Medical and Health Resources
--- Knight Ridder Newspapers
[published in this week's (third week of May, 2001) Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)]
"A recent Rand study appraised Internet-health sites based on their information about four health problems: breast cancer, childhood asthma, depression and obesity.
The two sites that were clearly best were Oncolink.com for breast cancer and a depression site at www.nimh.nih.gov. English-language sites were markedly superior to Spanish-language sites, without exception.
Among the strongest were Engish_language sites for:
Oncolink.com,
Cancernet .gov,
Webmd.com,
Cancer.org.
Childhood asthma:
www.NHLBI.nih.gov,
www.Myasthma.com,
DrKoop.com,
Onhealth.com.
Depression:
www.nimh.nih.gov,
Intelihealth.com,
Webmd.com,
CBSHealthWatch.com,
Obesity:
CBSHealthWatch.com,
Intelihealth.com,
NLM.nih.gov,
Webmd.com.
Some leading Spanish-language sites were:
Salud.com
Childhood asthma:
Salud.com
Depression:
Salud.com,
Graciasdr.com
Obesity:
Salud.com,
Saludlatina.com"
For a list of Libraries, check out the Library Section.
- Internet Public Library
---
University of Michigan (US)
- Stanford Medical Infomatics
--- Stanford
University
- Public Library of Science
"The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource."
- Databases
- Infotrieve Online
Medical Search Service
- BioMedNet Research Tools
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
- PubMed
"PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 12 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals."
- Stanford Medical Informatics
- IU RLML Medical Library HOME PAGE
- University of British Columbia: Faculty of Medicine
- Karolinska Institute, Sweden
a medical university
- Martindale's: The Reference Desk
- MedWeb's Biomedical Internet Resources
- Holaxis Corporation
- Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery Jumpstation
- Robot Assist in Brain Surgery --- from NASA
- medical links page
- Newton Medical, Quantitative Analysis
- Canadian Medical Association:
CMA Provincial/Territorial Divisions
- The American Medical Women's Association Chicago Chapter
"This is a professional organization for female physicians, residents, and medical students, and pre-medical students devoted to their education, developing leadership, networking and mentoring. Also included are links to Women's Health, Chicago, Chicago Hospitals and Medical Centers, and Universities. It is also an interesting site for pre-medical students."
- Medical Sites! - Primenet
- memory-optics.html
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: (NAMI) Home Page
- The Neurosensory Institute-MIBS Program
- REMOTE ACCESS TO MEDICAL DATA
- Neurosurgery at NYU
- MedNexus
- Multimedia Medical Imaging Center
- CELLS ALIVE!
""CELLS alive!" is a web-site that features pathogens and leukocytes with
the emphasis on graphics."
- Spectrum Medical Arts
- TechPool
- Anatomy
- Pathology
- WebCrawler Search Results for "Pathology"
- MEDLIB.INTRO --- from NASA
- BONES (tm) Resources for BioMedical Educators
- OSC The Human Body
- "Click the bones you wanna see"
- Welcome to MEDSTUFF!
- Medicine
- PharmWeb
- Pharmacy Related Periodicals
- NEONATOLOGY SECTION
- BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- The Green Machine Almanac
- Asian American Medical Student Group Homepage
- ACUPUNCTURE.COM
- Acupunture
- Alternative Medicine Homepage
- Natural Medicine For The Health Crisis
- Nature's Source Home Page
- Natures Medicines and Natural Remedies
- Back-2-Nature's All Natural Products
- Howard Rheingold's "Tomorrow": Shaman Pharmaceuticals
- Homeopathy Home Page
- Homeopathic Medicine
- HOMEOPATHY - EDUCATE . .
NEWSLETTER HOME PAGE
- Yan Xin Qigong Introduction
- The Chiropractic Page
- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: (AACOM)
"AACOM is dedicated to the advancement and enrichment of osteopathic medical education in the nation's osteopathic medical colleges. AACOM's homepage aims to educate the general public about osteopathic medicine and medical education in general. Internet surfers will also find information concerning the history of osteopathic medicine, profiles of the 16 colleges of osteopathic medicine, how to apply to the colleges, and much more!"
- Jeff's Medical Page
- Clinical Medicine RESOURCES
MEDICAL MATRIX 2.9- GUIDE TO INTERNET
- Medical Matrix- Guide to Internet Medical Resources
- Aging,
Molecular, genetical, physiological.. etc aspects on Aging (aging.htm)
- Zoology at U. of Toronto
- Veterinary and Animal Organizations
- Balogh Scientific Books
- New Book List
- Health Main Page
- Physician's Page
--- mailing lists, indices, other resources
- Health Data
- BenefitsLink
- The Employee Benefits Web Site
- Stony Brook HSC Library - Health
- UCLA MedNet Home Page
- EMBBS Home Page
"The Emergency Medicine Bulletin Board System (EMBBS) on the World Wide Web provides educational resources for Emergency and Primary Care physicians and health care providers."
- Injury Control Resource Information Network
- Poisons Information Database (Singapore)
- Veterans Page
A Web page to assist Persian Gulf War veterans, explains Gulf War Syndrome and offers support for veterans and their families. It also has links to related government information for veterans of other wars.
- Gulf War Veterans Resource Page: GWVRP: Index 6
- Health
Table of Contents:
Health and the Environment - Time Magazine,
AIDS and HIV Information,
General Medical Information,
Health Info - Com Network Medical Newsletter,
The Interactive Frog Dissection: An On-Line Tutorial,
Interactive Orthopaedic Medical Information
- Medical and Health Sites
-- from WWU
- Health & Medicine Table of Contents
---from the Global Network Navigator (GNN)
- International Planned Parenthood Federation:
IPPF Home Page
- Planned Parenthood On Line: A Guide To Healthy Sexuality
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America:
PPFA Mission Statement
- Office of Population Research
from Princeton U.
- National Capital FreeNet / Libertel de la Capitale nationale
Ottawa, Canada
- Midwifery
- Positive Parenting
"Find out WHAT'S NEW at Positive Parenting on the World Wide Web as well as the latest news and updates from the International Network for Children and Families (INCAF) Headquarters in Gainesville, Florida."
- Pregnancy and Reproductive Health Education Information
- Reproductive Health
- The Safer Sex Page
- WATER BABY
Experience of Water Birth, Part One
- Health Care Reforms text
--- FTP site
- JHMI-InfoNet: Patient Advocacy Groups
- 16th International Congress of Nutrition
- Spectrum Medical Arts
- Main Headings: The Natural Resource Directory
- Natural Choice Directory of Puget Sound
- Natural Resource Directory of Greater Los Angeles and Orange County
- Kombucha Home Page
- Kombucha
- Manchurian Kombucha Mushrooms and Kombucha Extract
- Cardiovascular Institute of the South
- About the Institute of HeartMath
- Aamir's Home Page
Includes Online Surgery Resource Sites, Medical Databases and Search Engines
- Trauma and Injury Prevention WWW Servers
- World Health Organization Helmet Initative
- Patient Held Medical Records
November1993 Issue - HIANSW Discussion Paper:
"HIANSW is concerned that there be rational discussion and
considered debate about health informatics issues. The proposal to establish a Health Communications Network in Australia, and the possibility of using new communications and information technology to support existing clinical and
patient management activities, deserve serious and detailed consid-eration."
- INTERPORT NET
Index of Associations and meetings.
- AIDS Resource List
- PHIV: Herbs & HIV --- Chinese Medicine & HIV Infection
- AIDS Education Training Project
- Aloha Resources: AIDS/HIV Sites in Hawaii
- AIDS Authority.ORG
- Farha Foundation Home Page
- IMMUNIZATIONS PROVIDED
- CGDM Home Page
- Family
Health
- Health-related Sites
- Disability Resources
from Evan Kemp Associates
- Ability_Index_page
"These days, many disabled persons and disabled groups etc. are turning to the Internet as a cost-effective means of obtaining information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Although this is a convent way for many disabled users, the time and cost of finding what you need can be very high. Ability BBS has developed this Web site and Index pages of information to make it incredibly simple for anyone needing to find information or down load related software to be transparently connected to the relevant site around the world."
- Archimedes Project Description
Project devoted to equal opportunity to "Information for People with Disabilities"
- George's Links -- Dyslexia
- Dyslexia
The Gift. Information for Parents and their Children
- The Dyslexia Archive
- The Dyslexia Page
- Central Institute for the Deaf
- Emotional Support for Loss, Illness, and Bereavement
- Environmental and Occupational Health Resource Guide
- Hernia Information HOME PAGE
- Safety Related Internet Resources --- WWW Servers
- UCSD Data Collection
Catalog Page
- HealthNet Home Page
- Women's Health Issues
- Women Homepage (Health Section)
- Osteoporosis
- Doctor's Guide to the Internet
- [gcps] Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Associations and Clubs
Bone Metabolism and Osteoperosis
- HEALTH EXPLORER: OSTEOPOROSIS
- Osteoporosis
- OSTEOPOROSIS: Prevention & Treatment
- Yahoo - Health:Diseases and Conditions: Osteoporosis
- Boning up on Calcium and Osteoporosis - PCRM
- National Breast Cancer Centre Home Page --- Australia
- National Cancer Institute
- American Cancer Society
- Cancer.gov
- OncoLink
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
- Cancer Web: Main Page Index
- Hodgkin's Disease
- Mike's Lymphoma Resource Pages
- Lymphoma Information Online
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America
- Alzheimer's Association
- Arthritis Foundation
- The Arthritis Society
- Index of /Patients/IowaHealthBook/
- The American Diabetes Association
- Diabetes Knowledgebase
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
- Yahoo --- Diseases_and_Conditions
- Dystrophy Breakthrough Announced
- Muscular Dystrophy Asscociations - Worldwide.
- MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION - MDA --- Australia
- Health and Disability
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - DMD - Links & Info.
- Multiple Sclerosis --- Book List
- Tuberous Sclerosis And Related Sites
- CODY & JORDAN'S (tuberous sclerosis) PAGE
- Other Multiple Sclerosis sites
- Matt's MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Hotlist
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT
-- ORGANIZATIONS AND CENTERS
- IAIMS
Integrated Advanced Information Management System
- The National Clearinghouse of Alcohol and Drug Information
- AL-ANON and ALATEEN
- SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
- Travel Health Information
- Travel Page
- Denver Freenet
This is a telnet session, very professionally done. At the main menu, choose 'libraries'; at the top of the next menu you'll see,
"The Medical Librarian's Center."
