Nutrition and Health Resources
- About.com - Alternative Nutrition Resources
http://nutrition.about.com/msub7.htm?once=true
This web site provides information on alternative health issues, nutrition,
dietary supplements, and links to other sites on these topics.
- Bmj.com - The general medical journal web site
http://bmj.com/
- bmj.com - Seven alternatives to evidence based medicine
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/319/7225/1618
Clinical decisions should, as far as possible, be evidence based. There
are plenty of alternatives for the practicing physician in the absence
of evidence. This is what makes medicine an art as well as a science.
Check out this article and explore the home site.
- Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) - Alternative Medicine
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/ds_altmed.html
Links to a variety of alternative medicine sites.
- InteliHealth
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/408/408.html
Provides various news, pharmaceutical information, medical book store and
health products, patient information, education and conferences on various
medical topics such as care giving.
- The John Hopkins Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
John Hopkins University and Health System, Baltimore, Maryland
http://www.hopkins-cam.org/
- Quackwatch
http://www.quackwatch.org/index.html
A web site maintained by Dr. Stephen Barrett, M.D. to counteract health fraud,
quackery and help consumers to make intelligent decisions.
- Medem, Medical Library - Introduction to Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
http://www.medem.com/MedLB/articleslb.cfm?sub_cat=264
- National Cancer Institute - Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (OCCAM), National Institutes of Health
http://www3.cancer.gov/occam/
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCAM)
http://nccam.nih.gov/
Health Information, Research, Training, Clinical Trials, News and Events.
- National Library of Medicine - Dietary Supplements, Complementary
or Alternative Medicines
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/dietsup.html
Frequently asked questions, links, databases and organizations.
- Nutritional Supplements for Down Syndrome: A Highly Questionable Approach
http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/down.html
In 1996, the American College of Medical Genetics stated that it knew of no
scientific evidence that treatment with Piracetam or amino acid supplements
can improve the mental functioning of people with Down syndrome. The discussion
of the 1997 warning from the National Down's Syndrome Society is given here.
- Medscape from WebMD
http://www.medscape.com/px/urlinfo
Medscape's content comes from various sources including Medscape clinical
journals, including Medscape General Medicine. It is the web's first primary
source, peer-reviewed, general medicine journal. More than 50 medical journals
and textbooks provide information on medical news, related subjects, books,
articles, etc. Information about alternative medicine are featured here.
- The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
http://www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu/
- American Dietetic Association (ADA)
http://www.eatright.org/
Site maintained by the American Dietetic Association. There are links to various
educational services, membership information, news releases, that one can
explore for up to date information on health related subjects.
- American Council on Science and Health
http://www.acsh.org/
This web site offers information on issues and topics ranging from alcohol,
food safety, medical care, nutrition and fitness, and many more topics.
- Doctor's Guide - Global Edition
http://www.pslgroup.com/NEWDRUGS.HTM
This web site provides news found on the Internet relating to the approval
of new drugs or of new indications for previously available drugs.
- Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources (Hardin MD)
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/
This web site provides an extensive listing of Internet sites for browsing
information from allergies to toxicology.
- HealthandAge
http://www.healthandage.com/
Health at Every Age.
- HealthEconomics.Com
http://www.healtheconomics.com
This web site provides health economics, medical and pharmacy resources by
category: consulting services, associations, government, universities, libraries,
journals and publications, and other resources.
- HealthWeb
http://healthweb.org/
This web site provides a listing of library links where resources are available
from a library on selected topics.
- Healthy People Healthy Communities (HPHC) - National Network for Health
http://www.nnh.org/
A collaborative effort of two Cooperative Extension System national initiatives,
Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFERnet) and Healthy People...Healthy
Communities (HPHC). It facilitates the collection, development, access and
delivery of health related information and educational materials among the
Land Grant Universities and the general public.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - News and Events Sources
http://www.nih.gov/news/moresources.htm
This web site provides links to other National Institutes of Health home pages,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- The New York Times - Health
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/
The Health section of the New York Times.
- Nutrition Action Healthletter
http://www.cspinet.org/nah/
This is the web site for the Nutrition Action Healthletter, Center for Science
in the Public Interest.
- TIME - Online Edition
http://www.time.com/time/
This is the web site for Time Magazine online.
- Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)
http://www.vestibular.org/
This web site provides information about inner-ear balance disorders, the
symptoms, causes, treatment, and more about this disorder.
- The University of Georgia Family and Consumer Sciences - Nutrition
Publications - Nutrition and Health
http://www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/pubs/nut.php
Nutrition for different ages, special nutrition for disease, weight control
and exercise, general health publications in English and Spanish and powerpoint
presentations can be found here.
- University of Wisconsin - Extension, Topics of Interest - Nutrition and
Foods
http://www1.uwex.edu/topics/Nutrition_and_foods.cfm
University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service provides links on food
safety, nutrition and health to other sites.
- WebMDHealth- Check Your Symptoms
http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/13/79972
Need help as you determine what to do about your symptoms, WebMD runs
through a serious of questions, look up symptom by letter, numerous links
to references, medical encyclopedia, library and more. Not to be substituted
for medical advice.
- AIDSInfo - A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Education and Resource Center, Glossary, Order Publications, What's New, Guidelines,
Drugs, Vaccines, Clinical Trials.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Divisions of
HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
Recommendations and Guidelines, General Information on HIV and AIDS, Frequently
Asked Questions, Statistics and Trends, Research, Training and more.
- CDC National Prevention Information Network
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/index.asp
This site houses one of the nation's largest collections of information
and resources on HIV/AIDS, STD and TB prevention.
- Nutrition Education Resources - HIV Resources, Inc.
http://www.hivresources.com/
This site has links to: Information on nutrition and HIV/AIDS; Nutrition and
food safety; Fun food games; research abstracts; home testing resources; and
complementary therapies.
- Office of AIDS Research
http://www.nih.gov/od/oar/index.htm
Updates, Public Information, Web Broadcasts, Minority Initiatives and Links.
- Texas Department of Health - Bureau of HIV and STD Prevention
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/hivstd/default.htm
General, Resources, News, Services, Documents.
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
http://www.cspinet.org/
This web site provides information on numerous health topics, news releases,
food safety, food additives, and much more.
- University of Florida - Health Management for Older Adults III,
Program Modules and Speakers
http://medinfo.ufl.edu/cme/hmoa/hmanage.html
This web site provides learning modules on subjects for the participant complete
on important and up-to-date areas of interest. A pre-test and then a post-test
is taken. University of Florida College of Medicine, Geriatric Education Center
(GEC).
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Health and Nutrition
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~vista/health.htm
This web site maintained by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
provides information on up to date health issues, some are: cholesterol issues,
choosing foods for good health, cooking with soybeans.
- University of Nebraska Lincoln, Institute of Agriculture and Natural
Resources - Index: Foods and Nutrition
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/foods/#SPECIAL
This web site provides a listing of publication on "Special Diets" developed
by the Nebraska Extension Service.
- American Medical Association (AMA)
http://www.ama-assn.org/
This American Medical Association web site provides information to doctors/professionals
and patients in many aspects of the health field.
- Site Map
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2704.html
This web site provides everyday health answers. The site map of the American
Medical Association- scrolling down leads to the Literature Search and
References section which includes online dictionaries, databases, e-books,
organizations and resources.
- Arizona Health Sciences Library (AHSL)
http://www.ahsl.arizona.edu/
This web site provides information from the Arizona Health Sciences Library
to online viewers. Information on medical topics "from A to Z". One can go
to the "allergy" topic and from there click on several web sites that are
offered for reference.
- The Doctor will see you now
http://thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/
TheDoctorWillSeeYouNow.com is actually a group of distinguished physicians
and a bioethicist from U.S. medical schools, all of whom teach and do research
in their areas of expertise.
- HR Press, Table of Contents -Selection of Cultural Diversity Training
Materials for the Workplace
http://www.hrpress-diversity.com/hrconten.html
The Largest Selection of Cultural Diversity Training Materials for the Workplace.
- The Journal American Medical Association - Scientific Publications
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
This web site provides online journals of the American Medical Association.
Read on up-to-date topics of interest to professionals and consumers alike.
- Healthtouch®, Health Resource Directory -
Listed Alphabetically
http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/dbrd.htm
This is an online resource from Healthtouch®
that brings together valuable information from trusted health organizations
such as the American Diabetes Association, American Optometric Association
and other well known associations.
- Houston Academy of Medicine (HAM), Texas Medical Center (TMC) Library
- Medical Associations and Societies
http://www.library.tmc.edu/medassoc.html
This web site by the Houston Academy of Medicine provides an extensive listing
of links to the associations and societies of the medical profession through
the Texas Medical Center Library.
- Medscape from WebMD
http://www.medscape.com/px/urlinfo
Medscape's content comes from various sources including Medscape clinical
Journals, including Medscape General Medicine. Peer-reviewed, general medicine
journal. More than 50 medical journals and textbooks provide information on
medical news, related subjects, books and articles.
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
News and Events, For Public, Breaking News, Real Men Real Depression.
- Nu Connexions: Sites for Special Health and Dietary Needs
http://www.nuconnexions.com/Links/Foodspec.htm
This web site provides a listing of special health and dietary needs web sites.
A few examples are: diabetes, women's health, renal or heart disease web sites
are just a few of the special sites.
- NursingCenter
http://www.nursingcenter.com/home/index.asp
This web site provides nurses with information on current health issues, information
on how to further your nursing career and more.
- PubMed, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), National
Library of Medicine (NLM)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
PubMed, developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes
of Health (NIH). It was developed in conjunction with publishers of biomedical
literature as a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking
to full-text journals at Web sites of participating publishers.
- Texas Medical Association
http://www.texmed.org/default.asp
Learn about the Texas Medical Association patient and physician resources
at their site such as the cardiovascular and stroke prevention WATCH project.
Keep abreast of latest medical news, visit other links related to nutrition
and health resources, insurance issues and Medicare.
- American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
http://www.acg.gi.org/
Patient Information, Physician Forum, Self-Assessment Test.
- The American Gastroenterological Association
http://www.gastro.org/
Educational Resources, Publications, Practice Management, Clinical Resources,
Links.
- Celiac.com - The Celiac Disease and Gluten-free
Diet Support Page
http://www.celiac.com/
This web site contains information on how to cope with Celiac Disease and
gluten intolerance.
- GIG - Gluten Intolerance Group
http://www.gluten.net/
Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, diet and related disorders.
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
(NIAMS)
http://www.niams.nih.gov/
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National
Institutes of Health - Department of Health and Human Services also conducts
and supports basic research on the normal structure and function of joints,
muscles, bones, and skin. The NIAMS conducts and supports basic, clinical,
and epidemiologic research and research training and disseminates information
on many of the most debilitating diseases affecting the Nation's health. These
diseases include the many forms of arthritis and diseases of the musculoskeletal
system and the skin.
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
NIDDK Institute also conducts and supports basic research on many of the most
serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the
clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty
fields as well as many basic science disciplines. The research encompasses
the broad spectrum of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, inborn errors of
metabolism, endocrine disorders, mineral metabolism, digestive diseases, nutrition,
urology and renal disease, and hematology. Consumer fact sheets on the different
diseases are available here also.
- OncoLink - Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
http://oncolink.upenn.edu/
This web site provided by the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Resource,
makes available many resources and links to providing the highest level cancer-related
information available.
- Southwestern Medical Center
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/
This web site presents information about the institution resources, health
information and cutting edge research information.
- Texas Medical Center
http://www.tmc.edu/
Visit the Texas Medical Center web site to learn more about the institutions,
resources, TMC news, health information, and what is new.
- Tulane - School of Medicine
http://www.mcl.tulane.edu/
The Tulane University School of medicine home page provides information to
students, patients, clinicians, bioscientists and others about the Tulane
Medical Center.
- University of Michigan Health Center (UMHS)
http://www.med.umich.edu/
This is the University of Michigan Health Center web site. This site provides
information and resources about clinical services, health topics A-Z, information
for health professionals, patients, families and visitors.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
http://www.biostat.wisc.edu/
This page provides information about the Department of Biostatistics and Medical
Informatics including an overview, department programs, seminars, research
and links.
- 4woman.gov - Frequently Asked Questions About Women's Health
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/index.htm
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) which is online is
a one-stop gateway for women seeking health information. NWHIC is a free information
and resource service on women's health issues designed for a consumer, a health
care professional, a researcher, an educator, or a student.
- American Heart Association - Take Wellness To Heart
www.americanheart.org
Educational campaign to inform women about their risks for heart disease and
stroke. The campaign includes educational materials, speaker's slide kit,
web site and special promotions.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/
- Choose To Move - American Heart Association
http://www.choosetomove.org
Choose To Move is a physical activity program for busy women. The 12-week
program focuses on turning daily tasks into physically active events and creating
more energy to handle daily demands.
- Cornell Cooperative Extension - Nutrition and Health
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/nutrition_and_health/
This site provides research-based information for consumers, educators and
other professionals in the areas of food, nutrition and health, and food safety.
- March of Dimes
http://www.modimes.org/
Web site of the March of Dimes which identifies the child as their mission.
This site includes a health library, research, nutrition information for pregnancy
and the newborn.
- Society for Women's Health Research
http://www.womens-health.org/
The Society for Women's Health Research seeks to improve the health of women
through research.
- TCE Bookstore
http://tcebookstore.org
Texas Coooperative Extension bookstore contains food and nutrition resources
as well as variety of other resources.
- StrongWomen.com Stay Young
http://www.strongwomen.com/
StrongWomen™ develops personalized, interactive
fitness and nutrition programs for corporate and individual clients.
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