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American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org
Great links to other medical sites |
Be Informed: Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before You Have Surgery
www.ahrq.gov/consumer/surgery.htm
Good advice from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. |
Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
www.crbestbuydrugs.org
Consumer Reports evaluates the effectiveness of a variety of brandname and generic drugs. They include cost data to recommend the best bargains. |
Health News Review
healthnewsreview.org
Reviewers from journalism, medicine, health research and public health asess the accuracy, balance and fairness of TV, newspapers and magazine reports on medical treatments, tests and procedures. |
Healthfinder
www.healthfinder.gov
The U.S. Department of helath and Human Services provides an easy-to-use searchable health database, including a dictionary and online journals. |
Healthy Eating
www.cumberlandlibrary.org/healthy_eating.htm
These websites are full of ideas for eating and staying healthy. |
Kidshealth
kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html
"Medical experts of the Nemours Foundation offer advice on physical and emotional health issues. Separate sections for parents, teens, and kids." |
Medilexicon
www.medilexicon.com
"A dictionary of 70,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical and healthcare acronyms and abbreviations . Plus medical news and searches." |
Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Includes 650 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness, drug information, medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, directories and current health news. |
MedlinePlus: Interactive Health Tutorials
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
"Using animated graphics, each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language" Tutorials cover a variety of diseases and conditions, tests and procedures, surgery and treatments.
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Alzheimer's Association
www.alz.org
The Alzheimer's Association is the largest national voluntary health organization supporting Alzheimer research and care. On this site, you'll find information about the disease, their programs and services, and their advocacy efforts |
AlzOnline
alzonline.phhp.ufl.edu
Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Online. Education, information and support for persons caring for soomeone with Alzheimer's or a related memory disorder. |
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ALS Association
www.alsa.org
This non-profit voluntary group provides timely and accurate information and serves as a referral source for patients and their caregivers. |
Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins
www.alscenter.org/about_als
Information about ALS, its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. |
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Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
News, information, advice, and resources for arthritis sufferers. |
Johns Hopkins Arthritis
www.hopkins-arthritis.com
Treatments and strategies for several types of arthritis as well as research and education. |
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American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org/asthma
In depth information about asthma in older people, teens, children, medicines, attacks, etc. |
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American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Treatment options, statistics, support groups, publications, etc. |
Cancer News on the Net
www.cancernews.com
Dedicated to bringing patients and their families the latest news and information on cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention. |
National Cancer Institute
www.nci.nih.gov
This government agency provides information about cancer types, trials, research and statistics. |
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American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
Diabetes information for the patient and the health care provider including nutrition and exercise, medication, research and support. |
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
www.jdrf.org
Information about living with diabetes, news and research. |
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Epilepsy and Health.com
www.epilepsyandhealth.com
Diagnostic and treatment information about epilepsy as well as support and resources. |
Epilepsy Foundation of America
www.efa.org
This site includes a Knowledge Base for frequently asked questions, details of the latest research and other support sources. |
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The Glaucoma Foundation
www.glaucomafoundation.org
Informative website containing information about diagnosing, treating and living with glaucoma. |
Glaucoma Research Foundation
www.glaucoma.org
Information about how to treat and live with glaucoma. |
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National Headache Foundation
www.headaches.org
Dedicated to educating headache sufferers and healthcare professionals about headaches and their treatment. |
O.U.C.H. (Organization for Understanding Cluster Headaches)
www.clusterheadaches.org
Provides information on diagnosing cluster headaches, medication, resources, survival tips and research news. |
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American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Info about heart disease for patients and their caregivers.
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Mended Hearts
www.mendedhearts.org
Serving heart patients and their families.
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AIDS.org
www.aids.org
Site includes fact sheets about treatments, conditions, and alternate therapies as well as the latest research news. |
AIDS Research Alliance of America
www.aidsresearch.org
Working to find the most effective drug therapies and to discount highly touted therapies that show little or no benefit.
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
www.leukemia.org
Patient services, disease information, and research news.
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MS World
www.msworld.org
Support information for patients and caregivers.
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National MS Society
www.nationalmssociety.org
Information about MS, its treatment and symptoms, how to live with it, and research news. |
Myelin Repair Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis
www.myelinrepair.org
The Myelin Repair Foundation's mission is to rapidly accelerate the discovery of myelin repair treatments to improve the lives of people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). |
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National Parkinson's Foundation
www.parkinson.org
Information about the disease and its treatment for both patients and caregivers.
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National Spinal Cord Injury Association
www.spinalcord.org
Comprehensive site for spinal cor injury patients, their families and their caregivers. |
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