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Journal
of the American Medical Association: Produced by the Journal
of the American Medical Association, this page is designed as a
resource for physicians and other health professionals. It includes
top news stories and special reports regarding women’s health,
as well as a library of research and literature.
Association of Reproductive
Health Professionals: ARHP is an interdisciplinary association
composed of professionals who provide reproductive health services
or education, conduct reproductive health research, or influence
reproductive health policy. Its homepage provides membership information
about the organization, links to its newsletters and patient education
brochures.
Women's Health:
This commercial site offers articles covering women's health issues
from breast cancer to menopause to reproductive issues. Also on
this site: a chat room, message board and online search for information
on women's health concerns.
Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention: The CDC is an agency of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, committed to promoting health and
the quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury,
and disability. Its homepage provides the latest news, information
and statistics pertaining to Americans’ health.
Office
of Women's Health: This page, maintained by the Centers
for Disease Control, provides information on violence and injury,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s), HIV/AIDS, tobacco use,
health in later years, reproductive health and breast and cervical
cancer.
Global Health
& Fitness: This commercial site is an on-line guide to healthy
living and optimal fitness. Here you’ll find a free nutrition
analysis, a free calorie calculator, a health club directory and
personal trainer directory and a “fit tip” of the day.
HealthAtoZ:
Health AtoZ is a commercial site that provides information catalogued
by medical professionals. This page presents information –
in consumer and professional categories – about obstetric
and gynecologic concerns. Its search engine allows you to seek information
about other health topics.
Healthfinder:
This site provides consumer health information from the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services. Here you’ll find links to news,
online journals, medical journals and more.
National Women's
Health Resource Center: NWHRC is a not-for-profit organization
based in Washington, D.C., serving as a national clearinghouse for
women's health information. Its “Women’s Links”
page offers links to topics ranging from allergy to hysterectomy
to violence against women. From here you can also access links to
related organizations.
Interstitial Cystitis
Association: ICA is a nonprofit health organization dedicated
to providing patient and physician educational information and programs,
patient support, public awareness and, research funding. Its homepage
offers an introduction to interstitial cystitis, links to support
services, physician resources and research reports.
Food Safety & Nutrition
Information: The nonprofit International Food Information Council
provides scientific information on food safety and nutrition to
journalists, health professionals, educators, government officials
and consumers. This page offers information on topics including
food labeling, pesticides and food allergies.
InteliHealth:
Maintained, in part, by the Johns Hopkins University and Health
System, this page offers information on hundreds of medical conditions,
an “Ask the Doc” service, a pharmaceutical database
and links to many health agencies.
Intercyst.org:
This site, maintained by an individual with interstitial cystitis,
focuses on support for sufferers. Here you’ll find a support
discussion group, an e-mail list, a recommended book list and links
to IC related resources.
International
Sports Sciences Association: ISSA acts as a teaching institution
and certification agency for fitness trainers, athletic trainers,
aerobic instructors, and medical professionals in every field of
health care. Its homepage provides articles on fitness, an “Exercise
of the Day,” access to an online newsletter and a Trainer
Locator service.
Medical
Breakthrough: This commercial site provides medical news from
the world's leading medical centers and research labs, links to
related sites and a “Dr.’s Q-and-A.” Updated weekly.
KidsHealth:
KidsHealth.org, created by The Nemours Foundation, is devoted to
providing the latest health information for kids, teens, and parents…
with information on infections, behavior and emotions, food and
fitness, surgeries and growing up healthy. Here you’ll find
links, the location of Nemours Children’s Clinics and a “health
tip of the day.”
MedExplorer:
This commercial site offers links to thousands of health-related
Internet sites, newsgroups and services, as well as an online Internet
search engine.
Medscape:
Medscape is an interactive, multi-specialty, commercial Web service
for clinicians and consumers. Its “Women’s Health”
page offers news articles, an online medical dictionary, case studies
and a searchable career center for healthcare professionals.
Massachusetts
General Hospital: MGH is ranked as one of the country's best
hospitals. Its homepage offers information about the facility, its
procedures, and policies.... as well as a physician search, online
directions to the hospital and information about its research and
educational programs.
Medical Subject
Headings: MESH Classified MeSH is the US National Library of
Medicine's database of diseases, disorders and related topics for
patients and health care professionals. Here you’ll find information
on specific diseases, medical news on the Internet and “Second
Opinion” services.
UrologyChannel:
Visitors can access the latest news about urology conditions and
treatments or chat with a doctor about their medical problems. For
issues like infertility, incontinance, urinary tract infections
and bladder and kidney problems, UrologyChannel is a great place
to go.
PubMed:
The National Library of Medicine offers this search service to access
nine million medical reports, with links to participating on-line
journals and other related databases.
National Institute
of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases: NIDDK is
part of the National Institutes of Health. Its homepage offers information
on health, education programs and research in the fields of diabetes
and digestive and kidney disease.
National Library
of Medicine: The National Library of Medicine, part of the National
Institutes of Health, is home to the world's largest biomedical
library. From this site you can search online for information in
articles published in 3,800 biomedical journals.
OBGYNnet: This
physician-reviewed site offers women’s health information
divided by categories: for Medical Professionals, for the Medical
Industry, and for Women in general. Here you’ll find links
to publications, related resources, a chat room and professional
directories. Also available in Spanish.
National Association
For Continence: Facts and treatment information concerning urinary
incontinence is provided by this non-profit organization. NAFC's
purpose is to be the leading source of education, advocacy and support
to the public and to the health professional about the causes, prevention,
diagnosis, treatments and management alternatives for incontinence.
Digital
Medical Library: This library is maintained by a medical Internet
services consulting company, and includes links to information on
thousands of items: diseases, symptoms, medical devices, medical
journals, clinical research and more.
Women's Health
America: WHAG is a nationwide company established to serve health
needs of women, especially in the areas of PMS, menopause, and perimenopause.
This site offers women’s news, a women’s health library,
news releasesand links to other resources.
The
Heart: This site, maintained by the Franklin Institute Science
Museum, allows you to discover the complexities of the heart. You
can follow the blood through the blood vessels, wander through the
weblike body systems, learn how to have a healthy heart and how
to monitor your heart's health, and look back at the history of
heart science.
WebMD
A variety of in-depth and comprehensive information about women's
health is provided. Topics include endometriosis, depression, sexuality,
ovarian cancer, menopause and more. Here you’ll also find
live chats with medical experts, access to nurses and message boards
where you share ideas with others.
American College of
Obstetricians & Gynecologists: ACOG, with more than 37,000
member doctors, is the nation's leading group of professionals providing
OB/GYN healthcare for women. You can search this site for an ACOG-member
physician, or search, by category, for free Patient Education Pamphlets
that you can request via e-mail.
Dr. Koop's Women's
Health Resource Center: This site, supported by former Surgeon
General C. Everett Koop, offers general women's health information
on such topics as: cancer, diet and nutrition, pregnancy and menopause.
Here you'll also find a "virtual pharmacy" and online
medical encycolpedias.
Healthwise
Alice! is the Health Education Program of the Columbia University
Health Service. This site, “Go Ask Alice,” is an interactive
health question-and-answer service of the university.
Healthtouch®:
Online Healthtouch Online is a commercial site that allows you to
look up information about prescription or over-the-counter medications
to find out about common drug uses, proper use of medicines and
possible drug side effects, as well as a list of health organizations
and health government agencies.
MedWeb:
This page, maintained by the Emory University Health Sciences Center
Library, offers hundreds of links to gynecology and women's health
resources – from journals, agencies, universities and more.
New England Journal
of Medicine: On-line This prestigious weekly journal’s
site is divided into two parts. Subscribers are provided access
to the complete text of the Journal, including review articles,
for all issues since 1993. Non-subscribers can access an electronic
version of the Journal that includes all abstracts, editorials,
letters to the editor and book reviews, as well as classified advertisements
and customer-service information.
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