Other Sites of Interest, PAGE 2, (Medical)
You will find various links to other Health related sites:
ASSOCIATIONS and Organizations:
Note: This list is limited (please email submissions to info@kiromark.com).
Alzheimer's Association, Orange
county Chapter, 800-660-1993 Biomechanics Magazine 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. Cholesterol: American Heart association's "Cholesterol
low Down" (sponsored by Pfizer and Parke-Davis) American Diabetes Association 800-342-2383 DISABILITY and SPORTS:
American
Association of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) 773-528-1000
American Association of Pain Management
American Academy of Pediatrics : 800-433-9016
American Association of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation
American Back Society; 510-536-9929. A multi-disciplinary group specializing in pathologies of the spine.
American College of Cardiology; 800.253.4636
American College of Sports Medicine
American
Heart Association
American Pain society
American Physical Therapist Association
American Society of Radiologic Technologists; 800-444-2778. a professional association that publishes "Radiologic Technology".
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
:National agency that sets health care guidelines.
City of Hope, specializing in cancer
research:
Endometriosis Association: 414-355-2200 (WI)
National Association for Hearing and Speech: 800-638-8355
National Institutes of Health
National Athletic Trainers Association
National
Foundation for Cancer Research 800-321-CURE
National Spinal Chord Injury Association 800-962-9629
Office of Alternative
Medicine
Red
Cross, (Orange
County Chapter)
Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation- Orange County Affiliate: 714-957-9157
(features the"Race for the Cure" since 1991)
United Cerebral Palsy Assn. (OC see below) 800-423-9350
World Health Organization :The health management arm of the United Nations Organization.
Journal
of Back & Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Journal of Spinal Disorders
The
Physician and Sports Medicine (Online)
Spine
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.
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 births.
A person with CP cannot:
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
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
DYSLEXIA: International Dyslexic Association (IDA: 800-ABCD-123)
| Eyesight / Blindness / Optical diseases: | |
|
eSupportGroups.com, a health forums site
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.
| Hearing Dysfunction/ Deafness: | |
| The EAR Foundation www.earfoundation.org Deaf Research Foundation www.drf.org NY League/Hard of Hearing www.lhh.org National Inst. of the Deaf www.nidcd.nih.gov Self Help for Hard of Hearing People SHHH:www.shhh.org |
"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
Primal pictures:
online 3D human anatomy (by Subscription)Rx
List: Internet Drug Index
|
RSDS / Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophic Syndrome |
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 |
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 produced in the skin and/or internal organs |
| Leading national organization, Southern California Chapter: 310-477-8225
Provides funding for Scleroderma related research: 805-563-9133 |
| Stroke: | Sudden and often severe attack caused by interuption of blood supply to the brain |
Watch for:
|
Thrive Online.com
University of California,
San Francisco school of Medicine
WWW.COM
Internet Medical info and Store
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. HealthNet: 800-448-4411
updated 02/09/04
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:
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