Medicine
Here are some links for my friends and family in the medical profession...
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A semi-related page is my page on
Social Sciences.
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HealthFinder
a government sponsored health related search engine.
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Health on the Net
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The National Institutes of Health maintains the
National Library of Medicine,
the
National Cancer Institute
and the
Office of Alternative Medicine Information Clearninghouse
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The Center for Disease Control
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U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
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The American Medical Association
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Apnea
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Thyroid
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Otosclerosis
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The American Heart Association
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Canadian Lung Assocation
(has a page on
sleep apnea
too)
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American Macular Degeneration Foundation
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The
National Osteoporosis Foundation
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Creighton Osteoporosis Research Center
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American Cancer Society
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OncoLink,
A great site for Cancer information
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The Department of Health and Human Services
runs an
Eldercare Locator
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The Arthritis Foundation
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The
National Stroke Association
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In the UK there is a nice page on
Parkinson's Disease.
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The Alzheimer's Association
or
The Omaha Alzheimer's Association
or
Alzheimer Europe ASBL
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
is the human equivallent of
Mad Cow disease
(
bovine spongiform encepholopathy
).
I am not able to give blood because I was in England during the 1980's
for more than 3 months, and the American Red Cross is concerned about
someone perhaps contracting the disease from beef eaten during that
period. I have no signs of the disease, I just noted it here because
I am always forgetting the name of it.
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National Marrow Donor Program
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The
National Mental Health Association
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The American Diabetes Association
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CFIDS Association of America
(Chronic Fatigue)
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The Asthma and Allergy Foundation
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American Speech-Language Hearing Association
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The
National Headache Foundation
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American Lyme Disease Foundation
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MedWeb,
A service of Emory Univeristy,
has links to all kinds of medical information.
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The
Virtual Hospital
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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The
National Health Information Center
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Heathly Women
- women's health issues.
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ShapeUp
diet and exercise site
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Phys
an E-zine on health and fitness.
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Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
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American Botanical Council
- promoting herbal remedies
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Nebraska Health Systems
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Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke's Medical Center,
Chicago, IL
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Mercy Hospital,
Des Moines, IA
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Penn State Dept. of Radiology
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The
Health and Medical Informatics Digest
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University of Florida College of Medicine
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Radiation and Health Physics Homepage
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American Liver Foundation
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The National Transportation Saftey Agency
has a web page where you can look up
where to get your child seat inspected
in your area. 80% of child seats are installed incorectly.
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Personal Best
is a Human Resources type health magazine.
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SleepNet
contains information about sleep disorders.
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American Dietic Association
and their
Eatright
website
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The
USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
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The
National Safety Council
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Physicians for Human Rights
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GenenTech
makers of syntetic insulin and other medical products.
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Choice In Dying
- a source for information about "Living Wills" and
"Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care"