Sub-Topics AIDS and HIV Aging Alcoholism Bacterial Infections Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Dengue E. Coli Infections Glaucoma Malaria Meningococcal Disease and Meningitis Multiple Sclerosis Pandemic Plague Shingles and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia Trisomy 13 or 14 Effects Tuberculosis West Nile Virus Also Try Children Finding Medical Care Medical Directories and Search Engines Microbiology - Bacteria and Viruses Prevention Seniors Special Education Women Lists Addictions (Awesome Library) Anxiety Disorders (Awesome Library) Attention Deficit Disorder (Awesome Library) 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. Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders (Awesome Library) Health Directory and News (MyOptimumHealth.com) Provides a medical directory and news. 10-09 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. 05-06 Kidney Diseases - Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKDCure.org) "Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) affects 600,000 Americans and 12.5 million children and adults, worldwide. There is no treatment or cure, but there is hope." 06-07 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) Links for Health (ApplesforHealth.com) Provides links to health sources. 06-08 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) Provides articles. 12-05 Pain (Awesome Library) Provides news, research, and articles related to the causes and treatment of pain. 6-03 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. News -09-18-05 Face Transplants Considered (CBS News) "This is no extreme TV makeover. It is a medical frontier being explored by a doctor who wants the public to understand what she is trying to do." "It is this: to give people horribly disfigured by burns, accidents or other tragedies a chance at a new life. Today's best treatments still leave many of them with freakish, scar-tissue masks that don't look or move like natural skin." "These people already have lost the sense of identity that is linked to the face; the transplant is merely 'taking a skin envelope' and slipping their identity inside, Siemionow contends." 9-05 -10-05-06 Macular Degeneration Treatment Effective (CBS News) "In patients with age-related macular degeneration - or AMD - the center of the retina responsible for vision deteriorates over time. In the wet form, blood vessels grow abnormally, causing a blind spot, distortion of lines, and other problems." "But Daniel is lucky. Doctors have a new drug called Lucentis, approved by the FDA this June. It's injected directly into the eye once a month. After three shots, Daniel has noticed dramatic results." 10-06 Papers ADD or ADHD (Awesome Library) Provides diagnostic information, treatments, support groups, and more. 11-99 Acne (Health World) "Teenagers get acne because they have a lot of androgen. Androgen is a hormone. The glands under your skin make more oil when you have a lot of androgen. The oil ducts get clogged and infected. Then bumps pop up on the skin." Adrenal Fatigue (TheCompounder.com) "This program will allow the adrenal glands to repair and will take several months of judicious application on your part." 04-06 Ankle and Foot Injuries and Conditions (FootPhysicians.com) Provides information, such as symptoms and treatment, for Acute Inflammation (En Espanol), Ankle Fracture, Ankle Sprain, Bunions (En Espanol), Chronic Ankle Instability (En Espanol), Diabetic Complications and Amputation Prevention (En Espanol), Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines (En Espanol), Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, Flexible Flatfoot (En Espanol), Gout (En Espanol), Hallux Rigidus (En Espanol), Hammertoes (En Espanol), Heel Pain (En Espanol), Ingrown Toenail (En Espanol), Instructions for Using Crutches (En Espanol), Morton`s Neuroma (En Espanol), Osteoarthritis of the Foot and Ankle, Pediatric Flatfoot (En Espanol), Pediatric Heel Pain (En Espanol), Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (En Espanol), Puncture Wounds (En Espanol), Tailor's Bunion (En Espanol), Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, and Toe and Metatarsal Fractures (En Espanol). 12-05 Anxiety Disorders (Awesome Library) Provides articles. 5-00. Bipolar Affective Disorder (Awesome Library) Provides articles. 5-00. 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 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 Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) (DVT.net) "Anyone who's off his or her feet due to illness, injury or surgery is at risk for developing a blood clot deep inside the leg. It's a condition called deep vein thrombosis or DVT. The clot may break loose, travel to the lungs, and in some instances even kill you." 6-04 Depression (Awesome Library) Provides articles. 5-00. Dialysis Patient's Guide (KidneyDoctor.com) Provides information about dialysis, kidney disorders, and diabetes. 1-02 Directories and Search Engines (HealthAtoZ.com) Provides an alphabetic directory. 10-04 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 (U.S. News.com) Provides information on common diseases and conditions for laymen. 04-06 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 Eating Disorders - Teenagers (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides information for parents. 10-09 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 Health and Medicine (Oxygen Media - ThriveOnline) Provides information on diseases and treatments, drugs, and more. 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. 05-06 Malaria Research Funded (CBS News) "Malaria research accounts for about one-third of 1 percent of the total amount of money spent on medical research and development, even though it accounts for 3 percent of all the productive years of life lost to diseases, a new report has found." 10-05 Menopause (Healthopedia.com) Provides information by topic. 8-04 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 Pneumonia (American Lung Association) Describes the different types of pneumonia, prevention, and treatment. Provides a Directory and Search Engine for Treatments, Drugs, and Diseases (PDRHealth.com) Provides a questionnaire to assess your disease risk. Includes advise on how to prevent each disease. 11-06 Reflux - Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease (Merck) 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 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. Typhoid Fever (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00 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.

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