health aspects

Slim Goodbody helps Lucas learn about the importance of exercise as he tries to improve his score for the President's Challenge at school.

Discusses how radioactive contamination happens and the risk it poses to health.

Describes what air pollution is, how it is bad for the whole body, symptoms, diseases and disorders, and how pollution can be reduced for better health.

Discusses water pollution and the risk it poses to the organs of the human body.

Examines the use of pesticides, how they became so popular, the health problems they can cause, and how you can protect yourself against them.

Contains twelve essays that provide varying perspectives on dieting, debating if diets support a healthy lifestyle, whether fad diets promote unhealthy eating habits, the benefits of dieting for children, and other related topics.

Provides information about junk food, discussing its popularity, how it affects a person's health, how it is marketed to children and teens, and other related topics, and offers advice on how to evaluate one's diet and make healthy choices.

Discusses the ethics of performance-enhancing drugs and includes articles on such topics as steroids in professional sports and prescription drugs used for academic enhancement.

A guide for young people considering getting a tattoo or piercing that discusses the body-art forms' histories and health risks; factors to ponder before getting either, including school dress codes, the policies of future workplaces, and one's changing tastes; and alternatives such as bindi, mehndi, and magnetic jewelry. Includes resources.

Contains twelve essays that describe issues in vaccination, including their effectiveness, contamination, decisions by parents about vaccinating their children, and development of new vaccines.