The healthy, the strong individual, is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he has an abscess on his knee or in his soul.
Rona Barrett
The old adage "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," doesn't quite fit the ticket anymore. As we become more health conscious and aware, information is springing up everywhere. In this category, you'll find topics that include addiction and recovery, alternative medicine, dieting, disease and conditions, health insurance, and more.
http://www.neosoft.com/~cenikor
A nonprofit organization with a focus on assisting people in developing skills they need to live a lifestyle free from substance abuse. Provides free residential, treatment, education, and prevention services to people over the age of 18.
http://www.med.umich.edu/drinkwise/
An educational program that helps people reduce alcohol consumption. Includes a self-evaluation form and phone number to contact Drinkwise for more information.
http://www.cts.com:80/~habtsmrt/
Provides information about addictive behavior: theories of habit strengths, persistence, and change. Also offers tips for managing problematic behavior.
Provides information for those people battling substance abuse, or who know someone battling substance abuse. Contains press releases, publications, forums, and calendars of upcoming events.
http://www.shore.net/~tcfraser/recovery.htm
Table of contents includes Alcoholics Anonymous information, other 12-step recovery programs, events, treatment centers, commercial recovery sources, and mailing lists.
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~lihn/sexlove/
Covers the building blocks and other forms of sex addiction, love addiction, dysfunctional families, and steps to recovery.
http://www.contact.org/usrecov.htm
Includes organizations, guidelines and directories, and periodicals covering subjects such as rape, domestic violence, Overeaters Anonymous, and Parents of Murdered Children.
http://floralsnw.ark.com/health.html
Focuses on the uses of bee pollen extract for different ailments of the body.
http://www.demon.co.uk/acupuncture/index.html
Provides information about acupuncture, including conditions treated, training, research, practitioners, and other resources.
Provides knowledge about natural medicine and homeopathy. Also provides concise descriptions on the medicine for sale.
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
Serves as a jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, and integrative therapies.
http://www.consciouschoice.com/
Online bimonthly Midwestern magazine that reports on environmental issues and natural alternatives in health care, food, and nutrition.
Involves current issues such as acupuncture, chiropractice, disease, fluoride, food, government, pesticides, vitamins, and water. Offers films, books, and videos for sale.
http://www.pixi.com/~gedwards/health/welcome.html
Provides information about nutritional supplements. Includes antioxidant protection, skin treatments, weight loss, and athletic performance.
http://www.halcyon.com/jerryga/welcome.html
Provides natural alternatives to Western medicine. Specializes in targeted nutritionals for better health. Offers more than 200 products.
Provides information and resource listings for health, personal growth, alternative medicines and therapies, healthy eating, fitness, yoga and meditation, books, vegetarianism, macrobiotics, and ayurveda. Also lists resorts, retreats, and related workshops and events.
Contains information on acupuncture, Oriental and Chinese medicine, herbology, Qi Gong (a.k.a. Chi Kung, Chi Gong, and Qi Kung), a practitioner referral list, and a list of accredited schools for Chinese medicine. Also provides state laws regarding acupuncture.
http://www.doubleclickd.com/wwwellness.html
Provides a database of alternative and holistic health information and resources. Lists events and expos going on in the Maryland area.
http://www.websrus.com/websrus/alliance/
Offers a complete line of health food products to improve your fitness and diet, including vitamins, herbal health care products, and a natural weight loss program.
A public health and safety company that provides training, consulting, and supplies.
http://www.srv.net/~dia/vitamins/opening.html
Provides company catalog and ordering information for Vitamin Power products. Includes ordering information and D&M Sales satisfaction guarantees.
http://branch.com/vitamin/vitamin.html
Provides catalog information about DFH Discount Supplements. Includes a contact e-mail address and phone numbers.
Targets people interested in newly published health sciences books—professionals, students, librarians, bookstore staff, and publishers of health sciences literature. Offers access to a book reviews database that consists of bibliographic and descriptive information on 5,000 titles with original reviews of 3,000 of them (by paid subscription), but offers a free one-day trial.
Offers prescription eyeglasses, factory-direct. Features high-resolution color images and sound.
Offers information on vitamins and nutritional supplements.
http://www.springbeech.com/springboard
Offers health and nutrition products.
Provides information about the latest in minimally invasive surgical equipment and instrumentation. Also distributes CooperSurgical and EuroMed in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Includes the Men's Grief Resource and information on support, resources, conferences and workshops, and e-mail courses.
http://www.rights.org/~deathnet/
Offers pages related to the legal, moral, medical, historical, and cultural aspects of human mortality.
Includes pages on the Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization, the World Federation of Right to Die Societies, and acts, laws, and news about euthanasia.
For those with an interest in near-death experiences, those who have had near-death experiences, and those who research the phenomena.
Contains links to cremation providers and societies, scattering options, and U.S. and Canadian society participants.
http://newciv.org/worldtrans/naturaldeath.html
A nonprofit project established to support people dying both at their home life and their careers, and to help them arrange funerals. Includes lists of publications and articles.
http://www2.dgsys.com:80/~tgolden//honor.html#
Allows men and women a place to write about lost loved ones as part of their grief and healing.
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death.html
Contains pages dealing with how people die, death across cultures and time, death and religion, moral debates, and personal impacts of death.
Offers ideas on modern mummification, philosophical examination of mummification, and pet memorials.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SEYMOUR_YALE/
Seeks to "address the future of American dentistry" through a discussion of modern dental ethics.
http://www.dental-implants.com/
Provides information on placing and restoring dental implants. Includes seminars, articles, study groups, and patient treatment overviews.
http://www.nyu.edu/Dental/intres.html
New York University College of Dentistry provides connections to other dental education sites, office supplies, government-related information, and insurance.
http://www.unige.ch/smd/orthotr.html
Dedicated to the dissemination of basic and therapeutic knowledge of dentofacial trauma.
http://www.dentistinfo.com/topics/faq.htm
A FAQ sheet with in-depth information on such subjects as root canal therapy, crowns, and gum disease.
http://vest.gu.se/~bosse/MercuryPage.html
"At this site you will find text, links, and abstracts related to mercury and amalgam as environmental and health issues, and the facts, prejudices, thoughts, ideas, that may be contained in them."
http://www.whocollab.odont.lu.se./index.html
Presents information on dental diseases and oral health services for countries around the world.
http://www.vvm.com/~bond/home.html
For those considering dentistry as a career. Covers different types of dentists, how to care for teeth, and how to become a dentist.
http://www.m5proc.com/aromatrim/home.htm
A weight loss system that provides a scientifically formulated fragrance that will help you control hunger and snacking. The plan comes with a video and claims that you can lose up to 15 pounds in 7 days.
Contains pages on food facts, menus and meal plans, recipes, and exercise.
http://www.concentric.net/~joeobrin
Contains text of a National Institute of Health study concluding that an effective method for weight loss and control does not exist. Also covers other "size acceptance" resources.
A support and advocacy group being formed for overweight Americans. Excess dietary fat is one of America's leading killers, and this group feels that something needs to be done to stop it.
http://www1.mhv.net/~donn/diet.html
Offers links to FAQs on different exercises, diet and food myths, and a "powerful but spooky technique" to help start the diet journey.
http://www.fatso.com/fatgirl/largesse/indd/
An informational page about the holiday. Designed to warn people about the dangers of obsessive and compulsive dieting. INDD aims to make people feel good about themselves no matter what size they are.
http://www.fatso.com/fatgirl/largesse
A feminist resource center and clearinghouse for non-diet and size rights communities worldwide.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1953/
Provides information on joining Magic of Believing, a support group that discusses diets, obesity, medical advances, fitness, and nutrition.
http://www.swlink.net/~colonel/morris2.html
A nonprofit group of individuals dedicated to supporting those who are overweight. Membership is free and includes a forum for sharing strategies and methodologies for weight loss, as well as giving and getting emotional support.
http://pharminfo.com/pubs/msb/seroton.html
Reprint of an article on serotonin and eating disorders.
Provides background information on metabolism and how your body burns fat. After you are given the background information, you are granted the opportunity to purchase the diet plan claimed to be the "most effective fat burning diet ever."
Written by a physician, this page contains overviews of eating disorders, treatments and current topics related to obesity, and obesity-related medical conditions.
At Nutri/System's Web site, you can read about the features and benefits of joining, read testimonies from clients who have had success with Nutri/System, find out where the centers are located, and sign up for free stuff.
Provides the phone number for The Solution Hotline, a charge-per-minute connection to discussions of topics including hypnotherapy and food addiction.
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/stoner/tops.html
An unofficial TOPS page created by one of its members. Included is information on how and why to join TOPS, nifty ideas for TOPS programs, information on TOPS retreats, and more.
http://www.weight-watchers.com/
The online page of the popular weight loss program. Gives information about Weight Watchers and its many plans. Also includes an interactive portion where users can read and post success stories, challenges & solutions, exercise, and recipes.
An electronic bulletin that connects young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors.
http://www.disabled-travel.com/
Specializes in vacations that meet the special needs of travelers with disabilities.
http://kanpai.stanford.edu/arch/arch.html
Seeks to promote equal access to information for individuals with disabilities by influencing the early design stages of tomorrow's computer-based technology.
Nonprofit organization. Provides resources and assistance to visually impaired children and their families. Offers information on an educational preschool program, family services, the current newsletter, and a calendar of upcoming events. Also lists links to other related sites.
http://www.tcns.co.uk/chatback/
Serves as a place where children who have disabilities can organize their own dialogue. Functions primarily as an e-mail exchange through a related Listserv. Provides information about this service.
http://deafworldweb.org/deafworld/
Lists some information in German and French, as well as English, and is fairly international in scope. Provides information on deaf studies, deaf culture, useful services, and more.
http://www.globalnet.co.uk/~pmatthews/DisabilityNet/
A non-political service for people with disabilities run by people with disabilities.
http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/welcome.html
Covers topics including child language disorders, dysphagia, fluency disorders, stuttering, and hearing disabilities.
Discusses its role as the largest and most successful outdoor recreation program for those with disabilities. Includes both winter and summer activities.
http://www.oneworld.org/avert/young.htm
Provides timely information for teens, including what AIDS is, what causes it, and how one might become infected.
http://med-www.bu.edu/Alzheimer/home.html
Serves as a reference site for clinicians, investigators, and caregivers interested in Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias.
Take a simple test and determine your risk for diabetes. Then find the diabetes center that is closest to you. Learn about living with diabetes and what you can do to help out the association and those who suffer from diabetes.
The American association that fights heart disease and stroke. They maintain an extensive heart and stroke guide that contains over 300 articles from the association on various subjects such as aspirin, cigarette smoking, and exercise.
http://www.w2.com/docs2/d5/lyme.html
Information about Lyme Disease, including how to spot early symptoms and general precautions for avoiding ticks, thus avoiding the disease altogether.
http://www.pslgroup.com/ARTHRITIS.HTM
Medical news and alerts about arthritis. Includes an overview of arthritis and a study of rheumatoid arthritis. Provides links to discussion groups and newsgroups and other sites that have arthritis-related information.
http://www.tau.ac.il/~melros/Welcome.html
Interesting reading on the subject of halitosis. The questions and answers, articles, and online publications should be of interest to anyone who suffers from oral malodor or has a spouse that does.
Many things women should know about breast cancer, including how to detect breast cancer, toll-free numbers for information hotlines, questions and answers about cancer, and much more.
Center for the advanced diagnosis and treatment of heart and circulatory disease. Offers a wide range of reports covering the full spectrum of prevention, diagnosis, and non-surgical and surgical treatment of circulatory problems.
http://www.kumc.edu/hospital/huntingtons/
Although not intended to be an authoritative work, this page provides valuable information about Huntington's disease. The helpful tips at this page include communication strategies, help for eating and swallowing, and more. Also provides links to other HD sources.
A searchable database of AIDS/HIV information, including information from the XI International Conference on AIDS and the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Progress Report. Also includes a gallery of AIDS-awareness posters.
Information on Down Syndrome, including articles, health care guidelines, a worldwide list of organizations, and education resources. The site also features a "brag book" containing photos of a number of children with the syndrome.
http://www.ivf.com/endohtml.html
A variety of information on the puzzling disease. The site includes a lengthy FAQ, case studies, and a number of articles on the subject. A photo gallery is also included.
http://www.eyenet.org/public/faqs/faqs.html
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has developed a collection of FAQs answering questions about a variety of eye diseases. Here you can find information about cataracts, glaucoma, amblyopia, and more.
Drs. Peter Gardner and Stuart Waldstreicher provide an informational page about gastroenterology and liver disease, as well as their own practice treating such disorders. Links are provided to descriptions of symptoms, videos of intestinal surgery, facts and stats on digestive disease, and more patient information.
http://www.eskimo.com/~vanming/hpc_intro.html
A doctor-developed fingertip cap for fingertip injuries. Recommended by medical professionals. Links to usage information, free samples, and business opportunities for distributions.
http://www.maui.net/~southsky/introto.html
Intended as a general introduction to skin cancer, this page provides basic information such as determining what causes skin cancer, what it is, what your personal risks are, and how to reduce those risks.
http://www.ozarksol.com/vision/
Informs the public about vision-correcting procedures, including radial keratotomy (RK) for nearsightedness, astigmatic keratotomy (AK) for astigmatism, automated lamellar keratoplasty (ALK) for farsightedness, and the soon-to-be FDA-approved photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for nearsightedness.
http://www.mssm.edu/peds/modell/home-pag.html
Dedicated to Primary Immune Deficiency, an inherited defect in the immune system.
An independent health care philanthropy dealing with health and development in South Africa, HIV policy, health policy, and reproductive health. Foundation is located in California, and its site provides many links to AIDS-related topics.
Serves as a commercial online medical information service. Provides health care professionals and consumers a convenient place to obtain medical information. Serves as a gateway to access other health information services on the Internet. Currently focuses on cancer information.
http://www.merck.com/!!rGBNN2da4rGBNN2da4/pubs/mmanual/html/sectoc.htm
A definitive source of information about disease. Topics covered range from infectious diseases to nutritional and metabolic disorders to neurologic and psychiatric disorders. The manual has an extensive list of tables and figures and is very technical in nature.
Learn all about the MDA and what it does to help combat neuromuscular diseases. Also learn about what you can do to help besides just watching the Jerry Lewis telethon.
The NOF seeks to reduce the incidences of osteoporosis by making the public more informed about it. Its site provides background information on the disease, information about who's at risk, and prevention and treatment ideas.
http://www.newsfile.com/1m.htm
The world's only news weekly dedicated entirely to medical and health news. Headlines and glimpses of the stories are available for free, but to get the full articles, you must subscribe. Sample issues are available.
http://neuro-chief-e.mgh.harvard.edu/parkinsonsweb/Main/PDmain.html
Serves as a resource directory, pointing you to sources of information on Parkinson's disease.
Provides information for children and young adults who have arthritis and other rheumatic diseases of childhood, their families, and the physicians who care for them.
http://www.comed.com/Prostate/
Includes pages on screening for prostate cancer, understanding diagnosis and treatments, and where to find support groups.
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~rlc/
Seeks to create a computer-based multimedia rehabilitation environment designed to educate and train individuals with acute or chronic spinal cord injuries so they can successfully leave the in-patient rehabilitation environment and function in society. Provides information about their plans and progress.
Offers cancer and AIDS pain management services. Serves as a resource for pain sufferers and clinicians. Offers educational materials, including newsletters, clinical articles, presentation slides on cancer pain management, and a schedule of upcoming pain management seminars.
http://www.rad.washington.edu/Books/Approach/Scoliosis.html
An article on the skeletal disease, written by Dr. Michael L. Richardson, MD. The article shows the various classifications of scoliosis and provides illustrations to further demonstrate the effects of the disease.
The home to archives of various skin disease-related Usenet newsgroups. Also provides descriptions of the various skin diseases and links to other skin-related sites.
http://q.continuum.net/~sidsnet/
Provides information about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. "This page will grow and evolve as we progress up the learning curve together. Your patience, understanding, and contributions to this page will make it grow into a true network of people and information dedicated to stopping SIDS, the number one killer of infants between the ages of one month and one year." —Chuck Mihalko, President, SIDS Network.
http://www.wimsey.com/~jlyon/index.html
Provides contact information about agencies, consumer groups, Internet resources, and vendors of adaptive technology for persons with vision impairments. Covers international resources and those local to British Columbia and Western Canada. Also carries discussions that cover the experience of vision impairment.
FAQs, publications, research, products, services, forums, book reviews, a glossary of terms, and other information of interest to anyone involved in any way with multiple sclerosis.
Provides educational resources and job opportunities for emergency and primary care physicians and health care providers.
http://www.catt.citri.edu.au/emergency/
Hopes to provide an insight into emergency services around the world through action photos, a virtual emergency, a training room, and a notice board.
Promotes the exchange of ideas about the prevention of, preparation for, and recovery from natural and sociotechnological disasters.
A volunteer organization that provides mountain safety education and volunteers for search and rescue operations.
Clearinghouse of information for campus Emergency Medical System groups. Also maintains two e-mail discussion lists and information on conferences.
http://www.sitegroup.com/teamdisp/
Program designed to bring more awareness to EMS, Fire and Rescue, and police and sheriff department dispatchers.
http://www.interchg.ubc.ca/emerg_vh/ubc_multicentre.html
Emergency medicine research consortium made up of the emergency medicine research divisions of three teaching hospitals, Royal Columbian Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, and Vancouver Hospital. Outlines information about the network's current and recent research activities. Also outlines recent publications, abstracts, presentations, and text book chapters. Functions as a bulletin board-type service, whereby members can post intra-network messages using a password-controlled link. Also offers links to a faculty-wide e-mail directory.
Contains a FAQ sheet, a library of aerobics patterns, and a calendar of fitness events.
http://www.blonz.com/blonz/index.html
Authored by Ed Blonz, Ph.D., this site is designed to help you discern the valuable nutrition sites on the web from those that are mere cyberjunk. The page provides many links to the sites that are considered the best and is also available in a version that contains frames and Java.
An excellent source for kids and parents alike to find out the values of eating fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. Remember, "Five a day is the magic rule—more is OK, less is uncool!"
http://chd.syr.edu/chd/CyberNutrition2.html
Sponsored by the Syracuse College for Human Development, this page enables you to send in nutritional questions which are answered and then presented in archive form for the benefit of all. Ask about anything from riboflavin deficiencies to the healthful qualities of beer and pizza
http://hyperlink.com:80/balance
Online magazine covering sports nutrition and therapy and the International Register of Personal Trainers, as well as general fitness and exercise.
Provides information about healthy eating, dietary guidelines, food labeling, and other nutritional information. Contains links to many "nutritional" sites.
http://www.ganesa.com/food/index.html
Getting good nutrition is easy if you follow the food pyramid guide. This page is a graphical representation of the pyramid, with each food group depicted being a link to a short discussion about it's nutritional qualities.
http://www.teleport.com/~walking/hiking.html
Offers hiking and walking resources, organizations, philosophy, and updates on gear.
The home page of the International Food Information Council. Provides information for health professionals, educators, parents, and consumers. Includes FAQs and other publications.
Contains two very informative articles, the Potassium Chronicles, and Protein Basics. Includes information on getting enough of each of these in your daily diet, complete with recipes.
http://www.interlog.com/~noahs/
The best health supplements, herbs, green foods, high-end vitamins, and beauty-related products at the lowest prices. Browse the catalog, place an order, or link to other health-related sites.
http://pages.prodigy.com/CA/nutrigenie/
A nutrition software publisher, including titles for weight loss, disease and nutrition, high blood pressure, heart disease, special diets, sports, allergies, and much more. Also includes other health-related sites and information for downloading.
Breakthroughs in health, fitness, nutrition, and sexuality. Includes discussions of scientific discoveries and information about Dr. Mirkin's radio programs and books.
http://deja-vu.oldiron.cornell.edu/~jabbo/
Contains a "Current Topics" section where articles can be read and submitted, and a "Just the FAQs" section that answers questions about nutrition. Check this page out and find out why a healthful diet is "funkier than chitlins with gravy and grits. . .".
http://vax1.mankato.msus.edu/~k061252/MSUATC.html
Provides information for people interested in the athletic training profession. Provides information about Mankato State University and a curriculum program and information concerning it. Also offers a number of other athletic training or related links, such as program information, alumni information, history, an athletic training Listserv discussion directory, and staff.
http://www.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au/~geoffs/
A wealth of nutritional information, including information on reducing fat and improving athletic performance through proper nutrition; and dietary guidelines for adults, adolescents, and children.
http://www.siteworks.co.uk/pperf/conts.htm
A scientific newsletter devoted to improving stamina, strength, and fitness.
http://www.forthrt.com/~chronicl/archiv.htm#5
Offers links to other health and medicinal home pages.
http://www.social.com/health/index.html
Provides daily health news (and an archive), a library of health articles, discussions, and lists of FAQs, newsgroups, and mailing lists.
http://www.gdesystems.com/IIS/ORIGHTML/healthcom.html
Site for patient-focused health care support systems for providers of health care. Links to patient-charting systems and other health care pages of interest.
http://www.coolware.com/health/joel/health.html
Provides information about health, stress, sexuality, and many other health problems that people can encounter.
Provides updates on health, diseases, wellness and illness, a resource directory guide to organizations and government agencies, access to pharmacies in your community, and a drug search program that enables you to find information about prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
http://www.perspective.com/health/index.html
Presents a monthly electronic newsletter and discussion group for people who want to gain a better understanding of news and research on the relationship between health, nutrition, and lifestyle.
http://www.fractals.com/sy/html/sy_intro.html
Skin-care products for sensitive skin, developed by dermatologists. Browse the products and place your order directly from your computers.
http://www.frontier.net/MEDMarket/
The medical industry's Internet headquarters. Includes links to featured services, announcements, and MEDMarket tenants.
http://www.pitt.edu/~ejb4/min/
Lists minority health resources by minority group, by subject, and by disease. Also includes lists of upcoming events and publications.
Provides information and products that deal with psoriasis and other skin ailments. Includes an online catalog, medical updates, and contact information.
Dedicated to health, vitality, and longevity. Contains information on anti-aging, nutrition and exercise, and traditional and alternative health care.
http://www.hookup.net/mall/aging/agesit59.html
Provides information to those interested in learning about the aging process. Includes books, theories, newsgroups, conferences, and laboratories.
http://www.tpoint.net/creative/
Focuses on a software system designed to help stroke and trauma victims recover language abilities.
http://www.premier.net/~gero/geropsyc.html
Includes a listing of gerontology, senior information, dementia, Parkinson's Disease, stroke, assessment, and psychology resources.
http://dataprompt.com/neteng/retire_liv.html
Provides retirement options, including nursing care, independent living facilities, and home health care, as well as links to legal, financial, and moving services.
http://www.cais.net/naric//hm.html
Provides information on making housing more accessible, including publications, organizations, and identification of products.
Discusses the institute's research into discovering the fundamental mechanisms behind dysfunction, and then applying those findings to prevent and reverse dementia.
http://www.portals.pdx.edu/~isidore/aging.html
Provides links to resources for people to find information on the aging process. Covers discussion groups, databases, library catalogs, and aging-related home pages.
Provides a national listing of nonprofit senior housing, health care, and service organizations.
Provided by the Social Security Administration, this site includes agency and benefit information, a guide for employers, international information, legislation, and research and statistics.
A professional membership society for health care executives. Offers publications, policy statements, and educational programs.
Lists products and articles on administration, health care, and law and business.
http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu
Provides faculty, staff, and students in the health sciences with a starting point for Internet exploration.
A membership organization for financial management professionals. Provides a common ground for the exchange of ideas related to hospital finance.
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting a better understanding of health care information and management systems.
http://www.innervation.com/inner/
Consulting and support services for those in the health care industry. Links to the company overview, products and services available on the Web, and other sites of interest to the medical community.
Brings together NHS health authorities, Scottish health boards, and Northern Ireland health and social services boards to exchange information on support services, conferences, research, and publications.
Focuses on promoting rational and systematic approaches to decisions about health policy and the clinical care of patients. Includes decision analysis, applications of quantitative methods in clinical settings and medical research, studies of human cognition and the psychology of clinical reasoning, medical ethics, medical informatics and decision making, artificial intelligence, evaluation of medical practices, and cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit assessments.
Seeks to bring together university resources and health care agencies to address health concerns. The center conducts research and training, tests new models of health care delivery, and develops policy recommendations to improve the health of the rural populations.
http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~jwiens/chiro.html
Primarily serves as a pointer to health-related subjects, focusing on information for chiropractors, students, other health care practitioners, and interested laypersons. Offers many sites and links.
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/health/chn/index.html
Provides information on chronic illnesses, complementary therapies, health care plans, and information on state and federal agencies.
http://www.voicenet.com/1/voicenet/homepages/levinson/index.html
Provides resources and information on physical therapy, including music-related injuries and a PT student page.
Provides a database of medical product sales and technical information for health care providers.
http://www.calyx.com/~olsen/MEDICAL/medical.html
Continues the controversy of using marijuana to relieve medical ailments.
Provides objective information for health care decision-makers. Helps health care providers reduce risk, contain costs, and increase efficiencies by providing reliable data, strategic analysis, and counsel. Delivers services through three divisions: MDB Technology Services, MDB Information Services, and MDB Financial Network.
http://www.exit109.com/~zaweb/pjp/
Lists national and international links to biotech firms, medical libraries, journals, employment opportunities, and health databases.
http://www.mindspring.com/~wbrock/pt.html
Provides general information about physical therapy. Includes physical therapy today, research, treatment, typical work settings, specialization, and credentials.
Promotes the belief that the hot springs in Italy can bring relief from every type of problem, from allergies to metabolism to stress.
Provides guaranteed renewable supplemental health insurance.
http://www.employershealth.com/
Focuses on helping small businesses provide benefits.
Targets anyone who wants to assess his or her own health or learn more about HMOs.
Writes and administers insurance programs for colleges nationwide and K—12 institutions in a ten state region.
http://www.ins-for-students.com/
Includes policies for colleges and universities, international programs, nursery and daycare, athletics, and camps.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MANDR/
Home page for a consulting firm that offers assistance in Medicaid consulting, HMO products and mergers, self-insured health plans, and insurance company consulting.
http://www.intellinet.com/~rusty
Includes a brief list of insurance products and services. Also offers quotes for any type of insurance.
http://www.silo.com/services/wwmed/medsrc.htm
Independent insurance brokers offering temporary medical plans.
Private, nonprofit institution. Offers children comprehensive medical care from birth to age 21, from every county in Arkansas and from many nearby states, regardless of a family's ability to pay.
Nonprofit state association that serves more than 100 Catholic health care facilities in Wisconsin. Provides information about the association's purpose, educational programming, newsletters, and ethical information.
http://www.charitiesusa.com/charitiesusa/fedmain/mraamain.html
Includes links to many medical research groups and foundations. Offers a toll-free number for those with donations to help fight disease.
http://griffith.dartmouth.edu/iml/iml.html
Part of the Dartmouth Medical School. Specializes in using computers, media, and communications technologies for medical simulations.
ICA is a nonprofit organization ensuring that high-quality, focused, patient-centered cancer information is available to patients and physicians. Includes information on programs and background and a sign-up site for more information.
http://www.missouri.edu/~mimhmj
Highlights the research, education, and multimedia efforts with which the Missouri Institute of Mental Health currently is involved.
Provides information about the tradition and history of the prestigious New England Medical Center. Offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for adults and children.
Dedicated to studying the effects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
From the U.S. Department of Labor. Establishes and enforces protective standards and offers technical assistance to protect the American workplace.
http://www.med.umich.edu/HCHS/
Contains archival, manuscript, and museum materials; images of documents, photographs, graphic art and artifacts; exhibits and galleries on special topics; educational products; and online assistance.
http://www.duke.edu/~tj/sci.ant.html
Includes information on electrical and magnetic items, calculating, surveying, surgical instruments, bloodletting, pharmaceuticals and medical chests, electrotherapy devices, and more.
Provides one-stop access to medical Web servers around the world. Organizes the links into medical specialty departments by using a virtual hospital setting.
Serves as a resource center on a broad range of neurosurgical issues for patients, families, and health care professionals. Also describes the surgical specialties and research of the staff of the Department of Neurosurgery at the New York University Medical Center.
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/oto/page.html
Provides information from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, including faculty and resident directory, residency and fellowship information, audiology program information, grand rounds archives, subscription information for the OTOHNS-Online Otolaryngology discussion group, and links to other otolaryngology resources.
Offers a collection of plastic surgery—related links. Targets physicians and interested lay readers. Includes hospital Web pages, journals, books, and general information.
http://sapphire.surgery.wisc.edu/
Focuses on organ preservation and transplantation. Also discusses UW Solution, an organ preservation solution.
http://www.ohsu.edu/cliniweb/wwwvl/
Provides information about what many colleges offer in their health/medicine field, as well as search units to find key topics about health questions, such as pharmacy, epidemiology, and even veterinary medicine.
http://medicus.marshall.edu/medicus.htm
Presents a program that enables you to simulate an actual patient encounter, intended as a teaching tool for physicians, residents, and medical students.
http://www.scomm.net/~greg/med-ed
Targets pre-med and medical students. Lists medical schools in the U. S., offers links to medical reference materials and ftp sites, provides lists of specialists, and more.
http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~dbk675/nwu_radiology.html
Offers links to current radiological information and case presentations, as well as a description of services provided, staff, residency, and fellowship programs.
http://www.rust.net/~skindell/medscrip.html
Offers a Windows prescription writer program for physicians, written by physicians for physicians. Reduces the workload and decreases the probability of errors.
http://avicom.net/thesource/index.html
Targets osteopathic medical students, osteopathic physicians, the allopathic medical community, and people considering medicine as a career.
A nonprofit research organization. Provides the Telemedicine Information Exchange (TIE), a database of information on telemedicine.
http://www.crd.ge.com/esl/cgsp/projects/medical/
Provides 3D MPEG format movies of the human body, brain, skull, colon, heart, torso, and heart arteries.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/visualization/surgsim/
Focuses on simulating the perceived environment that a surgeon encounters during endoscopic surgery. Offers a large downloadable MPEG movie.
http://www.eskimo.com/%7egburlin/circ.html
Covers facts, information and resource pages, and negative aspects of circumcision and foreskin restoration. Includes a small section on female circumcision.
Covers impotence, nutrition as related to male infertility, artificial insemination, transrectal ultrasound, and treatment of varicocele.
http://www.dash.com/netro/nwx/tmr/tmr0595/fertility0595.html
Provides tips on enhancing fertility and ensuring a healthier baby.
http://h-devil-www.mc.duke.edu/h-devil/men/men.htm
Offers information on urinary tract infections, testicular self-exams, premature ejaculation, and erectile dysfunction.
http://www2.impotent.com/caverject/
Covers myths, facts, and prescription drugs, and provides a quiz, a free information kit, and the names of doctors in your area who specialize in treating impotence.
http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c12.html
An extensive list of potential problems in male health and where to find more information.
http://www.mindspring.com/~brydaguy/acclaim.html
Offers links to short self-help articles on marriage, better sex, recovery from depression, and other happy thoughts.
Provides resources and services for the treatment of anxiety and stress-related mental ailments. Includes an online sale of books and audio tapes. Also provides links to treatment centers, workshops, and counseling services.
Provides background and information for Dr. Romberg Programs. Includes contact information.
http://www.webweaver.net/psych/
Offers psychological information and relevant links for mental health information and resources.
Post-graduate school at the University of London, recognized by the World Health Organization as a collaborating center for research and training in mental health. Seeks to promote excellence in the research, development, and teaching of psychiatry and its allied subjects, and to apply and disseminate knowledge through the development of treatment for the relief of suffering. Contains information and research on mental health, psychiatry, and neuroscience.
Provides information on six creative arts therapies—art, dance/movement, drama, music, psych, and poetry—which use creative processes to facilitate change in therapeutic, rehabilitative, community, and educational settings.
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~sward/anxiety/abw.html
Targets the 5-15 percent of the population expected to suffer from an anxiety-related disorder during their lives. Includes theories, support, stories, and pharmacological data.
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~corelli/
Offers links to mental health information and resources. Provides information on psychiatric diagnosis, personality disorders, and other areas of psychological interest. Offers links to information on psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. Includes a personal reading list in areas of psychiatry, psychotherapy, and Jungian psychology.
http://www.ottawa.net/~helpnet
Connects you with highly trained and experienced professionals in clinical and performance psychology. Offers you advice from experienced psychotherapists from a variety of specialties, including the fields of drugs and alcohol, sex and relationships, sleep, anxiety and depression, child and family counseling, medication, and general psychology.
Helps those with social phobias to overcome "maladaptive thoughts and beliefs" and achieve personal and professional goals through learning new behaviors.
http://www.azstarnet.com/~jlichty/rn.htm
Forum for current issues, education, health reform, and other nursing topics. Also offers current hot topics and links to other sites.
Dedicated to providing information to home care nurses. Includes a forms library and "a day in the life of a home care nurse."
http://www.silcom.com/~peter/nurse.html
Maintained by a nurse, this page provides links to other sites to promote continuing education for nurses.
http://www.interaccess.com/ihpnet/
An electronic forum for resources-sharing among persons of all religious faiths and backgrounds regarding the relationship between spirituality and health.
http://www.community.net/~sylvan/MacNursing.html
Offers shareware and freeware, resumes, and hospital unit information systems.
http://www.callamer.com/itc/nurse/nrslist.html
Offers links to electronic mailing lists on topics of interest to nurses. Includes lists for opthalmic nurses, intravenous therapy, graduate nursing discussions, and international nursing.
http://ally.ios.com/~webster/index.html
Offers sites of interest to telephone triage nurses, including health administration, medical, and marketing resources.
Provides information to nurses, patients, and medical personnel of all types in an effort to keep up with the growing amount of information posted online.
http://www.realtime.net/anr/vitamins.html
Contains information on the B vitamins, vitamins C, D, and E, biotin, folic acid, and niacin. Also contains links to reference guides for nutrients, minerals, herbs, and amino acids.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
FDA site describing cosmetics, food additives and pesticides, labeling, press releases, and women's health. Also includes a seafood hotline.
Home page for the World-Wide Network of Nutrition and Dietetic Professionals. Includes a marketplace and a link to the Dietetics Online archives.
Searchable database for information on nutrition and fast-food restaurants.
Nutrition based on Yin/Yang diet selection and preparation. Includes lifestyle suggestions, classes, recovery stories, recipes, and a FAQ sheet.
http://www.execpc.com/~magnesum/ (no i in address)
Provides information on the magnesium deficiency problem and how it relates to the beverage industry.
http://www.idrc.ca/mi/mnnet.htm
Provides information on micronutrient malnutrition. Includes discussion of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, current events, and prevalence and control program status.
http://deja-vu.oldiron.cornell.edu/~jabbo/index.html
Contains articles discussing current topics such as dairy products, vegetarianism, saturated fat, poisonous plants, and food safety.
Researches, develops, and manufactures dermatology preparations, skin-care lines, sunscreen protection, and eye and cosmetic products.
http://www.pavilion.co.uk/david-pearce/hedonist.htm
Believes that within the next 1,000 years, genetic engineering and chemical psychopharmacology will eradicate the biological substrates of suffering.
http://griffin.vcu.edu/~gkrishna/PK/pk.html
Provides definitions, suggested readings, and news and job opportunities for these three disciplines.
Discusses publications, conferences, job listings, and software developments related to pharmaceutical care.
Online pharmaceutical product ordering and information service. Targets health care professionals. Presents the PPS Online_ Pharma-Response_System, a pharmaceutical information system developed for consumers.
Provides an overview of PhRMA, which represents more than 100 U. S. pharmaceutical research companies. Also provides answers to frequently asked questions about pharmaceuticals, the latest news, a health guide series, and an interactive stroke survey.
Lets you type in the names of specific drugs, and then returns information regarding generic names, brand names, and categories of classification.
http://www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/wildsafe.html
Covers workshops and conferences and lists first-aid resources for planning a wilderness trip.
http://www.med.cornell.edu/nyhexr/exr5.html
A network of medical centers designed to assist executive travelers. A consulting service and an emergency evacuation service.
Tips for airplane travel. Covers jet lag, fear of flying, airline food, time zones, and blocked ears.
http://www.intmed.mcw.edu/ITC/Health.html
Includes tips on traveling while pregnant and packing a travel medicine kit; lists environmental hazards, such as altitude and motion sickness and auto accidents; and gives an overview of different diseases and vaccinations.
http://www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/altitude.html
Discusses symptoms, what causes high altitude illnesses, and how to prevent them. Also covers the different types of illnesses.
http://community.net/~neils/new.html
Lists medical and pharmaceutical hospitals and sites.
"Dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors arising in or from the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community." Includes links to public relations, continuing education, and government affairs pages.
http://engr-www.unl.edu/ee/eeshop/rsi.html
Contains an introduction to RSI, symptoms, prevention, and sites to learn more about the problem.
Covers repetitive motion injuries. Includes information on massage therapy on the job, tips for safe lifting, carpal tunnel syndrome, and back issues of the CTDNews magazine.
An independent environmental and industrial hygiene laboratory established to provide analytical services for such containments as radon gas, formaldehyde, hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, PCBs, pesticides, and metals.
Provides information on biological and health effects of electric and magnetic fields from sources such as power lines, electrical wiring, appliances, medical equipment, communications facilities, cellular phones, and computers.
http://www.ns.net/~djh/howger/index.html
Provides information on drugs in the workplace, including articles on the pros and cons of drug testing, federal drug and alcohol testing regulations, and employee-assistance programs.
Private corporation offering safety inspection records of companies inspected by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA-DATA will help determine which companies have a better commitment to the workplace environment.
http://www.newspage.com/NEWSPAGE/cgi-bin/walk.cgi/NEWSPAGE/info/d14/d1/d7/
Provides a daily update of workplace safety in the news. Lists brief summaries of articles; entire text is available for a small fee.
An institute dedicated to the assessment and prevention of occupation- and environment-related diseases. Includes information on ergonomics and safety, occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, and continuing education.
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/
Provides general information about typing injuries, a list of items to replace or update a keyboard, alternative pointing devices, software monitoring tools, and new furniture.
