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Friday, January 10, 1997

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Davies Medical Center is proud to present a collection of Consumer Health and Wellness sites around the web. We will constantly be updating this page and encourage your feedback on other sites you find useful and valuable.

Page Highlights Consumer Health Sites Support Groups Wellness Resource Sites Women's Health Sites

Davies Gazette Articles Health Insurance Information (Fall 96) Sun Safety (Summer 96) How To Treat Your Aching Feet (Spring 96) Break These 10 Bad Computer Habits (Spring 96) FDA Approves Olestra—The Fat-Free Fat (Spring 96) Shedding Light on Sunglasses (Winter 96) New Laser Surgery for Myopia Approved by FDA (Winter 96) Going Back Quickly to Work Will Help Keep the Doctor Away (Summer 95) Season for Sneezin’: Relief for Allergy Sufferers (Spring 95)

Consumer Health Sites

Allergy and Infectious Diseases The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases provide both technical and nontechnical information on a variety of illnesses and disorders on allergies and infectious diseases.

Avon's Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade Avon's Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade provides facts, links and phone numbers to various breast cancer resources with this "awareness crusade" site. Visitors can take Avon's "Pledge for Better Breast Health" here, and read transcripts of Awareness Online conferences.

Cancer Research Cancer research information for medical professionals and patients is available at the web site of the National Cancer Institute (NCI).Browse the current news, databases, clinical trial info and drug summaries or link to the NCI home page. Available in English and Spanish.

Center for Disease Control (CDC) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)’s web site includes general information and current news about the CDC, discussions of diseases, health risks and injuries, a database of CDC reports, guidelines and public health data. Visitors can also link to any of the 11 CDC internal centers such as Environmental Health, Infectious Diseases, and the National Immunization Program.

Child Safety Forum The Child Safety Forum provide a resource with articles and tips to educate parents on the hidden dangers that exist in all households.

Consumer Health Information Consumer Health Information at Inter-Links is provided as a public service to help navigate the Internet and find useful resources quickly and efficiently. It was created and is maintained by Rob Kabacoff Ph.D., from the Center for Psychological Studies at Nova Southeastern University, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Cyberspace Hospital Cyberspace Hospital at the National University of Singapore maintain a site for patient eductional resources with many links to health educational resources throughout the world.

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health maintains this educational site on information about diabetes and about digestive, endocrine, kidney, nutrition and urologic disorders. Research and professional information, as well as diverse patient resources, are also featured.

Health Update Health Update is created by MultiPlan to help patients better understand their illnesses and treatments.

Healthguide OnLine Healthguide OnLine is the Internet site for Clinical Tools, Inc. with a mission to provide quality health education to the general public.

KidsHealth KidsHealth of the Nemours Foundation Center for Biomedical Communication is the Web site about kid's health information with useful health resources for children and parents.. It's an exciting, safe place for kids to find out more about their bodies and feelings.

Neuromuscular Disease Neuromuscular disease information at The American Academy of Neurology’s site links to information about case studies, treatments, diagnoses and references.

Toxic Substances and Disease Registry The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides ATSDR news, links to related agencies and departments, and a database of information on hazardous substances and their health effects.

Travel Information Page CDC’s Travel Information Page contains reference material for International Travel including vaccine requirements, food and water precautions, geographic health recommendations, drugs used for treatment and prevention of malaria, and other disease and vaccine information.

Support Groups

Hands Hands is an online collecton of virtual support groups arranged by illness and relation to illness.

Wellness Resource Sites

All About Health All About Health is a comprehensive, constantly updated, health news magazine that is devoted to reporting on the latest developments in health and medicine. It features breaking news, consumer alerts, new products, books and software, and articles on a variety of health topics.

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion The web site of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion have many useful nutrition, dietary and food data online including the 1995 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid.

American Podiatric Medical Association Foot Health Information maintained by the American Podiatric Medical Association has good information about the foot and foot disorders.

Healthtouch Healthtouch online is a resource that bring information from various health organizations. Here one can find information on medications, health organizations, wellness and illnesses.

Internet Health Resources Home Page With the goal of helping individuals take more personal responsibility for their health care and wellness, this site features pointers to online health information, arranged in alphabetical order by topic. Featured topics range from allergies and attention deficit disorder to vegetarian recipes and women's health. The site also includes lists of state and national healthcare organizations, relevant publications and more.

National Health Information Center The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service with a focus on providing links to organizations and government offices that provide health information upon request.

Put Prevention Into Practice Put Prevention into Practice (PPIP) is a national initiative of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Public Health Services in partnership with public and private health care organization

Stretching and Flexibility This primer, which is organized into links, has information on the physiology of stretching, types of stretches and detailed instructions on how to stretch properly.

Wellness Letter The University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter: the newsletter of nutrition, fitness, and stress management has on the site highlights from the current issue of the newsletter as well as archived issues.

Wellness Update Wellness Update contain articles that discuss things that will help the consumers stay healthy.

Wellness Wise Electronic Journal Wellness Wise Electronic Journal’s web site contain scripts from the daily syndicated radio program, "WellnessWise" by Dr. David DeRose on preventive and lifestyle medicine.

WellnessWeb The WellnessWeb is founded by patients to provide comprehensive information and support on healthcare and related subjects.

Women's Health Sites

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals links health care providers and the public to information and news on family planning, contraception and other reproductive issues.

Doctor’s Guide to Menopause Information & Resources The Doctor’s Guide to Menopause Information & Resources contains useful information, medical news and alerts, discussion groups, newsgroups and links to related sites.

National Osteoporosis Foundation The National Osteoporosis Foundation is a leading resource for people seeking up-to date, medical sound information on the causes, prevention, detection and treatment of osteoporosis.

WellnessWeb The WellnessWeb is founded by patients to provide comprehensive information and support on healthcare and related subjects and has a section on women's health.

Women’s Health Web Page The Women’s Health Web page at the University of Pittsburgh contains women’s health resources useful to public health workers and patients.

Women's Medical Health Page The Women's Medical Health Page (WMHP) is a source of information on current medical issues and recent publications that have an impact on women's health. It is written for physicians, women, medical health workers, and anyone else with an interest in women's health. Articles are selected and reviewed approximately every month.

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