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    ADHD:

  • Attention Deficit DisordersThis site is dedicated to all frustrated parents and teachers of children suffering from ADD/ADHD/ODD

    • AIDS and HIV:

  • AIDS Services Foundation Orange County.
  • Arrow Archer: AIDS and HIV on Guam.
  • CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse gopher.
  • CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse.
  • Educational Information on HIV and AIDS, a medical education service for the public by Dept of STD Control, Singapore.
  • Edward King's AIDS Pages (London).
  • Florida Atlantic University Office of Student Health. HIV/AIDS Peer Educators.
  • HIVpositive.com.
  • Healthtouch HIV/AIDS.
  • Hermanos de Luna Y Sol: an Empowerment HIV Prevention Program for Spanish-Speaking Latino Gay/Bisexual Men.
  • Indiana Community Aids Action Network (ICAAN)
  • Journal of HIV/AIDS prevention and education for adolescents and children (tables of contents and abstracts).
  • Kentucky AIDS Training and Education Center (KATEC).
  • Mediconsult.com AIDS Information for the Well Informed.
  • Mining Company AIDS/HIV maintained by Edward King.
  • People of Color Against AIDS Network.
  • Pepsi's Contraceptive & Safe Sex Page
  • Protease Inhibitors: What They Are, How They Work, When to Use Them by Martin Markowitz. Published by International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, September, 1997.
  • Regional Infectious Disease Unit INFO Pool : HIV/AIDS.
  • STOP AIDS Project AIDS Prevention Information.
  • Southeast AIDS Training and Education Center (SEATEC) at Emory University.
  • Stop AIDS Now Education Programs.
  • U.C. San Francisco AIDS Program at San Francisco General Hospital Clinical Fact Sheet Topics.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Understanding HIV. Consumer Guide Number 7a. (for Adolescents and Adults). AHCPR Pub. No. 94-0574: January 1994.
  • U.S. National Institutes of Health. Guide to NIH HIV/AIDS Information Services.
  • University of South Florida Center for HIV Education and Research.

    • Advice Columns:

  • Ask Dr. Warren maintained by Warren Silberstein.
  • Ask the Foot Doctor.
  • Dr. Frank MacInnis' Senior Clinic: a syndicated weekly newspaper column.
  • Dr. Paula - Pediatric Questions & Answers (Paula Elbirt).

    • Advice columns:

  • Ask Dr. Weil (HotWired's HealthClinic).
  • Ask Happyshrink.
  • Ask the Cardiologist: an interactive question and answer database supported by educational grants from Merck & Co., Inc. and Pfizer, Inc.
  • Ask the Dentist by Kimberly A. Loos.
  • Ask the Doc.
  • Ask the Doctor (Beth Israel Medical Center).
  • Medication Information Center run by Randall Prince and Thomas Sisca.

    • Allergy:

  • AllergieNet le PREMIER site en français consacré aux allergies et à l'asthme
  • On-Line Allergy Center.

    • Alopecia Areata:

  • Alopecia areata FAQ and more maintained by Kevin McElwee.

    • Alternative medicine:

  • Advanced Nutrition
  • Ask Dr. Weil (HotWired's HealthClinic).
  • Dr. Singha's Natural TherapeuticsMustard RemediesAyurvedic & Alchemical Formulas
  • HANS (the Health Action Network Society).
  • HealthWorld Online Children's Health Center
  • HealthWorld Online Nutrition Center.
  • HealthWorld Online.
  • Mining Company Herbs for Health maintained by Juli Kight.
  • Quality Health, Inc.
  • The Feingold Association of the United States Diet Therapy Program for Attention & Behavioral Disorders
  • Vanderbilt University Department of Psychology Health Psychology.

    • Alzheimer's Disease:

  • Alzheimer Research Forum Layperson Websites.
  • Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet.
  • Center for Current Research Inc. Alzheimer's Disease: Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • National Institute on Aging. Alzheimer's disease: unravelling the mystery written by Caroline McNeil. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, October 1995. (NIH Publication No. 95-3782).
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Early Alzheimer's Disease: Patient and Family Guide (Clinical Practice Guideline, No. 19, Consumer Version) (AHCPR Publication No. 96-0704a). September 1996.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Early Alzheimer's Disease: Patient and Family Guide (Consumer Guide Number 19) (AHCPR Publication No. 96-0704). October 1996.

    • Amblyopia:

  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Amblyopia: Late-Breaking Medical Research

    • Anatomy and embryology:

  • Emory Vision Correction Center How the Eye Works.

    • Anemia:

  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anemia: Late-Breaking Medical Research

    • Anesthesiology:

  • Anaesthesia for Non-Anaesthetists maintained by John G. Ascah (Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital).
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Managing Cancer Pain (Consumer Guide Number 9) (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0595). March 1994.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Pain Control after Surgery: a Patient's Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 1) (AHCPR Publication No. 92-0021). February 1993.

    • Angina:

  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Angina: Late-Breaking Medical Research

    • Anorexia:

  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anorexia: Late-Breaking Medical Research

    • Anxiety:

  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anxiety: Late-Breaking Medical Research

    • Arthritis:

  • Arthritis Information Page from SkyDancer.
  • Colorado HealthNet Arthritis Center.
  • Elfstrom's Arthritis and Rheumatology Information maintained by David Elfstrom.
  • Mayo Health O@sis Library References Arthritis/Rheumatology.
  • Searle healthNet. Arthritis.
  • Still's Disease: information for laymen, sufferers, others maintained by Thomas Kufahl.
  • University of Birmingham Department of Rheumatology. ArthritisHelp Primer.

    • Asthma:

  • AllergieNet le PREMIER site en français consacré aux allergies et à l'asthme
  • Allergy & asthma (tables of contents).
  • Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics (AAN/MA).
  • Bodyware Asthmanager.
  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Asthma : Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • alt.support.asthma FAQ maintained by Marie Goldenberg.

    • Attention Deficit Disorder:

  • CH.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders).

    • Back Pain:

  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Understanding Acute Low Back Problems: Patient Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 14) (AHCPR Publication No. 95-0644). December 1994.

    • Bedsores:

  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Preventing Pressure Ulcers: a Patient's Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 3) (AHCPR Pub. No. 92-0048). May 1992.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Treating Pressure Sores (Consumer Guide Number 15) (AHCPR Publication No. 95-0654). December 1994.

    • Biomathematics and biostatistics:

  • Mathematica Policy Research a health care policy research and data collection firm
  • Your Health, the RAND Health Survey, based on the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36.

    • Biotechnology:

  • Biocompatibles International Ltd
  • Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative Public Perspective in Human Tissue Engineering.
  • Pyramidal Bio-Technologies
  • VitaleTherapeutics, Inc.-a non-profit research organization.

    • Birth defects:

  • Wide Smiles: Cleft Lip and Palate Resouces.

    • Brain Tumors:

  • Brain Tumor Society Resources for Patients and Families: Online (Computer) Resources.

    • Breast Cancer:

  • Arizona Cancer Center. Fast Facts About Breast Cancer.
  • Atlantic Canada's Breast Cancer Archive (ACBCA).
  • Avon's Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade.
  • Breast Cancer Network.
  • Breast Cancer Roundtable developed by Peggy Heffernan, Kim Loomis, Thelma Looms.
  • Breast Cancer by Pat Connelly.
  • Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services.
  • ButterFly Image: a wealth of information on postmastectomy products.
  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Breast Cancer: Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Foundation for Better Health Care Better Health Profiles: Breast Cancer.
  • Information on Unconventional Therapies written by the Ontario Breast Cancer Information Exchange Project (OBCIEP), adapted by the Atlantic Breast Cancer Information Project (ABCIP) and funded by Health Canada.
  • Men's Crusade Against Breast Cancer A Family Guide to Fighting Breast Cancer.
  • Mining Company Breast Cancer maintained by Susan C.Rossi.
  • NABCO fact sheets from the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations.
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia). National Breast Cancer Centre. A Consumer's Guide: Early Breast Cancer. 1995.
  • Patient's Guide To Breast Cancer Treatment Anne Moore with Armand S. Cortese and the members of The New York Hospital Breast Cancer Tumor Board.
  • Self Magazine's Breast Cancer Handbook '94.
  • Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization Common Questions About Breast Cancer.

    • Breast Diseases:

  • Community Breast Health Project (Stanford, California, USA).

    • Brochures:

  • American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Health Education Program.
  • Cheshire Medical Center Consumer Health Pick of the Week.
  • Common Cold written by Peter J. Casano.
  • Healthtouch Medical Tests, Procedures & Clinical Trials.
  • Med Help General Library.
  • National Center for Infectious Disease Brochures and Leaflets.
  • Patient Support Centre (UK).
  • Trakker Medical Brochures.
  • U.S. National Institutes of Health. Guide to NIH HIV/AIDS Information Services.
  • What Are Clinical Trials All About?: a Booklet for Patients with Cancer by Eleanor Nealon. Published by the National Cancer Institute in December 1989 and was converted to html at the Ohio State University Cancer Center in March 1995.

    • Cancer:

  • CanCom - Women's Cancer Information Project co-ordinated by the European Institute of Womens Health.
  • Gourdji, Judith; Hinton, Susan. Quick information about cancer for patients and their families. Feb. 15, 1996.
  • Medscape Patient Info Cancer from Rees AM (ed): Consumer Health USA. Phoenix, Oryx Press, 1995.
  • Squirrel Tale Glossary created by Colleen O'Brien.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Managing Cancer Pain (Consumer Guide Number 9) (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0595). March 1994.

    • Cardiology:

  • Advocate Health Care Heart Care Index.
  • After Your Heart Attack - What Now? maintained by Barbara Perra.
  • American Heart Association Heart & Stroke A-Z Guide 1996.
  • Aneurysm Support Page maintaned by Bill Maples.
  • Ask the Cardiologist: an interactive question and answer database supported by educational grants from Merck & Co., Inc. and Pfizer, Inc.
  • Atherosclerosis: a Major Cause of Cardiovascular Disease a publication of the American Heart Association.
  • Atlanta Cardiology Group Education.
  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Hypertension : Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Center for Current Research Inc. Arteriosclerosis: Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Angina: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Arrhythmias: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Comprehensive Cardiologic Program maintained by Conrado Norberto Weber.
  • Congenital Heart Disease Resource Page maintained by Sheri Berger.
  • Harvard heart letter.
  • Healthy Fridge: Open the Door to a Healthy Heart.
  • Heart Homepage sponsored by the Galichia Medical Group.
  • Heart Information for the Well Informed at Mediconsult.com.
  • Heart and Stroke Facts a publication of the American Heart Association.
  • Heart information news: medical news for heart patients.
  • HeartInfo Cardiovascular Disease Information Center.
  • HeartInfo Glossary of terms.
  • HeartInfo Glossary.
  • HeartInfo Heart Attack and Angina.
  • Heartline.
  • Heartsource Handbook - A free consumer guide to a healthy heart
  • High Blood Pressure, an Informative Guide by Brad Baker.
  • Hypertension Information for the Well Informed at Mediconsult.com.
  • Hypertension Network. Hypertension Question and Answer Section.
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA).
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention: Patient Information.
  • Mayo Health O@sis Heart Resource Center.
  • Medscape Patient Info Heart Disease and Stroke from Rees AM (ed): Consumer Health USA. Phoenix, Oryx Press, 1995.
  • Mining Company Cardiology maintained by Declan O'Kane.
  • Mining Company Heart Disease maintained by S. Sivasubramanian.
  • National Heart Support Association Heart Wise (UK).
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. NINDS Stroke Information Guide.
  • National Stroke Association.
  • New York State Department Of Health - Heart disease information for the conumer and patient.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Heart Health Program.
  • Online journal of cardiology Wellness Frequently Asked Questions.
  • Open the Door to a Healthy Heart.
  • Risk Factors for Heart Disease a publication of the American Heart Association.
  • Searle healthNet. Cardiovascular.
  • SparkNet
  • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Managing Unstable Angina: Patient and Family Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 10) (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0604). March 1994.

    • Catalogs:

  • Welcon, Inc

    • Cataracts:

  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Cataracts : Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Cataract in Adults: a Patient's Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 4) (AHCPR Publication No. 93-0544). February 1993.

    • Chewing:

  • Non Chew Cookbook by J. Randy Wilson.

    • Chlamydia:

  • Community Outreach Health Information System Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Chlamydia.

    • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:

  • CO-CURE List; Co-operate and Communicate for a Cure (chronic fatigue syndrome discussion list).
  • Regional Infectious Disease Unit INFO Pool : Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS.

    • Chronic illness:

  • Sapient Health Network.

    • Clinical Practice:

  • Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Prevention primer: an encylopedia of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention terms. Rockville, MD: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, 1993.
  • Childhood Immunization Schedules: Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule -- United States, January 1995. (Published in MMWR Issue of January 6, 1995).
  • Dr. Schueler's Online Medical Glossary.
  • Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making.
  • HealthGate.
  • Heartsource Handbook - A free consumer guide to a healthy heart
  • IQ NOW Healthcare Metropolis.
  • Medi-Net.
  • Medscape from SCP communications. (requires registration)
  • National Practitioner Data Bank.
  • Old Wives' Tales And Other Pediatric Myths created by F. Wayne van Saun.
  • Perry Hookman M.D., P.A., Professional Associates Health Care Consultants.

    • Clinical practice:

  • Weed, Lawrence L. New connections between medical knowledge and patient care BMJ 1997 July 26; 315 (7102): 231- .

    • Clinical trials:

  • HealthWatch: enhancing informed choice through reliable information maintained by David A Bender.
  • What Are Clinical Trials All About?: a Booklet for Patients with Cancer by Eleanor Nealon. Published by the National Cancer Institute in December 1989 and was converted to html at the Ohio State University Cancer Center in March 1995.

    • Communication Disorders:

  • Dyslexia 2000 Network.

    • Companies:

  • BASF Human Nutrition .
  • Carlingswitch: Quality By Design.
  • Freshe Ideas Consulting
  • Health Communication Network (Syndey, Australia).
  • Health Ink Communications (Moorestown, New Jersey, USA).
  • Healthcare Metropolis a healthcare network.
  • Krames Communications (San Bruno, California, USA).
  • VitalWorks (Norwood, Massachusetts).

    • Conferences and Calendars:

  • 1996 Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information Conference being held May 12-14, 1996, in Rancho Mirage, California, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, and IEEE-USA.
  • 1997 Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information Conference Partnerships '97, April 14-16, 1997, Washington, DC.
  • Advertising, Consumer Psychology, and Health Conference (1997 May 2-4 : Columbus,Ohio).
  • Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Upcoming Biomedical Conferences.

    • Contact Lenses:

  • CIBA Vision World All About Contact Lenses.

    • Continuing education:

  • Brain & mind: electronic magazine on neuroscience. Produced by the Center for Biomedical Informatics, State University of Campinas, Brazil.
  • Center for Current Research Inc. Arteriosclerosis: Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Revista "Cérebro & Mente" = Brain & mind: electronic magazine on neuroscience. Produced by the Center for Biomedical Informatics, State University of Campinas, Brazil.

    • Contraception:

  • Dr. Robert Hatcher's Choosing a Contraceptive.
  • JAMA Women's Health Contraception Information Center.
  • Pepsi's Contraceptive & Safe Sex Page

    • Cooking:

  • Non Chew Cookbook by J. Randy Wilson.

    • Cryogenics:

  • Brymill Cryogenic Systems

    • Cystic Fibrosis:

  • Cystic Fibrosis Association of Western Australia.

    • Databases:

  • Combined Health Information Database (CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government).
  • HealthGate.
  • Wellness Interactive Network Medical Data Bases.

    • Dentistry:

  • Ask the Dentist by Kimberly A. Loos.
  • Dental Consumer Advisor.
  • Dental Site Dental Resources for Patients.
  • Kurt A. Butzin, DDS Dental Information Website.
  • QSINet - PC dental practice management system

    • Depression:

  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Depression is a Treatable Illness: a Patient's Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 5) (AHCPR Publication No. 93-0553). April 1993.
  • Wing of Madness: a Depression Guide by Deborah M. Deren.

    • Dermatology:

  • AAD Derminfo Net Patient Information Pamphlet Index: a public service of the American Academy of Dermatology.
  • Acne Support Group (ASG).
  • Alopecia areata FAQ and more maintained by Kevin McElwee.
  • American Academy of Dermatology. Skin Cancer News.
  • American Head Lice Information Center.
  • American Porphyria Foundation.
  • Café Herpé sponsored by SmithKline Beecham.
  • Head lice: Information and Frequently Asked Questions maintained by Richard J. Pollack, Anthony Kiszewski, Andrew Spielman.
  • Headlice advice: multi-lingual advice for parents, teachers and health workers.
  • Herpes Zone maintained by Bruce Bartholomew.
  • Information on Common Skin Diseases: a medical education service for the public by National Skin Centre (Singapore).
  • Joanna Strohn's Herpes: the hidden disease.
  • Mark's Melanoma Hotlist maintained by Mark B. Weber.
  • Mayo Health O@sis Library References Skin Conditions.
  • Medscape Patient Info Skin Disorders from Rees AM (ed): Consumer Health USA. Phoenix, Oryx Press, 1995.
  • Pseudofolliculitis Barbae Sufferers of America.
  • Psoriasis Information Center.
  • Skin Channel Patient Information Resources.
  • Skin Page (home of the Skin Archive which has coverage of the following Usenet news groups since July 1995: alt.support.skin-diseases alt.support.skin-diseases.psoriasis alt.support.psoriasis).
  • Skin care today (tables of contents).
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Preventing Pressure Ulcers: a Patient's Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 3) (AHCPR Pub. No. 92-0048). May 1992.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Treating Pressure Sores (Consumer Guide Number 15) (AHCPR Publication No. 95-0654). December 1994.

    • Diabetes:

  • Children with DIABETES: on-line magazine for kids and families with juvenile diabetes.
  • Comp-Pat-Able: diabetic links home page.
  • DIABETIC Mailing List Home Page at Lehigh University.
  • Diabetes Information for the Well Informed at Mediconsult.com.
  • Diabetes ProHEALTH
  • Diabetes Well
  • Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana.
  • Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Forum on Compuserve.
  • Diabetes monitor maintained by the Midwest Diabetes Care Center.
  • Diabetes on the Web.
  • Diabetes self-management (tables of contents and selected articles).
  • Lilly Managing Your Diabetes.
  • Mayo Health O@sis Library References Diabetes & Other Endocrine Conditions.
  • MeLLiTis maintained by Pierre Yves Benhamou and Daniel Pagonis.
  • MediLife Diabetes Center.
  • Mining Company Diabetes maintained by Cynthia Black.
  • Missouri Diabetes Directory.
  • Virtual Diabetic Game.

    • Directories:

  • Ask NOAH About: HMOs, New York City, State and Regional Hospital Web Sites, Patients' Rights and Resources, Physician Information researched by Patricia E. Gallagher.
  • Canadian Directory of Genetic Support Groups courtesy of the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors.
  • Cheshire Medical Center Consumer Health Pick of the Week.
  • Directory of National Genetic Voluntary Organizations (list of support groups) produced by the Alliance of Genetic Support Groups (AGSG).
  • Health Hotlines: Toll-Free Numbers from the National Library of Medicine (800 Numbers from DIRLINE).
  • Health Hotlines: a compilation of organizations with toll-free telephone numbers derived from DIRLINE, the National Library of Medicine's Directory of Information Resources Online.
  • Information and Referral Resource Network.
  • Internet Health Resources Internet Health Newsgroups and Listserver Groups.
  • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Information Network Patient Advocacy Numbers.
  • Northern Virginia Health & Fitness Directory.
  • Online Genetic Support Groups and Other Health Related WWW Sites maintained by Jeff Shaw.
  • Pfizer Exploring Your Health Support Groups

    • Disabilities:

  • Attention Deficit DisordersThis site is dedicated to all frustrated parents and teachers of children suffering from ADD/ADHD/ODD
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
  • Dystonia Dialogue sponsored by the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF).
  • Easter Seal Society OnLine (Easter Seal Society of Ontario).
  • Family Village, a global community of disability-related resources.
  • Hearing Aids,etc: free information and referrals for the deaf and hard ofhearing by Eric J. Stenersen.
  • IBM Special Needs Information Referral Center Resource Guide For Persons With Vision Impairments.
  • Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC) maintained by Julio G. Ciamarra.
  • Rare Genetic Diseases In Children: an Internet Resource Gateway maintained by Paul Murphy.
  • Syringomyelia .

    • Discussion groups:

  • Alt.Support.Thyroid.
  • CO-CURE List; Co-operate and Communicate for a Cure (chronic fatigue syndrome discussion list).
  • Consumer Health and Patient Education (CAPHIS) Listserv maintained by the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association.
  • DIABETIC Mailing List Home Page at Lehigh University.
  • Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Forum on Compuserve.
  • Friends' Health Connection.
  • I SEE Mailing List.
  • IQ NOW Healthcare Metropolis.
  • Internet Health Resources Internet Health Newsgroups and Listserver Groups.
  • Multiple Sclerosis Forum on CompuServe.
  • SOLUTION Mailing List.
  • San Diego Inter@ctive Health and Fitness Forum.
  • Skin Page (home of the Skin Archive which has coverage of the following Usenet news groups since July 1995: alt.support.skin-diseases alt.support.skin-diseases.psoriasis alt.support.psoriasis).

    • Diseases:

  • Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics (AAN/MA).
  • Alopecia areata FAQ and more maintained by Kevin McElwee.
  • Alt.Support.Thyroid FAQ Information: FAQ on Antithyroid Drugs.
  • Alt.Support.Thyroid FAQ Information: FAQ on Graves' Disease.
  • Alt.Support.Thyroid FAQ Information: FAQ on Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
  • Alt.Support.Thyroid Thyroid Function tests.
  • Alt.Support.Thyroid Thyroid Related Web Sites.
  • Alt.Support.Thyroid.
  • Alzheimer Research Forum Layperson Websites.
  • Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet.
  • American Academy of Dermatology. Skin Cancer News.
  • American Council for Headache Education (ACHE).
  • American Council for Headache Education What Causes Headache?.
  • American Council for Headache Education What You Should Know About Headache.
  • Arizona Cancer Center. Fast Facts About Breast Cancer.
  • Arthritis Information Page from SkyDancer.
  • Atlantic Canada's Breast Cancer Archive (ACBCA).
  • Brain Tumor Society Resources for Patients and Families: Online (Computer) Resources.
  • Breast Cancer Network.
  • Breast Cancer Roundtable developed by Peggy Heffernan, Kim Loomis, Thelma Looms.
  • Breast Cancer by Pat Connelly.
  • Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services.
  • CanCom - Women's Cancer Information Project co-ordinated by the European Institute of Womens Health.
  • Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD).
  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Asthma : Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Breast Cancer: Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Glaucoma : Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Hypertension : Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Osteoporosis : Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Center for Current Research Inc. Alzheimer's Disease: Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Amblyopia: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anemia: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Angina: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anorexia: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anxiety: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Children with DIABETES: on-line magazine for kids and families with juvenile diabetes.
  • Colorado HealthNet Arthritis Center.
  • Colorado HealthNet Fibromyalgia Center.
  • Comp-Pat-Able: diabetic links home page.
  • Cystic Fibrosis Association of Western Australia.
  • Diabetes Information for the Well Informed at Mediconsult.com.
  • Diabetes ProHEALTH
  • Diabetes Well
  • Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Forum on Compuserve.
  • Diabetes monitor maintained by the Midwest Diabetes Care Center.
  • Diabetes on the Web.
  • Diabetes self-management (tables of contents and selected articles).
  • Eye Disorders - Floaters maintained by Suzanne Schnite.
  • Fundamentals of Prostate Cancer Detection and Treatment by Tom Feeney.
  • Glaxo Wellcome Migraine Resource Center (Glaxo).
  • Gourdji, Judith; Hinton, Susan. Quick information about cancer for patients and their families. Feb. 15, 1996.
  • Heart and Stroke Facts a publication of the American Heart Association.
  • Hypertension Network. Hypertension Question and Answer Section.
  • Information on Unconventional Therapies written by the Ontario Breast Cancer Information Exchange Project (OBCIEP), adapted by the Atlantic Breast Cancer Information Project (ABCIP) and funded by Health Canada.
  • Lilly Managing Your Diabetes.
  • Lupus Home Page at Hamlin University.
  • Mark's Melanoma Hotlist maintained by Mark B. Weber.
  • Mayo Health O@sis Library References Arthritis/Rheumatology.
  • Mayo Health O@sis Library References Diabetes & Other Endocrine Conditions.
  • MediLife Diabetes Center.
  • Medicine On Line Lung Cancer Information Center sponsored by the Glaxo Wellcome Division of Oncology.
  • Men's Crusade Against Breast Cancer A Family Guide to Fighting Breast Cancer.
  • MigraineZine: online journal of migraine.
  • Mining Company Diabetes maintained by Cynthia Black.
  • Myasthenia Gravis Links.
  • NABCO fact sheets from the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations.
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia). National Breast Cancer Centre. A Consumer's Guide: Early Breast Cancer. 1995.
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Brain Basics: Preventing Stroke.
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. NINDS Stroke Information Guide.
  • National Institute on Aging. Alzheimer's disease: unravelling the mystery written by Caroline McNeil. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, October 1995. (NIH Publication No. 95-3782).
  • National Lymphedema Network: a non-profit lymphedema information/education organization.
  • National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD).
  • National Stroke Association.
  • Online Genetic Support Groups and Other Health Related WWW Sites maintained by Jeff Shaw.
  • Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center (ORBD~NRC).
  • Patient's Guide To Breast Cancer Treatment Anne Moore with Armand S. Cortese and the members of The New York Hospital Breast Cancer Tumor Board.
  • Prostate Cancer Dot Com.
  • Pseudofolliculitis Barbae Sufferers of America.
  • Psoriasis Information Center.
  • Regional Infectious Disease Unit INFO Pool : Hepatitis C.
  • Regional Infectious Disease Unit INFO Pool : Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS.
  • Regional Infectious Disease Unit INFO Pool : Hepatitis B.
  • Regional Infectious Disease Unit INFO Pool : Urinary Tract infections (UTI).
  • Self Magazine's Breast Cancer Handbook '94.
  • Skin Page (home of the Skin Archive which has coverage of the following Usenet news groups since July 1995: alt.support.skin-diseases alt.support.skin-diseases.psoriasis alt.support.psoriasis).
  • Squirrel Tale Glossary created by Colleen O'Brien.
  • Still's Disease: information for laymen, sufferers, others maintained by Thomas Kufahl.
  • Suite 101: Coping with Fibromyalgia by Cynthia Webber.
  • Tri-County Eye Physicians & Surgeons Migraine Headaches.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Cataract in Adults: a Patient's Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 4) (AHCPR Publication No. 93-0544). February 1993.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Depression is a Treatable Illness: a Patient's Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 5) (AHCPR Publication No. 93-0553). April 1993.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Early Alzheimer's Disease: Patient and Family Guide (Clinical Practice Guideline, No. 19, Consumer Version) (AHCPR Publication No. 96-0704a). September 1996.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Living With Heart Disease: Is It Heart Failure? (Consumer Guideline Number 11) (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0914: June 1994.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Managing Cancer Pain (Consumer Guide Number 9) (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0595). March 1994.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Managing Unstable Angina: Patient and Family Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 10) (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0604). March 1994.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Middle Ear Fluid in Young Children: Parent Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 12) (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0624). July 1994.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Recovering After a Stroke: Patient and Family Guide (Consumer Guide Number 16) (AHCPR Publication No. 95-0664). May 1995.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Recovering From Heart Problems Through Cardiac Rehabilitation: Patient Guide (Consumer Guide Number 17) (AHCPR Publication No. 96-0674). October 1995.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Sickle Cell Disease in Newborns and Infants: a Guide for Parents (Consumer Guideline Number 6) (AHCPR Publication No. 93-0564). April 1993.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Treating Your Enlarged Prostate: Patient Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 8) (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0584). February 1994.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Understanding Acute Low Back Problems: Patient Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 14) (AHCPR Publication No. 95-0644). December 1994.
  • University of Birmingham Department of Rheumatology. ArthritisHelp Primer.
  • Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization Common Questions About Breast Cancer.

    • Documents:

  • American Psychiatric Nurses Association Mental Health Care: a Consumer's Guide.
  • Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
  • High Blood Pressure, an Informative Guide by Brad Baker.

    • Dyslexia:

  • Dyslexia 2000 Network.

    • Eating Disorders:

  • ANRED - Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders.
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anorexia: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Healthy Weight.

    • Educational resources:

  • AllergieNet le PREMIER site en français consacré aux allergies et à l'asthme
  • Atlanta Cardiology Group Education.
  • Brain & mind: electronic magazine on neuroscience. Produced by the Center for Biomedical Informatics, State University of Campinas, Brazil.
  • Center for Current Research Inc. Alzheimer's Disease: Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Amblyopia: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anemia: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Angina: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anorexia: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Anxiety: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Center for Current Research Inc. - Arrhythmias: Late-Breaking Medical Research
  • Combined Health Information Database (CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government).
  • EMIS, Inc. Medical Reference Publisher34 Medical Reference Publications
  • Indiana Community Aids Action Network (ICAAN)
  • Kentucky AIDS Training and Education Center (KATEC).
  • Making Connections: a partnership of the University of Washington, Pacific Science Center, Group Health Cooperative and the Washington, Association for Biomedical Research.
  • MeLLiTis maintained by Pierre Yves Benhamou and Daniel Pagonis.
  • Medical Links maintained by Christine Wardle.
  • People of Color Against AIDS Network.
  • Pfizer Exploring Your Health
  • Revista "Cérebro & Mente" = Brain & mind: electronic magazine on neuroscience. Produced by the Center for Biomedical Informatics, State University of Campinas, Brazil.
  • Southeast AIDS Training and Education Center (SEATEC) at Emory University.
  • Stop AIDS Now Education Programs.
  • West HealthEd (educational materials by Greg West) (many require Acrobat Reader).

    • Electronic Documents:

  • American Association for Respiratory Care Respiratory Health Tips.
  • Arthritis Overview edited by Frederick Matsen, University of Washington Department of Orthopaedics.
  • Block, Barry H. Foot Talk Forest Hills, New York: Foot Health, 1996-
  • Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Prevention primer: an encylopedia of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention terms. Rockville, MD: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, 1993.
  • Gynecological And Reproductive Health, chapter 1 of the Barnard/Columbia Women's Handbook. 1992.
  • Health Care FAQs .
  • Huntington's Disease Association's Facing Huntington's Disease: a handbook for families and friends.
  • New York State Department of Health Consumer health information.
  • Put Prevention Into Practice: the National Preventive Services Campaign to increase the awareness and use of clinical preventive services by providers, patients, and office staff.

    • Electronic documents:

  • National Cancer Institute Understanding Gene Testing.

    • Electronic publications:

  • Allergy & asthma (tables of contents).
  • Balance: the monthly lifestyle magazine.
  • Biopresse (tables of contents and some articles).
  • Black Health Net: health information for the African-American community.
  • Brain & mind: electronic magazine on neuroscience. Produced by the Center for Biomedical Informatics, State University of Campinas, Brazil.
  • CTDNews (Center for Workplace Health).
  • Chicken soup report.
  • Children with DIABETES: on-line magazine for kids and families with juvenile diabetes.
  • Consumer choice news: publication of the National Institute on Consumer-Directed Long-Term Services, a partnership between the National Council on the Aging (NCOA) and the World Institute on Disability (WID).
  • Contributions: the newsletter of the Boston University Medical Center Community Outreach Health Information System.
  • Current topics in gastroenterology (American College of Gastroenterology).
  • Diabetes self-management (tables of contents and selected articles).
  • Electric apple journal: ideas and information for healthier living sponsored by Lowell General Hospital.
  • FDA consumer.
  • Facts about tobacco, alcohol and other drugs: a publication of the University of Florida College of Medicine.
  • Good health magazine.
  • Good medicine magazine.
  • Harvard health letter.
  • Harvard heart letter.
  • Harvard mental health letter.
  • Harvard women's health watch.
  • Hawver's Capitol health magazine.
  • Health & you (selected articles).
  • Health advocate (Advocate Health Care, Oak Brook, IL).
  • Health after fifty (Johns Hopkins medical newsletter) (tables of contents and selected articles).
  • Health education journal (tables of contents and abstracts; selected articles).
  • Health in perspective.
  • HealthNews from the publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine.
  • Healthline (tables of contents).
  • Healthy Living with Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center.
  • Heart information news: medical news for heart patients.
  • Heartline.
  • Journal of HIV/AIDS prevention and education for adolescents and children (tables of contents and abstracts).
  • LifeLines medical journal from MedForum (requires registration).
  • Lifetime health letter from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
  • Mammography matters: a quarterly publication of the Division of Mammography Quality and RadiationPrograms (DMQRP), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
  • Medical Reporter (TMR).
  • Medical news.
  • Mental health update: newsletter for families and consumers.
  • MigraineZine: online journal of migraine.
  • NCAHF newsletter (National Council against Health Fraud).
  • Nutrition action healthletter (Center for Science in the Public Interest) (tables of contents and selected articles).
  • Pharmasave healthnotes.
  • Prevention (tables of contents and selected articles).
  • Revista "Cérebro & Mente" = Brain & mind: electronic magazine on neuroscience. Produced by the Center for Biomedical Informatics, State University of Campinas, Brazil.
  • Self-help psychology magazine.
  • Skin care today (tables of contents).
  • Stanford HealthLink.
  • Stateting women's health: a quarterly magazine about women's health (Women's Health Statewide, North Adelaide, Australia).
  • Suncoast health.
  • Townsend letters for doctors & patients (selected articles).
  • Wellness column from Emory report (coordinated by the Seretean Center for Health Promotion in the Rollins School of Public Health).
  • Wellness letter (University of California at Berkeley) (tables of contents and selected articles).
  • WellnessWise electronic journal (WEJ) : scripts from the daily syndicated radio program,
  • Women's health hotline: a monthly newsletter providing the media with information on women's health.
  • Women's health weekly.
  • Your child and neurosurgery: an electronic journal (New York University Medical Center Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery ).
  • Your health daily from the New York Times News Service and Medical Tribune News Service.

    • Emergency medicine:

  • Common simple emergencies: a working draft of the second edition of a handbook copyright 1985 and 1996 by Philip M. Buttaravoli and Thomas O. Stair.
  • David Baldwin's Trauma Info Pages.
  • Vermont SIRI Web Site A (Safety Information Resources on the InterNet).
  • Vermont SIRI Web Site B (Safety Information Resources on the InterNet).

    • Employment Opportunities:

  • Mathematica Policy Research a health care policy research and data collection firm

    • Endocrinology:

  • Children with DIABETES: on-line magazine for kids and families with juvenile diabetes.
  • Comp-Pat-Able: diabetic links home page.
  • DIABETIC Mailing List Home Page at Lehigh University.
  • Diabetes Information for the Well Informed at Mediconsult.com.
  • Diabetes ProHEALTH
  • Diabetes Well
  • Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana.
  • Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Forum on Compuserve.
  • Diabetes monitor maintained by the Midwest Diabetes Care Center.
  • Diabetes on the Web.
  • Diabetes self-management (tables of contents and selected articles).
  • Glossary of Diabetes Related Terms maintained by Donald A. Lehn at the University of Wisconsin Medical School.
  • Lilly Managing Your Diabetes.
  • Mayo Health O@sis Library References Diabetes & Other Endocrine Conditions.
  • MeLLiTis maintained by Pierre Yves Benhamou and Daniel Pagonis.
  • MediLife Diabetes Center.
  • Mining Company Diabetes maintained by Cynthia Black.
  • Mining Company Thyroid Disease maintained by Mary Shomon.
  • Missouri Diabetes Directory.
  • National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Diabetes Dictionary Bethesda, Md.: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, August 1994. NIH Publication No. 94-3016.
  • On-Line Resources for Diabetics by Rick Mendosa.
  • Rossini, Aldo A.; Lundstrom, Ruth; Mordes, John P. The Healing Handbook for Persons with Diabetes Worcester, MA: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 1995.
  • Thyroid Foundation of Canada Health Guides on Thyroid Disease.
  • Virtual Diabetic Game.

    • Environmental health:

  • Human Ecology Action League (HEAL)HEALNatnl.
  • MCSurvivors: a comprehensive resource web site for the multiple chemically sensitive. Designed and maintained by Lynda Hamilton.

    • Ethnic Medicine:

  • Black Health Net: health information for the African-American community.

    • Evidence-Based Medicine:

  • Bero, Lisa A.; Jadad, Alejandro R. How consumers and policymakers can use systematic reviews for decision making Annals of internal medicine 1997 1 July; 127:37-42.

    • Eye Diseases:

  • Ask NOAH About: The Eye researched by Lynne Olver.
  • Canadian Ophthalmological Society Public Information: Eye conditions, disorders and treaments .
  • Eye Disorders - Floaters maintained by Suzanne Schnite.
  • Mayo Health O@sis Library References Eye Conditions.
  • Royal National Institute for the Blind (UK) Understanding Eye Conditions.

    • Family Medicine:

  • Mining Company Family Medicine maintained by Mark Abell.

    • Fibromyalgia:

  • Colorado HealthNet Fibromyalgia Center.
  • Suite 101: Coping with Fibromyalgia by Cynthia Webber.

    • Frequently asked questions:

  • Alt.Support.Thyroid FAQ Information: FAQ on Antithyroid Drugs.
  • Alt.Support.Thyroid FAQ Information: FAQ on Graves' Disease.
  • Alt.Support.Thyroid FAQ Information: FAQ on Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
  • Alt.Support.Thyroid Thyroid Function tests.
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology Eye Care FAQs.
  • Lung Cancer by Pat Connelly.
  • PharmInfoNet DrugFAQs: Frequently Asked Questions About Drugs.
  • Vision and Eyecare Frequently Asked Questions by Grant Sayer.
  • Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization Common Questions About Breast Cancer.
  • alt.support.asthma FAQ maintained by Marie Goldenberg.

    • Gastroenterology:

  • British Hernia Centre.
  • Candida Page: Candida Albicans/Candidiasis Web Sites maintained by Don Wiss.
  • Crohn's Disease / Ulcerative Colitis / Inflammatory Bowel Disease Pages.
  • Current topics in gastroenterology (American College of Gastroenterology).
  • Gastrosite: a service from Glaxo Wellcome.
  • IBS Page: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Web Sites maintained by Don Wiss.
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self-Help Group.
  • National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse Digestive Health and Disease: a Glossary.
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease Patient Information Documents on Digestive Diseases.
  • No Milk Page: Lactose Intolerance/Milk Allergy/Casein Avoidance maintained by Don Wiss.
  • Regional Infectious Disease Unit INFO Pool: E coli O157 diarrhoea.
  • United Ostomy Association.

    • Genetic screening:

  • National Cancer Institute Understanding Gene Testing.

    • Genetics and molecular biology:

  • Canadian Directory of Genetic Support Groups courtesy of the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors.
  • Directory of National Genetic Voluntary Organizations (list of support groups) produced by the Alliance of Genetic Support Groups (AGSG).
  • FRAXA Research Foundation Home Page: supporting research aimed at treatment for fragile X syndrome.
  • Hereditary Disease Foundation.
  • Huntington's Disease Information maintained by Renette Davis.
  • Huntington's disease maintained by Robert Laycock.
  • March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. Genetic Counseling.
  • National Cancer Institute Understanding Gene Testing.
  • Rare Genetic Diseases In Children: an Internet Resource Gateway maintained by Paul Murphy.

    • Geriatrics:

  • Alzheimer Research Forum Layperson Websites.
  • Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet.
  • Consumer choice news: publication of the National Institute on Consumer-Directed Long-Term Services, a partnership between the National Council on the Aging (NCOA) and the World Institute on Disability (WID).
  • Dr. Frank MacInnis' Senior Clinic: a syndicated weekly newspaper column.
  • Dr. Frank On Line (Frank MacInnis).
  • Health after fifty (Johns Hopkins medical newsletter) (tables of contents and selected articles).
  • National Council on the Aging (NCOA).
  • National Institute on Aging. Alzheimer's disease: unravelling the mystery written by Caroline McNeil. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, October 1995. (NIH Publication No. 95-3782).
  • National Institute on Aging. Resource directory for older people: a cooperative effort of the National Institute on Aging and the Administration on Aging.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Early Alzheimer's Disease: Patient and Family Guide (Clinical Practice Guideline, No. 19, Consumer Version) (AHCPR Publication No. 96-0704a). September 1996.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Early Alzheimer's Disease: Patient and Family Guide (Consumer Guide Number 19) (AHCPR Publication No. 96-0704). October 1996.

    • Glaucoma:

  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Glaucoma : Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • Glaucoma: preventing blindness by Kevin Clark.

    • Guidelines:

  • Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Prevention primer: an encylopedia of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention terms. Rockville, MD: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, 1993.
  • Childhood Immunization Schedules: Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule -- United States, January 1995. (Published in MMWR Issue of January 6, 1995).
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Early Alzheimer's Disease: Patient and Family Guide (Consumer Guide Number 19) (AHCPR Publication No. 96-0704). October 1996.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Managing Unstable Angina: Patient and Family Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 10) (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0604). March 1994.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Pain Control after Surgery: a Patient's Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 1) (AHCPR Publication No. 92-0021). February 1993.

    • Guides:

  • American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute Questions and answers about pain control: a guide for people with cancer and their families.
  • American Social Health Association ABCs of STDs.
  • Arthritis Overview edited by Frederick Matsen, University of Washington Department of Orthopaedics.
  • Atherosclerosis: a Major Cause of Cardiovascular Disease a publication of the American Heart Association.
  • Bero, Lisa A.; Jadad, Alejandro R. How consumers and policymakers can use systematic reviews for decision making Annals of internal medicine 1997 1 July; 127:37-42.
  • BlueCross Blue Shield of Massachusetts's Wellness Information on the Internet.
  • Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada Brain tumor patient resource book -- pediatric version.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Infectious Diseases. Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Lyme Disease: a public information guide.
  • Children's Brain Tumor Foundation's Resource Guide For Parents of Children With Brain or Spinal Cord Tumors.
  • Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide.
  • Common simple emergencies: a working draft of the second edition of a handbook copyright 1985 and 1996 by Philip M. Buttaravoli and Thomas O. Stair.
  • Disaster Preparedness and Recovery from the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service Disaster Resources.
  • Doctor's Guide to the Internet Patient's Guides.
  • Health care guidelines for individuals with Down Syndrome (Down Syndrome Preventive Medical Check List). Edited by William I. Cohen, M.D. for the Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group. [Reprinted from Down Syndrome Quarterly, Volume 1, Number 2, June, 1996].
  • Heart and Stroke Facts a publication of the American Heart Association.
  • Internet health watch by John H. Renner.
  • Introduction to Parkinson's by Ken Bernstein at Parkinson's Web.
  • Iowa Health Book.
  • Medicare 1996 Handbook.
  • National Institute on Aging. Resource directory for older people: a cooperative effort of the National Institute on Aging and the Administration on Aging.
  • Parents of H-I Children FAQ.
  • Patient's Guide To Breast Cancer Treatment Anne Moore with Armand S. Cortese and the members of The New York Hospital Breast Cancer Tumor Board.
  • Put Prevention Into Practice: the National Preventive Services Campaign to increase the awareness and use of clinical preventive services by providers, patients, and office staff.
  • Rees, A. M. Consumer Health USA. Phoenix, Oryx Press, 1995.
  • Richard and Annette Bloch's Fighting Cancer (originally appeared on Compuserve's Cancer Forum).
  • Risk Factors for Heart Disease a publication of the American Heart Association.
  • Roxane Pain Institute Pain Patient FAQ.
  • Sexuality and the Gynecologic Oncology Patient from the University of Washington Divsion of Gynecologic Oncology.
  • ToxFAQx (tm) developed by the US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Division of Toxicology.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Understanding HIV. Consumer Guide Number 7a. (for Adolescents and Adults). AHCPR Pub. No. 94-0574: January 1994.
  • U.S. Agency for Health Policy and Research Consumer Health.
  • Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Family Alliance's What you Need to Know about VHL 1993.

    • Gynecology and women's health:

  • Ann Rose's Ultimate Birth Control Links.
  • Arizona Cancer Center. Fast Facts About Breast Cancer.
  • Atlantic Canada's Breast Cancer Archive (ACBCA).
  • Avon's Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade.
  • Breast Cancer Network.
  • Breast Cancer Roundtable developed by Peggy Heffernan, Kim Loomis, Thelma Looms.
  • Breast Cancer by Pat Connelly.
  • Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services.
  • CanCom - Women's Cancer Information Project co-ordinated by the European Institute of Womens Health.
  • Cathy's Pregnancy Web Page maintained by Cathy Nance.
  • Center for Current Research HealthALERT Breast Cancer: Late-Breaking Medical Research.
  • College of American Pathologists. Pap Examination: It Can Save Your Life.
  • College of American Pathologists. Understanding Fibrocystic Changes of the Breast.
  • Dear Doc: Women's Health Questions.
  • Dr. Plain Talk.
  • European Institute of Womens Health EuroHealth.
  • Forum for Women's Health.
  • Foundation for Better Health Care Better Health Profiles: Breast Cancer.
  • Gilda's Club.
  • Gyn 101.
  • Gynecological And Reproductive Health, chapter 1 of the Barnard/Columbia Women's Handbook. 1992.
  • Harvard women's health watch.
  • Health Square.
  • HomeArts Breast Health Center.
  • Information on Unconventional Therapies written by the Ontario Breast Cancer Information Exchange Project (OBCIEP), adapted by the Atlantic Breast Cancer Information Project (ABCIP) and funded by Health Canada.
  • JAMA Women's Health Contraception Information Center.
  • JAMA Women's Health Information Center.
  • JAMA Women's Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Information Center.
  • Just For Women.
  • Mammography matters: a quarterly publication of the Division of Mammography Quality and RadiationPrograms (DMQRP), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
  • March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. Genetic Counseling.
  • Mayo Health O@sis Pregnancy and Child Health Resource Centers.
  • Medscape Patient Info Women's Health from Rees AM (ed): Consumer Health USA. Phoenix, Oryx Press, 1995.
  • Medscape Women's Health.
  • Melpomene Institute.
  • Men's Crusade Against Breast Cancer A Family Guide to Fighting Breast Cancer.
  • Menopause Matters.
  • Menopause Online.
  • Metro Phoenix Women's Center
  • Mining Company Breast Cancer maintained by Susan C.Rossi.
  • Mining Company Pregnancy and Childbirth maintained by Robin Elise Weiss.
  • Mining Company Women's health maintained by Tracee Cornforth.
  • NABCO fact sheets from the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations.
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia). National Breast Cancer Centre. A Consumer's Guide: Early Breast Cancer. 1995.
  • New York State Department of Health - Women's Health Issues
  • Pap Test maintained by Patrick J. Connelly.
  • ParentsPlace.com Breastfeeding Articles and Resources.
  • Patient's Guide To Breast Cancer Treatment Anne Moore with Armand S. Cortese and the members of The New York Hospital Breast Cancer Tumor Board.
  • Pepsi's Contraceptive & Safe Sex Page
  • Searle healthNet. Women's health.
  • Segal, Tricia; Lea, Julie. Guide to women's health issues. December 19, 1996.
  • Self Breast Examination and Mammography.
  • Self Magazine's Breast Cancer Handbook '94.
  • Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Active Prevention: a woman's guide to using information and intuition to detect and prevent female reproductive cancers.
  • Stateting women's health: a quarterly magazine about women's health (Women's Health Statewide, North Adelaide, Australia).
  • U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Things To Know About Quality Mammograms: a Woman's Guide (Consumer Guideline Number 13) (AHCPR Publication No. 95-0634). October, 1994.
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Information for Women on Food Safety, Nutrition and Cosmetics.
  • Women's Fitness and Health maintained by Vivan Tran.
  • Women's Health Information from the Health Department of Western Australia.
  • Women's Health Statewide: health and information service for South Australian women.
  • Women's health hotline: a monthly newsletter providing the media with information on women's health.
  • Women's health weekly.
  • Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization Common Questions About Breast Cancer.
  • Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization.
  • yeast infection homepage maintained by heather eisthen.

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