HEALTH & MEDICAL RESOURCES

HEALTH & MEDICAL RESOURCES
An Internet Hotlist on HEALTH RESOURCES

created by Marilyn Abramowitz
Mineola High School Library

Introduction
Helpful links in all areas of health & medicine.

The Internet Resources

Comprehensive Health Sources

All Refer - Health -
Center for Disease Control & Prevention - A - Z disease info
Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes - from the Internet Public Library
Environmental Health Topics -
Gray's Anatomy -
Health AtoZ -
Health Square - Conditions & treatments
Healthfinder -
Healthology - Health Information Library
Intelihealth - Featuring Harvard Med School's Consumer Health Info
Martindale's Health Science Guide -
Mayo Clinic -
MedLine Plus -
MedScape -
Medicine Net -
Medicine Online -
Merck Manual -
National Institute of Health - Science Education -
National Library of Medicine -
Net Wellness -
Quality Health -
Seek Wellness -
Web MD -
Yahoo! Health -

Cancer & Heart Diseases

Cell Biology and Cancer -
Heart Center Online -
Heart Disease and Circulation - from BBC
Inside Cancer - Multimedia Guide to Cancer Biology
National Cancer Institute -
ONCOLINK - Offers a wide variety of info about cancer & treatments

Mental & Neurological Health

BrainWeb - provides information and links to validated sites about brain diseases and disorders
PERSONALITY DISORDERS - a Hotlist that includes Mental Health sites and links on disorders that include Tourette Syndrome and Autism

Infant, Child & Adolescent Health

*Genetic Conditions - browse by name
About Birth Defects -
Adolescent Health - from the American Medical Association
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry -
American SIDS Institute -
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ISSUES (Hotlist) -
Cerebral Palsy - from The March of Dimes
Cerebral Palsy: Hope Through Research -
Children and Adults with Spina Bifida -
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate - from the Mayo Clinic
Cleft Palate Foundation -
Common Congenital Disorders - the majority of congenital disorders are not directly associated with hereditary or genetic causes
Congenital Diseases - from the Netwd Health Directory
Congenital Heart Defects - from the March of Dimes
Congenital Heart Defects -
Congenital Heart Disease - from the Cedars-Sinai Health System
Cystic Fibrosis - from the Mayo Clinic
Down Syndrome: Health Issues -
FAS Community Resource Center - Information about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Facts About Down Syndrome -
Girls Health -
Global Network on Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus -
Kids Health -
National Down Syndrome Society -
SIDS (Medline Plus) - from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
Spina Bifida - Myelomeningocele (Children)
Spina Bifida - from Medline Plus
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Health Illustrated Encyclopedia
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) - from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
TEEN ISSUES - Part 1 - Hotlist topics include gangs & youth crime; risky behavior (incl. self-mutilation)& self-image; stress, abusive relationships, cliques & alienation; steroid use, sleep deprivation; and other teen issues
TEEN ISSUES - Part 2 - Hotlist topics include eating disorders, depression, suicide; personality & behavior disorders; bullying; cults; substance abuse + more
TeenAIDS - HIV & Youth

Infectious Diseases

INFECTIOUS DISEASES -

Nutrition/Alternative Therapies/Drug Info

ART & ARTISTS - a Hotlist that contains a section on Art Therapy for improved mental and/or physical health
Basic Ingredients For A Healthy Kitchen -
Childhood Calorie Requirements -
Complementary/Alternative Medicine -
Drug Information Online -
Drug Watch - details of prescription and over-the-counter medications and any associated side effects - also, features updated information concerning drug recalls, medication approvals, and current developments in the medical field
Drugs & Medicines -
Facts on Food Labels -
Fast Food Nation - NewsHour transcript
Food Pyramid: an Option for Better Eating -
Get Smart with Fruits and Veggies! - from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthy Eating Pyramid - from Harvard School of Public Health
Just Enough for You: About Food Portions - from National Institute of Health
Mediterranean Diet - from the American Heart Assoc
MyPyramid - from U.S. Dept of Agriculture
NY State Prescription Drug Prices -
Nutrition Data -
PERFORMING ARTS - a Hotlist that contains a section on drama therapy, dance & movement therapies, music therapy, and other types of performance therapies
Rx List - Drug/Medicine info
The Alternative Medicine Home Page -
Whole Grains - hearty options for a healthy diet

Content by Marilyn Abramowitz, mabramowitz@mineola.k12.ny.us
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listhealthrma.html
Last revised Fri Nov 20 10:16:05 US/Pacific 2009