Medical Information


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• Alzheimer's Association site offers a wealth of helpful information for patients, family members, and care givers. Well-organized and easy to use (including a full index and search engine), it includes information about the organization and its many chapters; resources for care givers; medical and public policy information; a suggested reading list, a schedule of conferences; and links to other Internet resources, including sites maintained by local chapters of the Association.
  
  
• American Academy of Ophthalmology is an international member association of more than 22,000 ophthalmologists, physicians who provide comprehensive eye care, including medical, surgical and optical care. This site provides authoritative information about eye care for the public, and serves the professional needs of the Academy's members.
  
  
• American Dental Association's ADA ONLINE - a World Wide Web service for the dental community. ADA ONLINE is easy to use, and its content is being continually expanded and refined. If you have a specific question about ADA ONLINE, try our list of Frequently Asked Questions. If you are new to the World Wide Web environment, take a few minutes to learn basic browsing techniques. Click on this highlighted text to return to the ADA ONLINE home page. Scroll through the page to view its content menu. Each menu item is represented by an icon or highlighted text. By clicking on these "hypertext links," you move to the menu items indicated by the icons or highlighted text.
  
  
• American Heart Association hosts a visually attractive and informative interactive site with resources for both lay users and health care and science professionals concerned about heart disease and stroke.
  
  
• Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) The ALS Association site offers a clear lay-language description of the disease, referral information for local chapters and support groups, and a description of publications that may be ordered from the Association.
  
  

• The AMA - a new consumer web site, called "AMA Health Insight", providing the public with daily health and medical news, First Aid information and much more. Among the site features is information on adolescent and women's health and a "point and click" tour of the human body.
  
  
• American Podiatric Medical Association - APMA will endeavor to serve both the general public and our doctor of podiatric medicine members, by gathering and presenting information both interesting and valuable to people who want to know more about afflictions and infirmities of the feet, and the premier specialists who treat them medically, mechanically, and surgically.
  
  
• Anesthesia Educational and Reference Resources and Materials on the Internet from Walter Reed Army Medical Center
  
  
• Arthritis Foundation - The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to support research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis.
  

• Ask Dr. Tracy - Searchable encyclopedia of love advice, advice column, and private counseling from relationship expert Dr. Tracy Cabot.
  
  
• Autism Society of America provides extensive helpful and supportive information about the diagnosis of autism and educating children with the disorder; descriptions of additional information available in print or by fax-on-demand; a glossary of terms and abbreviations; and referrals to local ASA chapters.
  
  
• The Congenital Heart Disease Information and Resources site provides interactive forums, resources, Internet links, and new educational materials for families, adults with CHD, nurses, and other health professionals with an interest in Pediatric Cardiology.
  
  
• Resources for Parents & Teachers of Blind Kids Resources for parenting/homeschooling/educating a blind child. Subjects include Blindness, Braille Computers & Technology, Educational Materials,Games, Sports, & Recreation, Home Activities, Kid's Books, Stories, and News for Brailling,Nemeth: Braille Mathematical Code, Networking for Support & Encouragement, Orientation & Mobility, Spanish & other Foreign Language Materials, Text-Only Games, Toys and Learning, Tools blindness, homeschooling, special Ed, blind kids, orientation and mobility, nemeth, braille and more.
  
  
• BreastCancer.Net -a non-profit site created and maintained by WebFeats Inc., is a 'linked list' of Internet-based resources on the prevention, detection, and treatment of breast cancer. We monitor virtually every major news service daily to bring our readers the latest bc-related news and medical developments.
  
  
• The BrainTainment Center- Your 'one-stop-shop' for Tests, Tools & Games for your Brain on the Internet. Home of THINKfast! *THE* brain-improvement software...and more. Did you know that you're smarter than you think? No kidding. At least, according to the BrainTainment Center. Then again, they also claim we each have two or more brains. Take an online IQ test and find out how yours are doing.
  
  
• The Whole Brain Atlas - If brains are what you are looking for, this is the place!
  
  
• Center for Hearing Loss in Children Boys Town National Research Hospital, established by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, provides a wealth of accessible and supportive information both medical and psychosocial for parents and families of deaf children, as well as descriptions of videotape guides that can be ordered from the Center and papers on ototoxicity and congenital hearing loss addressed to professionals. Depression/Manic Depression
  
  
• Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives - an independent non-profit organization of more than 150 pre-eminent neuroscientists, including 5 Nobel Laureates, recommends the Internet sites reviewed below as helpful resources for people concerned about brain diseases and disorders.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services providing information on Diseases, Health Risks, Prevention Guidelines and Strategies and much more.
  
  
• Deafness/Hearing Impairment The National Information Center on Deafness at Gallaudet University is a centralized source of up-to-date information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss. The site includes a directory of national organizations and state commissions on deafness, a calendar of conferences and exhibits, and links to other Internet resources.
  
  
• Drug Education - One in three high school seniors reports using drugs this year. - Learn how you can help the American Council for Drug Education in its quest to diminish substance abuse and its impact. Here you will find links to valuable web resources and an annotated bibliography of relevant news and research articles.
  
  
• Encyclopedia of E. coli Genes and Metabolism
  
  
• Encyberpedia's News Groups - A very Complete list of Medical News Groups on the Internet. This is a great way to discuss issues with others who have similar interests.
  

• The Epilepsy Foundation of America - site provides a range of helpful research, education, advocacy, and referral information for patients with seizure disorders and their families and care givers; some of the information is also available in Spanish. The site includes an easy-to-use search engine and an E-mail form for requesting further personalized information.
  

• Eyenet - is a visually attractive, well-maintained, and very useful site addressed to the general public as well as the American Academy of Ophthalmology's professional members. It includes FAQs about eye diseases and eye care issues, a monthly "Ask the Doctor" section on an eye health topic, historical information on eye care, news, and Eye Care Links to other Internet resources.
  
  
• General Pathology Images - Sections of the WebPath images are available for viewing below to illustrate basic mechanisms of disease. Each section consists of a series of images demonstrating gross and microscopic pathologic findings, as well as some diagrams. A short description accompanies each image.
  

• Guided Tour of the Visible Human- The Visible Human Project represents more than 9000 digitized sections of the body. The animations and images in this tour demonstrate the planes of section, and how the associated two-dimensional images provide a unique means of studying the three-dimensional anatomy of the human body.
  
  

• HealthAnswers - Don't remain in the dark about your health. Take your questions to the Web. HealthAnswers has a handy search engine where you type in the problem and quickly get some guidance.
  
  

• HealthAtoZ- Since 1995, Medical Network has been fulfilling the educational and career needs of medical professionals. Many of our programs are pioneers on the Information Superhighway! The Internet, until now, did not offer a comprehensive search engine for all medical and health related sites. HealthAtoZ aspires to be your Internet navigation tool and information resource in health and medicine.
  
  
• HealthWorld Online - HealthWorld Online is a Internet  resource on wellness, natural health and alternative medicine information, products and services. Free MEDLINE search, bookstore, health food store, Global Health Calendar, Forums, Family Health Center, Fitness Center, Nutrition Center, Healing Center, Library, University, Professional Center, and Association Network. Real Audio Natural Medicine Library, Natural Medicine Journals, Interviews on the Leading Edge, and Legal/Legislative Center, and Press Room. Representing all systems of healthcare worldwide.
  
  

• Headache Education ACHE (American Council for Headache Education) uses a Q&A format to provide information on headache types, causes, and treatments. The site also offers a headache diary form and recommendations for helpful books and videos.
  
  

• Human Behavior & Experience covers the discoveries and theories in the psychological sciences concerning human capacities, human behavior, and human experience.
  
  

• Human Health covers the stages in human life and the definitions of normality in human health, various ways that the body maintains itself and recovers from injury. It also covers other significant influences on human health.
  
  
• Human Diseases covers the general characteristics, causes, and classifications of human disease, the concepts, principles, and methods of the medical art, in the two stages of diagnosis and therapy. The directory encompasses the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases that effect the body as a whole, and of diseases that affect each of the organ systems dealt with in their healthy state in Structures & Functions of the Human Body.
  
  

• Human Life categorizes the structures and functions of the human body; human health; the manifestation, recognition, and treatment of human disease; and the behavioral sciences.
  
  
• Images from the History of Medicine (IHM) Introduction Welcome to the Images from the History of Medicine service. This system provides access to nearly 60,000 images (reproducing photographs, artwork, and printed texts) drawn from the extensive (and much larger) collection of the History of Medicine Division at the US National Library of Medicine.
  
  
• InnerBody- Welcome to InnerBody the place for fun, interactive and educational views of the human body. This program contains over one hundred illustrations of the human body.
  
  
• Internet Mental Health - An encyclopedia describing mental illnesses, treatment, medications, and research.
  
  
• Leukemia Society of America - The Leukemia Society of America is a national voluntary health agency dedicated to curing leukemia and related cancers - lymphoma, multiple myeloma and Hodgkin's disease - and to improving the quality of life of patients and their families
  
  
• Learning Disabilities The Learning Disabilities Association of America site is a well-organized and comprehensive resource for information on the range of learning disabilities affecting children and adults. In addition to fact sheets on specific disorders, directories of print, electronic, and other resources, and LDA position papers, there are sections focusing on everything from assistive technology, to parents' rights and responsibilities, to summaries of scientific research.
  
  
• Look It Up The database that Library Journal calls "much more useful than Medline." Just type in the subject you would like to search in the box to the right. Then check off the kinds of information you're most interested in.
  
  

• Mayo Library-A great information center about Cancer, Diet & Nutrition, Heart Center, Pregnancy & Children, and much more. They even have a Ask the Mayo Physician section and a Newsstand for the most current information from Mayo Clinic!
  
  
• Med-Brief - is the premier source for timely, concise and important medical information coming directly to you via e-mail. Developed in coordination with an advisory panel of physicians and tested through a network of hundreds of medical professionals, the Med-Brief has evolved into a tool for use. Every edition covers breaking news in medical research and is written with the medical professional in mind.
  
  
• Medinfo.org Living Medical Encyclopedia- The Searchable Archives for all the Cancer Mailing Lists. In addition you will find a fully Searchable version of the current CancerNet from the National Cancer Institute.
  
  
• Medical World Search -If medical resources are what you're looking for online this search engine should be right at the very top of your hotlist. Synonyms are extracted from its database of 540,000 medical terms. Resources you can expect to find include articles from prestigious medical journals, definitions, images and case studies.
  
  
• Medsite Navigator v. 1.0- Guide to CuttingEdge Medicine & Science. Our goal at Medsite is to explore the Internet frontier and follow this technology as it winds its way into our laboratories and clinics. We also want to provide a forum that may stimulate the creation of novel Internet-based applications for the biomedical fields. Our first versions of the Medsite Navigator (v 0.5 - v. 2.0) will focus on the needs of scientists, physicians, and other health care professionals. However, curious patients may find many MN resources within their level of understanding.
  
  
• MentalHealth.Com - Welcome to Internet Mental Health, a free encyclopedia of mental health information. Our hope is that Internet Mental Health will promote improved understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness throughout the world.
  
  
• Mental Health Net - guide to mental health online, featuring over 6,500 individual resources. Award-winning fun & friendly site covers information on disorders such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic fatigue syndrome and substance abuse, to professional resources in psychology, psychiatry and social work, journals and self-helpmagazines. 
  
  
• The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations - NABCO is the leading non-profit central resource for information about breast cancer and a network of more than 370 organizations that provide detection, treatment and care to hundreds of thousands of American women. This site will provide you with current information about breast cancer, updates on breast cancer-related events and activities, and links to other Internet sites.
  
  
• National Institutes of Health- An introduction to some of the many health information resources provided by the National Institutes of Health. A source for information on major research areas, important health-related topics, and diseases currently under investigation by NIH or NIH-supported scientists.
  
  
• National Library of Medicine's World Wide Web site - 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.
  
  
• The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is an inclusive, easy-to-use site, providing general information about multiple sclerosis (in both English and Spanish); treatments and therapies; current research; national and world-wide chapters; support groups; and MS clinics. The site also provides news about recent publications on MS and information for health professionals.
  
  
• NEURONET- An international database dealing with neurosurgical topics, offering consultation on clinical cases, neurosurgical journals, image database, research and more. NeuroNET gathers local designed web pages, as well as hypertext links to other neurosurgical resources available on the INTERNET.
  
  
• OBGYN.net - A physician reviewed service offering medical professionals, women and industry a home for publishing, accessing information and global interaction. We offer three sections, each focusing on different segments of the women's health community: Medical Professionals, Medical Industry and Women. Select the area that best matches your interests. And feel free to drop in on the other areas if you like.
  
  
• Organ System Pathology Images - Sections of the WebPath images are available for viewing below by organ system. Each section consists of a series of images demonstrating gross and microscopic pathologic findings for a variety of disease processes. A short description accompanies each image.
  
  
• Parkinson's Web - Parkinson's disease (PD) is a growing national problem, with over a million victims in the United States alone! There are 20 new cases of PD per 100,000 people per year. Most victims are over 40 years old although the disease can appear in younger patients. There is also a form of PD that strikes teenagers.
  
  
• Prostate Cancer InfoLink - CoMed Communications Internet Health Forum -
  
  
• RX LIST is a database which contains a drug dictionary with "fuzzy logic" which helps you to find a drug name if you aren't sure of the spelling. Click on here for RXLIST
  
  
• The SleepNet One of the goals of SleepNet is to link all the sleep information located on the Internet. As new sites become available they will be linked here.is an extensive annotated list of links to Internet resources on all aspects of sleep, including the physiology of sleep, clinical sleep medicine, sleep research, international sleep disorders centers, federal and state information, and information for patients. Disorders covered include apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, enuresis, restless legs syndrome, and sudden infant death syndrome.
  
  
• SPORTS MEDICINE by Encyberpedia- A complete sports medicine site listing information throughout the World Wide Web on medical issues and sports. A must for all jocks.
  
  
• Sexuality Bytes - on-line encyclopedia of sex and sexual health for adults and teens, independently researched by the Australian NSW Family Planning organization.
  
  
• Symptom Analyzer including Abdominal Pain, Aches and Pains, Anal Bleeding, Ankles, Painful Ankles, Swollen, Arm Pain, Backache, Bowel Movement Abnormalities, Breathing Problems, Chest Pain, Congestion, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Earache, Eye Problems, Facial Pain, Fainting, Fatigue, Feet, Aches, and Pains Fever and Chills, Fluid Retention, Flushed Face, Hand and Wrist Pain, Inflammation, Irritability, Itching Skin, Joint Pain, Knee Pain, Leg Pain, Lumps, Muscle Pain, Muscle Weakness, Nail Problems, Nausea, Neckpain, Numbness and Tingling, Penile Pain, Pupil Dilation, Rashes, Shoulder Pain, Swallowing Difficulty, Sweating Excessive, Testicle Problems, Trembling, Urinary Problems, and Vomiting.
  
  
• WRIGHT'S ANESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE RESOURCES Listing of Categorical distribution of Internet resources and their locations.

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