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AIDS Information for Young People

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.

Alzheimer Disease Web Site

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.

American Diabetes Association

http://www.diabetes.org/

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.

American Heart Association National Center

http://www.amhrt.org/

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.

American Lyme Disease Foundation

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.

Arthritis Doctor's Guide to the Internet

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.

Bad Breath Research

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.

Breast Cancer Information

http://nysernet.org/bcic/

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.

Cardiovascular Institute of the South

http://www.cardio.com/

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.

Caring for People With Huntington's Disease

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.

Down Syndrome WWW Page

http://www.nas.com/downsyn/

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.

Endometriosis

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.

Eye Diseases and Conditions

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.

Gastroenterology Consultants

http://www.gastro.com/

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.

HYPHECAN Fingertip Cap

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.

Introduction to Skin Cancer

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.

Introduction to Vision Correcting Procedures by Med-Source, Inc.

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.

Jeffrey Modell Foundation

http://www.mssm.edu/peds/modell/home-pag.html

Dedicated to Primary Immune Deficiency, an inherited defect in the immune system.

Kaiser Family Foundation

http://www.kff.org/kff/

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.

Medicine OnLine

http://meds.com

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.

The Merck Manual

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.

Muscular Dystrophy Association

http://www.mdausa.org/

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.

National Osteoporosis Foundation

http://www.nof.org/

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.

NewsFile

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.

Parkinson's Web

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.

Pediatric Rheumatology home page

http://www.wp.com/pedsrheum

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.

Prostate Cancer InfoLink

http://www.comed.com/Prostate/

Includes pages on screening for prostate cancer, understanding diagnosis and treatments, and where to find support groups.

Rehabilitation Learning Center

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.

Roxane Pain Institute

http://www.Roxane.com

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.

Scoliosis

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 Skin (Diseases) Page

http://www.pinch.com/skin/

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.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Information Home Page

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.

Vision Impairments: A Guide for the Perplexed

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.

World of Multiple Sclerosis

http://www.ifmss.org.uk/

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.