spell? |
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News
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/newsbydate.html
What is the "Headline" for today? |
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Directories
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html
Name one medical specialist you didn’t realize existed. How might a person use this site? |
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Go Local
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/index.html
Click on our state. Find Elk Grove. How many hospitals are near or in Elk Grove? |
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Other Resources
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/otherresources.html
Name one other resource. Go there. Learn one thing that you didn’t know before. Tell me what it is. |
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Multiple Languages
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/languages.html
Name two quality guidelines a site must possess before it’s linked to this site. |
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Health tutorials
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
Click on “Skin Cancer” under the heading “Diseases and conditions.” Click on “Start Tutorial.” Click on “Start Module.” Click on the green arrow on the lower right side. Click on "Causes and Prevention" on the left hand side of the screen. Complete this section and answer the following section: Can tanning beds cause skin cancer? |
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Surgeries
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgeryvideos.html
Why would a person want or need to view a surgery? If you were going to view a surgery, what would it be? Why? |
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