ONLINE RESOURCE SITES:
1 Up Health: 1uphealth.com, a
medical resource that provides comprehensive and authorative
information and news on diseases, symptoms, tests, surgery, injuries,
nutrition, medications, and poisons. Focuses on family and community
health.
Accent Health
Alzheimer's: Alzheimer's Association of Orange County (CA), 800-660-1993, alzoc.org
AHN.COM: A site of the Health Network.COM. Features original news stories relaed to health and medical news.
BioSites: a Research Website
Cancer: Breast Cancer: thebreastcancersite.com
| CEREBRAL PALSY: |
CP is caused by damage to the brain, usually occurring
before or during birth. It is still prevalent: 1 in every 1000 live
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A person with CP cannot:
- fully control motor functions (e.g walking)
- have difficuly with speech, balance, sight, hearing or cognition.
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Cholesterol: American Heart association's "Cholesterol low Down" (sponsored by Pfizer and Parke-Davis)
Dairy Council of California: Offers general information on nutrition
Doctor Koop: Medical advice and information (careful of sponsorship arrangements)
Doctor Page.com
Dental X change: Dentistry related site, #1 rated information.
| DIABETES: |
Know the signs of Diabetes
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| Abnormal Thirst |
Extreme Fatigue |
| Frequent Urination |
Possible skin Problems; |
| Constant Hunger |
Including slow healing of sores |
| Sudden Weight Loss |
Tingling and Numbness in Hands and Feet |
| Blurred Vision |
Consequences may include blindness and amputation |
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DISABILITY and SPORTS:
Disabled Sports USA
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Paralympics
US Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association
Wheelchair Sports USA
Institute for Preventative Sports Medicine
Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma
DYSLEXIA: International Dyslexic Association (IDA: 800-ABCD-123)
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Eyesight / Blindness / Optical diseases:
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eSupportGroups.com, a health forums site.
Fibromyalgia (AKA Myofascitis) see: National Fibromyalgia Association, (CA) 714-921-0150,
a condition of soft tissue inflammation characterized by frequent low
grade muscular pain associated with trigger points, fatigue and/or
depression, unsatisfactory sleep, weakness, joint pain, etc.
Food & Nutrition Information Center: USDA run website provides info regarding nutrition and food.
SPONSOR E-LINKs (link exchange):
Title: Focus Night & Day Contact Lenses
Description: Home of the lowest prices on the best selection of
contact lenses. Great savings on all the major contact lens brands.
Title: Biomedics 55
Description: Brand name contact lenses for less
Health Answers
Health Index
Healthology.com:
It produces coverage of health and medical conditions in the form of
audio and video webcasts, and features articles and discussion boards.
HealthBizNews, a MWC/Allied Healthcare group publication.
"INFONET" run by the John hopkins University
MEDEXPLORER: Health/Medical search engine
Medhelp.org
MEDSCAPE: "Online resources for better patient care (Medical/Clinical oriented).
MedNet Technology: website development for medical professionals, 877-633-6388
the National Heart, lung and Blood Institute: this site contains information regarding the numerous diseases that related to the heart, lungs and blood.
Primal pictures: online 3D human anatomy (by Subscription)
Rx List: Internet Drug Index
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RSDS / Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophic Syndrome
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also "Complex Regional Pain" Syndrome |
NIH: info sheet about RSDS
The American Chronic Pain Association
Forgrace.org: Site run by Cynthia Toussaint, a RSDS patient (public education and non-profit)
Yourhealthcare.net: Site run by Colleen Moran, a RSDS patient
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Disorder of the Sympathetic nervous system that causes chronic intractible pain. |
| Scleroderma: |
a
chronic, sometimes progressive autoimmune disease, just like multiple
sclerosis, lupus or Rheumatoid arthritis. It affects >300,000 people
in the US, about 80% female. Collagen is over-produced in the skin
and/or internal organs |
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Leading national organization, Southern California Chapter: 310-477-8225
Provides funding for Scleroderma related research: 805-563-9133
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| Stroke: |
Sudden and often severe attack caused by interuption of blood supply to the brain |
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Watch for:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.
- Sudden confusion and trouble speaking or understanding or seeing in one eye.
- Trouble walking, dizzyness or loss of balance.
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| Tarlov Cysts: Tarlovcyst.net |
Site
specific to Tarlov Cysts; a dilatation of the Arachnoid and Dura of the
spinal Posterior Nerve-root Sheath, containing collagen
fibers.Typically located in the Sacral Region, the Aetiology is
unknown. |
Science Komm: a Med-Bio research website
Sickbay.com, also owns the fitness website: Netsweat.com
Thrive Online.com
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
WWW.COM
Internet Medical info and Store
Other sites: RealAge.com, Intelihealth.com, Health central.com, Mediconsult.com, OnHealth.com, WebMD.com, CBS/Healthwatch,
VARIOUS "ALTERNATIVE HEALTH" SITES:
Please
go to our page especially created for "complementary", "alternative"
medicine not including Chiropractic (which is after all the main topic
of this site): Alternative medicine.
Healthy Alternatives Site devoted to alternative healthcare.
The Cancer Cure Foundation: Purpose is to make available information about the alternative therapies for the treatment of cancer.
Homestead
PriorityOne Vitamins.com:
"Our site currently receives a lot of traffic from medical college
students, medical professionals in a variety of industries, as well as
their patients. We have over 1000 pages of medical related information.
We provide wholesale supplements to medical professionals to offer to
their patients"
Vaccine Safety Website: A critical view of vaccination.
INSURANCE COMPANIES: HealthNet: 800-448-4411
Other Sites of Interest, PAGE 2, (Medical)
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