A Guide to Internet
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Health Related Searches

  • Alta Vista Health Topics Search
    Type the word(s) you want to search in the box you arrive at this excellent search engine.

  • Environmental Organization Web Directory Search - Health
    This is a good search engine that browses the web for sites that are a bit more related to environmental health.

  • Excite Search - Health and Medicine
    Click on one of the health sub-topics or use the text box to type in the word(s) for which you would like to search.

  • Galaxy Search - Health
    Upon arriving at this search engine, click on one of the health subtopics or search through the other health resources such as health articles, events, periodicals, discussion groups, directories, and organizations.

  • Health A to Z
    This is an excellent health search - by category or by word search. It includes a large list of health topics which link to many related websites.

  • Infoseek Guide Search - Health
    This link is designed to be a web search for all results under the general topic health. You may make adjustments for additional searching once you have looked at this output. You may also choose from one of the health subtopics listed.

  • LinkMonster Health Catalogue
    Another great health search. Contains some sites that are related to businesses that deal with health products.

  • Lycos Search - Health and Medicine
    Click on one of the health sub-topics or type in the word(s) for which you would like to search.

  • Magellan Search - Health and Medicine
    Click on one of the health sub-topics or type in the word(s) for which you would like to search.

  • Medicle Matrix
    This search engine is a guide to Internet Clinical Medicine Resources. It is a HUGE Resource for medicine and disease care.

  • Virtual Hospital
    With this search engine, simply type the keyword(s) in the box. This engine is designed to be more medically oriented.

  • WebCrawler Health Topics Search
    Choose from one of the displayed topics or click search and type in the health topic that you seek.

  • Yahoo Search - Health
    This site allows you to use the popular Yahoo search engine to seek health information. Choose one of the health categories listed or type a subject in the box and then push the search button next to the text box.

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Health Related Journals, Magazines and Periodicals

  • All About Health
    All About Health features the latest research findings from universities and research centers worldwide, events, the latest and greatest books and software, new and exciting health-related products, articles, regular columns, thousands of links, plus lots more.

  • Aesclepian Chronicles
    The goal of the Aesclepian Chronicles is to publish informative and inspirational articles about the many new complementary and allopathic treatment modalities that are emerging. These modalities may be approached from both a personal and a clinical perspective from the Institute of Synergistic Medicine.

  • Alive Wellness Newsletter
    The ALIVE wellness newsletter is a product of the Army Physical Fitness Research Institute, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA.

  • Balance: Fitness on the net
    This is an excellent monthly electronic magazine covering all aspects of fitness, exercise, lifestyle, nutrition and sports.

  • Body Mind Spirit Online Magazine
    Body Mind Spirit magazine seeks to contribute to the evolution of a new consciousness, in which spiritual seeking and natural living provide the path to a more fulfilling, meaningful life.

  • Fitness Partner
    This page is a long and very fine collection of magazines, journals, articles, and newsletters on-line. They relate primarily to fitness but also look at many other aspects of health.

  • Lifelines Newsletter
    A publication that encourages better health and a better life.

  • Mayo Clinic Newsletter On-Line
    Monthly articles and news items. Very timely articles from the Mayo clinic.

  • Medscape
    For health professionals and interested consumers, this newsletter features thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed articles, medical news, Medline, and interactive quizzes. Updated daily, and Free!

  • Men's Fitness On-Line
    On-line rendition of the magazine bearing the same name.

  • New Frontier: Magazine of Transformation
    Monthly editions of an on-line newsletter dedicated to promoting high levels of health and wellness.

  • New Age Journal On-Line
    New Age Journal is committed to uncovering traditional wisdom and integrating it with modern technology. New Age Journal provides more than merely simple information. It is a magazine of insight and perspective, covering people and issues often ignored by the mainstream, and uncovering trends not yet discovered by the more popular press.

  • New England Journal of Medicine on-line
    This is a weekly journal reporting the results of important medical research worldwide.

  • Nutrition Action Healthletter
    A Health letter published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

  • One excellent list of Health Journals and Periodicals
    Here is another list of on-line health and medical journals.

  • The Physician and Sports Medicine Online
    This website features abstracts from the current issue of the magazine, actual articles from previous issues, a search feature to find selected topics from back issues, and a Personal Health section with patient-oriented articles on exercise, nuitrition and injury prevention.

  • Self-Help and Psychology Magazine
    A self-help resource that includes articles; self-help book reviews; movie reviews and software reviews for parents; questions and answers written by professionals; an interactive corner; cartoons; links, lists, and newsgroups spanning mental-health sites across the globe; a full-service bookstore; professional information and services, and much more. Go in and help yourself!

  • The Share Guide Holistic Health Journal and Directory
    This is a magazine focusing on holistic health, personal growth and environmental awareness.

  • Yoga Journal
    This is a is a journal dedicated to communicating, to as broad an audience as possible, the qualities of being that yoga exemplifies: peace, integrity, clarity, and compassion.

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Health Research and Evaluation

  • Carl Uncover
    Search the largest set of licensed databases in the industry, from local and national newspapers to outstanding sources in business, sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, consumer information, patents, education and reference sources, along with the online public access catalog and any Z39.50 library catalog on the web.

  • Combined Health Information Database
    CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. The value of this database is that it lists a wealth of health promotion and education materials and program descriptions that are not indexed elsewhere. New records are added quarterly and current listings are checked regularly to help ensure that all entries are up to date and still available from their original sources. Some older records are retained for archival purposes.

  • Eric Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
    Eric looks for journal articles that are a bit more related but not limited to education.

  • Healthfinder on-line publications
    Many of the best federal consumer health information publications available online are included in the healthfinder database. Search for online publications, publications catalogs, and web sites featuring electronic documents.

  • Health Services Research/Public Health Journals
    This site contains an exhausive list of research journals that are considered to be useful to health services research/public health practitioners. It contains enhanced links including tables of content and subscription information.

  • Medline
    Search through Medline for peer-reviewed journal articles on most aspects of health and disease.

  • NewsFile
    This site contains references and abstracts to news and journal articles that relate to public and community health. Excellent resource for research.

  • NYU Health Education Professional Resources
    This page contains another excellent list of links to health related research resources on-line.

  • Ovid Technologies
    Platform-independent access to bibliographic and live full text databases for academic, biomedical and scientific research.

  • PsychJournal Search
    This page contains a searchable index of 1,000+ psychology and social science journals online.

  • Community Health Research Methods Practitioner's Home Page
    Steve Gabeny's Excellent on-line Research and Evaluation Course.

  • The Web as a Research Tool: Evaluation Techniques
    Provides opportunities to critique the WWW as a source of information. Fosters critical thinking skills with online instruction on how to evaluate.

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Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health

  • Acupuncture.com
    Traditional oriental therapies along with related resources for consumers, practitioners, and students. Includes other related information and links as well.

  • Alternative Medicine Homepage
    A jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, and integrative therapies.

  • Alternative Medicine Links
    Some of the most-helpful alternative, complementary and preventive health-news pages on the Internet.

  • Alternative Medicine Weekly
    Studies conducted using alternative medicine are listed weekly from this excellent website. Drop in regularly.

  • The Amazing Maze of Natural Medicine
    This site contains very interesting articles and information on natural medicine.

  • The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
    This is an excellent resource on all things having to do with healing and martial arts.

    American Massage Therapy Association
    The mission of the American Massage Therapy Association is to develop and advance the art, science and practice of massage therapy in a caring, professional and ethical manner in order to promote the health and welfare of humanity. Visit the site of this most popular form of complementary health care.

  • Buffalo Springboard
    Links to sources of information, advice and articles for alternative health.

  • Dream Up, Dream Links
    This site contains nearly everything you could want to know about the magical world of dreaming.

  • Herbal Information Center
    Here, you will find descriptions of the most common herbs, and how they can be used to treat today's health problems.

  • HerbNET
    This site claims to be the most comprehensive site on the Web for those seeking information on herbs, herb products and remedies, herb publications . . . in fact everything herbal can be found here!

  • Herb Research (Foundation) News
    Research and education on worldwide use of herbs for health, environmental conservation, and international development.

  • Holistic Healing Web Page
    Extensive holistic health related information including articles, web links, group links and mailing information lists.

  • Homeopathy Home Page
    This page is a jumping off point and aims to provide links to every resource available related to homeopathy. There are FAQs, a reference library, discussion groups, etc.

  • Hot Links to the Best WWW Holistic Health Resources
    The title says it all.

  • HPS Online
    This is another site that contains an extraordinary amount of very interesting holistic health information. They touch nearly every holistic base.

  • Interlude Links
    Websites that are good for you!

  • The International Advocates for Health Freedom
    The creators of this page describe themselves as a catalytic entity designed to foster networking between health freedom activists world wide in order to foster opposition to the elements of coercion: the UN's International Council of Drug Regulating Authorities, and all regulating bodies falling under its auspices including the FDA, TGA, HPB, MCA, MCC, etc.

  • The international Society for the Enhancement of Eyesight
    A web site and contents of a mailing list dedicated to promoting better natural eyesight for everyone!

  • Medweb: Alternative Medicine
    Extensive resourse for links to information and sites for alternative medicine.

  • Natural Medicine, Complementary Health Care and Alternative Therapies
    Links and resources for education in organizations, news, and programs for alternative medicine.

  • Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health
    Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) identifies and evaluates unconventional health care practices. The OAM supports and conducts research and research training on these practices and disseminates information.

  • Oxygen and Ozone Therapies
    Information on oxygen therapies including, the use of hydrogen peroxide, ozone therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, stabilized oxygen, and ionization.

  • Spirit WWW
    Spirituality Resources on the WWW including links to many forms of spirituality.

  • The Weaver Spirituality Page
    A page dedicated to spirituality, holistic health, religious and psychotherapeautic health. Written in article form by many different authors with new issues every month.

  • Wellness Links
    Links to many websites relating to holistic thinking, spirituality, and personal development.

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Cancer

  • American Cancer Society
    Official homepage for the ACS concerning the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of cancer.

  • Breast Cancer Information Clearinghouse
    A website designed to provide information for breast cancer patients and their families.

  • Cancer Care Inc.
    This cancer related Web site lists Internet- and telephone-based support services, as well as information on counseling, local physicians referrals, and even financial assistance. Online 'forums' allow patients to converse with experts.

  • Cancer News on the Net
    This site is dedicated to bringing patients and their families the latest information on cancer diagnosis and treatment.

  • CanSearch
    The purpose of this guide is to assist those not experienced in finding sources on the Net to go to cancer resources quickly and find answers to their questions or at least become more informed patients and caretakers.

  • InterNet Resources for Cancer
    This guide contains over 30 pages of links to cancer related information. Many sites contain information for both the public and for health professionals.

  • JOMOL Cancer Research Information
    Information on an alternative therapy for cancer.

  • National Cancer Institute
    Complete information source of the National Cancer Institute. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NCI, established under the National Cancer Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training.

  • National Cancer Institutes' Comprehensive Cancer Database
    NCI's comprehensive cancer database, contains peer-reviewed statements on treatment, supportive care, prevention, and screening, as well as anti-cancer drugs; a registry of over 1,600 open and 8,000 closed clinical trials from around the world; and directories of physicians and organizations that provide cancer care, including more than 4,000 FDA-approved mammography screening facilities.

  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network
    The NCCN was formed to create cancer-management strategies for large employers and third-party payers. Its mission is to integrate the experience of member cancer centers to ensure delivery of high-quality, cost-effective services to cancer patients across the country.

  • Skin Cancer Information Page
    A very through information page on skin cancer. Designed to be a gathering place for all available information about skin cancer and related subjects.

  • Steve Dunn's Cancer Information page
    A very informative guide dedicated to helping you find the answers to your questions about cancer, and especially to helping you find the questions you need to ask.

  • University of Pennsylvania Cancer Resource
    An extensive website touted as the first multimedia oncology information resource placed on the Internet.

  • Yahoo's Cancer Links
    A thorough search of the internet's websites devoted to information on the various types of cancer.

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Community Health Education

  • American Heart Association National Center
    The American Heart Association is one of the world's premier health organizations, and is committed to reducing disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. This site provides a wealth of information almost 300 subjects from the American Heart Association.

  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    The CDC's mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. This site contains links to other agencies, and a lot of information on various health related topics such as, the CDC, health information, travelers' health, publications and products, data and statistics, training and employment, and funding.

  • Coummunity Health Concepts Home Page
    This page includes community health courses with outlines, excellent information and a huge list of community health related links. This is a great resource.

  • Escoffery's Health Education Page
    A jumpsite to resources on Certified Health Education Specialist (C.H.E.S.), professional organizations, health education/public health conference calendar, health information resources, health education and promotion listservs, public health software, schools of public health, health resources, and state health addresses on the Internet.

  • National Health Information Center
    NHIC is a health information referral service which puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. This is a great resource for health publications, announcements, and access to 1,100 health organizations and government offices.

  • National Institutes of Health
    Great information about the NIH, health information, news and events, grants and contracts, scientific research and more.

  • Pan American Health Organization
    PAHO's mission is to cooperate technically with the Member Countries and to stimulate cooperation among them in order that, while maintaining a healthy environment and charting a course to sustainable human development, the peoples of the Americas may achieve Health for All and by All.

  • World Health Association
    The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health, as defined in the WHO Constitution, is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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Diseases: Chronic and Acute

  • A2Z search - Illness and Disorders
    A web search for information by disease categories using the engine called A2Z.

  • American Diabetes Association
    This is the homepage of the American Diabetes Association. Their mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

  • American Lung Association
    This is the ALA online resource for information on asthma and other lung diseases, tobacco control, and environmental health.

  • CDC Diseases Page
    Information on many diseases in the United States including data on incidence and prevalence of diseases.

  • Chronic Illness-Net
    This website describes itself as the first multimedia information source on the Internet dedicated to chronic illnesses including AIDS, cancer, Persian Gulf War Syndrome, autoimmune diseases, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, heart disease and neurological diseases.

  • Diseases, Disorders, and Related Topics
    Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics Resources on the Internet for laypersons, health care professionals and scientists. Gigantic Resource - Excellent place to begin searching for disease information.

  • Med Help General Library
    This page links to thousands (seemingly) of articles covering a wide variety of diseases, conditions, and health concerns.

  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
    The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and are based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments.

  • Mother Nature's General Store: Health Library
    A general health information library that includes information on AIDS and cancer.

  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    A page devoted to consolidate National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) efforts in chronic disease prevention and health promotion.

  • On-Line Allergy Center
    Browse through these pages for helpful information on the relief of a variety of symptoms including: . . . nasal congestion . . . eye redness/soreness . . . sneezing . . . wheezing . . . coughing . . . joint pain . . . intestinal pain . . . skin rashes/irritation . . . itching . . . yeast infections . . . mood swings . . . hyperactivity . . . attention deficit disorder . . . fatigue.

  • Point Search's top 5%
    Point Communication lists and describes the top websites around the world that are disease related.

  • STD Homepage
    This page is an excellent overview of the major STD's of our society. It includes some nice graphics and some excellent resources related to STD's.

  • Virology WWW server
    This website is a huge resource collecting all possible information related to viruses including maps of viruses, digitized images of viruses, conferences, news and journals, links, emerging Infectious Diseases and more.

  • Yahoo: Diseases and Conditions
    Yahoo search for websites on the internet that are disease related.

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Environmental Health

  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
    A simple guide to search the World Wide Web for environmental health information. The primary focus is to find and share global information resources with the public on the linkage between human exposure to hazardous chemicals and adverse human health effects.

  • National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
    The mission of the NCEH is to provide national leadership, through science and service, to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, birth defects, disability, and death resulting from interactions between people and their environment.

  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they interrelate.

  • Project NatureConnect
    This page is especially for nature enthusiasts. The designers of this page created this site to help others promote a profoundly heightened sense of self worth and environmental responsibility.

  • Yahoo Search on Environmental Health
    Multiple sites, links, and homepages as well as information on environmental health.

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Exercise and Fitness

  • American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
    A database listing of favorably reviewed materials on exercise, fitness, and stress management.

  • American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
    AAHPERD's homepage includes links to American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness, American Association for Health Education, American Association for Leisure and Recreation, National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, National Association for Sport and Physical Education, and the National Dance Association.

  • American College of Sports Medicine
    This is the homepage of the largest, most respected sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world.

  • American Council on Exercise
    This not-for-profit organization sets certification standards for exercise professionals and runs a consumer fitness hotline offering referrals to ACE certifice personal trainers. Their web site features information about their programs, referrals to fitness resources and news about exercise and fitness.

  • Bicycling Information
    This site is loaded with bicycling websites all over the world. Nearly anything you might want to know regarding bicycling can be accessed from this page.

  • Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries Page
    This site contains information about running and about preventing and treating many types of running injuries.


  • This great fitness site contains nutrition and fitness software, articles and associated links.

  • Fitness Products Council
    Contains a Speakers Bureau, market research reports, a newsletter, and the Surgeon General's recent report on health, fitness, and exercise.

  • Exercise, Fitness and Pregnancy
    A lot of information on excersise and pregnancy, including benefits, risks and guidelines.

  • Exercise, Fitness and Big Folks
    This document contains information about exercise and fitness equipment and clothing for fat people. The makers of this page describe it as a source of information for the fat folks who do want to exercise.

  • Fitness World
    In addition to current issues of the magazine, this site provides information about exercise books and videos, recent news highlights related to health and fitness, and answers to frequently asked questions about fitness. For fitness professionals, it also provides business information and opportunities to exchange with fellow professionals.

  • The Kinesiology Worldwide Home Page
    A jumpsite to many kinesiology-related web sites around the world.

  • National Athletic Trainers' Association
    The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of athletes worldwide. The Association is committed to the advancement, encouragement and improvement of the athletic training profession.

  • National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
    This is a premier organization in the country to promote physical activity. The objective of NCPPA is to unite the strengths of public, private and industry efforts into a collaborative partnership to inspire Americans to lead physically active lifestyles to enhance their health and quality of life.

  • New Zealand Fitness Home Page
    Outstanding resource to links and information on fitness, sports, and health through exercise.

  • The Physician and Sports Medicine Online
    This website features abstracts from the current issue of the magazine, actual articles from previous issues, a search feature to find selected topics from back issues, and a Personal Health section with patient-oriented articles on exercise, nuitrition and injury prevention.

  • Road Runners Club of America
    Novice and experienced runners alike will find a vast array of information provided by this not-for-profit organization, including a calendar of events, guidelines for putting on a race, how to start a club and tips for runnings safely.

  • The Running Page
    The Running Page contains information about upcoming races, race results, places to run, running related products, magazines, and other information.

  • Runner's World Online
    This site contains a wide variety of information about running, including tips for beginning runners, advice about training, and a shoe buyer's guide.

  • Selected Fitness, Exercise, Nutrition, Food and Low Fat Recipe Sources
    Numerous resources and links to information on many health related topics including those listed in the title.

  • WWW Women's Sports Page
    An excellent jumpsite to women's sports pages around the WWW. Some of the topics include womens sports, womens sports organizations, and issues in womens sports.

  • WorldGuide Health and Fitness Forum
    Information on anatomy, strength training, cardiovascular exercise, eating well, sports medicine, etc.

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General Health

  • Clearinghouse - Health and Medicine>
    This page is an enormous resource of a very wide range of health topics. Choose one and then click the hypertext link to up-to-date information.

  • Duke University Healthy Devil: on-line>
    A general health resource location from Duke University. Contains a large list of health topics with basic definitions.

  • Fitlife
    This resource provides current scientific information and services for four main areas of interest: wellness, fitness, current topics, and reader services.

  • Galaxy-Health
    This website is a galaxy search for community health topics and links.

  • Go Ask Alice
    Interactive answers to questions on various health topics.

  • Hardin Meta Directory for Internet Health Information
    Pointers to the most complete and frequently cited lists in many health subject - a bit more medically oriented, but good.

  • Healthtouch
    Information on dozens of health topics and diseases as well as a medication guide on drug uses, precautions, and side effects.

  • Health World Online
    Provides 10 categories of health and wellness topics for consumers and professionals including nutrition, mind-body connection, and a medical library.

  • KidsHealth
    A mighty Web site devoted to the health of children and teens. Created by the medical experts at The Nemours Foundation, KidsHealth has trainloads of accurate, up-to-date information about growth, food; fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, lab tests, medical and surgical conditions, and the latest treatments. You'll find health games, How The Body Works animations, the KidsVote health poll, and tons of surprises. So get on board and explore...

  • The longevity Game
    See how old you'll be before you pass on.

  • Mediconsult.com, Inc.
    This health website is one of the most complete and comprehensive health and medical info pages on the net. It gathers up-to-date information on all topics of health from journal reviews to the latest news. This is a great website. Spend some time here and you will be amazed.

  • National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. (NCAHF)
    These folks are the health information watchdogs. NCAHF is a non-profit, tax-exempt voluntary health agency that focuses its attention upon health fraud, misinformation and quackery as public health problems.

  • U.S. Healthcare Healthwatch
    Good informational resource on many health topics. Includes a search index.

  • The Wellness Interactive Network
    Self described as a website with access to thousands of Health Information Resources on the internet.

  • Yahoo Health Search Results>
    Contains links to health sites of all types, shapes, and sizes.

  • You First
    This is a highly personalized, confidential, and interactive opportunity to determine your health risks with free online health risk appraisal. The website includes links to seasonal health tips, America's health risks, top 10 causes of death, and answers to frequently asked questions.

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Health and Disease Care

  • AMSO Managed Care Forum
    The purpose the AMSO web page is to provide a forum for the healthcare professional and consumers of healthcare to learn and expound about the ever-changing managed healthcare industry.

  • CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
    You can use this listing to search for clinical trials, find out information about physicians and medical centers performing clinical research, and to learn about drug therapies newly approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

  • Convergent Medical Systems
    This site has information relating to: healthcare consultants, strategic , managed care, health policy planning, health insurance, medical education, medical regulation, health promotion, wellness programs, allied health professions, alternative and complementary medicine, and world medicine.

  • GlobalMedic
    Empowering healthcare users through education and prevention. This interesting site includes a Medical Encyclopedia, nutrition information, and health information for women and children.

  • Health Care Liability Alliance
    A national advocacy coalition that supports effective federal health care liability reform to enhance the fairness, timeliness and cost-effectiveness of the civil justice system in resolving health care injury disputes.

  • Idea Central - Health Policy
    A virtual magazine of the Electronic Policy Network. Offers information on HMO's, Medicaid, and other health policy issues. Updated monthly.

  • LIFE: Life and Health Insurance Information Site
    An excellent educational site designed to provide you with straightforward, unbiased information on life and health insurance.

  • Yahoo internet Search - Health Care
    This is a full internet search of all things related to health care using the search engine Yahoo.

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Health Promotion

  • Association for Worksite Health Promotion
    AWHP is a not-for-profit network of worksite health promotion professionals dedicated to sharing the best-of-practice methods, processes and technologies. Site includes information on AWHP as well as other resources and links to wellness, health and fitness pages.

  • Institue of Health Promotion Research
    Their mission is to provide a UBC focus for interdisciplinary collaboration on research, education, and community partnerships in health promotion.

  • Monash Health Promotion on the Internet
    Australia's Monash University's page on health promotion. It features a health promotion interactive lounge, and information and sites for the following; patient education, calander of health events, internet health directory, health resources, and health promotion research and education.

  • Rural Health Resources
    SIU center for Rural Health and Social Service Development. An excellent site with information and links to many great resources including, rural health resources, health agencies, medical resources, publications, socioeconomic data resources, search engines, web page and HTML help guides.

  • WellTech International
    One of the best resources for information and links for health promotion and wellness professionals.

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Health Psychology

  • Alcoholics Anonymous Resources. A collection of AA information.
    Information and links on many aspects of AA including, literature, history, intergroup phone numbers, meetings, conventions, computer programs, links to more AA related resources.

  • American Psychological Association
    This is the homepage of the APA. It includes the newspaper of the American Psychological Association, as well as other links and information to books, journals, employment, and public, practice and education information and much more.

  • As a Man Thinketh
    The entire text of this fantastic little book on-line.

  • Astromind
    This page is filled with exercises and ideas for increasing one's mental and spiritual powers.

  • At Health Inc.
    A site designed to Connect mental health professionals and those they serve with the power and the resources of the Internet.

  • Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies
    Search all of the major mental health resources on the World Wide Web from one page; connect to all 857 psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience and social science journals and journal search engines; locate mental health texts, search for a colleague, a quotation, an electronic book, define a word, find a synonym, consult an electronic biography or connect to all of the major Internet search engines. This site is remarkable!

  • Consciousness/Parapsychology/Transpersonal Psychology
    This is a very interesting page by a professor at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. His emphases and the links on this page are devoted to Consciousness, Altered States of Consciousness, Parapsychology, and Transpersonal Psychology.

  • Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page
    This site is in the top 5% of all web sites. A very good psychological resource site for psychology, support, and mental health issues, resources, and people.

  • Infinity Institute International
    An excellent resource on hypnosis and self-hypnosis.

  • Magic Stream
    Journal of Emotional Wellness. The Web Dex contains extensive links on topics such as: addictions, recovery, child abuse, fitness, nutrition, depression, family, etc. The Journal contains original poetry, essays, articles and short stories focused on personal growth and the universal in human emotion.

  • MedWeb: Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology
    Excellent and extensive sites and resources for many aspects of mental health information.

  • Mental Health Net
    A comprehensive guide to mental health online, featuring over 7,000 resources. Site has information on disorders such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic fatigue syndrome and substance abuse, to professional resources in psychology, psychiatry and social work, journals and self-help magazines.

  • Pie Online>
    Top mental and health websites for associations, foundations, government, health publications, mental health, public policy, research institutes, web gateways, cool sites, search the net links, and Pie homepage.

  • Psychology Links
    Links to organizations, journals, departments and other resources having to do with psychology.

  • Psychology Self-Help Resources on the Internet
    This page contains links to non-commercial sites providing information and help about specific disorders related to psychology. Excellent and extensive resources.

  • Sleep Medicine Home Page
    This home page lists resources regarding all aspects of sleep including, the physiology of sleep, clinical sleep medicine, sleep research, federal and state information, patient information, and business-related groups.

  • Spiritual Consciousness
    This is an enormous resource of spiritual health related websites around the world.

  • The Taoism Information Page
    This page contains almost everything relevant to the philosophy of Taoism.

  • Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors
    This is a very nice collection of thought provoking zen stories. Zensational!

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Heart Health

  • American Heart Association
    This site provides information on hundreds of topics relating to cardiovascular health and disease, including cardiorespiratory endurance exercise.

  • Can Heart Disease Really Be Prevented?
    By Peter M. Abel M.D. Medical Director, Prevention Center for Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Institute of the South/Morgan City. Excellent information and sites to many other resources on heart disease.

  • Cardiovascular Institute of the South
    CIS, a leading center for the advanced diagnosis and treatment of heart and circulatory disease, presents a wide-ranging library of doctor column-style reports on this vital and rapidly evolving aspect of medicine.These reports cover the full spectrum of prevention, diagnosis, nonsurgical and surgical treatment of circulatory problems.

  • Franklin Science Institute
    This site provides learning opportunities about how the heart functions in an interactive lab simulation. This is a very interesting website on the heart.

  • Healthy Heart
    Excellent information on a wide range subjects pertaining to a healthy heart including educational and enrichment activities.

  • Late breaking news for heart health
    this sites is dedicated to natural health, alternative medicine, and the latest available news related to the improvement of overall health of men and women over 35.

  • Linus C. Pauling
    This is an interesting webpage on reversing heart disease without surgury (extensive info-site). It follows much of the theories and ideas espoused by the late Linus Pauling.

  • The Learning Center
    Heart Disease and your health - what you should know This page provides information and explanations of common cardiovascular diseases specifically for the non-medical audience.

  • Vegetarian Diets>
    This page contains a position paper by the American Dietetic Association. It states the Association's summary of the healthful nature of a vegetarian diet.

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Food and Nutrition

  • American Dietetics Association Homepage
    A webpage designed to promote optimal nutrition, health and well being. Contains nutrition information and resources.

  • The American Heart Association Diet
    This eating plan from the American Heart Association describes the latest advice of medical and nutritional experts. The best way to help lower your blood cholesterol is to eat less saturated fatty acids and cholesterol and control your weight. The AHA Diet gives you an easy-to-follow guide to eating with your heart in mind.

  • Arbor Communications nutrition resources on the internet
    This site contains one of the most comprehensive lists available of Internet nutrition resources.

  • Arizona Health Sciences Library Nutrition Guide
    This is an extremely comprehensive page on most aspects of nutrition from the U. of Arizona.

  • Ask the Dietition
    This is a question and answer page on nearly all aspects of nutrition.

  • Aspartame (Nutrisweet) Toxicity Information Center
    Detailed scientific and general documentation regarding the toxicity of nutrasweet, Equal, diet coke, diet pepsi, and other aspartame containing items. Web page includes real life reports of acute and chronic toxicity due to long-term ingestion. Also included is extensive scientific and general information and resources.

  • Diet and Weight Loss/Fitness Home Page
    Great site offering FAQs about dieting, weight loss tips from readers, weight tables comparison study, news wire summaries, all about calories, and multiple links to Ask the Dietitian, Artificial Sweetener Controversy, Vegetarians, and many others. There are also links to fitness sites and information on support groups.

  • Electronic Gourmet Guide
    This is a very tantalizing page with a lot of interesting information on food.

  • Fast Food Facts - Interactive Food Finder
    This is a wonderful page designed to help anyone determine the ingredients of his or her favorite fast foods. Very interactive and useful. This is one of my personal favorites.

  • Food and Nutrition: Selected Electronic Resources
    This is an excellent website that may be the first place to search for anything related to food and nutrition.

  • The Food Pyramid
    Up to date information on the latest information on what we used to know as the four food groups.

  • Health and Nutrition
    This is a page filled with nothing but more links to nutrition information around the world. It contains a very large number of links.

  • Human Health and Nutrition
    Animal Rights Resource Site. Contains information and links on nutrition and health that follow their philosophies.

  • International Food Information Council
    This page is designed to enhance consumers' abilities to make informed food choices by developing and supporting informational and educational programs on food safety, nutrition and health. Includes a lot of good information relating to healthy hearts.

  • Mother Nature's General Store
    Forums, Libraries, Resources on nutrition and food. Page includes information on vitamin, herbs, recipes, and other interesting health information. Outstanding website.

  • My Menus
    The best Recipe site on the Web! Thousands of nutritional recipes. Complete nutritional information. Instantly custom-build your own meal plans. Look up recipes by nutritional characteristic. YUMMY STUFF!

  • Nutribase On-Line
    This site features an interactive on-line database of over 19,000 food items and their associated nutrient information ... food items that you can view, rank, query and search by food names. This database includes more than 3,000 menu items from over 70 restaurants. This site also features a weight-loss calculator, a calorie requirements calculator, desirable weight and body fat content charts, a directory of 1,400 food and supplement makers, a listing of healthy food substitutions, a glossary of foods and cooking terms, toll-free numbers for food makers, and 1,000 quotes and tips for dieters. It's all here!

  • Veggies Unite!
    This is a central site for all things vegetarian.

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Public Health

  • APHA
    Homepage for the American Public Health Association.

  • Career Espresso!
    The Absolute Hottest Public Health Career Search Website Anywhere!

  • CDC
    Homepage for the Center for Disease Control.

  • The Virtual Public Health Center
    Possibly the most comprehensive resource out there on Public Health.

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Safety and Injury Prevention

  • Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
    This is a small, active, non-profit consumer-funded program acting as a clearinghouse and a technical resource for bicycle helmet information. Includes information on statistics, publications, laws, and advice on bicycle helmet safety as well as other helmet and bicycle type links.

  • Christie's Safety Related Internet Resources
    Christie Communication services safety associations, large and small business, formal educational institutions, and government with educational information and training materials.

    Consumer Product Safety Commission
    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is an independent federal regulatory agency that was created in 1972 by Congress in the Consumer Product Safety Act. This page is a gopher server that contains lots of information and links regarding consumer product safety.

  • National Safety Council
    National Safety Council's mission is to educate and influence society to adopt safety, health and environmental policies, practices and procedures that prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable causes.

  • Product Safety Link Directory
    This site has extensive information and links to many aspects of product safety.

  • Poisons Information Database
    Information on natural toxins and poisons, and directories of antivenoms, toxinologists, and poison control centers around the world.

  • Public Health and Safety
    Yahoo references to public health and safety issues include, disasters, EMF health issues, fire protection, flouridation, helmets, institutions, law enforcement, lead poisoning, lifesaving/lifeguarding, magazines, organizations, safety products and much more.

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    This site contains a wealth of information about the agency and environmental issues as well as links to many other environmental and safety resources.

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Self-Help & Self-Care

  • Cal Berkeley Wellness Letter
    The Wellness Letter is edited by research scientists and written in lay English. Features the latest news from the world of preventive medicine and practical advice on all aspects of healthy living.

  • Healthfinder
    Healthfinder is a gateway consumer health information web site from the United States government. Healthfinder can lead you to selected online publications, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable health information for the public.

  • The Life Extension Foundation
    The Life Extension Foundation is dedicated to the pursuit of a longer, healthier lifespan. We provide our members with information about the latest life extension research, products and therapies.

  • LifeMatters
    A very interesting site that describes itself as An ongoing conversation about taking charge of one's health and well-being for a life that is empowered, fulfilled and profoundly related.

  • The Other Revolution in Health Care
    This site contains an interesting article on health care.

  • Personal Development Central
    Links to many journals, organizations, networks, businesses and other information sources dealing with personal development.

  • Psychology Self-Help Resources on the Internet
    This site contains links to non-commercial sites providing information and help about specific disorders related to psychology. Excellent and extensive resources.

  • Self-Help
    Frequently asked questions on currently popular self-help resources such as NLP, speed reading, hypnosis amd many others. This is an excellent source of information on a huge list of topics.

  • Self-Help (pt. 2)
    Part two of the previous website.

  • Self-Help Links Category Page>
    Click on one of the topics in this huge list and you will find a huge amount of related information.

  • Web Links for Medical and Mental Health Problems
    An excellent source for many resources and links in many areas of medical and mental health. This site has been rated in the top 5% of all web sites.

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Stress Management

  • The American Institute of Stress
    The homepage for the the Institute that is Dedicated to Advancing Our Knowledge of the Role of Stress in Health and Disease.

  • The Anxiety-Panic Internet Resource
    This page gathers information of interest to those with the characteristic symptoms of debilitating anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, obsessive thoughts, and/or depression.

  • How to fight and conquer stress
    This is an information page on stress as it affects us and some ideas on how to deal with it.

  • Introduction to Stress Management, NLP, and Hypnotherapy
    This page includes a link to more good information on managing stress before it manages you.

  • Relax.calm
    This page is designed to give you resources that can help you manage your stress more effectively. It contains excellent links, great resources, and some valuable tips and guidelines that will certainly appeal to you as you are trying to find a healthy balance in these stressful times.

  • StressFreeNET
    StressFree Network is a system of Health Care professionals providing Solutions to Stress. They provide confidential assistance to individuals, business and occupational groups for whom stress is an important issue.

  • The Web's Stress Management and Emotional Wellness Page
    This is a great resource for stress management including some excellent links and ideas for managing stress.

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Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use

  • AIRSPACE Non-smokers' Rights Society
    AIRSPACE's goals are to require all indoor public places be smoke-free, to prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors, to prohibit all forms of tobacco promotion; and to hold the tobacco industry accountable for the disease and death caused by their product.

  • Al-Anon and Alateen
    AL-ANON (and ALATEEN for younger members) is a worldwide organization that offers a self-help recovery program for families and friends of alcoholics whether or not the alcoholic seeks help or even recognizes the existence of a drinking problem.

  • Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
    Located at Brown University, the Center's mission is to promote the identification, prevention and effective treatment of alcohol and other drug use problems in our society through research, publications, education and training.

  • Drug-Related Network Resources
    This is a large list of links to many sites related to drugs of all types. Includes information on both sides of the controversies surrounding drugs.

  • Join Together Online
    Homepage of a national resource center and meeting place for communities working to reduce substance abuse, (illicit drugs, excessive alcohol; tobacco) and gun violence.

  • National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
    This is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse prevention.

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
    This website with information on the NIDA includes it's organizations, calander of events, communications, grants and links to other related web sites.

  • National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
    This is a very comprehensive page devoted to disseminating accurate information about inhalants.

  • National Women's Resource Center
    This page provides information on prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse.

  • The Nicotine and Tobacco Network
    Great Resource from U. Of Arizona. Contains links and information on research, news, programs, resources and other items relating to nicotine and tobacco.

  • Prevline: Prevention Hotline and National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drugs
    This site provides a comprehensive database of alcohol and drug information and links.

  • Smoking from All Sides
    Links to websites on many aspects of smoking including, health aspects, statistics, tobacco news, anti-smoking groups, smoking cessation, tobacco history, commentary, pro-smoking documents, smoking glamour, etc.

  • Tobacco BBS
    This is a resource center focusing on tobacco and smoking issues. It features tobacco news and information, assistance for smokers trying to quit as well as a wide spectrum of tobacco-related concerns. It also offers a unique list of links to tobacco-related art, books, films, and anti-smoking activism.

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Violence Resources and Information

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Weight Control

  • Ask the Dietitian/Overweight
    This is an excellent Question and Answer page relating to weight control, nutrition and activity.

  • Cyberdiet
    This site includes assessments tools, an on-line nutritional profile, a daily food planner, a database of foods, and recipe index, and more.

  • Diet and Weight Loss/Fitness Home Page
    Great site offering FAQs about dieting, weight loss tips from readers, weight tables comparison study, news wire summaries, all about calories, and multiple links to Ask the Dietitian, Artificial Sweetener Controversy, Vegetarians, and many others. There are also links to fitness sites and information on support groups.

  • Healthy Weight
    This Web Site provides consumers, health care professionals and the media with valuable resources for weight management and healthy living. It contains related news, links, and a newsletter. Excellent resource.

  • Shape Up America
    This web site is designed to provide you with the latest information about safe weight management and physical fitness.

  • What is Obesity?
    This page contains a discussion on how to lose weight permanently.

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Wellness and Optimum Health

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Women's Health

  • Altanta Reproductive Health Centre
    Excellent resources for topics of interest to women. One of the best out there.

  • Breastfeeding Articles and Resources
    This page includes articles and information on nearly every question anyone could ever ask regarding breastfeeding.

  • MedWeb Gynecology and women's health
    Excellent resource with extensive links for a great number of women's medical and health issues.

  • Melpomene Institute for Women's Health Research
    This not-for-profit Minneapolis based institute, named for the first female marathon runner, specializes in health issues affecting physically active women. This web site features topics geared to active girls and women of all ages, such as exercise during pregnancy, body image, osteoporosis and menopause.

  • Natural Progesterone and Women's Health
    This is a page with information on PMS, fertility, menopause, osteoporosis, and other women's health topics.

  • Sexual Assault Information
    This page includes a nice search for many subtopics falling under the main topic of sexual assault. This is an excellent reference.

  • Women's' Health America Group
    Dynamic national organization whose mission is to encourage and enable women to make informed decisions about their healthcare by providing access to current and accurate information and quality health products.

  • Women's Health Information
    This is a Yahoo search for all things on the internet related to Women's Health.

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