Back and Neck Injuries
  • Back & Neck Care Guide - information on the spine, preventing back problems, proper posture, and safe exercises.
  • Diagnosis of Disk Disease - multimedia textbook illustrating spinal diseases.
  • Laser Disc Surgery - explains how laser disc surgery can relieve pain from a bulging disc on an ambulatory outpatient basis without hospitalization.
  • Making Your Bad Back Better with The O'Connor Technique - offers information on self-diagnosis and performing specific body movements to control, stop, and prevent neck/back pain.
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunctionc - desscribes current diagnosis and treatment of painful sacroiliac conditions.
  • Vertebral Axial Decompression Therapy - Vax-D Therapy is a non-surgical therapy developed for the treatment of herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, posterior facet syndrome, and sciatica. Birth Defects
  • Association of Birth Defect Children, Inc. - you can find out how to receive information on child birth defects and associated topics.
  • Birth Defects Prevention Legislation Committee - coordinating efforts towards passing legislation for research.
  • Chorionic Villus Sampling Birth Defects Registry - to obtain information about CVS-exposed children with any type of birth defect or hemangioma.
  • Detectives at the Dawn of Life by Kit Carlson - article on research in birth defects that begin very early in the development of an embryo, by Kit Carlson.
  • ea/tef - provides information and support for persons born with the birth defect Esophageal Atresia and/or Tracheoesophagel Fistula.
  • Esophageal and Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair - information for families of EA/TEF babies from the University of Minnesota Medical School.
  • European Teratology Society (ETS) - dedicated to the prevention of adverse effects on reproduction and development and the exchange of information about the etiology, prevention, and treatment of congenital malformations.
  • Genesis Fund - provides funding for the diagnosis and treatment of children born with birth defects, mental retardation, and genetic disorders.
  • International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Monitoring Systems - a non-governmental organization in official relations with the World Health Organization representing more than 30 malformation monitoring programs worldwide.
  • Meckel Gruber Syndrome: For Max In Memorium - memorial and research information. Site includes a parents forum.
  • Murdoch Institute, The - devoted to the research of genetic diseases and birth defects.
  • New Jersey Fetal Abnormalities Registry - collects information on pregnancies in which a physical problem with a baby's development is suspected before birth.
  • Teratology Society - members study the causes and biological processes leading to abnormal development and birth defects at the fundamental and clinical levels, and appropriate measures for prevention.
  • Ultrasound, Amniocentesis, and other Prenatal Diagnostic Tests - information for parents-to-be about prenatal ultrasound, amniocentesis, AFP blood testing for birth defects, Downs Syndrome and premature labor.
  • University of Utah - Department of Reproductive Genetics - includes a DNA diagnostic lab, perinatal genetic research, genetic counseling, and links.
  • Web Directory: Online Support Groups and Information - A listing of online genetic support groups. Includes sites pertaining to birth defects, genetics, and various syndromes and disorders. Blood Disorders
  • BloodNet - information on blood-related diseases, donation, banking, research, and transfusion services.
  • Factor V Leiden - information regarding clotting disorders and a mailing list to communicate with others living with factor V Leiden.
  • Hereditary Angioedema Association - support and discussion group for people who suffer from the disorder. Symptoms include episodes of swelling of the hands, feet, trunk, face, gut and airways.
  • Hope Through Research - one family's battle with SCID over 3 generations.
  • National Association for Victims of Transfusion-Acquired AIDS - organization for people who contracted HIV/AIDS through contaminated blood or transplant tissues.
  • Severe Combined Immunodeficiency - SCID - primary immune deficiency, the defining characteristic is usually a severe defect in both the T- & B-lymphocyte systems.
  • Sonia's Immunology List Bone Diseases
  • BoneTumor.org - online atlas and resource for bone tumors and cancers. Provides information on diagnosis, treatment, radiology, pathology, and surgery.
  • Paget Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone and Related Disorders - national voluntary health agency which provides information and programs for consumers and medical professionals. Cancers
  • #cancer-survivors - IRC chat channel that offers a friendly place to talk about health concerns with a bunch of people who share a common bond.
  • ACP's Home Care Guide to Advanced Cancer - gives detailed plans for family, friends, and hospice workers caring for persons with advanced cancer at home, when quality of life is the primary goal.
  • Annie Appleseed Project - provides news, views, and information about complementary and alternative cancer therapies from a patient's perspective.
  • anycancer.com - information about cancers of all types.
  • Ask NOAH About: Cancer
  • Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc. - searchable archives for all the cancer mailing lists.
  • ATSDR Cancer Policy Framework
  • Cancer and the Young Adult (CanYA) - aims to support patients aged 20-40 and their families through volunteer visiting programmes, educational and social functions, and newsletters.
  • Cancer Care - education, support, and more.
  • Cancer Class Action Suit - for survivors and families of cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy.
  • Cancer Cure Foundation - source for information about alternative cancer treatments, therapies, and clinics. Includes free newsletter.
  • Cancer Education
  • Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP) - interdisciplinary program to establish the information and technological tools needed to decipher the molecular anatomy of a cancer cell.
  • Cancer Group - run by oncologists to give you information on the latest treatments, and to explain every type of cancer, in plain terms.
  • Cancer Guide - an educational site about cancer.
  • Cancer Info For Patients
  • Cancer Information and Support International - general information, search, chat, newsgroups, message boards, and more.
  • Cancer Information Network - provides information for patients and physicians. It features bi-daily cancer news updates.
  • Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Campaigns - encourages people to increase fruit and vegetable consumption to reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, obesity, and other chronic diseases.
  • Cancer Prevention Park - commonly asked questions on cancer prevention areas including nutrition, physical activity, sun and tobacco exposure.
  • Cancer Resources - sources of cancer information for patients, family members, support groups and health professionals.
  • Cancer-Pain.org - formed to help cancer patients receive the pain treatment they deserve.
  • Cancer: Evolution to Revolution - HBO documentary about the war against cancer. Includes resources for cancer patients, community activist, and links to various organizations.
  • cancerfacts.com - offers cancer patients scientific medical information using The Cancer Profiler, an interactive information service that uses scientific studies the medical community publishes and applies that knowledge to a patient's own medical situation.
  • CancerFatigue.org - offers information and resources about cancer fatigue from the Oncology Nursing Society.
  • CancerGuide - shows you how to improve your odds by researching your options. Written by a cancer patient for cancer patients.
  • CancerLinksUSA.com - a physician guided web site for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers.
  • CancerNet@
  • CancerPage - features news, research, and information on prevention, detection, and treatment.
  • CancerSource.com - provides news, clinical trials, live chat events, message boards, mailing lists, and support groups.
  • CancerWise - online publication from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center containing information about cancer treatment, research, support programs, prevention, and more.
  • Carcinogenic Potency Database Project - resource for the results of chronic, long-term animal cancer tests.
  • Chatnet Cancer Support - IRC chat channel, #cancer. Offers support, friendship, and information to all who come in needing comfort and information.
  • Conquer Cancer.com - connects cancer patients, friends, and family members as well as the medical community through chat, message board, events, and more.
  • Dr. Koop's Community: Cancer
  • Drs. Nimr and Alo, Inc. - colorectal surgeons performing coloscopy, polypectomy, ultrasound, and colon resection.
  • Eating Hints for Cancer Patients - from the National Cancer Institute. A guide about dietary needs and how to manage eating problems.
  • Gall Bladder Cancer
  • Healthy Young Attitude - provides support, information, and the sharing of ideas with young adults who are dealing with the physical and psychological effects of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
  • Ira Pilgrim - retired cancer biologist and newspaper columnist.
  • Leiomyosarcoma
  • Lifestyle Cancer Information
  • OncoChat - IRC channel. Provides support for cancer survivors, family, and friends.
  • Oncology Online - dedicated to improving cancer diagnosis and treatment by providing clinicians fast and free access to authoritative medical databases, news, expert Q&As, and more.
  • Oncology.com - access the latest news and meet a cancer friend in online discussion and chat areas.
  • Oncologynet.com - resource designed to help make diagnosis and treatment a little easier.
  • Oncoweb - information on prevention, diagnosis, and treatments.
  • Outlook - an interactive information and support system for long-term survivors of childhood cancer and their families.
  • Patient's Guide to Cancer Treatment - created by a pharmacist who survived cancer.
  • Ron Falcone's Cancer Bacteria Page - contains information about the possible bacterial causes of cancer.
  • Sarcoma.Net - provides general information for patients and their families.
  • Savannah River Region Health Information System - cancer registry covering 25 counties surrounding the Savannah River.
  • SOS Europe
  • TeleSCAN - is the first European WWW Service in Cancer and provides information and services for cancer research, treatment and education.
  • Texas Cancer Data Center@
  • Why Get Cancer? - dietary influence of cancer risk.
  • WWW CancerNet - hosts a variety of information for patients and physicians.
  • You've Got to be Game: Women Experiencing Cancer - for each photograph, you can post your comments and view those of others.
  • Young Adults and Cancer - devoted to the experiences of young adults who or have had cancer. Gives suggestions for getting through it, and asks for other people's input.
  • Your Cancer Risk - estimates the risk of cancer for people over the age of 40 and who have never had cancer. From the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention. Circulation Diseases
  • Arteriovenous Malformation in Children - clinical and layman's information on how AVM affected a 18 month old girl.
  • Neurally Mediated Hypotension - contains information on the Tilt Table Test (TTT) used to diagnose NMH and the latest treatment and related information.
  • Vascular Web - vascular, arterial, and venous imaging, vascular newsgroups, case studies, carotid examinations, and more. Dental Conditions
  • Dental Disease Prevention and Resources
  • FAQ - Amalgam-related Illness Depressive Disorders
  • #1 Clinical Depression.com - providing news, medication information, and a reading list.
  • #DepressionChat - IRC channel providing a forum for emotional support for people dealing with any form of depression disorder.
  • Biology Of Emotions, The - an article presenting some possibilities for self help with anxiety, fear, and depression by releasing anger.
  • Children and Clinical Depression - a guide to clinical depression in children.
  • Crossroads to Recovery - information for teens and young adults who suffer from depression and other issues.
  • Depression Central
  • Depression Depot - information on causes, treatment, anti-depressants, non-drug therapy, and personal experience.
  • Depression Resource Center - information, news, books, links, message boards, search engines and more on depression.
  • Depression Screening - offers a confidential depression screening test online. Provides information on symptoms, treatments and how to find help.
  • Depression-Net - comprehensive information on depression, causes of depression, facts and treatment forums. Provided by Organon, an antidepressant manufacturer.
  • Depression.com - news and information about depression and its treatment, with individual sections devoted to specific types of depression, symptoms, and treatments.
  • Depression: The Research - offers causes, symptoms, and solutions to depression.
  • Haveaheart's Depression and Suicide Home - articles aimed at helping depressed and suicidal people better understand what they are going through.
  • HelpDepression.com - includes background information and resources.
  • Hypericum & Depression - includes information on how to obtain research-grade hypericum.
  • Key to Depression - discusses problems associated with depression, including insomnia, panic, and anxiety, as well as treatment alternatives.
  • Mediconsult.com: Depression - with interactive self-assessment tools, educational material, news, drug information, clinical trials, journal articles, and support.
  • National Depression Screening Day - information from the National Mental Illness Screening Project.
  • Online Depression Screening Test (ODST) - to detect depressive symptoms that need medical/psychiatric/psychological attention. Also includes NIMH resources and information.
  • Psychology Information Online: Depression - information on diagnosis and treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, dysthymia, with emphasis on women, teens, and seniors.
  • Suicidal.com - information for those dealing with suicidal depression. Author's story included.
  • Suicide and Depression - site created for open and anonomous discussion. Post your thoughts on the bulletin board.
  • Suite101.com: Depression
  • Whispers of Sadness - personal, nonprofit support network for those who sufferers and survivors of Dysthymia and other forms of depression.
  • Wing of Madness: A Depression Guide - layman's guide to depression, including links to relevant Internet sources. Digestion and Nutrition Disorders
  • Diagnostic Doc - information about diagnosis and treatment of abdominal diseases.
  • Digestive Disease Center - the latest information on digestive disease research and treatment.
  • Digestive Diseases - patient information documents.
  • Dispepsia - oriented as an aid to gastroenterological patients, it also offers useful hints to physicians.
  • Esophageal Disease - article focusing on the longitudinal muscle and its relationship to esophageal problems.
  • Fatty acid Oxidation Disorder (FOD) Network - contains online newsletter and support group for families touched by this disorder. Stories, memories, and research updates.
  • Focus on Digestion - medical information for patients suffering from digestive disorders.
  • Gallstones
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - GERD is erosive esophagitis, frequent heartburn and other gastrointestinal-related issues. Sponsored by Astra Merck.
  • Glaxo Wellcome Institute for Digestive Health
  • Guardian Society, The - support group for parents that have kids or adults who suffer from motility disorders, such as GERD, Hirschsprung's Disease, or other similar problems.
  • Hereditary Fructose Intoleranz (HFI) - provides information, recipes, diet list, and contacts.
  • Life Without Heartburn - discusses videoscopic surgery for chronic heartburn.
  • National Heartburn Alliance - educates people about the causes and effects of heartburn. Also offers solutions that may lead to relief.
  • Pediatric/Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER) - providing explanations of the disorder, associated health and behavior problems, tests, and medications.
  • Pepcid (Famotidine)
  • Stomach Disorders
  • Texas Virtual Clinic - provides the public and its caregivers a contemporary view of surgical approaches to common digestive problems.
  • Web Directory: Heartburn-help - contains links to information for heartburn, gastro esophageal reflux disease, gerd, hiatal hernia, and other digestive diseases. Dissociative Disorders
  • Allison, Ralph B., MD - semi-retired forensic psychiatrist. Page created to be a resource for psychotherapists, attorneys and dissociated patients.
  • Dissociation in the UK - explains Dissociative Identity Disorder and gives definitions, diagnostics, guidelines for treatment and finding a therapist, and details of organisations.
  • Dissociative Signs and Symptoms
  • Kathy's Essential Information on Trauma and Dissociation
  • Rhoades, George F. Jr., PhD - psychologist, author and international speaker specializing in anger, trauma and dissociation.
  • SADM - secure email-listserver for anyone who has experienced childhood sexual abuse, Dissociation or MPD. Encourage participation by friends, relatives and partners.
  • Trinity Pages - information on dissociation and PTSD. Ear Conditions
  • Ear Infosite - provides information on dizziness, hearing loss, and tinnitus. Eating Disorders
  • CaringOnline [*] - directory that includes news and information, support, treatment, research, and other links.
  • Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center - provides information and treatment resources for various eating disorders.
  • Eating Disorders in a Disordered Culture - includes memorials, resources, and personal stories.
  • Eating Disorders Mirror Mirror - definitions, signs, symptoms, getting help, approaching a loved one, and more.
  • Fairy Website on Eating Disorders
  • Fed-Up: Fight Eating Disorders by Understanding the Problems
  • Hunger Pains - created by someone with an eating disorder to provide education, awareness and support to others.
  • Pale Reflections - e-mail newsletter for those affected by the eating disorders.
  • Positive Voices Eating Disorder Newsletter - dedicated to helping families cope when a loved one suffers from an eating disorder
  • Scientific American: Treating Eating Disorders - the discovery of two new hormones gives researchers food for thought.
  • Serotonin and Eating Disorders
  • Something Fishy - information on Anorexia and Bulimia, signs and symptoms, and what you can do.
  • Support Concern and Resources for Eating Disorder (S.C.a.R.E.D) - includes resources and support. Eye Conditions
  • Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) - multi-center randomized trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. This page describes the disease and the study.
  • Coloboma - information and support for sufferers.
  • Contact Lens Complications - explains the more severe problems associated with contact lens wear and how to avoid these potentially sight-threatening problems.
  • DiabeticRetinopathy.net - offers information on Diabetic Retinopathy, Fundus Flurescein Angiography, and how they are diagnosed and treated.
  • Doctor Ergo - self-assessed vision and workplace tests for computer users in order to identify and fix the causes of their problems with Computer Vision Syndrome.
  • Eye Cancer Network - provides education and services to patients and professionals.
  • EyeMax - information resource for the eyecare and vision professional. Includes companies who provide ophthalmology equipment, contact lenses, surgical supplies, etc.
  • National Eye Research Foundation (NERF) - provides consumers and professionals with access to technology as it develops.
  • OcularTimes.Com - guide to eye disorders and related eyecare topics.
  • Presbyopia.org - fosters the exchange of information on vision problems and features solutions on how to accomodate presbyopes.
  • Retinal Degenerative Disease Resources - information on retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, usher syndrome.
  • SightWise - information about prevention of retinal detachment for very myopic(nearsighted) and at risk people. Foodborne Illnesses
  • Foodborne Illness [*] - information from the FDA and Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
  • Bad Bug Book - an introduction to foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins.
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 4, No. 2 - article on changes in the practice of foodborne disease surveillance due to the change in type and range of infections caused because of the facilitation of national and international food distribution.
  • Fight Bac! - fighting the problem of foodborne illness, from the Partnership for Food Safety Education.
  • Food Poisoning [CliniWeb] - from the Oregon Health Sciences Library.
  • Food Preservation and Food Safety - science-based information on prevention of foodborne illness for householders. Safe home food preservation techniques updated seasonally.
  • Food Safety - describes common foodborne diseases and ways to prevent foodborne illness, and provides links to relates sites and articles.
  • Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) - information to help public health officials better understand the epidemiology of foodborne diseases in the United States. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Foodborne Illness and Seafood - pathogens, parasites and viruses related to seafood. (USDA)
  • Foodborne Infections
  • FoodSafety.gov - a gateway to government food safety information.
  • Preventing Foodborne Illness - from Food Safety and Food Preservation.
  • Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP) - composed of victims of foodborne illness and concerned individuals and organizations who recognize the threat of emerging microorganisms in the food supply.
  • Scientific American: Is It Safe to Eat? - recalls of contaminated food and new foodborne infections have shaken faith in the food supply.
  • USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
  • You Can Prevent Food Poisoning - by Val Hillers. Genetic Disorders Heart Diseases
  • Ask NOAH: Heart Disease and Stroke
  • Atrial Fibrillation - includes general information, FAQ, and glossary.
  • Benjamin Coker's Special Heart - young sufferer of tricuspid atresia, transposition of the great arteries, ASD, VSD, hypoplastic aortic arch and pulmonary stenosis. Treatements include the Norwood, Bi-directional Glenn and Fontan surgeries.
  • Cardiac HealthWeb - featuring Ask the Cardiologist, this site is dedicated to the promotion of cardiovascular health.
  • Cardiac News on the Net - links to cardiac news, clinical trials, medical literature searches, books and more.
  • Cardio.Net - information resource and discussion forum on cardiovascular medicine and the vascular complications of diabetes for health care professionals.
  • Catheter Ablation for Tachycardia - a patient's experience with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and treatment with catheter ablation for tachycardia. Site includes diagnosis, surgery, recovery, photos, and FAQ.
  • Health Corner - provides information on heart health, and for overcoming obesity.
  • Heart Center Online - patient information, interactive tools, communities, products, and more.
  • Heart Disease "Straight from the Heart" - community awareness project by HOSA chapter 7143, our page has helpful information about heart disease.
  • HeartInfo: Heart Information Network - independently provides current information for heart patients, physicians, and others to identify and reduce risks for heart disease.
  • High Triglycerides Cause Heart Attacks
  • My Pill Box - creates a printable schedule of your daily medications.
  • Pediheart
  • Take Wellness To Heart - an AHA site that provides information about heart disease and stroke in women.
  • Unofficial Support for Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease - information on preserving and improving health with this scientifically-proven program featuring a low-fat vegetarian diet, exercise and stress management techniques.
  • Yale University School of Medicine Heart Book - intended for a general audience, topics covered include Cholesterol, Lowering Your Risk for Heart Disease, Exercise, and Heart Surgery. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • FAQ - HeartInfo
  • FAQ - Maze - information on the Maze procedure, a surgical cure for atrial fibrillation. Hormonal Disorders
  • EndocrineWeb.com - comprehensive guide to parathyroid, thyroid, and adrenal disorders. Drawings and text explain disorders and treatment options.
  • Human Growth Foundation - helps individuals with growth related disorders, their families, and health care professionals through education, research and advocacy. Impulse Control Disorders
  • BehaveNet Clinical Capsule: Impulse-Control Disorders
  • Impulse-Control Disorders Infectious Diseases
  • American Medical Association: Infectious Disease - news, articles, and prevention resources for physicians and the public.
  • Anatomy of an Epidemic - specific epidemics and general information on disease. Animated maps show spread of epidemics.
  • Center for Complex Infectious Diseases
  • Discovery Channel: Epidemic! - go on the trail of killer diseases such as TB, the flu, polio, Dengue fever, and Hanta.
  • Emerging Infections Information Network
  • Florida Infectious Disease Society - physicians in Florida dedicated to the treatment and prevention of infections, including HIV and AIDS.
  • Hunter Coleman Holland Foundation for Chronic Granulatomous Disease - a very rare, but life threatening disease. Hear Hunter's story and findout more about this disease.
  • Infectious Diseases of the Central Nervous System - multimedia textbook illustrating various CNS diseases.
  • Integrated Control of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases - concerted action project on controlling tropical tick-borne diseases in developing countries. Provides a forum for the exchange of data, reagents, and info.
  • International Society for Infectious Diseases - created to bring together individuals interested in infectious diseases, including microbiologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, health workers, and others.
  • National Center for Infectious Diseases@
  • National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - non-profit organization dedicated to public and professional educational programs about, and support of, research into causes, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.
  • Outbreaks
  • PlanetDiary - presents weekly geological, astronomical, meteorological, biological, and environmental news from around the globe, plus Internet activities and links to science resources.
  • Sea Lice or Seabathers Eruption
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in Texas - featuring information about ticks, the diseases they transmit, prevention, removal, and more.
  • Vaginal Infections and Vaginitis - information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications and more. Institutes
  • Department of Health and Human Services - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - aims to prevent death and disability from chronic diseases. Includes information and statistics about risk behaviors, specific populations, maternal and infant health, and more.
  • Iron Disorders Institute Inc. - common ground resource center providing information about hemochromatosis, iron overload and other iron-related disorders and diseases. Intestinal Diseases
  • Am I the Only One Left? - information on short bowel syndrome and a discussion about vitamins.
  • American Pseudo-obstruction and Hirschsprung's Disease Society - APHS
  • Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy - professional association of enterostomal therapy nurses aimed at acute, preventive, and rehabilitative care for patients with stomas, fistulas, wounds, or incontinence.
  • Colonic Fibrovascular Polyp - case report of very rare colonic fibrovascular polyp.
  • Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation (GIRF) - group of people from all walks of life united in a common effort to support research on the causes and cures of digestive diseases.
  • GI Net - educational forum and information resource for gastrologists and physicians worldwide.
  • International Foundation for Bowel Dysfunction (IFBD) - nonprofit educational and research organization which addresses the issues surrounding life with bowel incontinence and other functional gastrointestinal disorders.
  • Pediatric Endoscopic Photos - illustrating intestinal problems in children.
  • Rotavirus.com - presents the latest information about rotavirus disease (severe acute gastroenteritis and diarrhea) and vaccine development. Kidney Diseases
  • Kidney Diseases [*]
  • Kidney Patient Guide [*] - includes sections on the physical aspects and treatment of kidney failure; also looks at the emotional effects, diet changes, and financial implications that patients usually have to consider.
  • Renalworld [*] - resource base which allows the public, patients and the professional international community.
  • Beans, The
  • Dialysis Open House - written by a patient. Includes definitions, advice, message board, and more.
  • Hydronephrosis in a Child Named Brian
  • Hypertension, Dialysis, and Clinical Nephrology - links to medical products, devices, services, and drugs pertaining and papers.
  • iKidney.com - includes ask an expert, events, bulletin board, infocenter, kids' corner, and more for patients, family members, and caregivers.
  • Kidney Failure Information & Support - provides personalized information and support for kidney failure patients, their caregivers, or people interested in learning about ESRD.
  • Life Options Rehabilitation Program - information about renal rehabilitation and how to live long and well on dialysis; intended for patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
  • National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
  • Nephron Information Center - search engine enables location of medicare approved dialysis or transplant facility, search by city, state, ESRD network or boolean logic.
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease Information Page - offers message board, chat room, links, and more.
  • Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation - promote programs of research, foster awareness, and reach out to the PKD community with "Friends Groups".
  • Tissot Kidney Transplant Story - one family's ordeal.
  • Trans-Atlantic Renal Council (TARC) - information for end stage renal disease patients, including diet and nutrition, and treatment choices. Offers specific kidney transplant and dialysis center locations for New Jersey.
  • Usenet - alt.support.kidney-failure Language Disorders
  • AdvanceAbility - information from a speech and language pathologist about some of the most common problems. Includes reference and learning materials.
  • Center for Speech, Language and Learning - dedicated to providing speech, language, developmental, and academic therapy to children and adults.
  • Child Language Resource Center at the University of Iowa - studies children with specific language impairment, autism, and other language affecting impairments.
  • Institute For Communicative Disorders (ICD) - dedicated to providing speech therapy services for stuttering, autism, pervasive development disorders, and Asperger's Syndrome.
  • Semantic Pragmatic Disorder Leukodystrophies
  • Call Again Soon BBS - making life better for people affected by Leukodystrophy and those who know and love them.
  • Leukodystrophy - information on where to find out more about it, where to chat with others, links to other sites and more.
  • United Leukodystrophy Foundation Liver Diseases
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Pancreaticobiliary Center - performs clinical and basic science research, studying diseases such as acute and chronic pancreatitis as well as pancreatic cancer.
  • Common Laboratory Tests in Liver Diseases - brief descriptions of some of the common laboratory tests that may be abnormal in individuals with liver diseases.
  • Diseases of the Liver - alphabetical list of liver diseases and conditions with hypertext links to files at this site, or to other sites, that provide relevant information.
  • HepNet - discusses the liver in health and disease and will provide a basis for understanding the causes, manifestations, and evaluation of liver disease.
  • Liver Diseases - including liver functioon tests, and alcoholic and drug induced liver diseases.
  • Novel Approaches to Treatment of Liver Diseases - treatment of hepatitis C, hepatitis B, liver cirrhosis, or portal hypertension with different drugs such as interferon virostatics and endothelin antagonists, or by liver transplantation.
  • Old Doc Wu - information in liver diseases for professionals and health education in general medicine for patients.
  • University of Chicago Medical Center Liver Study Unit Metabolic Diseases
  • Children's PKU Network - working to maintain an agenda of public awareness, education, and direct assistance to help people with PKU and other metabolic disorders.
  • Homocystinuria Support - provides information about the illness, recommended diet, and links.
  • National PKU News - National PKU News is a publication for families and professionals interested in Phenylketonuria (PKU).
  • Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia - hyperglycinemia (nkh) parent network.
  • Spiral Notebook: Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase Deficiency - a newsletter about a rare genetic disorder of fat metabolism that causes muscle breakdown.
  • Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiency Mood Disorders
  • Walkers In Darkness - support website and mailing list for people who suffer from depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression) and related mental illness. Neurological Disorders
  • Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute - specialist research, diagnosis, treatment and training in neurological and neuromuscular disorders including muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease, stroke, neurotrauma, dementias, tumours and mnd.
  • Brain Disorders Network - sponsored by the National Foundation for Brain Research which supports research into all neurological, mental and addictive disorders.
  • Infectious Diseases of the Central Nervous System - multimedia textbook illustrating various CNS diseases.
  • Myelin Messenger, The - hardcopy newsletter for families with children that have delayed myelin or hypomyelination.
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  • Neurology Webforums at Massachusetts General Hospital - offers several discussion boards covering a variety of neurological disorders and topics.
  • Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Movement Disorders Unit Organizations
  • 11q Research and Resource - parent, researcher support organization for children with structural abnormalities of the 11th chromosome including opportunity to participate in research.
  • Acoustic Neuroma Association NSW Inc. - supports patients, families, medical professionals, organisations, and the community, and informs them about this condition also called vestibular schwannoma.
  • American Foundation for Urologic Disease
  • Anaphylaxis Foundation and Anaphylaxis Network of Canada - offers product alerts and registry for product recalls and research and advocacy data.
  • Arizona Hearing Aid Society
  • Australian Pituitary Foundation - supports research and disseminates information for the medical community, the public, pituitary patients, and their families. Includes news and contacts.
  • Beauty Is - provides emotional support, medical resources, and make-up advice for women with physical imperfections and disfigurements.
  • Beryllium Support Group - information about chronic beryllium disease (CBD).
  • Brachial Plexus Palsy Foundation - non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of brachial plexus palsy, a birth injuring that affects children, and providing resources for affected families.
  • Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network
  • Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders - committed to the enhancement of the lives of all persons affected by rare disorders.
  • Children Afflicted with Lymphatic Malformations - CALM - organization of parents and children afflicted with lymphatic malformations. Offers information, support, medical references, and encourages research to improve treatment.
  • Circle of Friends - support group for ALL autoimmune diseases. Members get together via e-mail to share life experiences, humor, coping, venting and fears.
  • Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) - UK organisation offering information and support to anyone with, or affected by, cleft lip or cleft palate.
  • Cody Unser First Step Foundation - not-for-profit corporation aimed at raising research funds to fight paralysis and build awareness of Transverse Myelitis.
  • Coeliac Society - UK society offers information and advice on coeliac disease.
  • Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation
  • Disfigurement Guidance - information on treatments, literature, compensation and other services and facilities concerning disfigurement guidance and skin camouflage.
  • Dystonia Medical Research Foundation - works to increase an understanding of dystonia through research, awareness, and support.
  • Family Caregiver Alliance - info, education and services for families and professionals who care for adults with cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer's, stroke, Parkinson's, brain injury, brain tumors, Huntington's, and other brain impairments.
  • Florida Infectious Disease Society - physicians in Florida dedicated to the treatment and prevention of infections, including HIV and AIDS.
  • Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) - provides information on IBS, GERD, abdominal or pelvic pain, bowel incontinence, and other GI disorders.
  • Friends' Health Connection - connects people who are currently experiencing or who have overcome the same disease, illness, handicap or injury in order to communicate for mutual support.
  • Histiocytosis Association of America Virtual Offices - online support for patients with histiocytosis their family and friends.
  • Hughes Syndrome Foundation - offers details of antiphospholipid syndrome and its treatment, research, and the foundation.
  • Human Growth Foundation - helps individuals with growth-related disorders, their families, and healthcare professionals through education, research and advocacy.
  • International Pelvic Pain Society
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Self Help Group - including a bulletin board, library, and web ring.
  • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions InfoNet - list of phone numbers for a variety of patient advocacy organizations; also includes some WWW links.
  • Klippel-Trenaunay Support Group - provides information about the group and about syndrome, and to provide families, adults with K-T, and professionals with links.
  • Laboratory Centre for Disease Control - Canada@
  • Langer-Giedion Syndrome Association - international support organization for people and families living with Langer-Giedion Syndrome and related disorders.
  • Let's Face It - self help group for the facially different.
  • Lois Joy Galler Foundation - acquires the funds needed to conduct research and develop methods of preventing or curing Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS).
  • Lupus Foundation of America@
  • Magic Foundation - provides support services for the families of children afflicted with chronic and/or critical disorders, syndromes, and diseases that affect a child's growth.
  • Med Help International - providing medical information and advice via an online patient network and question and answer forums staffed by doctors.
  • Medsupport: Friends Supporting Friends - provides 24 hr. support on the net via forums, chats, information, newsletters and articles in text and real audio, pen pals, members stories, and our own television show.
  • Melungeon Health Education and Support Network, The - dedicated to the health of Melungeon descendants who have one or more of the five major Mediterranean illnesses, including Behçet's Syndrome and Sarcoidosis.
  • Mia Hamm Foundation - supporting research of bone marrow diseases.
  • Myoclonus Research Foundation
  • National Aphasia Association - aphasia is an impairment of the ability to use or comprehend words - often a result of stroke or head injury.
  • National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS) - news, resources, and scientific information related to down syndrome from NADS, a not-for-profit organization serving people in the Chicago metropolitan area.
  • National Association for Incontinence
  • National Enuresis Society
  • National Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome Network - formed by EMS survivors to support each other and their loved ones, and to bring public awareness and education.
  • National Gaucher Foundation
  • National Keratoconus Foundation - general information keratoconus, an ailment of the eye.
  • National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) - voluntary health organizations dedicated to providing information on the prevention, treatment, and cure of rare "orphan diseases."
  • National Pancreas Foundation, The - committed to advancing education and research related to diseases of the pancreas, including pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
  • National Parent-to-Parent Network (MUMS) - helping parents who have a child with a rare diagnosis make connections with other parents.
  • National Pediculosis Association - national clearing house on head lice and scabies issues.
  • National Reye's Syndrome Foundation, Inc. - provides research and awareness for this liver disease.
  • Nevus Network - support group for individuals with giant congenital nevi and their families.
  • Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) NIH
  • Ollier's Disease Self-Help Group
  • Opitz Family Network - serves families of children with genetic syndromes Opitz G/BBB (Opitz Frias) Opitz C Opitz FG.
  • Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc. - provides support and information to parents who have a child with a disability or special health care need.
  • Patient Organization for Primary Immune Deficiencies (IPOPI) - chat, conferencing, member organizations around the world, great resources on the various immune deficiency diseases.
  • PBC Foundation, The - charity supporting sufferers of the Liver Disease Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
  • Pituitary Society, The - seeks to further the understanding of diseases of the pituitary gland.
  • Pituitary Tumor Network Association - dedicated to support, pursue, encourage, promote, and, where possible, fund research on pituitary tumors in a sustained and full-time effort to find a cure for pituitary diseases.
  • Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency Virtual Support Group - PFFD - for parents of children with the PFFD birth defect.
  • Pseudofolliculitis Barbae Sufferers of America - educates the public about razor bumps, a disease which afflicts many men.
  • Purine Metabolic Patients' Association (PUMPA) - charity supporting families with members suffering from purine metabolic diseases.
  • Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) - interdisciplinary association for the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technologies.
  • Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhytms - SLTBR
  • Sotos Syndrome Support Association - provide a social support environment for professionals and families of individuals affected by Sotos Syndrome so they can meet, exchange ideas and help one another cope with the condition
  • Stevens Johnson Syndrome Foundation - provide the public and medical communities with information and support.
  • Stiff Man Syndrome Foundation - non-profit foundation organized because of the terrifying experiences of Chris Geilman who suffers from the rare disorder.
  • Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc. - offering information and support groups.
  • Toxoplasmosis Trust, The (TTT) - offers information and advice on toxoplasmosis.
  • Transverse Myelitis Association - not-for-profit organization providing support to families affected by TM.
  • Wobblers Anonymouse - support group for those damaged by gentamicin. Symptoms include oscillopsia and loss of balance.
  • Worldwide Society of Wolfram Syndrome Families - support group for a rare disease. Personality Disorders
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Health-Center.com: Personality Disorders
  • Mental Health Net: Personality Disorders
  • Online Screening for Personality Disorders (PDS) - test to screen personality traits that might be associated with a personality disorder.
  • Passive-Aggressive Helping Hand - explains the traits of PAPD, and how and why it affects sufferers. Phobias
  • Anxiety and Phobia Peer Support Network - includes a message board, newsletter articles, and links.
  • Anxiety and Phobias - from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Contains general information.
  • APA: Phobias - pamphlet from the American Psychiatric Association.
  • MEDLINEplus: Phobias - directory of informational links.
  • NIMH: Phobias
  • NMHA: Phobias - National Mental Health Association factsheet.
  • Phobia List
  • Simple Phobia Pregnancy Complications
  • drkoop.com: Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy
  • Monoamniotic Monochorionic Support Site - resource for parents diagnosed with monoamniotic, or one sack, twins.
  • Monoamniotic Twins
  • SmartMoms.org: Bleeding During Pregnancy
  • WebMD: Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy Prion Diseases
  • Prion Diseases [msb.le.ac.uk]
  • Prion Diseases [nmia.com] Prostate Diseases
  • Johns Hopkins Prostate Bulletin - for men with prostate disease, their partners, physicians, and the cancer community.
  • Prostate Action, Inc. - non-profit organization whose mission is to help men make informed decisions about preserving and protecting their health by promoting greater public awareness of and understanding about prostate diseases.
  • Prostate Dictionary - provides definitions of terms used by health professionals in the management of prostate cancer and related conditions.
  • Prostate Health - interact with others prostate treatment.
  • Prostate Health Directory, The - offers news, information, articles, and resources related to prostate cancer, prostatitis, and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
  • Prostate Help Association - publishes quarterly newsletters and information sheets on all aspects of prostate disease.
  • Prostate Problems Mailing List Archive
  • Prostate, The
  • Prostatematters.com - provides scientific information about diseases of the prostate gland such as prostate cancer and BPH. Registries Respiratory Diseases
  • Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Information and Resources [new] - provides primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) diet drug victims lawyer referral, legal tips, and basic treatment information.
  • Chronic Lung Disease Forum [*] - discussion group for individuals with chronic lung disease and those who care about them.
  • Australian Lung Foundation, The - LungNet - information for healthcare professionals and consumers on lung health.
  • British Lung Foundation - registered charity which raises funds for medical research into all areas of lung disease.
  • British Thoracic Society - official body of respiratory specialists.
  • Canadian Lung Association - provides information about respiratory health, including extensive asthma resources, and news and announcements for each provincial lung association.
  • Chronic Lung Disease Resource, The - highlights the best information on CLD using both original and offsight links.
  • Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolus - multimedia textbook on the diagnosis of pulmonary embolus.
  • Lung & Asthma Information Agency (LAIA) - academic unit providing downloadable statistical factsheets and charts, relating to asthma and lung diseases, prevelance, morbidity, mortality, GP, prescribing, etc.
  • News Resource on Asthma and Allergy - news and information on asthma, allergies, cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary diseases.
  • No Air To Go - provides links, information, a glossary, list of acronyms and abbreviations, and chat related to lung problems.
  • PHCentral - resources about pulmonary hypertension.
  • Pulmonary Disabilities - offers comment and referrals to pulmonary diseases as it relates to the disabled community.
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Association - volunteer support organization for patients with primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension.
  • Pulmonary Paper - newsletter designed to provide important information to people with chronic pulnonary diseases.
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Info Center - information resource provides health care professionals and parents access to the latest trends, diagnostic tests, treatments and clinical research respective to RSV.
  • Scottish Respiratory Site - information for patients and clinicians.
  • Second Wind Lung Transplant Association, Inc. - dedicated to support & education of lung transplant candidates, recipients, friends, family & the public regarding the need for organ donation & benefits of transplantation.
  • University of Pittsburgh - Comprehensive Lung Center - delivery of patient care and education to those suffering from a wide variety of pulmonary diseases.
  • Utrecht University Hospital - Department of Pulmonary Diseases - information on current research plus molecular biology, signal transduction and asthma links. Sexual Disorders
  • Network for Excellence in Women’s Sexual Health (NewShe) - operates clinics and provides resources for women dealing with sexual function problems.
  • Sexual Dysfunction Shopping and Services
  • Accordant Health Services, Inc. - offers chronic disease management, self help resources, and support groups for dealing with illness.
  • Alzheimer's Store
  • AlzheimerSupport.com - offers treatment and research news, caregiving information, and products.
  • Autism Center of America - teaching parents and professionals how to create child-centered, home-based programs for children with special needs.
  • Berna Products - needle-free, oral vaccine protects against typhoid fever.
  • BIndependent - offering brain injury support products.
  • Center for Comprehensive Services, Inc. - functional rehabilitation for persons who have experienced acquired brain and spinal cord injuries.
  • Center For Venous Disease - providing treatment for various venous diseases such as spider veins, varicose veins, vulvar veins and perineal veins.
  • Choice Products, Inc. - offers Simplex Medicated Salve for relief from cold and canker sores and fever blisters.
  • Consumers Choice Systems, Inc. - offers products that prevent, relieve, and treat the pain and discomfort associated with urinary tract infections (UTI).
  • Cot Life 2000 - information and products from BabeSafe designed to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
  • DermaBest - offers Sinvitil, to regain pigmentation in cases of Vitiligo.
  • Ear Ease - non-invasive, drug-free, reusable ear pain reliever for infants and adults.
  • Enviro Care Of America - products and information on recycling and composting, as well as products for the chemically sensitive.
  • Ganeden Biotech Incorporated - offering Clearly Confident, a topical treatment for fungal diseases of the skin and areas around and on the nails.
  • Hand Health Unlimited - dedicated to helping hands work and feel better.
  • Headache Solutions - offers drugless alternatives for the headache sufferers.
  • Health Light Inc. - light therapy products for the treatment of seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
  • Heart Health Catalogue - products include a belt case for nitro-linqual spray and a stress sensor.
  • Hypertension Self-Care - solutions to control blood pressure and help failing hearts.
  • Infection Control and Epidemiology Consultant - infection control resources for long term care facilities and other health care settings.
  • Klearsen Corporation - offers an electronic antiseptic for use on fever blisters and herpes lesions, and a sinus spray for common colds.
  • KwikMed - offers online perscriptions for male impotence and other conditions.
  • Lanacane Itch Information Center - contains information including itch indexes, sting forecasts, alerts, and maps showing areas of poison ivy or other skin irritants. Also contains Lanakids.
  • LithoLink - nationwide network of kidney stone prevention centers.
  • MedSlant, The - offering a foam pillow designed to reduce acid reflux, Barrett's esophagus, sinus congestion, post nasal drip, and snoring.
  • NatureWalk - herbal treatments for kidney stones.
  • Networked Consumer Health - offers a subscribtion based service that provides consumers access to physician oriented information.
  • Ostex International, Inc - engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of diagnostics and therapeutics for diseases of the skeleton and connective tissues.
  • Patternrx.com - offering tools and applications to enable decision-making by accessing and analyzing all types of information relevant to disease, drugs, patients, and patient management.
  • ProstateAssist.com - offering prostate massage instructions.
  • Ramsey Coote - supplies children's hospitals and private practitioners with Enuresis alarms.
  • Regenail - provides topical treatment for toenail fungus.
  • Remedy H - offers relief of hemorrhoids (internal and external) and their symptoms, including swelling, bleeding, pain, itching, burning and prolapsed rectum.
  • Renal Disease Management, Inc. - physician owned and directed disease management organization.
  • RestRight Blocks - offering blocks which help elevate the bed and can provide a non-pharmaceutical alternative from acid reflux, GERD, hiatal hernia, and heartburn.
  • Sensory Comfort - offering products for children and adults with Sensory Integration Dysfunction as well as providing related diet tips, workshop schedule, links, and a survey.
  • Shadow Buddies - dolls are anatomically correct for each disorder, i.e. diabetes, cancer, heart. Perfect for organization donation to hospitals.
  • Shaman's Normal Stool Formula - natural product against several forms of diarrhea.
  • Sprit Corporation - manufacturer of the Sprit Bath, a portable bidet, which can be used to relieve the discomfort of hemorrhoids.
  • Stroke Rehabilitation, AM800 - offers AutoMove 800 to aid stroke victim rehabilitation.
  • Thayers Natural Pharmaceuticals - makers of slippery elm cold remedies and witch hazel.
  • TICK-ITT - tests ticks for the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease.
  • TransformBreathing - educates you about the prevention and reversal of chronic degenerative diseases through the application of a self-help method known as TransformBreathing.
  • Vein Clinics of America - specializing in the treatment of varicose veins, leg ulcers, and swollen legs without surgery using ultrasound guided sclerotherapy.
  • Viagra Plus - offers medication for male impotence, weight loss, arthritis, and balding.
  • Wej, The - offers foam rubber incliner as a drug-free alternative for acid reflux.
  • Wonderful World of Diseases Bookstore
  • Zen-Bio Inc - offers human preadipocytes, adipocytes, and adipocyte-specific whole cell assays. Skin Conditions
  • Dermatology Images Database [*] - provides a collection of images of various skin diseases.
  • Mayo Clinic: Skin Conditions [*]
  • Atopic Dermatitis Information Server - diagnosis, treatment, and management information.
  • Erlanger Atopy Questionnaire - scores the probability one might suffer from atopic eczema (Neurodermatitis).
  • Lichen Planus Treatment Program - information, research, FAQs, signs and symptoms, online treatment plans offered by Homoeopathy India Foundation.
  • National Unidentified Skin Parasite Association - purpose is to promote quality health care, research, and serve as a support group for those with this disease.
  • Rosemary's Argyria Page - personal account of slate gray condition caused by colloidal silver treatment for allergies.
  • Scar Information - includes information about scar types and treatment options.
  • Skin Care Campaign - alliance of patient groups, companies and other organizations with a common interest in skin health.
  • Skin Disease Education Foundation - organization designed to educate physicians and the public. Annual conference in Hawaii February 8-20, 1999.
  • urticaria.net - information about urticaria (hives), including possible causes, treatment, and research findings.
  • Usenet - alt.support.skin-diseases Sleep Disorders
  • Medlineplus: Sleep Disorders [*] - contains information from the government and other organization resources.
  • SleepNet [*] - provides descriptions of sleep disorders, links to sleep and research information, and community forums.
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome - contains information about a disorder of the body's timing system or biological clock.
  • Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - characterized by being unable to stay awake in the daytime, even after getting enough nighttime sleep.
  • Healthology Sleep Disorders Focus
  • My Story - forum for people with sleep/wake disorders to share their stories.
  • Neuronic - information, links and resources pertaining to sleep and consciousness, with an emphasis on sleep disorders.
  • Sleep and Dream - describes normal and pathological characteristics of sleep. Offers a service answering questions about sleep related problems.
  • SleepDisorders.com - includes forums, focus groups, seminars, conferences, and meetings.
  • Sleepville - information covering some of the most common sleep disorders, what causes them, and treatment options. Recommends books and other resources.
  • Stop The Snoring - offers articles by Dr. Michael Siegle on solutions to a number head and neck problems, including snoring, adnoiditis, and apnea.
  • Usenet - alt.support.sleep-disorder Sports Injuries
  • Children and Sports Injuries - from the Foundation For Chiropractic Education And Research.
  • Conditions of the Knee - with information on common disorders of the knee.
  • Cycling Injuries and Treatment - discusses ways to deal with biking muscle cramps, overuse injuries, and common knee problems.
  • Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries Page - guide to sports medicine and common injuries.
  • drkoop.com: Sports Injuries - contains sports injury news.
  • EMEDx - provides information on orthopedic and sport injuries.
  • Hockey Injuries - offers acute care suggestions, an injury calculator, prevention tips, and nutrition advice.
  • Homeopathic Medicines for Sports Injuries
  • Injury Clinic - contains information on ankle sprains, shin splints, swimmer's shoulder, and more.
  • Jefferson Health System: Sports Injuries - discusses overuse injuries, acute injuries, and more.
  • Know the Score on Facial Sports Injuries - head and neck surgery public service brochure from the American Academy of Otolaryngology.
  • Prevent Sports Injuries - from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  • Sports-Injury-Clinic.com - provides advice and information on a variety of sports injuries.
  • SportsDoc - online examining of virtual patients to learn more about sports medicine injuries using MRIs, Xrays, surgical videos, and an extensive medical library.
  • Telemark Skiing Injury Study - strives to answer many questions about equipment and risk of injury.
  • Tennis Elbow Central - contains an overview of the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and resources available to sufferers. Tropical Diseases
  • Brief History of Tropical Disease
  • Web Directory: Tropical Diseases Ring - explore tropical disease related sites.
  • World Health Organization Division of Control of Tropical Diseases Vestibular Disorders
  • Ear Infosite - provides information on dizziness, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
  • Mal de Debarquement - information and support forum for people with mal de debarquement.
  • Mayo Clinic Vestibular Rehabilitation Program - describes how vestibular rehab may offer help to persons with dizziness, vertigo, or imbalance.
  • T.A.D.P.O.L.97 - aimed at people with vestibular disorders. Includes new treatments, research findings, and developments in the Austin area.
  • Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) - Support and information for people with head injuries and inner ear disturbances.
  • Vestibular Disorders Hotsheet: Coping With Dizziness - growing source of links for people who suffer from inner-ear related dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders. Web Directories
  • Dana BrainWeb - gives recommendations from the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives for sites with validated current information useful for the lay person.
  • Diseases, Disorders, and Related Topics
  • HealingWell.com - resources on diseases, disorders, syndromes, and chronic illness. Includes current medical news, books, chat, articles, and message boards.
  • Healthy Lives - a disease-specific source of information provided by Glaxo Wellcome for both patients and health care professionals.
  • International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) - tabular list of diseases and conditions.
  • Mediconsult.com - source of information and services dedicated to patients and their relatives. Includes information on a variety of diseases and conditions.
  • Medinex - disease search engine.
  • Wonderful World of Diseases - catalog of links and information on diseases and human conditions.