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A charity to help find a cure for childhood brain tumours. Offers support and advice to patients and families.
http://www.sdrt.co.uk
Includes news, facts and magazine articles, alongside games, ecards and a message board. Also includes a section for teachers.
http://www.asthma.org.uk/kidszone/index.php
Information on a range of common illnesses. Includes features on meningitis, pain relief, and dealing with emergencies.
http://www.childrenshealth.co.uk
Charity helping disabled children throughout the UK, by providing mobility aids, training and advice. Includes a kid's zone.
http://www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/
Registered charity that aims to fund research, provide support and increase awareness.
http://www.birthdefects.co.uk
Information on this hospice for children whose families live in Bedfordshire or Hertfordshire.
http://www.pasque.org/child.html
Details of a Bristol based study into child health and development, including publications and presentations.
http://www.alspac.bris.ac.uk/
Provides information to families and professionals involved in palliative care for children with life-threatening or terminal conditions.
http://www.act.org.uk/
Offers causes, symptoms and treatments of many illnesses. Includes relevant links.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/kids_ailments/
Information about general health, and staying in hospital, aimed at various ages. Written by GOSH Trust.
http://www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk/
Offers basic details about a variety of conditions, includes references.
http://www.patient.co.uk/display...asp?doctype=pils&parent=16777224
Clinical reference guide, aimed at health care professionals. Includes paediatrics by system, diseases and conditions, and emergencies.
http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simp...ge.cfm?ID=-40239093&linkID=49088
Information on the latest research from medical journals, translated into everyday language. [Paid subscription required for the majority of articles.]
http://www.childhealthmonitor.org/
Registered charity encouraging home-based therapy to help children variously diagnosed as having autism, autistic tendencies and brain damage.
http://www.bibic.org.uk/
Provides information, advice and support for CHARGE syndrome, a rare but serious birth defect.
http://www.widerworld.co.uk/charge/
Charity caring for children with cancer providing support for families at home and in hospital from the day of diagnosis. News, events, publications and donation page.
http://www.sargent.org/
Provides details of events, latest news, and ideas for getting involved. Includes a section for kids and teens.
http://www.gosh.org/