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- Chronic and Severe Health Network (Sapient Health Network)
"SHN serves the information and support needs of people with serious health concerns and their friends and families."
- Disabilities - Support for Families and Siblings With Disabilities (Family Village) 2-00
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- Addictions (Awesome Library)
- Anxiety Disorders (Awesome Library)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (Awesome Library)
- Bacterial Infections
- Blind and Visually Impaired (Awesome Library)
- Cancer Research (National Cancer Institute)
Provides information on clinical trials in progress, results of research, and more. 11-99
- Cancer Resources (Net Ventures - Brown)
Cancer News on the Net provides sources of information, mostly by type of cancer.
- Cleft Lip or Palate (Awesome Library)
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Deaf and Hearing Impaired (Awesome Library)
- Diabetes (Awesome Library)
- Diabetes Net
- Digestive Problems
- Diseases and Conditions (HealthlinkUSA)
Provides links to diseases and conditions, listed in alphabetic order.
- Diseases and Conditions Search (Citeline)
Provides articles on diseases and conditions, based on keyword searches. 12-99
- HIV and AIDS (Awesome Library)
- Hemophilia (Awesome Library)
- Injuries (Awesome Library)
- Learning Diabilities (Awesome Library)
- Mental Health (Awesome Library)
- Mental Retardation (Awesome Library)
- Muscle and Skeletal Problems
- Neurofibromatosis
- Organizations by Disease or Conditions (Center for Healthcare Information)
Provides a list of healthcare organizations by disease, condition, or keyword. Try specifying disease or condition first. 11-99
- Organizations by Health Topic - State (Center for Healthcare Information)
Provides a list of state agencies by topic and state. 11-99
- Physically Challenged (Awesome Library)
- Respiratory Diseases
- Running Injuries
- Severe and Chronic Illness (Awesome Library)
- Sleep Disorders (Scientific American - Siegel)
Describes narcolepsy, cataplexies, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations, and other sleep disorders, as well as introducing the latest advances in treatment. Discusses neuronal degeneration, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and genetic findings. 1-00
- Sleep Disorders (Sleep Well)
Provides information on the more common of the 84 known sleep disorders, such as bruxism (teeth-grinding or clinching), insomnia, narcolepsy, sleepwalking, apnea, bed wetting, and more. 1-00
- Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Needs and Disorders (Sleep Well)
Provides resources by topic. 1-00
- Surgery Directory (Oxygen Media)
Provides an alphabetic directory to types of surgery. 3-00
- Symptoms Directory (Oxygen Media)
Provides an alphabetic directory of symptoms. 3-00
- Viruses
Papers
- ADD or ADHD (Awesome Library)
Provides diagnostic information, treatments, support groups, and more. 11-99
- Acne (Health World)
- Acne (University Health Services)
Summarizes the types of treatments available for acne. 12-99
- Allergies - Pollen Forcasts by City (Allegra) 2-00
- Allergies and Asthma Map (Weather.com)
Provides a map of the USA regarding severity of allergy conditions. Also provides information on allergies and asthma.
- Alternative Care (PlanetRx)
Provides herbal and other alternative care that may enhance recovery from certain conditions. 7-99
- Asthma (Health World)
- Asthma (National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus)
Provides information on diagnosis and treatment. 11-99
- Asthma and School (National Heart. Blood, and Lung Institute)
Provides a questionnaire to help schools prevent asthma related problems or emergencies in children. 11-99
- Back Pain (Health Scout - Rx Remedy)
Provides information on diagnosis of disc problems associated with lower back pain, including MRI procedures for locating ruptured discs. 5-00
- Brain Tumor - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Patient's Guide
- Center - Johnsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCLA)
Provides news about cancer research, availability of therapies, and a search engine for information about cancer (oncology). 6-99
- Center Research Foundation of America
Provides educational information about the prevention of cancer. 6-99
- Cholera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Diabetes (Family Internet)
Provides comprehensive sources of information on diabetes. Consumer oriented.
- Diabetes Costs from Inactivity (Diabetes Net)
Provides results from a study that inactivity causes at least 37 billion dollars in medical costs from diabetes per year. (Yes, that was billion.)
- Diabetes Risk Test (American Diabetes Association)
Provides a very simple test of risk factors for diabetes, plus suggestions on preventing diabetes.
- Diseases and Conditions (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides fact sheets for the public, as well as more technical information. 5-00
- Diseases and Conditions by Type (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment of many commonly encountered diseases and conditions. Listed alphabetically. 2-00
- Diseases and Conditions of Children (Virtual Hospital)
Provides information alphabetically, by disease or condition. 2-00
- Diseases and Conditions of Children (WebMD)
Provides information alphabetically, by disease or condition. 4-00
- Diseases, Evolution of (Scientific American - Neese and Williams)
Provides a Darwinian theory of how diseases evolve, with implications for future medicine. 6-99
- E. Coli Infections (New York City Department of Health)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Eating Disorders - Teenagers
- Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Headaches (Health World)
- Heart - Angina (National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus)
Provides information on diagnosis and treatment. 11-99
- Heart - Gene Therapy (Excite News - Fox)
Describes new gene therapy for heart disease and clogged arteries. 11-99
- Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides fact sheets for Hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, and E. 5-00
- Hepatitis A Information (Centers for Disease Control)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment. 2-00
- Hepatitis B Information (Centers for Disease Control)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment. 2-00
- Hepatitis C (HCV) Fact Sheet (Centers for Disease Control)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment. 2-00
- Hepatitis C (HCV) Information for Consumers (Moreland)
Provides information regarding prevention and treatment, primarily for individuals who have contracted the disease.
- Hepatitis C (HCV) Nutrition Information (Moreland)
Provides nutritional information to promote a healthy liver and a healthy immune system.
- Hepatitis C (HCV) Pamphlets (Centers for Disease Control)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment. 2-00
- Histoplasmosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Influenza Prevention and Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Lung Diseases (American Lung Association)
Describes the different types of lung diseases, such as flu (influenza), lung cancer, emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and more. Discusses prevention and treatment. 2-00
- Meningitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Multiple Sclerosis - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Osteoporosis (Better Health)
Provides answers articles related to the latest research on osteoporosis. 6-99
- Osteoporosis (WebMD)
Provides answers articles related to the latest research on osteoporosis and prevention. 6-99
- Parkinson's Disease - Latest Discoveries (Henkel)
Provides a diagram of the brain and the problems that show up as Parkinson's Disease. Discusses latest successful treatment, as of the summer of 1998. 6-99
- Pneumonia (American Lung Association)
Describes the different types of pneumonia, prevention, and treatment.
- Seizures (Health World)
- Strep - Group B (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public on streptococal infection, group B, "the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns." 5-00
- Strep Throat (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public on streptococal infection, group A. 5-00
- Thrush (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Typhoid Fever (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
Purchase Resources
- Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs (Planetrx)
Allows purchase of prescription and nonprescription drugs online, as well as other pharmacy products. 6-99
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- Last Updated 08/27/00