Health and Medical Organizations
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Department of Health
and Human Services
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- Main entry point for various DHHS divisions, plus links to information
on relevant topics.
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National Institutes of
Health
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- News, health information, contacts, and links to specific offices.
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CDC
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- The main entry point for CDC's information on diseases, statistics
and publications, including MMWR.
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National Library of
Medicine
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- Massive collection of databases pertaining to medicine. Some require
billed accounts and passwords.
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AMA
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- The American Medical Association. Check out their Reference
Library with information on disease treatments and support groups or
Physician Select A
searchable database of over half a million doctors, you can search by name
or medical specialty.
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American Psychological
Association
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- News, public policy, media information, and discussions about psychology
for the general public.
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World Health Organization
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- An international organization devoted to raising health levels throughout
the world.
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Center for
Food Safety
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- The Food and Drug Administration's site for information about biotechnology,
food additives, labeling, illnesses and so forth. Also contains links to
other resources and E-mail and phone numbers for FDA and HHS.
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Other Health Resources
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Achoo
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- Links, newsgroups and news.
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Doctor's
Guide
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- Doctor's Guide to the Internet. Meant for doctors, but pretty useful
for savvy laypersons. It's won a zillion awards.
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Health Explorer
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- Search or browse to over 3000 health/medicine related sites
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The
Medical Reporter
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- A monthly emag for interested laypersons.
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Medical Matrix
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- An extensive list of sites for information about diseases, medical
education, health care policy, medical literature and much more.
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Medscape
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- Pretty darn clever name huh? Requires userid
and password or register free yourself. Search Medline for free!
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Medworld
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- A really great site maintained by medical students at Stanford
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Women's
Health Issues
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- Information on emotional, physical and sexual health issues for women
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Global
Health Network
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- A consortium of doctors, schools, businesses and organizations promoting
health worldwide.
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Information on Specific Diseases
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Alzheimer's Disease
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- Information from the Institute for Brain Aging and Demential at the
University of California Irvine.
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Alzheimer
Web
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- Still-developing site, with some basic information, books, articles,
conferences and links to research laboratories.
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CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
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- Website with scores of documents about all aspects of AIDS.
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| Breast Cancer
Compendium |
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- A wide-ranging collection of info and links.
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| Cancer Net |
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Fact sheets, news, physicians' information, etc., from the National Cancer
Institute. |
| Oncolink |
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News, meetings, peer-reviewed journals, statistics on cancer. |
| Cancer
Information for Patients and Families |
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Information about types of cancer, treatments, support sources, problems
and solutions for families. |
| Disease
Fact Sheets |
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A gopher site with the excruciating details on everything from botulism
to swimmer's itch, from the New York State Department of Health. |
Drugs and Addiction Information
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| National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and Drug Information |
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- Statistics, surveys, terminology and treatment programs related to
addictions.
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| Controlled Substances
Effects |
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What narcotics, depressants, stimulants and so forth will do to you. Also
featues a drug slang dictionary. |
Science/Technology
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| NASA |
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The space agency's site for news, educational programs and information sources. |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
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Information on nuclear reactors, materials and radioactive wastes. |
| Biosciences Resources |
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A long listing of links to sites concerned with most fields of bioscience. |
| Chemistry |
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Extensive listing of lots of sources for all aspects of chemistry. |
| Physics |
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Extensive listing of lots of sources for all aspects of physics. |
| Astronomy |
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Extensive listing of lots of sources for all aspects of astronomy. |
| Office of Technology Assessment |
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Research, policy issues and contacts for OTA's programs. |
Biotechnology Resources
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| Biotechnology |
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Good starting point for sources of information about all aspects of
biotechnology research in various fields. |
| Biotechnology Information Center |
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A USDA service listing publications, resources, newsletters and other
information about biotechnology. |
Environmental and Energy Resources
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| Environmental
Sources |
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Large listing of Web sites for environmental information, organizations,
publications and mailing list archives. |
| Environmental
Public Interest Groups |
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People working to clean up the air, the water, etc. |
| Water and Oceans |
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Organizations, activist groups and information resources involving lakes
and seas and kitchen faucets |
| Water Information |
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Organizations, events, and searchable databases of water-related research
and experts. |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Resources |
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From the Department of Energy, links to information about what's going on
to make energy go farther and last longer. |
| Solstice: Renewable Energy and
Sustainable Techology |
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Scientific, educational, social, economic and policy issues from an organization
promoting renewable energy. |
| Acid Rain |
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Conferences, publications, organizations and information sites about acid
rain. |
| Toxics, Hazards and Wastes |
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Conferences, publications, organizations and information sites about hazardous
materials. |
| Hazardous
Substances Information |
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Database of information on releases of hazardous materials and effects on
human health. |
| Endangered Species |
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Organizations, inventories and databases related to endangered species around
the world. |
Climate and Weather Information
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| Global Change Master Directory |
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Good starting point for information about Earth science, biosphere, climate
and global change. With searchable databases. |
| Climate |
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News, organizations and scientific data about climate, change, ozone depletion,
etc. |
| Weather |
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Get almost up-to-the-minute weather reports and forecasts for more than
250 cities in the United States. |
Agriculture
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| National Agricultural Library |
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Major source of information, some of it accessible by computer, some only
by conventional means |
Animals
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| NetVet |
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Information and links to other resources about animals and veterinary medicine. |