| TOPIC |
ORGANIZATION |
DESCRIPTION |
HOW TO CONTACT |
Elderly,
eye care |
American Academy of Ophthalmology |
Explanations of various eye conditions in the elderly,
research reports. |
http://www.eyenet.org/public/faqs
|
| Elderly, insurance |
American Association for Retired Persons |
This is AARP's Internet home page with links to sections
on managed care, Social Security, and health issues for seniors. |
http://www.aarp.org |
| Elderly, insurance |
Health Care Financing Administration |
Medicare & Medicaid information. |
http://www.hcfa.gov |
| Emergency Preparedness |
American Red Cross |
information
about HIV/AIDS, babysitter safety course, disaster and emergency medical services |
http://www.redcross.org
|
Emergency
preparedness |
Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange |
information |
http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/epix
|
| Emphysema |
National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute |
information about asthma, emphysema, and other lung
diseases. See also Lung diseases. |
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/nhlbi.htm
|
| Endometriosis |
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
information about endometriosis from professionals |
http://www.acog.org |
| Endometriosis |
Atlanta Reproductive Health Center |
answers to frequently asked questions, the Endometriosis
2000 Report, and Endometriosis Sourcebook publication. |
http://www.ivf.com/endohtml.html
|
| Endometriosis |
Atlanta Reproductive Health Center: Infertility, IVF,
Endometriosis |
information about infertility, IVF, and endometriosis.
Join a chat room. |
http://www.ivf.com |
| Endometriosis |
Endometriosis Association International Headquarters |
information about causes, symptoms and treatment |
http://www.endometriosisassn.org
|
| Endometriosis |
The Endometriosis Research Center & Women's Hospital |
newsletter, referrals, questions answered |
http://www.endocenter.org
|
| Environmental health |
Healthy House Institute |
tips on planning an environmentally healthy home |
http://www.hhinst.com/index.html
|
| Environmental health |
NASA |
indoor air pollution |
http://www.zone10.com/wsdocs/tech/NASA/fyh.htm
|
| Exercise |
Global Fitness |
on-line information on exercise and nutrition; membership
fee entitles you to personal advice from expert personal trainer. |
http://www.global-fitness.com
|
| Epilepsy |
Epilepsy Foundation of America |
Kid's Club,
Teen chat room, online version of Epilepsy USA newsletter |
http://www.efa.org |
| Exercise |
Lifetime Online: Sports and Fitness |
information on exercise workouts, injury prevention, and
self-defense |
http://www.lifetimetv.com/sports/index.html
|
| Exercise |
Melpomene Institute |
information on the relationship between women's health and
physical activity. |
http://www.melpomene.org
|
| Exercise |
The Fitness Zone |
online magazine, information about health clubs and
professional gym equipment, publications |
http://www.fitnesszone.com
|
| Exercise |
Worldguide: Health & Fitness |
information on anatomy, strength training, cardiovascular
exercise, eating, and sports medicine. |
http://www.worldguide.com/Fitness/hf.html
|
| Eye care |
National Eye Institute |
information on diabetic retinopathy |
http://www.nei.nih.gov/publications/retinopathy.htm
|
| Eye care |
American Academy of Ophthalmology |
Explanations of various eye conditions in the elderly, in
children, and others. |
http://www.eyenet.org/public/faqs
|
| Family Planning |
Alan Guttmacher Institute |
information on contraception, sexual behavior, pregnancy
and birth, abortion, and sexually transmitted diseases. |
http://www.agi-usa.org
|
| Family Planning |
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals |
information on contraception, including health benefits |
http://www.arhp.org |
| Family Planning |
Atlanta Reproductive Health Center |
information on contraception and other health issues
concerning women |
http://www.ivf.com/contrac.html
|
| Family Planning |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. |
resources on sexual and reproductive health, family
planning, STDs, or sexuality education. |
http://www.ppfa.org/ppfa
|
| Family Planning |
Safer Sex Page |
information about contraception and safe sex |
http://www.safersex.org
|
| Fertility |
American Society for Reproductive Medicine |
information about state infertility insurance laws,
clinical trials |
http://www.asrm.com |
| Fertility |
Atlanta Reproductive Health Center: Infertility, IVF,
Endometriosis |
information about infertility, IVF, and endometriosis.
Join a chat room. |
http://www.ivf.com |
| Fertility |
Center for Human Reproduction |
information about reproduction surgery and technologies,
pregnancy loss |
http://www.centerforhumanreprod.com
|
| Fertility |
Fertility Information Resource List |
Links to
on-line and other sources of information about methods to diagnose, treat and prevent
infertility and pregnancy loss. |
http://www.vais.net/~travis/firl/ |
| Fertility |
Organization of Parents through Surrogacy |
support group for people interested in surrogate parenting
and other assisted reproductive technologies |
http://www.opts.com |
| Fertility |
Resolve, Inc. |
information about infertility, support and advocacy
services, and research news on success rates of assisted reproductive technologies. |
http://www.resolve.org
|
| Fibromyalgia |
National Fibromyalgia Research Association |
information on diagnostic criteria, and publications |
http://www.teleport.com/~nfra
|
| Fibromyalgia |
National Sjogren's Syndrome Association |
international clearinghouse for information about
Sjogren's syndrome, fibromyalgia, scleroderma, and Raynaud's phenomenon. |
http://www.sjogrens.org
|
| General |
Achoo On-Line Healthcare Services |
archives of healthcare-related Usenet discussion groups,
current health-related news headlines. A directory of Internet health-related sites. |
http://www.achoo.com |
| General |
American Academy of Family Physicians |
Patient
education articles on a wide variety of health problems such as cancer, pain, allergies,
sinuses, sleep disorders, and many more. |
http://www.aafp.org/patientinfo/ |
| General |
America's Housecall Network |
general health information including common problems and
diseases, prevention, medications, nutrition, problems of aging, etc. |
http://www.healthanswers.com
|
| Geberak |
Empowerment Health Corporation |
Former Surgeon General, Dr. C. Everett Koop, is the
chairman of the sponsoring group. This web site has two parts: Health Resources with
links to many other Internet health sites; and Interactive Community with forums and
discussion groups. Comprehensive and interactive. |
http://www.drkoop.com |
| General |
Internet Grateful Med |
search MEDLINE for specific disease-related information.
Requires a fee and a password. |
http://igm.nlm.nih.gov
|
| General |
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis |
Daily news on diseases, treatment, drugs, diet. |
http://www.mayohealth.org |
| General |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
survey of Internet users' emotional and physical
well-being; take the RAND 36-Item Health Survey and see immediate comparison between your
answers and others. |
http://www.mcw.edu/midas/health
|
| General |
Medsite |
thousands of links to medical sites including Medline and
Daily Medical News, as well as access to online chatrooms for health issues. |
http://www.Medsite.com
|
| General |
MedWeb |
Numerous
links to information sources by disease name or topic. |
http://www.gen.emory.edu/MEDWEB/keyword/informatics.html |
| General |
New York Online Access to Health |
broad range of information on many health topics,
including Alzheimer's, cancer, AIDS, asthma, diabetes, Lyme Disease, headaches, much more. |
http://www.noah.cuny.edu
|
| General |
Northern Arizona University |
health education brochures on many topics including
cancer, diabetes, eating disorders, smoking, mental health, fitness, and more. |
http://www.nau.edu/~fronske/broch.html
|
| General |
OnHealth Network Company |
News on health and wellness, extensive list of diseases
and their treatment options. Personal tracker for news of your specific health
problems. |
http://www.onhealth.com |
| General |
PSL Internet Sites |
The Doctor's Guide to The Internet provides information on
resources for a wide range of topics from AIDS, to Alzheimer's, arthritis, breast cancer,
depression, diabetes, menopause, osteoporosis, stroke, and more. |
http://www.pslgroup.com/SITEMAP.htm
|
| General |
Thrive@Health |
searchable database of illnesses and symptoms,
prescription and nonprescription drugs, surgeries, etc. |
http://pathfinder.com/@@XVutZwYANZZmnxP1/thrive/health/lookitup.html
|
| General |
US National Library of Medicine |
search MEDLINE using Internet Grateful Med; requires a fee
and a password. Also access publications and other resources. |
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
|
| General |
Women's Edge |
Sponsored by Prevention Magazine, this site includes a
changing variety of topics include natural healing, weight loss, nutrition and vitamins,
and children's health. |
http://www.prevention.com
|
| General |
WWWomen! The Premier Search Directory for Women Online! |
search for a health topic or link to health and
safety-related sites |
http://www.wwwomen.com
|
| General |
You First |
links to health-related sites pertaining to hypertension,
cardiology, children's health, cholesterol, diabetes, fitness, nutrition, automobile
safety, STDs, workplace safety, and more. |
http://www.youfirst.com/links.htm
|
| Genetic Testing |
Understanding Gene Testing |
online brochure about genetic testing for patients |
http://www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEPC/NIH/index.html |
| Genetics |
Genetic Conditions,Rare Conditions Information |
The University of Kansas Medical Center provides lists of
resources for hundreds of genetic conditions or birth defects. |
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/groups.html
|
| Glaucoma |
Merck & Co. |
discussions of glaucoma, osteoporosis, heart disease, and
other diseases. |
http://www.merck.com |
| Graves disease |
National Graves Disease Foundation |
answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Graves
Disease, reading lists, support groups, and links to other sites. |
http://www.ngdf.org |
| Gynecology |
A Forum for Women's Health |
information about vaginal yeast infection |
http://www.womenshealth.org/ask/yeast.htm
|
| Gynecology |
All About Menopause: The North American Menopause Society |
answers to frequently asked questions, resources about
menopause. |
http://www.menopause.org
|
| Gynecology |
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
pamphlets about hysterectomy. |
http://www.acog.org |
| Gynecology |
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
information on many women's health and reproductive health
topics. |
http://www.acog.org |
| Gynecology |
Kotex |
general information on menstruation |
http://www.kotex.com/info
|
| Gynecology |
Monistat |
information on prevention and treatment of vaginal yeast
infections |
http://www.monistat.com/menu.html
|
| Gynecology |
Museum of Menstruation |
biology of menstruation, products, tampon safety |
http://www.mum.org/index.html
|
