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Learning About Sickle Cell Disease
- Fact sheet about sickle cell disease - the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. (National Human Genome Research Institute)
http://www.genome.gov/10001219
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Learning About Thalassemia
- Fact sheet about thalassemia - a group of inherited diseases of the blood that affect a person's ability to produce hemoglobin, resulting in anemia. (National Human Genome Research Institute)
http://www.genome.gov/10001221
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NIDDK Health Education Page
- Learn about diseases and conditions including and related to diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases. Some diseases are: diabetes, digestive and kidney diseases, weight control, endocrine and metabolic diseases, hematologic diseases, and nutrition.
Click on the Digestive Diseases, Kidney and Urologic Diseases, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, or Hematologic diseases link to find an A-Z list of topics and titles that fall under each category.
Order publications released by NIDDK.
Recursos en Espanol. (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/HealthEducation/
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Research in the News: How Do Your Blood Vessels Grow (Grades 9-12)
- The growth of blood vessels is called angiogenesis. The word comes from two Greek words, angeion, which means vessel, and genesis, which means birth. (ARCHIVE: 1997) (Office of Science Education)
http://science.education.nih.gov/home2.nsf/Educational+Resources/Topics/Bl
ood+&+Lymphatic+System/52BEB73E7AEACC5F85256CCD007276E1
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Transient Ischemic Attack (Mini-Strokes)
- Fact sheet about transient ischemic attacks (commonly referred to as "Mini-Strokes"). A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a transient stroke that lasts only a few minutes. It occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is briefly interrupted. TIA symptoms, which usually occur suddenly, are similar to those of stroke but do not last as long. (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tia/tia.htm
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Tularemia
- Fact sheet about tularemia - an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/tularemia/default.htm
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Understanding Angiogenesis (PowerPoint)
- Online PowerPoint presentation that illustrates the process of forming new blood vessels (angiogenesis) and its importance in cancer research. (National Cancer Institute)
http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/angiogenesis
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Understanding Your Complete Blood Count
- [LARGE FILE - 46 KB] Downloadable pdf file with information to help you understand your complete blood count, e.g., WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, ANC, AGC, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, differential, etc. (NIH Clinical Center)
http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/cbc97.pdf
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Visible Human Project
- Fact sheet about the Visible Human Project that includes links to sample images and the Visible Human Project web site. This project involved the creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
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What is Hemophilia?
- Fact sheet about hemophilia - the oldest known hereditary bleeding disorder. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hemophilia/hemophilia_what.ht
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