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Flu (Topic Center) for Kids
The flu can make you sick for a week or more. Find out how to get protected from the influenza virus.
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Asthma (Topic Center) for Kids
Asthma means breathing problems. Find out what's going on in the lungs and how to stay healthy, if you have asthma.
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What's Addiction? for Kids
An addiction is an urge to do something that is hard to control or stop.
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What Are Islet Cells? for Kids
The pancreas contains clusters of cells that make hormones. These clusters are known as islets.
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What Is Hyperglycemia? for Kids
Glucose (a type of sugar) is the body's main energy source. Hyperglycemia occurs when the levels get too high.
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What Is Hypoglycemia? for Kids
Glucose (a type of sugar) is the body's main energy source. Hypoglycemia occurs when the levels get too low.
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What Are Insulin Injections? for Kids
Insulin is an important hormone that keeps the body working. If the body doesn't make enough of this substance, a person may need to get insulin injections.
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What's Insulin? for Kids
If someone has diabetes, they have trouble with a hormone called insulin.
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What Are Immunizations? for Kids
This is the long word for what most kids know as vaccines.
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What's an Optician? for Kids
An optician is the person you see when you go to buy your glasses that were prescribed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist.