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American Medical Association: Includes Atlas of the Body (text and graphics), Doctor Finder, Health Information (via Medem web site). Doctor Finder lets you locate physicians by specialty and geographic location. |
New York Online Access to Health-NOAH: Easy to use health Topics (A to Z), that cover diseases, sexuality, mental health, and more, and features a Word Search and a Subject Index. Also en Español. |
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| CAPHIS: Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association: List of web sites, grouped by general interest sites, as well as special interest (women, senior, specific health issue). | Hands on Health-South Carolina covers the most common health concerns for South Carolinians, with sections for parents, children, teens, ethnic groups, Spanish-speaking groups, health, and social service professionals. Also en Español. | |
| Family Doctor is sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians. You'll find a list of 400 topics listed A to Z, as well as sections for women, men, seniors, families, and healthy lifestyles. They also have a handy "Health Tools" section with a dictionary, BMI Calculator, doctor finder, drug information, and more. Also en Español. | Healthfinder: A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site. Includes a Health Library (on conditions, diseases, wellness, encyclopedia, journals), Just for You (topics organized by age, race, etc.), Health Care (about doctors, dentists, hospitals, insurance), and Health News. Also en Español. | |
| Health A to Z: Your Family Health Sites: Very full site with Family Section (Women's Health, 60 Something +), Condition Forums, Wellness Center (includes Alternative Medicine, Fitness), Healthy Lifestyles, News. | The Mayo Clinic website is extensive and well-organized. In addition to diseases and conditions, they have a first aid guide, a healthy living and drugs and supplements sections, and a health tools area with dictionaries, dieting information, news, and quizzes. | |
| Health Touch Online for Better Health: Covers areas like Medication Guide, Vitamins and Supplements & Natural Medicine, Health Information. Health Resources area lists associations and organizations. | MedicineNet: Site states, "100% Doctor-Produced Healthcare Information Written Just for You." Sections include Diseases and Conditions, Featured Sites, Procedures & Tests, Medications, Health News. | |
| Med Help International: Contains a Consumer Health Information Library (A to Z), Health Forums (where questions are posted and answers are given by health professionals), chat, daily health and medical news. | The National Library of Medicine's site contains MEDLINEplus's medical dictionaries, encyclopedias, and directories to find doctors, dentists, and hospitals; and PubMed, which is a database that lets you search for health-related journal articles (not full-text). There are also links to various research programs and clinical trials. | |
| MEDLINEplus: Service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health. Includes Health Topics (conditions, diseases, encyclopedia), Drug Information, Clinical Trials, current Health News. Also en Español. | WebMD content is selected by physicians and includes a symptom chart, doctor finder, medical dictionary, drug and herb information, a trial matching service, and lots of other good general health information. | |
| Alternative Health News Online links to a wealth of information on topics ranging from yoga, Qigong, and aromatherapy to Ayurvedic and Homeopathic medicine to information on longevity and herbal supplements. Also includes news and information about food safety and nutrition. | The Alternative Medicine Homepage: Provides no original information of its own, but links to other sites with subjects such as folk medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, chiropractic care, and acupuncture. | |
| The American Chiropractic Association: This site offers great advice for healthy living, including tips for expectant mothers, traveling with back problems, office ergonomics, treating headaches, ear problems, and even ADD with chiropractic care. Includes a doctor locator. | Dr. Weil's approach to medicine is a combination of both Eastern and Western traditions. His site contains advice on vitamins & minerals, non-toxic treatments for common conditions and diseases, as well as information on herbal remedies, breathing techniques, massage, biofeedback, and recipes. You can also pose a question or browse through dozens of health and nutrition topics. | |
HealthWorld Online's Alternative Medicine Center is a large, well-organized site that can be browsed by type of therapy or medical tradition, diet and nutrition, or by type of condition. There is a handy "Find a Practitioner" area and a special "Cancer Center" with good advice on how to integrate alternative therapies with traditional Western medicine. |
Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Produced by Columbia University. Click on CAM Research and Information Resources. Includes Aging, Acupuncture, Botanical/Herbal Medicine, Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Cancer, Women's Health. These include links to databases, newsgroups, academic & research, web resources and legal information. | |
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Children's Health Protection, from the Environmental Protection Agency covers a number of health issues such as Asthma, allergies, radon, dioxins, drinking water contaminates, lead, and pesticides. There are links to current environmental laws, and a great "What You Can Do" section with tips and toll-free numbers to find out about local concerns and programs. |
GeneralPediatrics.com is a great site for discovering what several different authorities have to say about specific conditions. For instance, look up a disease or condition such as "Conjunctivitis", "Mononucleosis", or "Asthma", and you'll find links to pages from PubMed, MedlinePlus, the Mayo Clinic, the CDC, and hundreds of other online resources about that topic. Also has a handy search engine that will search the contents of 50 Pediatric websites, in case you need more information. |
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Keep Kids Healthy is aimed at parents and covers an enormous number of topics, including breastfeeding, vaccinations, first aid, safety, growth schedules, medication, and nutrition. You can also easily search or browse topics according to age groups ranging from newborn and infant to school age and adolescent. |
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is a huge, fun, easily browsed site aimed at kids. Topics range from
growth and development to broken bones and disease treatments. There
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doctor, or dentist's office, or if they require a hospital stay, and a
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| Board of Medical Examiners, through the SC Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation Office of Investigations and Enforcement. You can lookup a physician in SC and file a complaint. |
Quackwatch, edited by Stephen Barrett, M.D., VP of the National
Council Against Health Fraud and scientific advisor to the American Council
of Science and Health, provides consumers with scientific views on
nutritional and medical scams. Also has versions in
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| AIDS Educational Global Information System (AEGIS)-is an enormous site that is updated hourly and covers treatment, prevention, and living with AIDS. It features news, journal articles, a law library, statistics, and an extensive network of links to helpful programs and organizations all over the world. | AIDSinfofrom the US Department of Health covers a wide range of topics for patients, researchers, and health care providers. You'll find information about drug interaction, social security benefits, managing HIV, insurance issues, statistics, and much more. Also links to the White House HIV/AIDS Initiatives, the Office of National AIDS Policy, and other related government offices. Some information available en Español. | |
| The American Diabetes Association site has a wealth of information about nutrition and weight loss, research and community programs, and advocacy. Also has a "Newly Diagnosed" section and a risk assessment test. | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Offers an extensive collection of online brochures in environmental health, chronic disease prevention, infectious diseases, injury prevention and more. Since its inception in 1946, the CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. Also en Español. | |
| The Diabetes Public Health Resource from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has helpful information about the prevention and treatment of Diabetes, as well as statistics, links to other organizations and journals, and news and articles. |
The National Cancer Institute, from the National Institutes of Health, has information about specific types of cancer, traditional and alternative treatments, early detection screenings, clinical trials, statistics, research and funding, and news. Also en Español. |
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Oncolink: Produced by the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. Divided by type of cancer, Treatment Options, Coping with Cancer, Cancer Resources, Ask the Experts, News, and Clinical Trials. |
Your Disease Risk, from Harvard's medical school, helps you determine your chances of developing cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and other conditions, then tells you what you're doing right (such as eating your vegetables) and gives tips on how to lower your risk (such as by taking certain vitamin supplements). |
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The Prostate Cancer Foundation covers screening and diagnosis, treatment, nutrition, links to clinical trials and lots of research publications, as well as personal stories. |
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| Mental Help Net covers over 20 conditions from ADD and Alzheimer's Disease to Schizophrenia and Self-Harm. Also has a glossary of mental health terms, links to news and support groups, book reviews, drug information, and toll-free numbers for dozens of hotlines and help centers. |
National Institute of Mental Health website has Breaking News, Clinical Trials, Education Programs, and a Listserv. Dozens of topics, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, autism, and eating disorders are covered. Also en Español. |
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| The National Mental Health Association site, offers referrals to treatment centers and support groups, and has downloadable fact sheets about common mental illnesses. | The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis. | |
| The Fast Food Nutrition Fact Explorer lets you see just how much fat, sodium, and calories your favorite fast food sandwich, salad, dessert, or side order contains. Also measures protein, carbohydrates, and cholesterol; and lets you compare two or more items or restaurants. | The Food Nutritional Information Center is a comprehensive and easily searched site that provides an enormous amount of information about nutrition and food safety. Use their "Nutrient Database" to find the nutritional content of a particular food or to find the scientific name of a food. | |
| Partners for Active Living is a community-based initiative in Spartanburg working to create and expand sidewalks, bike lanes, and other public infrastructures in order to increase physical activity and improve the health of Spartanburg residents by promoting active lifestyles. | The Vegetarian Resource Group, besides addressing a wide variety of nutritional topics such as vitamins and minerals that may be lacking in a vegetarian diet, also offers recipes and is a great place to start if you are thinking of becoming a vegetarian or want to find restaurants, hotels, and vacation sites that cater to vegetarians. | |
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The Access to Benefits Coalition was developed to encourage all Medicare and Medicaid recipients to sign up for maximum benefits. You'll find programs by state or pharmaceutical company, billing and payment information, a glossary of health terms, and tips for staying healthy, |
DrugDigest is a noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer health and drug information site. This easily browsed and searched site is a good place to research your prescriptions, check for possible complications, drug interactions, and alternatives. |
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Needymeds lists information about applying for discounted medication. You can search by the name of the drug or by the company name to get contact information and guidelines set by pharmaceutical companies. |
South Carolina Pharmacy Services from the First Health Services Corporation, has information about the Gap Assistance Pharmacy Program for Seniors (which replaced the SilverxCard program) and other prescription programs and services offered in South Carolina. |
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| Your Surgery: This site provides "easy to understand information for common and specific surgical procedures." Procedures are divided by areas of the body and are written and edited by surgeons. | ||
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| Go Ask Alice, from Columbia University, is aimed at teens and young adults. Topics include emotional health, relationships and sexuality, as well as general health and nutrition. Readers can browse through responses to questions previously asked, or pose a new question to get frank, no-nonsense answers. | Teen's Health is a large, easily browsed site that covers both mind and body health, including topics such as "Food and Fitness", "Drugs and Alcohol", "Sexual Health", "Diseases and Conditions", "Infections", "School and Jobs", and "Staying Safe". Also En español | |
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National Women's Health Information Center: A Service of the Office of Women's Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Sections include News Today, Health Topics, Topics of Interest to Women, Hot Topics in Congress. Also en Español. |
The Women's Cancer Network covers screening, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and symptom management for ten cancers that effect women. There are also clinical trial listings, a doctor finder, risk assessment surveys, links to other web resources, and survivors stories. | |
| Other Resources | ||
| LII's Health and Medicine links | Health and Wellness Resource Center from DISCUS (search while in any library location, or from home with a valid SCPL library card.) | |
| Open Directory's Health links | Health Reference Center Academic from DISCUS (search while in any library location, or from home with a valid SCPL library card.) | |
| "Cooking for a Healthy Heart" pathfinder | ||
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*The Spartanburg County Public Library is not responsible for the creation of, or changes to, any web site listed in this pathfinder. Parents are responsible for their children's online activities.* |
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