Physician's Guide to the Internet
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Patient Education
Refer your patients to these websites


Comprehensive Health | Nutrition | Mental Health | Alcohol/Drug Abuse | Cancer
Human Genetics | Sex/Reproductive Health | Ear/Eye | Respiratory System & Allergy
Digestive System and Liver | Brain and Nervous System | Bones and Joints


Comprehensive Health Websites

MedlinePlus...from the National Library of Medicine. Patients should always start a search here.

Healthfinder...tons of health information and resources (from the Department of Health and Human Resources)

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis...reliable, helpful, and interesting health and medical info from internationally renown medical institute

FamilyDoctor.org...patient information from the American Academy of Family Physicians

Ask Alice, Columbia University's on-line health educator

Dr. Greene's House Calls...lots of peds info from pediatrician Alan Greene, MD.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...health info, travelers info, data and statistics

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report-- Recommendations and Reports...reports on health and disease from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Environmental Protection Agency

National Hospice Organization

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

National Psoriasis Foundation

Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Spina Bifida Association of America

The Sickle Cell Information Center


Nutrition

Food and Nutrition Information Center...nutrition info from the United States Department of Agriculture

American Dietetic Association

American Heart Association...info on nutrition, exercise, heart disease, and stroke

Food Allergy Network


Cancer

American Cancer Society...info on types of cancer,prevention, treatment options, and medical issues

CancerNet...The National Cancer Institute's database of cancer information

Oncolink...comprehensive cancer info from the University of Pennsylvania

Leukemia Society of America

American Brain Tumor Association

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations


Mental Health

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Anxiety Disorders Association of America

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance


Alcohol and Drug Use and Abuse

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information...preventing alcohol and drug abuse in families, schools, and the workplace

The QuitNet...an online guide to quitting cigarette smoking, with interactive tools and questionnaires, quitting guides, ways to find support, and more...from the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program


Human Genetics

National Human Genome Research Institute...Official website of the Human Genome Project, offering the latest info on human genetics research, and the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetics.

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man...a searchable catalog of all hereditary disorders

Genomics: A Global Resource...scientific,legislative, ethical news and reports on topics in genetics

Alliance of Genetic Support Groups...offers referrals to hundreds of genetic support groups

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation


Sexuality and Reproductive Health

Planned Parenthood

American Social Health Association...dedicated to stopping sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful consequences to individuals, families, and communities

HIV InSite...all about HIV and AIDS from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

North American Menopause Society

e.hormone...news and scientific updates on the biological effects of endocrine disrupters.


Ear and Eye

Better Hearing Institute...comprehensive information on hearing loss, tinnitus, and hearing aids.

American Tinnitus Association

American Council of the Blind

National Association for Visually Handicapped

National Eye Institute...info on eye diseases and low vision

Glaucoma Research Foundation

Macular Degeneration Foundation


Respiratory System & Allergy

American Lung Association

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation


Digestive System and Liver

American Diabetes Association

Children with Diabetes

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Hepatitis Foundation International

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America


Brain and Nervous System

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders

National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.

Alzheimer's Association

Epilepsy Foundation...info about epileptic therapies, living with epilepsy, first aid for epileptic seizures

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

National Neurofibromatosis Foundation

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association

National Stroke Association

Orton Dyslexia Society

National Headache Foundation

American Council for Headache Education

National Spinal Cord Injury Association

American Paralysis Association

United Cerebral Palsy

Muscular Dystrophy Association - USA

American Pain Society


Bones and Joints

National Osteoporosis Foundation

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases

Arthritis Foundation

Arthritis National Research Foundation

Lupus Foundation of America




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