All the basic information you need about Alzheimer Disease can be found at this great interactive, multimedia website. Topics like: causes, inheritance, treatment, testing, and diagnosis are all covered. There is also a great section with interviews about living with this disease.

This is an impressive site about beta-thalassemia. The disease is caused when the body cannot make an important blood protein. You can find information about causes, diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle, and inheritance at this interactive multimedia site.

Discusses diabetes as a serious public health problem. Very comprehensive site with information on diagnosing and living with the disease, health insurance issues, prevention, and more.

This resource describes the causes of ebola hemorrhagic fever, where the ebola virus is found, where there are cases of it, how it spreads, the symptoms of it, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).

This site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has information on yellow fever. The site is broken into the following sections: Yellow Fever Disease, Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements, Yellow Fever Precautions, and Risk for Travelers.

Short video from Curious in which Mark Davis is motivated to develop a new, less debilitating treatment for his wife's cancer. [4:49]

Students demonstrate the erythrocyte sedimentation rate test (ESR test) using a blood model composed of tomato juice, petroleum jelly and olive oil. They simulate different disease conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, anemia, leukocytosis and sickle-cell anemia, by making appropriate variations in the particle as well as in the fluid matrix. Students measure the ESR for each sample blood model, correlate the ESR values with disease conditions and confirm that diseases alter blood composition and properties. During the activity, students learn that when non-coagulated blood is let to stand in a tube, the red blood cells separate and fall to the bottom of the tube, resulting in a sediment and a clear liquid called serum. The height in millimeters of the clear liquid on top of the sediment in a time period of one hour is taken as the sedimentation rate. If a disease is present, this ESR value deviates from the normal, disease-free value. Different diseases cause different ESR values because blood composition and properties, such as density and viscosity, are altered differently by different diseases. Thus, the ESR test serves as a real-world diagnostic screening test to identify indications of the presence of any diseases in people.

This interactive multimedia site has all sorts of information about muscular dystrophy. The animations and diagrams are excellent, and the interviews gives insight into families dealing with muscular dystrophy. Diagnosis, inheritance, treatment, causes, symptoms, and testing are all covered.

Building on concepts taught in the associated lesson, students learn about bioelectricity, electrical circuits and biology as they use deductive and analytical thinking skills in connection with an engineering education. Students interact with a rudimentary electrocardiograph circuit (made by the teacher) and examine the simplicity of the device. They get to see their own cardiac signals and test the device themselves. During the second part of the activity, a series of worksheets, students examine different EKG print-outs and look for irregularities, as is done for heart disease detection.

This is an exceptional site for anyone looking for information about Fragile X Syndrome. Causes, diagnosis, treatment, quality of life, and many other topics are available. Animations, video, audio, and interviews make this interactive site easy to navigate.

Here you can find some comprehensive information about conjunctivitis. Content explores the signs and symptoms of the disease, its causes, risk factors, when to seek medical advice, treatment, prevention, and self care.

This site provides a detailed overview of diabetes, including a focus on signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatments, and more.

This site from the MayoClinic.com contains great information on the food allergy. The sections that are covered in the article include: signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, screening, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

This site from the Mayo Clinic offers suggestions that may help people relieve symptoms and maintain their independence if they have osteoporosis. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, causes, risks, and treatment.

This website provides detailed information about Crohn's Disease. Defines the causes, symptoms, treatments and complications. Also discusses surgical measures and diet. Very informative.

This Medline Plus site explains what cartilage is, and then discusses different disorders and their treatments. Also includes links to organizations and directories for related information.

This site offers links to a variety of websites posted by multiple organizations concerning cirrhosis. Excellent source for specific links.

An intravenous pyelogram, or IVP, is an x-ray of the kidney and bladder. This tutorial explains the procedure and the benefits and risks.

Learn about treatment options associated with ovarian germ cell tumors. This website, intended for patients, provides detailed information on the stages of this cancer and the methods used to fight it.