GENERAL
MEDICAL INFORMATION American
Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
"We are the partnership of physicians and their professional associations
dedicated to promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment
of public health. We serve the physicians and their patients by establishing
and promoting ethical, educational, and clinical standards for the medical
profession and by advocating for the highest principle of all--the integrity
of the physician/patient relationship."
JAMA [Journal of the American Medical Association]
-- current news and past archives
an international listing of over 7,500 clinical trials
search by disease category -- gives geographical
locations within categories
ClinicalTrials.gov http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
"ClinicalTrials.gov provides patients, family members, health care
professionals, and members of the public easy access to information on
clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions. The U.S. National
Institutes of Health (NIH), through
its National Library of Medicine (NLM), has developed this site in
close and ongoing collaboration with all NIH Institutes and
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)."
CliniWeb
International http://www.ohsu.edu/cliniweb/
"CliniWeb is an index and table of contents to clinical information
on the World Wide Web. It now
allows search terms to be entered in five different languages (English,
German, French, Spanish,
Portuguese) and has direct links to MEDLINE searches via the PubMed
system at the National
Library of Medicine. The CliniWeb database can be accessed by:
Searching - using the SAPHIRE
look-up system
Browsing - through the MeSH
hierarchy"
Columbia
University Complete Home Medical Guide http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/
"CPMCnet is an information access tool serving the Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center community. CPMCnet represents the clinical, educational,
and administrative activities of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
As a key component of Columbia University in the City of New York, the
medical center is a world leader in patient care and education in the areas
of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and public health."
health care provider tips
medical definitions
Combined Health
Information Database http://chid.nih.gov/
"CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal
Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability
information for health information and health education resources."
Consumer
Health Information Sites http://www.slu.edu/libraries/hsc/extsites/chi.html
"The web sites listed ... are solely for informational purposes and
are not intended to
replace the advice of a physician. The Saint Louis University Health
Sciences Center
Library assumes no liability for the information retrieved or its interpretation
or
application."
Consumer
Protection Healthcare Handbook http://www.DrAnonymous.com/
"Hello, and thank you for visiting my site. My goals are to help you
protect yourself against unfair decisions by your insurance company or
HMO, and to bring fairness and responsibility to the
healthcare industry. These unfair decisions frequently result in injury,
death or non-payment of expensive medical bills."
dr.koop.com http://www.drkoop.com/
"drkoop.com is a company led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon
General, and others who are dedicated to improving the quality of people's
lives by empowering them to improve their health."
family health
health resources
health & wellness sections
Doctor's
Guide http://www.pslgroup.com/docguide.htm
"Doctor's Guide to the Internet is brought to you by P\S\L Consulting
Group Inc. an
organization dedicated to providing the information and information
services most likely to
help promote the informed and appropriate use of medicines by health
care professionals
and organizations as well as by the people to whom they are prescribed..."
latest medical and other news
new medical sites of the week
new drugs and new indications for previously available
drugs
listing of medical conferences for Doctors
Emedicine http://emedicine.com/
"Imagine textbooks... that can be improved or updated 24 hours a day,
365 days a year that allow unlimited access to thousands of x-rays, color
illustrations, and pictures that allow the reader to instantly send comments,
questions, and potential new pictorial additions to the topic author that
allow online viewing of author topic lectures and procedures that can be
used free-of-charge by medical practitioners and the public..."
Go
Ask Alice! http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
"Go Ask Alice! is the health question and answer Internet site produced
by Alice!, Columbia
University's Health Education Program—a division of the Columbia University
Health
Service...The mission of Go Ask Alice! is to provide factual, in-depth,
straight-forward, and
nonjudgmental information to assist readers' decision-making about
their physical, sexual,
emotional, and spiritual health..."Alice" answers questions about relationships;
sexuality; sexual health; emotional health; fitness; nutrition; alcohol,
nicotine, and other drugs; and, general health."
HCFA:
Health Care Financing Administration
http://www.hcfa.gov/
"Welcome to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal
agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health Insurance
Programs."
Health
A to Z http://www.healthatoz.com/
"This Site has been developed by health care professionals. It includes
a directory of more than 50,000 professionally-reviewed Internet resources,
supportive online communities, and the Health AtoZ Calendar."
Health AtoZ Calendar lets you:
"*Receive E-mail reminders when
it's time to refill your prescriptions, get your children immunized and
schedule routine check-ups, like dentists' appointments, mammograms, etc.
*Keep track of all your family's
important medical appointments, as well as all of your other appointments,
e.g. birthdays, anniversaries, etc. in one convenient place that's available
to you whether you're at work, home, or traveling.
*See at a glance what medical check-ups,
immunizations, etc. you and your family should get... and when by referring
to Health AtoZ's medically-recommended check-up and immunization schedules."
links to: Aging; Alternative Medicine; Aids/Stds;
Women's Health; Men's Health; Nutrition; Pediatrics; and Pregnancy
Health
Hippo http://hippo.findlaw.com/
"Health Hippo is a collection of policy and regulatory materials related
to health care..."
Health
Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance http://hiicap.state.ny.us/
From the New York State Office for the Aging--"Free, accurate and unbiased
consumer help with Medicare, managed care, Medigap insurance, long term
care insurance and more for Medicare beneficiaries, their families and
others."]
daily news section with entire articles on clinical
areas and pharmaceuticals
listing of worldwide medical conferences and events
Healthfinder-US
Department of Health and Human Services http://www.healthfinder.gov/
"Healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and
human services information web site developed by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. Healthfinder® can lead you to selected
online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support
and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit
organizations that produce reliable information for the public. Launched
in April 1997, Healthfinder® served Internet users over 1.7 million
times in its first year online."
InteliHealth
[Johns Hopkins Health Information]
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH
"InteliHealth is a media company formed as a joint venture between
Aetna U.S.HealthcareTM and the Johns Hopkins
University Hospital and Health System, which has been named #1 hospital
in the country for 8 consecutive years by US News and World Report.
Draw easily from reliable branded sources -- with trustworthy FREE tools
to help you navigate through the confusing web of health information out
there. All information and products on our site are looked at by
a team of top medical experts before inclusion, so you can be confident
you're getting the most reliable information and products available."
Mayo
Health O@sis http://www.mayohealth.org/
[The]..."Mayo Clinic Health Oasis, [is] your source of reliable health
information from the Mayo Clinic. This site is directed by a team of Mayo
physicians, scientists, writers and educators. We update Mayo Clinic Health
Oasis each weekday to bring you the most relevant health information."
ask the Mayo Physician or Mayo Dietitian a question
Medical
Matrix http://www.medmatrix.org/Index.asp
"The Medical Matrix Project is devoted to posting, annotating, and
continuously updating 'full
content, unrestricted access, Internet clinical medicine resources.'
Our target audience is primarily
United States physicians and healthworkers who are on the front line
in prescribing treatment for
disease conditions. The Medical Matrix Project assigns ranks
to Internet resources based on their utility for
point-of-care clinical application. Quality, peer review, full content,
multimedia features, and
unrestricted access are emphasized in the rankings."
registration required-free website
Medical
World Search http://www.mwsearch.com/
"Medical World Search is the first search engine on the World Wide
Web especially developed for
the medical field. Medical World Search can aid medical practitioners,
researchers, or anyone with
basic knowledge of medicine, to formulate an optimally precise query
to search the World Wide
Web and find exactly the information they need."
"Search full text nearly 100,000 Web pages from thousands
of SELECTED medical sites"
MedicineNet http://www.medicinenet.com/
"MedicineNet is a network of doctors producing comprehensive, up-to-date
health information for the public. We strive to bring a doctor's perspective
to important medical issues. Our goal is to be comprehensive, easy to use,
and responsive to our viewer's needs."
health news
treatment updates
health facts
MEDLINEplus.gov http://medlineplus.gov/
"Welcome to MEDLINEplus, a gold mine of up-to-date, quality health
care information from the world’s largest medical library, the National
Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. MEDLINEplus is
for anyone with a medical question. Both health professionals and consumers
can depend on it for accurate, current, medical information."
National
Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/default.htm "The mission of the National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is to provide statistical information
that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American
people. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads
the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data."
fact sheets, statistical tables, and FAQs
National
Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.guideline.gov/
"The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is an Internet Web site
intended to make evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related
abstract, summary, and comparison materials widely available to health
care professionals. NGC is operated by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) in partnership
with the American Medical Association (AMA), and the American Association
of Health Plans (AAHP)."
National
Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
"The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better
health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research
in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists
in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions
throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research
investigators; and fostering communication of biomedical information."
links to clinical trials
health information index -- lists NIH or NIH supported
agencies that are currently dealing with specific diseases, phone numbers
are given
National
Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
"...Every significant program of the Library is represented, from medical
history to biotechnology. We hope that the resources of the world's largest
biomedical library will find ever wider useful application around the nation
and around the world."
link to Medline
New
York State Department of Health http://www.health.state.ny.us/
"Our site is divided into the following categories: a from the Commissioner
page; directory services; how to get New York State vital records information;
information for consumers; information for physicians and other health
care providers; health care data for researchers; and our public health
forum."
NOAH:
New York Online Access To Health http://www.noah-health.org/
"NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text health information for
consumers that is accurate,
timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and
Spanish...(NOAH) is a project that brought together the unique assets and
experience of four New York partners who have worked together on a variety
of projects for 26 years: The City University of New York, The Metropolitan
New York Library Council, The New York Academy of Medicine and The New
York Public Library."
Quackwatch http://www.quackwatch.com/
"Quackwatch, Inc., a member of Consumer Federation of America, is a
nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds,
myths, fads, and fallacies. Founded by Dr. Stephen Barrett in 1969 as the
Lehigh Valley Committee Against Health Fraud, it was incorporated in 1970
and assumed its current name in 1997."
Thrive
On Line http://thriveonline.oxygen.com/medical/library/index.html
search able database in Thrive's Health Library
State
Health Facts Online
"Welcome to the Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online. This
resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and
health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state
legislation."
links include: medical dictionaries, travel
warnings, on-line medical journals and pathfinders
WebMD Health http://my.webmd.com/
"We have scores of news content staff members solely dedicated to your
daily information experience on WebMD
Health -- board-certified physicians, Emmy Award-winning journalists,
and committed full-time community moderators.
Presently our content staff includes over 100 individuals who hold
advanced degrees in journalism, medical illustration,
health communications, clinical informatics, nursing, and medicine
(including internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, emergency medicine,
women’s health, psychiatry, ophthalmology, and exercise physiology)."
virtual library contains "...thousands of articles
on pain and pain management."
MEDICAL
JOURNALS ONLINE / MEDICAL INDEXING DATABASES British
Medical Journal http://www.bmj.com/
"This site contains the full text of all articles published in the
weekly BMJ from January 1994. In
addition it contains material which is unique to the website. Access
to the entire site is free, and we
will give at least six months' notice of any change in policy."
JAMA:
Journal of the American Medical Association http://jama.ama-assn.org/
"The mission of the Journal of the American Medical Association is:
'To promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public
health.'"
current news and past archives
Medline http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases_medline.html
"Medline is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic
database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary
medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Medline
contains bibliographic citations (e.g., authors, title, and journal reference)
and author abstracts from over 3,900 biomedical journals published in the
United States and 70 foreign countries...Medline contains over 9 million
records dating back to 1966..."
Medscape http://www.medscape.com/
"Free access to Medscape's own collection of over 25,000 full-text
articles."
registration required
New England
Journal of Medicine
http://content.nejm.org/
"The New England Journal of Medicine publishes all of their Journal articles
online and provides free access to research articles 6 months after publication,
and provides access to all articles to subscribers and readers in
developing nations."
WebMedLit http://www.webmedlit.com/
"WebMedLit is a medical headlines service. WebMedLit scans the web
each night for updates to medical journals. All links point back to the
original articles or abstracts at the publishers' web sites.
In general, the sources followed must provide at least some abstracts
to the full-text articles; sites providing only tables of contents are
not tracked by WebMedLit. The sources tracked by WebMedLit are primarily
concerned with clinical topics or human epidemiology. Each topic page from
WebMedLit also has links to relevant news stories from PR Newswire.
Benefits to readers:
Centralized resource for efficient access to quality medical information
from many literature sources on the web..."
DOCTORS
/ HOSPITALS
American
Medical Association Physician Finder http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
"AMA Physician Select provides information on virtually every licensed
physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than
650,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of
osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO). All physician credential data
have been verified for
accuracy and authenticated by accrediting agencies, medical schools,
residency training programs,
licensing and certifying boards, and other data sources."
Hospital
Select [provided in cooperation with the American Medical Association]
http://www.hospitalselect.com/
"...Hospital Select is a hospital locator, providing information on
virtually every hospital in the United States..."
HospitalWeb http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalweb.shtml
"Welcome to HospitalWeb, a small but growing list of Hospitals on the
Web. This list is being compiled with the hope that more hospitals will
take advantage of the amazing potential of the
World Wide Web. Providing a simple and globally accessible way for
patients, medical researchers,
and physicians to get information on any hospital in the world is the
goal..."
http://www.DrugInfonet.com/
"Drug InfoNet is your one-stop WWW site for all your healthcare informational
needs. We provide
both information and links to areas on the web concerning healthcare
and pharmaceutical-related
topics. This free service is brought to you to improve your education
as consumers and healthcare
professionals."
FDA: Food
& Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/
"The Food and Drug Administration touches the lives of virtually every
American every day. For it is FDA's job to see that the food we eat is
safe and wholesome, the cosmetics we use won't hurt us, the medicines and
medical devices we use are safe and effective, and that radiation-emitting
products such as microwave ovens won't do us harm. Feed and drugs for pets
and farm animals also come under FDA scrutiny. FDA also ensures that all
of these products are labeled truthfully with the information that people
need to use them properly."
Healthtouch http://www.healthtouch.com/
"Look up information about prescription or over-the-counter medications
to find out about
common drug uses, proper use of medicines, and possible drug side effects.
This information
comes from Medi-Span®, one of the nation's most respected sources
of drug and medication
information."
Merck Manual
of Medication Information http://www.merck.com/
"Merck & Co., Inc. is a leading research-driven pharmaceutical
products and services company. Merck discovers, develops, manufactures
and markets a broad range of innovative products to improve human and animal
health. The Merck-Medco Managed Care Division manages pharmacy benefits
for more than 40 million Americans, encouraging the appropriate use of
medicines and providing disease management programs."
RxList
- The Internet Drug Index http://www.rxlist.com/
"The information provided on this site is not intended as a substitute
for seeking regular and
necessary professional medical advice. Please use RxList as a supplement
only to the advice
provided by your physician. RxList is a Free Service to the Internet
Community. The RxList
Database Consists Primarily of Products Currently on the US Market
or close to approval. Every Attempt has Been Made to Assure The Accuracy
of RxList..."
search by brand names; generic names; symptoms; side
effects; or drug interactions
BandAides
and Blackboards http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/fleitas/contents.html
"....This is a site about growing up with medical problems...any ole
type. Its goal is to help people understand what it's like, from the perspective
of the children and teens who are doing just that. These kids have become
experts at coping with problems that most of you have never heard of. They'd
like you to know how they do it, and they hope that you'll be glad you
came to visit..."
Children's
Virtual Hospital [from Children's Hospital of Iowa]
http://www.vh.org/VCH/Patients/ForKids.html
"The Virtual Children's Hospital digital library was created in 1994
to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients
and families. The goal of the Virtual Children's Hospital digital library
is to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion
tool for health care providers and patients and families."
health articles for teenagers from the FDA Consumer
magazine
parents' corner
Harriet
Lane Links http://mercury.hsc.wvu.edu/peds/hll/
"The Harriet Lane Links (formerly Pediatric Points
of Interest) provide an edited collection of pediatric resources (4571
links) on the World Wide Web. Maintained and edited by physicians at the
Johns Hopkins University, this site attempts to catalog, review and score
existing links to pediatric information on the Internet."
KidsHealth.org http://www.KidsHealth.org/
"Created by the pediatric medical experts at The Alfred I. duPont Hospital
for Children, The Nemours Children's Clinics, and other children's health
facilities nationwide."
PediaNet http://www.eparent.com/
"PediaNet's mission is the enhancement and safeguarding of children's
lives by the expedient delivery of critical, medical information."
growth projector
emergency alerts
product recalls
Yuckiest
Site On The Internet http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
"...Enter Yucky.com, The Yuckiest Site on the Internet. Yucky combines
the power of learning and the value of entertainment in a safe environment
where kids ages 8-15 can 'laugh and learn.' Tapping into kids' natural
interest in all that is gross, Yucky provides a unique and educational
way for them to explore the world around and inside them..."
CANCER American
Association for Cancer Research http://www.aacr.org/
"The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), a scientific
society of over 13,000
laboratory and clinical cancer researchers, was founded in 1907 to
facilitate communication and
dissemination of knowledge among scientists and others dedicated to
the cancer problem; to foster
research in cancer and related biomedical sciences; to encourage presentation
and discussion of new and important observations in the field; to foster
public education, science education, and training;
and to advance the understanding of cancer etiology, prevention, diagnosis,
and treatment throughout the world."
American
Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/
"The American Cancer Society is the largest non-government funder of
cancer research in the United States. Since our Research Program began
in 1946, the ACS has devoted more than $2 billion to cancer research."
Association
of Cancer Online Resources http://www.acor.org/
"Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc. (ACOR), a 501 (c) (3)
charitable organization, incorporated in New York State in 1996, creates,
produces, hosts and manages a very large number of specific online resources
for cancer patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and basic research
scientists."
includes links to electronic mailing lists
Association
of Community Cancer Centers http://www.accc-cancer.org/main2001.shtml
"ACCC is the national interdisciplinary organization that promotes
the entire continuum of quality cancer care for our patients and our communities..."
Cancer
Care http://www.cancercare.org/
"If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, you probably
have as many questions as you do concerns. Learning you have cancer can
be frightening simply because you may
hear 'We don't know...' as often as anything else...Cancer Care provides
assistance to people with any type of cancer, at any stage of illness.
All of Cancer Care's services are free of charge.
This is what Cancer Care offers:
Counseling and Emotional Support. Cancer Care has
more than 45 professional oncology social workers on staff, who can speak
to you in a private consultation, work with you in a support group, or
talk with you over the phone...
The Cancer Care Counseling Line can be reached toll-free
at 1-800-813-4673 from anywhere within the continental U.S., from 9:00am
to 5:00pm EST..."
CancerNet http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/
"Welcome! You are now connected to a wide range of accurate, credible
cancer information brought to you by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
CancerNet information is reviewed regularly by oncology experts and is
based on the latest research."
links to CANCERLIT -- "NCI's bibliographic
database"
and cancerTrials -- "NCI's comprehensive
clinical trial information center."
IBC: Inflammatory Breast Cancer[IBC Research Foundation]
http://www.ibcresearch.org/
"INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER (IBC) is an advanced and accelerated
form of breast cancer usually not
detected by mammograms or ultrasounds. Inflammatory breast cancer requires
immediate aggressive treatment with chemotherapy prior to
surgery and is treated differently than more common types
of breast cancer."
National
Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/
"The Cancer Information Service (CIS) provides accurate, up-to-date
information on cancer to patients and their families, health professionals,
and the general public. It also supports outreach and education to meet
the needs of underserved populations. Through the CIS 1-800-4-CANCER telephone
service, highly trained information specialists translate the latest scientific
information into understandable language, responding to each caller in
English or Spanish or on TTY equipment..."
OncoLink http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/
"OncoLink was founded in 1994 by Penn cancer specialists with a mission
to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general
public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge...Through OncoLink
you can get comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, updates
on cancer treatments and news about research advances. We update the
information everyday and provide information at various levels, from
introductory to in-depth. If you are interested in learning about cancer,
you will benefit from visiting OncoLink."
PDQ
- [Physician Data Query] from the National Cancer Institute
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/trialsrch.shtml
"PDQ contains the world's most comprehensive cancer clinical trials
registry. It includes
approximately 1,600 abstracts of trials that are open and approved
for patient accrual (accepting
patients), including trials for cancer treatment, diagnosis, supportive
care, screening, and prevention.
In addition, you can access approximately 9,500 abstracts of closed
clinical trials that have been
completed or are no longer accepting patients. However, these closed
clinical trials are not currently
available on CancerNet."
HEART
& CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
American
Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/
"The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency
whose mission is
to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke."
heart and stroke A-Z reference guide
your heart: Diseases, Conditions, Treatments
HeartPoint http://www.heartpoint.com/
"HeartPoint has been created by medical professionals
to provide patients with a source of credible information about heart disease.
Having any type of disorder of the heart can be scary- we're here so that
you understand your heart, and how to take care of it with
the best graphic and written explanations we can muster."
National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
"Welcome to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI),
a part of the Federal
Government's National Institutes of Health. We are pleased to provide
you with information about
our research and educational activities."
Community
Breast Health Project http://www.med.stanford.edu/CBHP/
"The mission of the Community Breast Health Project is to improve the
lives of people touched by
breast cancer by acting as a clearinghouse for information and support,
providing volunteer
opportunities for breast cancer survivors and friends dedicated to
helping others with the disease, and serving as an educational resource
and a community center for all who are concerned about breast cancer and
breast health. The Community Breast Health Project is grass-roots, patient-driven,
and committed to providing services free of charge."
Doctor's
Guide to Menopause Information & Resources http://www.pslgroup.com/MENOPAUSE.HTM
"Doctor's Guide to the Internet is brought to
you by P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. an organization dedicated to providing
the information and information services most likely to help promote the
informed and appropriate use of medicines by health care professionals
and organizations as well as by the people to whom they are prescribed.
To this end, Doctor's Guide was designed to help physicians cost-effectively
harness the resources of the Internet and the World Wide Web."
"The latest medical news and information for patients
or friends/parents of patients diagnosed with menopause and menopause-related
disorders."
IBC: Inflammatory Breast Cancer[IBC Research Foundation]
http://www.ibcresearch.org/
"INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER (IBC) is an advanced and accelerated
form of breast cancer usually not
detected by mammograms or ultrasounds. Inflammatory breast cancer requires
immediate aggressive treatment with chemotherapy prior to
surgery and is treated differently than more common types
of breast cancer."
National Women's
Health Information Center http://www.4women.gov/
"The National Women's Health Information Center is a one-stop gateway
for women seeking health information. NWHIC is a free information
and resource service of women's health issues designed just for you, whether
you're a consumer, a health care professional, a researcher, an educator,
or a student."
ObGyn.net http://www.obgyn.net/
"We are proud to be the World Wide Web's most comprehensive international
resource center for professionals in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the medical
industry, and the women they serve. OBGYN.net offers: up-to-the-minute
reference information, an event calendar, clinical reference collections,
powerful search tools, discussion forums, electronic journals, and a place
for you to publish your own articles. OBGYN.net closes the circle on women's
healthcare providing a platform for interaction between women, healthcare
providers and the medical industry. OBGYN.net is the online platform for
the advancement of women's health globally. Standards are high at
OBGYN.net. We are guided by a board of respected medical professionals,
serving as advisors for the project's development..."
Doctor's
Guide to Prostate Cancer Information & Resources http://www.pslgroup.com/PROSTCANCER.HTM
"Doctor's Guide to the Internet is brought to
you by P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. an organization dedicated to providing
the information and information services most likely to help promote the
informed and appropriate use of medicines by health care professionals
and organizations as well as by the people to whom they are prescribed.
To this end, Doctor's Guide was designed to help physicians cost-effectively
harness the resources of the Internet and the World Wide Web."
includes latest Prostate Cancer News and Alerts
Male
Health Center http://www.malehealthcenter.com/
"The Male Health Center was the first center
in the United States specializing in male health. The Male Health Center
is located in Dallas, Texas, and attracts hundreds of patients from across
the United States. The Male Health Center was founded in 1989 by Dr. Kenneth
A. Goldberg, a board-certified urologist. Dr. Goldberg created the center
because there was a need to provide men with an integrated system of care
that addressed all their needs."
Prostate
Action Inc. http://www.prostateaction.org/
"PROACT -- Prostate Action, Inc. -- was founded
in 1994 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Its mission is to
help men make informed decisions about preserving and protecting their
health by promoting greater public awareness of and understanding about
prostate diseases, including -- but not limited
to -- prostate cancer."
Prostatitis
Home Page http://www.prostate.org/
"Prostatitis, a non-fatal but often disabling
disease affecting young men in their prime of life, has been
overlooked, avoided, dismissed or ignored, becoming
the bastard child of prostate disorders. Sufferers are offered, at best,
a life-long course of antibiotics, and at worst, a state of constant agony
and neglect. Now Prostatitis sufferers in America are organizing and have
founded The Prostatitis Foundation to push for Prostatitis research, collect
data on the disease, and provide medically-sound information and advice
to men who are suffering from the disease."
SENIOR
HEALTH Aging
Well Village New York State Office for the Aging
http://agingwell.state.ny.us/
From the New York State Office for the Aging--"Health and wellness
for mature adults seeking to start or maintain a healthy lifestyle. Nutrition,
fitness, healing, medications, safety and more."
Death
and Dying http://www.death-dying.com/
"The mission of Death & Dying is to offer
a safe haven to those who have lost a loved one to death, are anticipating
the loss of a loved one or who are facing their own death in the near future.
Death and Dying provides comfort, support and education about issues surrounding
death at a time when people are confused, apprehensive and dealing with
shock and sorrow..."
Eldercare
Web http://www.elderweb.com/default.php3
includes:
free newsletter via e-mail
news items relating to Senior health around the United
States
links to websites that provide information about
ways to finance housing and care needs for Seniors
Associations and Agencies geared towards Seniors,
search by topic or by region
GeroWeb
Virtual Library on Aging http://www.iog.wayne.edu/GeroWebd/GeroWeb.html
"The web and gopher servers listed in the GeroWeb
Virtual Library on Aging contain information which may be useful to those
interested in gerontology, geriatrics, the process of aging, services for
the elderly, or the concerns of senior citizens in general."
Missions of the Growth House website: "This
award-winning web site is your international gateway to resources for life-threatening
illness and end of life care. Our primary mission is to improve the
quality of compassionate care for people who are dying through public education
and global professional collaboration."
Health
& Long Term Care http://aging.state.ny.us/links/links11.htm
from the NYS Office for the Aging
includes:
complementary and alternative medicine
Aging Well Village: nutrition and fitness links;
"information on how to safeguard your home, your health and yourself."
facility locator allows user to locate health care
providers in NYS
pharmacy information: "provides information
on how to use medications properly and avoid drug interactions."
Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance
Program (HIICAP): information on Medicare, managed care, Medicaid and other
links
Nursing Home Information, includes a directory of
all nursing homes in NYS
links to other hospice related websites and to state
hospice organizations
Hospice
Foundation of America http://www.hospicefoundation.org/
"Hospice Foundation of America is a not-for-profit
organization that provides leadership in the development and application
of hospice and its philosophy of care. Through programs of professional
development, research, public education and information, Hospice Foundation
of America assists those who cope either personally or professionally with
terminal illness, death, and the process of grief."
MENTAL
HEALTH
American Psychiatric
Association http://www.psych.org/
online pamphlets
top stories in psychiatric news
Dr.
Ivan's Depression Central http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
"This site is Internet's central clearing house for information on
all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective treatments
for individuals suffering from Major Depression, Manic-Depression (Bipolar
Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia and other mood disorders."
"Ivan K. Goldberg, M.D. is a psychiatrist and clinical psychopharmacologist
in private practice in New York City. Formerly on the staffs of the National
Institute of Mental Health and the Departments of Psychiatry of the Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center, and Columbia University's College of Physicians
and Surgeons, Dr. Goldberg now devotes his time to diagnosing and treating
individuals with hard-to-treat mood, anxiety, and attentional disorders."
Mental
Health Matters http://www.mental-health-matters.com/
"A directory of mental health, Mental Illness
resources for professionals and consumers--Alternative
treatments and mental health research for psychological
disorders, mental health law, emotional support, mental health statistics,
patients rights, psychological help, support groups, self-help, eating
disorders, depression, addiction recovery, abuse/trauma recovery, substance
abuse, attention deficit disorder, Alzheimer's disease, mood disorders,
autism, bipolar disorder, suicide, dissociative disorders, child abuse,
post traumatic stress, Tourette Syndrome, suicide, sleep disorders, schizophrenia,
obsessive compulsive disorder, death and dying, grief loss, gender diphoria,
find help."
Mental
Health Net http://mentalhelp.net/
"Mental Health Net (MHN) was created in September
1995, as a free service to the worldwide mental health community of professionals
and laypeople by pioneering online psychologist, John Grohol, Psy.D., in
close conjunction with John Paton, the head of CMHC Systems (a behavioral
healthcare MIS developer in business since 1978). Launched in November
1995, it has since gone on to become one of the top three premier mental
health sites online today..."
The
National Alliance for the Mentally ILL http://www.nami.org/
"NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the
improvement of the quality of life of those whose lives are affected by
these diseases.
NAMI will accomplish its mission through the following:
Coordination of activities of state and local advocacy groups
Serving as an information collection and dissemination center
Monitoring existing health care facilities, staff, and programming
for adequacy and accountability, influencing the pre-professional and continuing
education of mental health service providers
Promotion of new and remedial legislation
Fostering public education..."
National
Institute for Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/home.htm
"The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) conducts and supports
research nationwide on
mental illness and mental health, including studies of the brain, behavior,
and mental health services.
NIMH is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal
biomedical and behavioral
research agency of the United States Government. NIH is a component
of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services."
ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINE Alternative
Health News Online http://www.altmedicine.com/
"In selecting these pages, we: Thoroughly searched the Internet
to try to bring you some of the most informative and credible sites we
could find. However, we wish that some sites would have carried more scientific
evidence. Added a substantial number of excellent conventional health sites
to provide a truly integrative approach. Included a number of sites that
are updated daily and weekly to keep you on top of breaking health news-both
alternative and conventional. Be aware that alternative health and healing
covers everything from pure hogwash to promising and proven therapies.
Also take note that alternative medicine should be considered a supplement
to - not a replacement for - traditional medicine..."
Alternative
Medicine: Health Care Information Resources http://www-hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/altmed.html
"As the Head of Public Services in the McMaster University Health Sciences
Library in
Hamilton, Ontario, I have a professional interest in making health
care information resources on the
Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) accessible...Since the Health
Sciences Library serves schools of medicine, nursing and rehabilitation
sciences (in the Faculty of Health Sciences ), and since we are located
in a major teaching hospital (the Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, part of the
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation ), I am often able to make the resources
I use for my clients available to a broader audience of non-professionals
(patients, sometimes, and their families and friends) interested in health
and health care, through the creation of this web page: Health Care Information
Resources."-Tom Flemming MA, MLS (Dalhousie), AHIP
The
Alternative Medicine Homepage http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
"The Alternative Medicine Homepage is a jumpstation for sources of
information on unconventional,
unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative,
integrative therapies."
associations and organizations within alternative
medicine
government resources
fraud and quackery links
mailing lists and newsgroups for alternative medicine
National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/
"The NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM) conducts and supports basic and applied research and training and
disseminates information on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners
and the public."
"...Originally initiated by Congressional mandate in 1992 as the Office
of Alternative Medicine, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine was established in 1998 under provisions of the Omnibus Appropriations
Bill (P.L. 105-277, 11 Stat. 2681)."
The National
Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. http://www.ncahf.org/
"The NCAHF is a non-profit, tax-exempt voluntary health agency that
focuses its attention upon
health fraud, misinformation and quackery as public health problems.
It is private, nonpolitical and
nonsectarian. The organization is comprised of health professionals,
educators, researchers,
attorneys and concerned citizens. Its officers and board members serve
without compensation."
Nutrition
Navigator http://www.navigator.tufts.edu/
"The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is the first online rating
and review guide that solves the two major problems Web users have when
seeking nutrition information: how to quickly find information best suited
to their needs and whether to trust the information they find there. The
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is designed to help you sort through
the large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and find accurate,
useful nutrition information you can trust."
FITNESS FitnessLink http://www.fitnesslink.com/
"Welcome to FitnessLink. Whether you're an exercise enthusiast, a fitness
professional, or a 'newbie' to fitness, FitnessLink provides the resources
you need to get fit and stay fit. The latest fitness news is updated daily..."
Thrive
On Line http://www.thriveonline.com/
"Here at Thrive, our ultimate goal is to provide information and guidance
that promotes well-being and empowers people's lives. Like you, Thrive
is devoted to healthy, fit, and sexy living. Our five main areas: Health,
Shape, Eats, Outdoors, and Passion are loaded with exciting programs, a
full line-up of chats, experts, cool tools, vital resources and a fun-loving
community of people just like you!"
includes a body mass calculator
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