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- Children
- Finding Medical Care
- Medical Directories and Search Engines
- Microbiology - Bacteria and Viruses
- Prevention
- Seniors
- Special Education
- Women
Discussions
- Disabilities - Support for Families and Siblings With Disabilities (Family Village) 2-00
Lists
- Addictions (Awesome Library)
- Allergies (About.com - Tidwell)
Provides news, facts, statistics, treatments, symptoms, a glossary, and more. 2-01
- Alzheimer's Disease (Awesome Library)
- Anxiety Disorders (Awesome Library)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (Awesome Library)
- Bacterial Infections (Karolinska Institutet)
Provides information on a wide variety of bacerial infectsions, by name of infection. 1-04
- Blind and Visually Impaired (Awesome Library)
- Cancer (Awesome Library)
Provides articles and research on prevention and treatment of cancer. 8-01
- Cleft Lip or Palate (Awesome Library)
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Deaf and Hearing Impaired (Awesome Library)
- Diabetes (Awesome Library)
- Digestive Problems (Karolinska Institutet)
Provides sources of information. 1-04
- Diseases and Conditions (HealthlinkUSA)
Provides links to diseases and conditions, listed in alphabetic order.
- Diseases and Conditions Search (Citeline)
Provides articles on diseases and conditions, based on keyword searches. 12-99
- Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders (Awesome Library)
- HIV and AIDS (Awesome Library)
- Hemophilia (Awesome Library)
- Injuries (Awesome Library)
- Kidney Diseases (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Provides information types of kidney diseases and disorders, by type. 1-02
- Kidney Failure - Treatment (KidneyPatientGuide)
Provides information and animations to help patients better understand treatments for kidney failure, including dialysis. 1-02
- Learning Diabilities (Awesome Library)
- Mental Health (Awesome Library)
- Mental Retardation (Awesome Library)
- Muscle and Skeletal Problems (Karolinska Institutet)
Provides sources of information. 1-04
- Neurofibromatosis
Provides information on the genetic disability that causes tumors on the peripheral nervous system. NF-1 is sometimes called von Recklinghausen's Disease.
- Obesity (Awesome Library)
Provides articles and research on prevention and treatment of obesity. 8-01
- Organizations by Disease or Conditions (Center for Healthcare Information)
Provides a list of healthcare organizations by disease, condition, or keyword. Try specifying disease or condition first. 11-99
- Organizations by Health Topic - State (Center for Healthcare Information)
Provides a list of state agencies by topic and state. 11-99
- Osteoporosis (Awesome Library)
- Pain (Awesome Library)
Provides news, research, and articles related to the causes and treatment of pain. 6-03
- Parkinson's Disease (Awesome Library)
- Physically Challenged (Awesome Library)
- Respiratory Diseases (Karolinska Institutet)
Provides sources of information. 1-04
- Seizure Disorders (Awesome Library)
- Severe and Chronic Illness (Awesome Library)
- Sleep Disorders (Awesome Library)
Provides articles and research on prevention and treatment of sleep disorders. 8-01
- Stress (Awesome Library)
- Surgery Directory (Oxygen Media)
Provides an alphabetic directory to types of surgery. 3-00
- Symptoms Directory (Oxygen Media)
Provides an alphabetic directory of symptoms. 3-00
- Viruses (Karolinska Institutet)
Provides sources of information. 1-04
Materials
- -Spelling Checkers for Medical Terms (Awesome Library)
Checks online for correct spelling and offers alternatives if the spelling is incorrect. Also offers glossaries for browsing terms. 7-02
- Glossary of Terms Related to Genetic Disorders (Murphy)
Provides a description of key terms related to genettc disorders, in layman's language. 6-01
- Health Quizzes (ivillage.com)
Provides quizzes about health conditions.
Papers
- ADD or ADHD (Awesome Library)
Provides diagnostic information, treatments, support groups, and more. 11-99
- Acne (Health World)
- Allergic Reactions To Stings - Tips (applesforhealth)
Wasps, honeybees, yellow jackets. We were building a fence and quenching our thirst with a lemonade between posts when this yellow-jacket decided the inside of the can was a cool place to hang out. 11-05-99.
- Allergies - Cleaning Guidelines (Carpet-Rug.com)
Suggests frequency of cleaning to reduce allerens for allergy sufferers. 9-03
- Allergies - Standards for Vacuum Cleaners With Green Label Certification (VacTrack.com)
The CRI Green Label Certification includes the following:
"Soil Removal – The soil removal test protocol requires that the vacuum cleaner must remove in 4 passes a satisfactory quantity of soil from the standard test carpet."
"Dust Containment – The dust containment test protocol evaluates the total amount of dust particles released into the surrounding air by the action of the brush rolls, through the filtration bag, and any air leaks from the vacuum cleaner system. This protocol requires that a vacuum cleaner will release into the surrounding environment no more than 100 micrograms of dust particles per cubic meter of air, well below levels stated in the National Ambient Air Quality Standards."
"Carpet Appearance Retention – The test protocol for appearance retention requires that the vacuum cleaner should affect the appearance of the carpet no more than a one-step change, based on one year of normal vacuum use." 9-03
- Allergy Shots (applesforhealth)
If you suffer from any kind of allergies, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) recommends that you consider allergy shots as an option for relief. 11-12-99.
- Alternative Medicine Options (applesforhealth)
More Americans are seeking medical care not traditionally taught in medical school. Last year, 42 percent of American adults used some type of alternative care like herbal therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage therapy. 03-17-00.
- Anxiety Disorders (Awesome Library)
- Back Pain (DrKoop.com)
Provides information on diagnosis of disc problems associated with lower back pain, including MRI procedures for locating ruptured discs. 5-00
- Back Pain - Tips (applesforhealth)
If you suffer from back pain, there are things you can do to prevent it from worsening or requiring a visit to the doctor. Some helpful tips. 02-25-00.
- Bipolar Affective Disorder (Awesome Library)
- Brain Tumor - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Chickenpox (ChickenpoxInfo.com)
Provides a factsheet on chickenpox. Visitors sometimes misspell it as chicken pox. 7-01
- Cholera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (HealthAtoZ.com)
Explains the symptoms and treatments for CFS. 12-01
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment (HealthAtoZ.com)
Provides the treatments and research related to CFS. 12-01
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and NADH (ImmuneSupport.com)
Summarizes a study on the effects of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, reduced with high energy hydrogen. It is a reduced form of Vitamin B3, sometimes called Coenzyme 1. 12-01
- Common Cold Treatment (applesforhealth)
Describes a new drug, pleconaril, the first drug proven effective in reducing symptoms of the common cold by attacking the picornavirus that causes it. 12-01
- Constipation (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Describes causes and treatments. 9-02
- Constipation Treatment (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Describes treatments for constipation. 9-02
- Crohn's Disease Treatment (applesforhealth)
Doctors say they have successfully treated patients with Crohn's Disease by administering antibiotic combinations that attack a hard-to-find tuberculosis-like organism. 06-18-99.
- Depression (Awesome Library)
- Dialysis Patient's Guide (KidneyDoctor.com)
Provides information about dialysis, kidney disorders, and diabetes. 1-02
- Diarrhea (American Institute of Preventive Medicine)
Describes causes and treatments. Visitors sometimes misspell as diarea, diarhea, diaria, or diarrhia. 9-02
- Diarrhea (MedlinePlus)
Describes causes and treatments. Visitors sometimes misspell as diarea, diarhea, diaria, or diarrhia. 9-02
- Diarrhea (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Describes causes and treatments. Visitors sometimes misspell as diarea, diarhea, diaria, or diarrhia. 9-02
- Diseases and Conditions (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides fact sheets for the public, as well as more technical information. 5-00
- Diseases and Conditions by Type (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment of many commonly encountered diseases and conditions. Listed alphabetically. 2-00
- Diseases and Conditions of Children (Virtual Hospital)
Provides information alphabetically, by disease or condition. 2-00
- Diseases and Conditions of Children (WebMD)
Provides information alphabetically, by disease or condition. 4-00
- Dystonia (Dystonia Medical Research Foundation)
"Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, which force certain parts of the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements or postures." "It is the third most common movement disorder after Parkinson's Disease and Tremor, affecting more than 300,000 people in North America." 10-02
- E. Coli (U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA)
Provides information on the symptoms and outbreaks of the Escherichia coli, E. coli O157:H7 bacteria, the version of E. coli that is harmful to humans. Also see E. coli under Medical, Prevention. 5-00.
- E. Coli Infections (New York City Department of Health)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Eating Disorders - Teenagers
- Epstein-Barr Disease (Australian Academy of Science)
Provides a description of the virus, as well as common complications arising from it, such as glandular fever or infectious mononucleosis. A vaccine may be close at hand. Sometimes visitors misspell as Epstene Bar or Barr. 9-00
- Epstein-Barr Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a description of the virus, as well as common complications arising from it, such as glandular fever or infectious mononucleosis. Sometimes visitors misspell as Epstene Bar or Barr. 9-00
- Epstein-Barr Disease (Columbia University Press - The Columbia Encyclopedia)
Provides a description of the virus, as well as common complications arising from it, such as glandular fever or infectious mononucleosis. Known as EBV. Sometimes visitors misspell as Epstene Bar or Barr. 9-00
- Factsheets on Preventable and Treatable Conditions Globally (World Health Organization)
Provides factsheets on some of the most disabling medical conditions globally that are also preventable or treatable with minimal costs. 3-01
- Fees - Benchmark Medical Fees (INTELLIMED - MyHealthScore.com)
Provides a "comprehensive listing of Physician, Dental, Inpatient, and Outpatient procedures, with corresponding fees already reduced to a competitive rate." Actually, the descriptions of physician procedures were removed by INTELLIMED because, they state, the American Medical Association threatened to sue them if they made the comparison information available for free. INTELLIMED charges that the AMA has demanded a fee for each person who views their descriptions of physician procedures. Without accurate descriptions, consumer comparisons cannot be made. 7-00
- Finding Accurate Health Information (applesforhealth)
As if unsolicited medical advice from friends and family weren’t enough, today’s healthcare consumers find themselves navigating through a previously unimaginable plethora of medical information. 12-24-99.
- Flu - Influenza Prevention and Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Flu Research Breakthrough (CBS News)
"Different influenza strains spread around the world annually. Every so often a strain tough enough to kill millions emerges, and experts believe the world is overdue for another pandemic. Unraveling what made the 1918 flu so vicious could help doctors better react if a similar strain returns."
"All flu viruses are thought to have originated in birds. But scientists also have long thought that to cause human epidemics, the viruses first had to jump from birds to pigs, where genetic changes that allow the strains to better spread in mammals occur."
"Flu strains that are more birdlike are more dangerous to people because their immune systems haven't been exposed to them before."
"Asia's current bird flu, a strain known as H5N1, clearly can jump directly from poultry to people - at least 16 people have died of it this winter. Most cases have been traced directly to contact with sick birds, although human-to-human transmission has not been ruled out in one instance." 2-04
- Flu Vaccine Stops Illness In Family (applesforhealth)
An inhaled influenza vaccine can prevent the sickness from spreading among family members - as well as reduce the impact of the illness on the person who comes down with the flu. 10-15-99.
- Glaucoma - Eye Medication (applesforhealth)
According to The Glaucoma Foundation, six percent of the population over 65 years old has glaucoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness in the US. When diagnosed with glaucoma, it is crucial to follow the medical routine prescribed by one's physician. 01-14-00.
- Glaucoma Myths Mask Need For Eye Exam That Can Save Sight (applesforhealth)
If you think glaucoma is a disease of old age, that it primarily strikes people with diabetes, or that you´re safe if you have 20/20 vision - think again. 01-07-00.
- Glaucoma News and Research (Glaucoma Research Foundation)
Provides research and news about glaucoma.
- Health and Medicine (Oxygen Media - ThriveOnline)
Provides information on diseases and treatments, drugs, and more.
- Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides fact sheets for Hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, and E. 5-00
- Hepatitis A Information (Centers for Disease Control)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment. 1-04
- Hepatitis B Information (Centers for Disease Control)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment. 1-04
- Hepatitis C (HCV) Fact Sheet (Centers for Disease Control)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment. 1-04
- Hepatitis C (HCV) Pamphlets (Centers for Disease Control)
Provides basic facts about prevention, prevalence and treatment. 1-04
- Histoplasmosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Kidney Disease in Children (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Provides information about growth failure in children due to kidney disease. Includes suggestions on diet. 1-02
- Lung Diseases (American Lung Association)
Describes the different types of lung diseases, such as flu (influenza), lung cancer, emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and more. Discusses prevention and treatment. 2-00
- Meningitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Multiple Sclerosis - Fact Sheet (Family Caregiver Alliance)
"Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most commonly occurring chronic neurological diseases. MS affects the central nervous system (CNS)—the brain and spinal cord—and is thought to be caused by a disorder of the immune system, or auto-immune disorder. About 400,000 people nationwide, and possibly 2.5 million people worldwide, have MS. The disorder affects people of all ages, but onset is most likely to occur between the ages of 20 and 40. Women are twice as likely as men to develop MS." 1-04
- Obstetric Fistula - Prevention and Treatment (UNFPA.org - United Nations Population Fund)
"Obstetric fistula is a wound caused by protracted labour. Its victims are mostly very young and very poor - girls or women without access to emergency obstetric care."
"The fact that fistula has virtually disappeared in developed countries is a testament to the fact that it can be prevented or treated. Even in resource-poor countries, workable strategies to prevent fistula can be put in place." 12-02
- Pain Could Signal Stress Fracture (applesforhealth)
Doctors caution that a sore rib or forearm could mean more than an overworked muscle; it could indicate a stress fracture. 03-31-00.
- Parkinson's Disease - Progressive Subnuclear Palsy (Washington Post - Tucker and Grunwald)
Describes the rare degenerative disease associated with Parkinsons's Disease. Dudley Moore, a famous actor and musician, was diagnosed with the disease. Uses PDF format. 3-02
- Pneumonia (American Lung Association)
Describes the different types of pneumonia, prevention, and treatment.
- River Blindness (The Carter Center)
Provides a factsheet on an infection common in Africa and Latin America. The dangerous condition is caused by the bite of the blackfly, which breeds near fast moving rivers and streams. The bit deposits the larvae of a parasitic worm. 6-01
- Shingles and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (Visitng Nurse Associations of America)
Provides facts, caregiver suggestions, and a glossary of terms about shingles and PHN. 7-02
- Sickle Cell Anemia (CNN - Baum)
Provides an update on the disability. 2-01
- Strep - Group B (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public on streptococal infection, group B, "the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns." 5-00
- Strep Throat (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public on streptococal infection, group A. 5-00
- Suicide Prevention (CDC)
Suggests ways to help prevent suicide.
- Suicide Statistics in the USA (CDC)
Provides statistics on the frequency of suicide and similar information.
- Thrush (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. "Candidiasis of the mouth and throat, also known as a "thrush" or oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), is a fungal infection that occurs when there is overgrowth of fungus called Candida. Candida is normally found on skin or mucous membranes. However, if the environment inside the mouth or throat becomes imbalanced, Candida can multiply. When this happens, symptoms of thrush appear." 1-04
- Treatment Information (Med Help International)
Provides patients with the tools necessary to make informed treatment decisions within the short time lines dictated by their illness or disease.
- Trisomy 13 Effects (Pediatric Database)
Provides a discussion of possible symptoms of trisomy 13, a genetic anomaly. 6-01
- Trisomy 13 Effects (Perry)
Provides a discussion of possible symptoms of trisomy 13, a genetic anomaly. 6-01
- Trisomy 13 Effects (WebMDHealth)
Provides a discussion of possible symptoms of trisomy 13, a genetic anomaly. 6-01
- Trisomy 13, 14, 18, and Other Rare Trisomies Support Group (TrisomyOnline.org)
Provides a support group for families of children with trisomy disorders. 1-04
- Trisomy 14 Mosaic - Effects of Mosaicism (Rainbows Down Under)
Explains how it is diagnosed and what can be expected. 1-04
- Trisomy 14 Mosaic Effects and Support Groups (RareDiseases.org - National Organization for Rare Diseases)
Provides a discussion of possible symptoms of trisomy 14, a genetic anomaly, and lists support groups for trisomy disorders. 1-04
- Trisomy 14 Mosaic Effects and Support Groups (WebMDHealth)
Provides a discussion of possible symptoms of trisomy 14, a genetic anomaly, and lists support groups for trisomy disorders. "Chromosome 14, Trisomy Mosaic is a rare chromosomal disorder in which chromosome 14 appears three times (trisomy) rather than twice in some cells of the body." 1-04
- Typhoid Fever (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00
- Viruses - West Nile Virus (Centers for Disease Control)
Provides a short history of the disease and a chart showing where it has been found in the USA. 8-02
- Viruses - West Nile Virus Prevention (Centers for Disease Control)
Suggests that the primary way to avoid infection by the disease is to avoid being bite by an infected mosquito.
"Apply insect repellent containing DEET when you're outdoors. Avoid applying repellent to children less than 2 years old. Use care in applying repellent to small children, and don't put repellent on their hands because it may get into their mouth or eyes and cause irritation." 8-02
- Warts - Duct Tape Effective in Wart Removal (CBC News)
"In the experiment, patients wore duct tape over their warts for six days. The tape was then removed, the area was soaked in water and an emery board or pumice stone was used to scrape the spot."
"The treatment continued for up to two months or until the wart went away."
"Of the 26 treated with duct tape, 85 per cent lost their warts, compared with 60 per cent of the 25 patents who received the freezing treatment." 11-02
Projects
- Medical Records Online (iVillage)
Provides an online space and forms to store your own medical information and history, including prescriptions, allergies, emergency contacts, tests, surgeries, and more.
Research
- Tuberculosis Gene Identified (applesforhealth)
Researchers have identified a gene necessary for the tuberculosis bacterium to wreak its disease-causing havoc in the lung. 01-14-00.
- Tuberculosis Treatment (Nature - Haw)
Scientists have found a drug that may be more effective in treating tuberculosis, the "number one infectious killer worldwide." 6-00.
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