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Help Your Parents Get Healthy
Can kids help parents get healthier? Parents say, if their kid asked them, they'd work extra hard to make changes.
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Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a problem a person can have with the nervous system. MS mostly affects adults. Find out more in this article for kids.
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Helping a Parent Who Smokes
You love your mom and dad, but what if they smoke? Find out how you can help them be healthier.
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Heart Disease
Heart disease, also called cardiovascular disease, mainly affects older people. Find out more in this article for kids.
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What Are Varicose Veins?
Do you know an older person whose legs look like a road map with all those blue and purple squiggly lines? They're probably varicose veins.
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Why Do People Shrink?
Does your grandmother seem to be getting shorter? Sometimes, people lose a little height as they age. Find out why in this article for kids.
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Why Does Hair Turn Gray?
Can you imagine yourself with gray hair someday? Find out why it happens in this article for kids.
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What Are Wrinkles?
Wrinkles! Everyone eventually gets at least a few. Find out why in this article for kids.
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What Are Dentures?
Some older people have false teeth, also called dentures. Find out more in this article for kids!
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Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis means that someone's bones are weakened. Find out more in this article for kids.
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Stroke
A stroke means that something has stopped the normal blood flow to the brain. Find out more in this article for kids.
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Breast Cancer
Do you know someone who has - or had - breast cancer? Find out more in this article for kids.
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Ugh! Ulcers
You've probably heard people talk about ulcers, but what are they? Find out in this article for kids.
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Parkinson’s Disease
A person with Parkinson's disease gradually loses the ability to totally control body movements. Find out more about this disease that most often affects adults.
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Alzheimer Disease
We all forget things once in a while. But Alzheimer disease, a condition older adults can get, is different from everyday forgetting.
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Cataracts
Do you know an older person who has cataracts? Find out about this vision problem in this article for kids.
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Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS)
Lou Gehrig's disease refers to a disorder called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. This disease damages the neuromuscular system, which allows the body to move.