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HEALTH
General
Health Information
- A world of Information on
Pain - This extensive site offers information on cancer
pain, migraine headache pain, pain management, pain clinics, and much
more.
- Breath
of Life - The National Library of Medicine offers this
extensive site outlining the history of asthma, experiences with asthma,
resources on asthma management.
- CDC's TIPS:
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ -
Find tobacco related news, tips on how to quit smoking, surgeon general's
reports and more.
- ChronicIllNet - http://www.chronicillnet.org -
This site provides links to several chronic illness sites including AIDS/HIV,
autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, and more.
- Discovery Health - http://health.discovery.com -
This comprehensive health site provides health news, encyclopedias on diseases,
injuries, surgery, medical tests, and much more.
- drkoop.com "Your
Trusted Health Network" - http://drkoop.com
Dr. C. Everett Koop, former surgeon general, is associated with this comprehensive
health site. Access medical information for men, women, children and the
elderly; related issues such as nutritional supplements or estate planning;
drug interactions; and more.
- Family Doctor - http://familydoctor.org/ -
This site from the American Academy of Family Practice provides health/medical
information for the lay person. *Excerpted from the AAFP Family Health
and Medical Guide, published by Word Publishing© 1996
- Gamblers Anonymous - http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/
The primary purpose of this site is to help people stop gambling and to help
other compulsive gamblers do the same.
- GlobalHealth.gov - http://www.globalhealth.gov
This site provides information on global health issues. It specially links
U.S. health issues with the rest of the world
- HealthAtoZ - The Search Engine for Health
and Medicine - http://www.healthatoz.com/ -
A medical search engine designed for both medical professionals and consumers.
Indexed by medical professionals and regularly maintained and updated.
- HealthWeb - http://healthweb.org -
Provides an excellent starting point for health and medicine related searches.
This noncommercial site is selective in the information posted.
- InteliHealth Dental - http://dental.intelihealth.com -
This site provides oral health information, including dental procedures,
care of kid's teeth, and much more.
- Mayo Clinic - http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm -
Provides access to information on health, wellness, medical information.
Information from this world famous institution is updated daily.
- Merck Manual - http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/mmhome.html -
This all-new publication is bases on the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy,
commonly referred to as the Merck Manual, the textbook of medicine most
widely used by health care professionals in the U.S. and worldwide.
- National Health Information
Center - http://www.health.gov/NHIC/default.htm -
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral
service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions
in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.
This database includes over 1,200 organizations and government offices providing
health information.
- Poisonous Plants Home Page - http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants -
This is a growing reference that includes plant images, pictures of affected
animals and presentations concerning the botany, chemistry, toxicology,
diagnosis and prevention of poisoning of animals by plants and other
natural flora.
- QuitNet
- A Free Resource to Quit Smoking - http://www.quitnet.org/qn_main.jtml -
This site provides a support center for smokers trying to quit.
It also provides support for ex-smokers.
- State Health
Facts - http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/ -
This site provides health information for each state. Health facts
cover the non-elderly population, low-income population, uninsured population,
Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care. This site also provides comparisons for
each state.
- TrialsCentral - http://www.trialscentral.org
This site provides access to information on clinical trials and studies.
You can search by health condition and geographic location of the trials.
- Welcome to HealthGate - http://healthgate.com/ -
Provides general health information as well as information on alternative
medicine and women's health. A special feature includes a list of over
400 medical tests.
- Alternative Health News Online - http://www.altmedicine.com -
Provides access to the latest health news and resources. Many sections are
updated daily.
- HerbMed - http://www.herbmed.org -
This interactive electronic database provides access to information on the
use of medicinal herbs.
- National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine - http://nccam.nih.gov/ -
Provided by the National Institutes of Health, Office of Alternative Medicine,
this site is a how-to for searching alternative medicine topics.
- Alzheimer Research Forum - http://www.alzforum.org -
This site provides information on Alzheimer's disease on a variety of levels:
family member or caregiver, physician, or researcher.
- Alzheimer's Association - http://www.alz.org -
Provides information on diagnosis, treatment, research, and care issues for
people living with Alzheimer's and their families.
- Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral
(ADEAR Center) - http://www.alzheimers.org -
This site provides information about Alzheimer's Disease and other related
disorders.
Attention
Deficit Disorder
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association - http://www.add.org -
This site provides information on Attention Deficit Disorder.
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit
Disorder - http://www.chadd.org/ -
Provides current information on medical, scientific, educational, and advocacy
issues from CHADD.
- LD OnLine: Learning
Disabilities Information and Resources - http://www.ldonline.org -
This comprehensive site provides parents, children and teachers information
on ADD, dyslexia, hyperactivity and related disabilities.
Cancer
see additional resources
under Women's Health
- American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org -
Visit this site for patient and family information, alternative therapies,
current research, and more.
- CancerNet - http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov -
Provides current information from the National Cancer Institute. Find types
of cancer, treatments, clinical trials, prevention, and more.
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - www.leukemia-lymphoma.org -
Find information on leukemia, lymphoma, and other related cancers.
- Oncolink - http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/ -
The Univ. of Pennsylvania Cancer Center provides the most current information
on cancer and treatment.
- Skin Cancer Foundation - http://www.skincancer.org -
Find extensive information on spotting, coping with, and treating different
forms of skin cancer.
- Your Cancer Risk: The Source on Prevention - http://www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu/ -
This site helps you calculate your risk for certain types of cancer and learn
how to reduce those risks.
Diabetes
- American Diabetes Association - http://www.diabetes.org
This official site provides news on research and treatment, also includes
health tips, fact sheets, information on patient care, and much more.
- Diabetes Information (FDA) - http://www.fda.gov/diabetes/
This Food & Drug Administration site will help you find information
on managing diabetes and living a healthy lifestyle.
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation - http://www.jdf.org
This site provides information for children and teenagers with diabetes.
Find interviews, projects, diaries of kids with diabetes, health and dietary
information, and much more.
Diet,
Nutrition & Exercise
- American Dietetic Association - http://www.eatright.org/ -
This site provides information on diet, nutrition, health, and other aspects
of well-being.
- ConsumerLab.com - http://www.consumerlabs.com -
This site provides consumers and healthcare professionals with the results
of independent tests of products that affect health and well-being.
- CyberDiet - http://www.cyberdiet.com/ -
Get the latest information on adopting a healthy lifestyle. Also provides
nutritional information on your favorite fast foods.
- Shape Up America! - http://www.shapeup.org/ -
This site provides the latest information on weight management, healthy eating,
exercise and more.
- Access America Disability.gov - http://disabilities.gov/ -
This online resource provides information on resources and services provided
by the Federal government.
- Americans With Disabilities Act Information - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm -
Provides access to the Americans with Disabilities Act information.
Includes the Act, Technical Manual, and Questions & Answers.
- Deaf Resource Library - http://www.deaflibrary.org -
The Deaf Resource Library is an online collection of reference material and
links intended to educate and inform people about Deaf cultures in Japan
and the United States.
- National Library Service
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls -
NLS administers a free library program of Braille and recorded materials
circulated to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries.
- World Association of Persons with Disabilities
- http://www.wapd.org -
Provides extensive links to information and associations related to disabilities.
Drugs
- Food and Drug Administration Home Page - http://www.fda.gov/ -
Information for both consumers and health professionals about new medicines,
research, regulations, and more.
- PDR.net for Consumers:
Healthcare Information You Can Trust -
http://consumer.pdr.net/index.html/ -
Provides access to the classic PDR with information such as: prescription
drugs, women's health, encyclopedia of medical care and more.
- RxList: The Internet List - http://www.rxlist.com
This site provides the following information on prescription drugs: description,
dosage, action, use, cautions, interactions. This site also includes Taber's
Medical Encyclopedia.
- Centers for Disease Control - http://www.cdc.gov -
Provides a tremendous amount of information on health, diseases, and health-related
topics.
- ClinicalTrials.gov - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ -
Provides patients, family members and members of the public current information
about clinical research studies.
- Combined Health Information Database - http://chid.nih.gov/ -
Provides access to 16 separate databases with information on AIDS, Alzheimer's
Disease, Cancer Prevention, Weight Control, etc.
- Healthfinder - http://www.healthfinder.gov/ -
Provides one of the most extensive health related resources on the Internet.
Included are information from the government, online publications, databases,
web sites, self-help groups, and frequently asked questions.
- National Institutes of Health - http://www.nih.gov -
Provides information about current health issues and research, as well as
access to some full-text consumer health publications.
- National Library of Medicine (NLM) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ -
Provides extensive health and medical information.
- New York State Department of Health - http://www.health.state.ny.us/ -
This site includes directory services, vital records information, consumer
information, and links to other NY State government resources and health-related
sites. Also includes Medicaid statistics.
- NLM Locatorplus - http://locatorplus.gov/ -
Provides access to the National Library of Medicine's online catalog of books,
journals, and other medical research tools.
- NOAH: New York Online Access
to Health - http://www.noah-health.org/ -
NOAH seeks to provide high quality, full-text health information for consumers.
This site is searchable in Spanish, also.
- American Heart Association National Center - http://www.americanheart.org/ -
Information on heart disease and stroke, including risk factors, prevention,
treatment, and recovery.
- HeartInfo - http://www.heartinfo.org/ -
Provides information for heart patients on lowering risk factors for heart
disease. Includes nutrition, recipes, vitamins, etc.
- Hospice Net - Death and Dying, Caregiving
and Grief - http://www.hospicenet.org -
For patients and families facing life threatening illness.
- National Hospice Foundation - http://www.hospiceinfo.org/ -
Created in 1992 to broaden America's understanding of hospice through research
and education and toexpand America's vision for end of life care by engaging
and informing the public about the quality end-of-life care that hospice
provides.
- American Hospital Directory - http://www.ahd.com/ -
Provides on-line, comparative data for most hospitals.
- Virtual Hospital Home Page - http://www.vh.org/ -
The Virtual Hospital provides continuously updated health information and
patient care support.
- Navigating the Health Care System - http://www.eqp.org/ -
This site has been designed to help employees, employers, and the self-employed
understand the issues and resources for Navigating the Health Care System.
- New York Consumer Guide to Health Insurers - http://www.ins.state.ny.us/hgintro.htm -
This new site provides consumers with information about the quality of care
that their HMOs and health insurers are providing.
- Free Medical Journals - http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/ -
The Free Medical Journals Site is dedicated to the promotion of free access
to medical journals over the Internet.
- JAMA, The Journal of the
American Medical Association - http://jama.ama-assn.org/
Provides access to the current issue of JAMA, as well as past issues
dating back to 1995. Also allows limited "specific condition" searching.
- The Lancet - http://www.thelancet.com/ -
Provides access to The Lancet, a British medical journal. Full text of selected
journal articles is available online. Free registration is required.
- New England Journal of Medicine
Online - http://www.nejm.org/ -
Provides access to complete and partial text of selected journal articles.
- Community Health Status Indicators Project
(CHSI) - http://www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov -
CHSI Reports provide a profile of each county's overall health status
using a broad spectrum of health indicators.
- Mid-Hudson Valley's Regional Health Care
Internet Site - http://www.hvmedweb.com/ -
Provides health care information for the Mid-Hudson Valley. Includes both
traditional and alternative providers and services.
- Lyme Disease Foundation - http://www.lyme.org/ -
Recipient of the NIH Award for contributions toward increasing public awareness
of Lyme Disease. Provides information, doctor referrals, and more.
- The Lyme Disease Network - http://www.lymenet.org -
A comprehensive site providing news, laws, support groups, etc.
See also under specific disorders
or types of illness.
- ADA Online - http://www.ada.org/ -
Provides access to the American Dental Association's website.
- American Lung Association - http://www.lungusa.org/ -
Focuses on lung disease and preventative medicine to ensure lung health.
- American Medical Association - http://www.ama-assn.org/ -
Provides access to health and medical information, information about physicians,
AMA journals, and more.
- American Podiatric Medical Association - http://www.apma.org/ -
The primary mission of the APMA and this Web site is to improve the quality
of foot care in the United States.
- International Dyslexia Association - http://www.interdys.org -
Offers information on dyslexia for parents, students and others. Also provides
current research and applicable laws and legislation.
Men's Health
- Association for the Cure of Prostate
Cancer - http://capcure.org/ -
Find valuable information about prostate cancer, research, living with the
disease, clinical trials, and more.
- Prostate Cancer Info - http://www.caprostate.com/ -
This website has been created as a program to facilitate treatment decision
making in patients who have been diagnosed with carcinoma of the prostate.
- American Psychological Association - http://www.apa.org/ -
Find out about the APA, browse their publications, and learn about the field
of psychology.
- APA HelpCenter - http://helping.apa.org/ -
This site provides information on finding help for life's problems from the
American Psychological Association.
- APA Online - http://www.psych.org/public_info/ -
From the American Psychiatric Association, information on choosing a psychiatrist,
psychiatric medications, and other mental health issues.
- NIMH Web Site - http://www.nimh.nih.gov -
Provides a wide variety of information on mental health issues, such as depression,
anxiety, Alzheimer's Disease, ADD, etc.
- Personality Project - http://pmc.psych.nwu.edu/personality.html -
Intended to assist the individual interested in learning more about the field
of personality, this site will be most helpful to those with a working
knowledge of the primary players in the field. Links to both academic
and nonacademic Web pages, to psychological organizations, and to sites
of special interest to students.
- Lippincott's Nursing Center- http://www.nursingcenter.com -
Provides access to selected current journal articles from the American Journal
of Nursing, and the entire contents of the Career Guide.
- Nurses Professional Cybernurse.com - http://www.cybernurse.com -
Find comprehensive sources of information of interest to nurses.
- American Board of Medical Specialties - http://www.abms.org/ -
This site provides access to the locator service for the American Board
of Medical Specialties.
- Physician Select - AMA Health Insight - http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/ -
Provides access to the AMA Physician Select database, which contains credentialing
information on all licensed US physicians. The searchable database contains
over 650,000 doctors, which can be searched by name, state, specialty.
- National Organization
for Rare Disorders (NORD) - http://www.rarediseases.org/ -
Provides a database for information on rare diseases. Lists support groups,
medications, newsletters, and associations.
- Office of Rare
Diseases - http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov -
Provides access to information on more than 6000 rare diseases, including
current research, ongoing studies, patient support groups, and more.
- SARS (CDC) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site provides
technical infromation, travel advisories, infection control, and
much more.
- SARS (WHO) - http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en
The World Health Organization provides health information on a variety
of health related subjects - SARS is discussed here.
- Scleroderma Foundation - http://www.scleroderma.org
Find information on scleroderma, an autoimmune disease of the connective
tissue.
- ANRED - http://www.anred.com -
Provides information about anorexia nervosa and related eating disorders.
Although registered as a commercial site, ANRED is a nonprofit organization.
- American Academy of Dermatology -
http://www.aad.org
The site provides information on a variety of skin diseases and conditions,
including melanoma, eczema, nail and hair problems, and many more. It
also provides a directory of physicians who are Academy members.
- Digestive
Health Resource Center - http://www.gastro.org/ -
This site seeks to answer your questions about a variety of digestive
health concerns.
- Epilepsy Foundation - http://www.efa.org -
This site provides a wide range of information and education for people affected
by seizure disorders.
- FluSTAR - http://flustar.com/ -
This site helps you find the latest flu outbreaks across the United States.
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Liverdisease.com - www.liverdisease.com -
This site is dedicated to the expansion of knowledge to the public on topics
devoted to Hepatitis and other Liver Diseases. A broad range of liver related
issues and current treatment options will be addressed.
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Lowering High Blood
Pressure - http://rover.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/ -
This site provides information on detecting, preventing, and treating high
blood pressure.
- Lung Cancer
Online - http://lungcanceronline.org -
Lung Cancer Online is a gateway to lung cancer resources for the benefit
of people with lung cancer and their families.
- Lupus Foundation of America - http://www.lupus.org/ -
Find current information on lupus; the causes, symptoms, testing, treatment,
and more.
- Melanoma Patients' Information Page - http://www.mpip.org/ -
This site provides support and information to melanoma patients and those
who care for them. Find patient guides, the latest treatments,
clinical trials, journal articles, and much more.
- Meningitis Research Foundation - http://www.meningitis.org/ -
This site from the United Kingdom provides information on this fatal infection.
Find symptoms, research on prevention, treatment, and much more information.
- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society - http://www.nmss.org -
Find resources, educational programs and news dealing with multiple sclerosis.
- National Stuttering Association (NSA) - http://www.nsastutter.org/ -
This site provides information for people who stutter. Find local NSA chapters,
a newsletter, and links to other useful sites.
- Nephron Information Center - http://nephron.com -
Provides information on kidney disease and dialysis. Also includes information
on renal nutrition, health insurance, physicians and more.
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - http://www.ncptsd.org/ -
Provides information on the signs, symptoms, and treatment of PTSD.
- TMJ Association, Ltd. - http://www.tmj.org -
The TMJ Association provides information on TMJ and other joint diseases.
- Treatment and Education of Autistic and
Related Communication Handicapped Children - http://www.unc.edu/depts/teacch -
Provides information on autism, education and communication resources.
- Travel Health - http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ -
Provides information from the CDC on vaccine requirements, specific country
health information, disease outbreaks, etc.
- Travel Health Online - http://www.tripprep.com -
Provides information on disease prevention, travel vaccines and warnings
about crime in 220 countries.
- The Breast Clinic - http://www.thebreastclinic.com/ -
This site provides general and specific information on breast health, including
benign disease, breast cancer, surgery, treatment, and more.
- Child of My Dreams - http://www.child-dream.com -
The mission of this site on adoption and infertility is to help people become
parents.
- FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered - http://www.facingourrisk.org -
This site is a helpful resource for women who have a family history of ovarian
or breast cancer.
- JAMA Women's Health Information Center - http://www.ama-assn.org/special/womh/womh.htm -
Produced by the Journal of the American Medical Association, this site offers
a collection of resources for physicians, other health care professionals,
and the general public.
- Menopause
Online - http://menopauseonline.com -
Provides up-to-date, easy to use information on problems, resources, treatments,
and other issues.
- National Breast Cancer Foundation - http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org -
Provides access to quick links to the latest news in breast cancer research,
prevention and treatment.
- National Ovarian Cancer Coalition - http://www.ovarian.org/ -
Find information on ovarian cancer, state chapters, discussion groups and
more.
- National Women's Health Information Center - http://www.4woman.gov/x/index.htm -
Search for women's health topics, current medical news, dictionaries and
journals and more.
- Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Home
Page - www.ovariancancer.org -
This site provides education, information, research, clinical trials and
more relating to ovarian cancer.
- Take Wellness to Heart - http://women.americanheart.org/ -
This site from the American Heart Association provides information specifically
for women on heart disease and stroke.
- Women's Cancer Network - http://www.wcn.org/ -
Links to all kinds of information about cancers specific to women. An Oncolink "Editor's
Choice" site.
- Women’s Health Initiative - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi
The WHI focuses on the major causes of death, disability, and frailty in
postmenopausal women.
- WomenHeart - http://www.womenheart.org/ -
This site provides information on reducing death and disability from heart
disease among women.
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