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Good Housekeeping - Can the Internet Be Hazardous to Your Health? Article from the magazine pertaining to health issues. http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/hb/health/articles/0,12873,284594_290453,00.html Health and Medical Information Medical and health information for health professionals, patients and families. Information about hospitals, diseases, injuries, health care, surgery and infections. http://healthinfo2000.com Be MedWise A public education initiative by the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) to promote safe and appropriate use of over-the-counter medicines. http://www.bemedwise.org/ PreOp.com Offers patients animated videos, graphics, and medical illustrations as explanations for the most common surgical and diagnostic procedures performed in the US. http://preop.com Good Health -- Healthy Lifestyle This site is dedicated to convincing people to live a healthy lifestyle, to improve their quality of life, and avoid (or reduce the severity of) chronic disease. http://goodhealth.freeservers.com/ Seek Wellness Information on incontinence, sexual problems, low testosterone, high fiber foods, eating disorders, wellness, fitness, overactive bladder, arthritis, and some other diseases. http://www.seekwellness.com/ HELP - Health Education Library for People with many free online full-text books and magazines on health and illness. http://www.healthlibrary.com Anesthesia Patient Safety Undergoing anesthesia can be frightening and intimidating without the facts. Find out what you or your child needs to know for a safe anesthesia experience. http://www.anesthesiapatientsafety.com NetHealth Online Guide A comprehensive guide to health on the Internet, with reviews and links to hundreds of online resources. http://www.netdoctor.com HealthySelf: Health and Medical Information Research Service HealthySelf provides fee-based health and medical information on diseases, procedures, treatments (conventional and alternative) and resources. http://www.networksplus.net/healthyself Enhancement, Inc A nonprofit foundation whose purpose is to teach and disseminate material relating to health and/or wellness, through videos, publications, and lectures. http://www.enhancementinc.com/ HealthAnswers Inc Developing knowledgeable, empowered consumers actively engaged in managing their own health. Learn to work with professionals, managed care organizations, employers, pharmaceutical, device and other healthcare companies. http://healthanswersinc.com Healthfinder A "gateway" website for health and human services information from the US Government. Healthfinder can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government a http://www.healthfinder.gov Whole Hearted Living Provided by the Oxford Heart Health Network and the Oxford County Board of Health, Ontario, Canada. It contains useful health information and links. http://www.ocl.net/projects/wholeheartedliving Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Describes what the various types of ultrasound examinations can tell your doctor, how to prepare for your examination, and a description of the procedure. http://www.sru.org/exams How to Review Your Blood Test Results Explains glucose, electrolytes, minerals, thyroid and others. http://www.amarillomed.com/howto.htm AllAboutBlackHealth Information on health related issues as they affect African Americans and other minorities at risk. http://www.allaboutblackhealth.com Allexperts Medical Q&A Doctors, professors, and others in all major fields of medicine ready, willing, and able to answer your questions. http://www.allexperts.com/central/healthfitness.shtml Med Help International - The Virtual Medical Center for Patients Med Help provides patient medical information via our virtual medical center. Site includes: the largest patient medical library on the Net, Ask-The-Doctor Forums, medical news, and patient networking. http://www.medhelp.org National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) Designed to help consumers make sound decisions about the use of medicines, and to stimulate and improve communication between consumers and health care professionals by developing programs, providing educational kits, and offering guidelines, tips, and r http://www.talkaboutrx.org./ Team Surgery: Your Partner in Surgery Provides information, resources, services, links, online forums and support to people preparing for surgery and also their families, friends and medical staff. http://www.teamsurgery.com Doc Trish Explains It All Receive translation of medical jargon and explanation of conditions or diseases by a family doctor, into plain English. http://www.askdoctrish.com Navy Health Book General and comprehensive information for patient education which includes Health Promotion, Adult Medicine and Pediatrics. Compiled from the HEALTHWATCH articles in the Naval Service Medical News. http://www.vnh.org/NHB/NHBHome.html Home Healthcare Guide The NHS Home Healthcare guide from SurgeryDoor provides over 120 pages on common ailments, their causes, effects and treatment. http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/hhcg/detail1.asp?level1=Welcome MUSC Health Complete health and disease information along with the latest health care news. Presented by the experts at the Medical University of South Carolina. http://www.muschealth.com NOAH: Health Topics and Resources A meta site of listings by topic and source with the added bonus of offering a large selection of materials in Spanish as well as English. http://www.noah-health.org/english/qksearch.html The Medical Reporter An independent, educational health and medical magazine on the Web for health care consumers. http://medicalreporter.health.org Berlex Canada Provides health information on various topics such as menopause, contraception, acne, and multiple sclerosis. http://www.berlex.ca/En/Berlex/pages/Index.htm James Kimbro Maguire, Jr., M.D. Simmons Surgical Society Dr. Maguire is a spine surgeon and member of the Simmons Surgical Society. http://www.simmonssurgicalsociety.org/maguire.htm Colorado Health Site: Chronic Illnesses Provides free access to support services, resources, holistic health and other medical information for persons with chronic medical conditions. http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/chronic_illnesses.htm Abayomi Information on how to be healthier. http://www.abayomi.co.uk/ Healthtouch Online A resource that brings together valuable information from trusted sources on topics such as medications, health, diseases, supplements, and natural medicine. http://www.healthtouch.com Anesthesia Preoperative Preparation Useful information on the preoperative preparation of patients for anesthesia and surgery. http://www.anesthesia.wisc.edu/Clinic/ Remedyfind Individuals and health care professionals can rate and review the effectiveness of different treatments for specific health conditions. http://remedyfind.com HealthScout: Personalized Health News For You And Your Family Personal and family health news, interactive checkups, medical encyclopedias, discussion groups, articles on drugs, diseases. http://www.healthscout.com Case Health Enables the sharing of health success stories amongst the worldwide internet community. Visitors can enter their own health success story (case study) or search the database for other health success stories - all non-identifying. http://www.casehealth.com.au Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati Patient education information written by the nurses and physicians at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati. http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/family/pep/ Wired for Health Health information at the touch of a button for young people and their teachers, Wired for Health aims to provide accurate and engaging information on health. http://www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk/ Health Authority Offers information on tobacco addiction, weight loss, cholesterol reduction and hypertension control. http://www.HealthAuthority.com CT Network Provides support for CAT Scan patients. Includes a message board for communication, descriptions, and links for all things CT. http://www.ctnetwork.net Mayo Clinic Health Oasis Mayo Clinic experts provide current medical information and news on health topics. http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm Complete Home Medical Guide Online medical encyclopedia. Includes commonly prescribed drugs. http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/ Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Developed by leading medical experts, these tests and actions, both medical and self-examinations, are the focal point of the Healthful Life Program. http://healthfullife.umdnj.edu MCare: Health at Home An online book covering a broad range of health topics, with questions to guide the reader as to whether the condition can be treated at home or should be checked by a doctor. http://www.mcare.org/healthathome/ JAMA's Patient Education Pages The full text of patient education pages from the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/collection/patient_page Think Like A Doctor An online community seminar for healthcare consumers to become even better patients by improving the relationship with their doctor. http://www.thinklikeadoctor.com Simmons Surgical Society The Simmons Surgical Society is a group of physicians dedicated to the alleviation of pain and suffering experienced by patients with spinal disorders http://www.simmonssurgicalsociety.org Why Doctors Order Laboratory Tests An excellent reference, written for parents to help explain diagnostic procedures to their children. Because its intended audience is children, the descriptions are brilliant in their simplicity and structure. You can search for a test in two ways: 1) by http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/labtest2.html Dr. Sinatra.com An online resource for solutions for pressing health problems, from arthritis to blood pressure, digestion to weight loss. http://www.drsinatra.com/ Cooper Institute Virtual Patient Information Resource Center Prepares consumers for their enhanced role as more active and assertive partners in the management of their health care through patient education. http://www.cooperinstitute.org Spotlight Health By combining celebrity stories with information about serious diseases, the authors of this site provide sound basic information in a format that is engaging and easy to understand. http://www.spotlighthealth.com/ A Guide to Medical Information and Support on the Internet Covers medical chats, newsgroups, listservs, doctors online, Medline access, research tips, and comprehensive medical and health sites. http://www.geocities.com/~mediguide/ The Gateway to Health Find hope, inspiration and guidelines how to cure yourself. Non harmful cancer therapies, and non-medicinal treatments for a variety of conditions. http://home.online.no/~dusan/ Patient Protect Consultation devoted to protecting patients against healthcare costs, abuse, negligence, and incompetence in the field. Articles, resources, and links for those seeking medical advice or treatment. http://www.PatientProtect.com/en/ Ohio State University's Patient Education Documents Covers an extensive list of medical and surgical conditions. Documents are available in pdf format. http://devweb3.vip.ohio-state.edu/patedu.htm Patient Medical Assistant Dr. Michael Cole's quick and simple guidelines for common medical problems. http://www.sparks.org/pma/ Medifocus Patient Research Guides A unique new Internet health resource. Covering over 220 conditions, for consumers and families facing chronic or life-threatening medical diseases. Free sample Guides are available. http://www.medifocus.com FamilyDoctor A database of over 600 articles and guides, covering 37 common medical topics. All articles are reviewed and edited by family doctors and specialists. http://www.familydoctor.co.nz Tips of All Sorts.com Small bits of advice and tips on a variety of subjects, primarily health-related. http://www.tipsofallsorts.com/ Helping Children Cope With the Intensive Care Unit A multimedia booklet providing the public with basic information about equipment such as ventilators and IVs used in the intensive care units. Sounds of these equipment are available from the site. Taken from the Iowa Health Book, a part of the University http://www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/Peds/Psych/ICU/CoverPage.html MedInfo - Patient Information MedInfo provides accessible and easy to understand information for patients on common ailments and medical questions. http://www.medinfo.co.uk/ Lab Tests Online Designed as a single resource where people can find up-to-date lab testing information vital to the understanding and management of their health. http://www.labtestsonline.org/ Best Health Guide Praxis MD. Provides patients with customized, practical medical information, and offers a 'doctor visit checklist' and recommended readings. http://www.praxis.md/bhg Health Helper.com Medical and health self-help information, covering conventional and alternative health. http://www.healthhelper.com StopGettingSick.com Current medical news, articles, and research. http://www.stopgettingsick.com ICU Answer Page Written by a critical care nurse, and aimed at patients and relatives. The site offers information, links and a forum. http://www.geocities.com/ask_icu/ SoYouWanna Be A Human Guinea Pig? This full-length article will teach you how to "volunteer" for science experiments, from simple questionnaires to complex drug trials. http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/guineapig/guineapig.html

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