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Living with cystic fibrosis

Read about how you can live a normal active life when you have cystic fibrosis and some of the extra therapies you might need to stay healthy.

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How to take care of your teeth

Find out how to properly take care of your teeth at home, why it’s so important, and how often you really need to go to the dentist.

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Depression and depressive disorders

Depression is more than feeling sad from time to time. Learn about the signs and symptoms, how it is diagnosed and ways to manage and treat it.

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Doing activities with arm/hand differences

Learn from young people with arm and hand differences about how they perform school, work, and computer-based work in their own way.

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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Learn about the different types of sexually transmitted infections including signs, symptoms, testing and treatment, as well as how to prevent them.

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Recognizing stress and anxiety

Learn about how stress works, how you can recognize when you are feeling stress, and the signs of body and mind stress.

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What causes cancer?

Scientists are researching the answer to what causes cancer. Learn about possible causes of cancer and the role of genetics in a cancer diagnosis.

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Cancer

Learn what to expect from cancer diagnosis and treatment, including some of the challenges you might face during treatment.

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Hand and Upper Limb Conditions

Learn from young people with arm and hand differences about how they do home, school, work, and leisure activities in their own way.

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Sickle cell disease

Learn about sickle cell disease and find information, tips, stories from other teens and quizzes to help you learn how to manage your condition.

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Celiac disease

Celiac disease is a life-long autoimmune condition that is triggered by contact with gluten. Learn more about celiac disease and how to manage it.

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Welcome to the AboutKidsHealth website just for teens

Learn about your health

Featured Articles

Living with cystic fibrosis

How to take care of your teeth

Depression and depressive disorders

Doing activities with arm/hand differences

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Recognizing stress and anxiety

What causes cancer?

Managing medical conditions

Cancer

Hand and Upper Limb Conditions

Sickle cell disease

Celiac disease

Interactive learning

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Sleep: A bedtime story

Identifying your values

Adjusting to life with a chronic condition

Belly breathing