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Chemotherapy for Kids
Chemotherapy is a big word for treatment with medicines used to help people who have cancer. This medicine kills the cancer cells that are making the person sick.
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Hair for Parents
Hair grows all over the human body except the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and lips.
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Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) for Teens
Trichotillomania is a condition that gives people strong urges to pull out their hair. What causes it and how do people overcome it? Find out in this article for teens.
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Skin, Hair, and Nails: The Body’s Protective Layer for Parents
Skin, hair, and nails form the outer layer of our body and protect everything inside.
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Amanda's Hodgkin's Story for Kids
Amanda's life changed dramatically when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. Find out more in this article for kids.
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Skin, Hair, and Nails for Teens
Our skin protects the network of tissues, muscles, bones, nerves, blood vessels, and everything else inside our bodies. Hair and nails are actually modified types of skin.
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How Can I Get Rid of Extra Skin After Weight Loss? for Teens
There's no fast way to get rid of extra skin after weight loss. To keep seeing improvement, give it more time.
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Lupus for Parents
Lupus is known as an autoimmune disease in which a person's immune system mistakenly works against the body's own tissues.
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What Is Cancer? for Kids
When kids get cancer, it can often be treated and cured. Find out more in this article for kids.
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Vitiligo for Teens
Vitiligo is a loss of skin pigment that causes white spots or patches to appear on the skin. It's not medically dangerous, but it can affect a person's appearance. Find out more.