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Alcoholism & Addiction Resource Guide
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
AIDS CLINICAL TRIALS INFORMATION SERVICES (ACTIS) - ACTIS maintains two online databases, one on trial protocols and one on drugs from completed trials. The National Library of Medicine makes the information in two online databases: AIDSTRIALS and AIDSDRUGS
HIV InSite Knowledge Base - on-line textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
AIDS resources (Queer Resources)
AIDS Treatment Data Network - glossary of drugs and opportunistic infections; current clinical trials (NYC area) and some news.
amfAR's HIV/AIDS Treatment Directory - online version of the print directory.
Autoimmunity - American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) - Patient information on more than 50 diseases; selected articles from recent InFocus newsletters, latest research, Q&A, upcoming events, press releases
Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms (4th Edition)
HIV | InSite - Major clearinghouse of AIDS/HIV information: News; U.S. and International statistics; AIDS Knowledge Base (textbook for medical professionals and researchers); U.S. trials database (search by drug, medical condition or state for trials; or by state for trials locations; or enter personal profile for list of relevant trials); Drug information (search or select from list) with usage information.; AIDSLINE & BIOETHICS databases from National Library of Medicine (searchable); State by State resource lists and information by topic
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) - databases, organizations, news, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly AIDS related articles, funding, educational materials, legislation and regulation, conference abstracts, AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service, HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
TrialScope (HIV InSite) - comprehensive database of organizations conducting HIV-related clinical research in the United States. Has links to trials databases for other medical conditions.
Allergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA) - Handbook on allergies. Information for professionals and consumers.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Online
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Environmental Illness
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pollen & Air Quality Report, U.S. (The Weather Channel Interactive) - regional data
pollen maps (The Weather Channel Interactive) - ragweed, grass, and tree pollen maps
Attention Deficit Disorder Medication Chart
Attention Deficit Disorder - Not being updated
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (orgn)
Dyslexia help: information and resources for parents (The Dyslexia Parents Group) - articles, links, testing, FAQ
Cancer and Careers: Living and Working with Cancer - an interactive resource and community for working women with any type of cancer and their employers, coworkers, and caregivers. The site provides strategies, news bulletins, tips, and a community of experts, patients, and survivors to help women continue to work through treatment. Searchable.
Cancer Information Service (National Cancer Institute - NIH) - contact numbers - Link to CancerNet - factsheets, statistics, treatment, clinical trials ...
CancerNet (National Cancer Institute)
Mesothelioma Aid - Support for Mesothelioma Patients - a rare form of cancer, is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the sac lining of the chest (pleura), the abdomen (peritoneum), or the heart (pericardium). Most people diagnosed with mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they breathed asbestos.
OncoLink (Univ. of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource) - Strong on news: professional journals, newsletters and newswire reports (CNN, Reuters, other) (full text articles); contact information available for authors
PHYSICIAN DATA QUERY - (PDQ) - detailed descriptions of all major tumor types and their prognosis, treatment, and directories of physicians and organizations...
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS AND SCIENCES - Internet Guide by Judith Maginnis Kuster (Mankato State Univ) - covers hearing, speech, stuttering
Deaf World Web - encyclopedic resource on deafness from social aspects to research; visual (animated) dictionary of American Sign Language words and alphanumeric characters; international resources
Deafness: Choices of Communication - American Sign Language (ASL), deaf culture, cued speech, signing, assistive devices, and more. This site includes recommended readings on the Web as well as paper-based books. From librarian Virginia Johnson of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Virginia.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH)
Diabetes - Doctor's Guide to the Internet
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES (NIH)
Cognitive and Developmental Diabilities Resources (Waisman Center) - Many links
The Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law - ABA site focusing on the law of physical and mental disability.
Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet
Disability-Related Sites on the World Wide Web - (Arc of the United States the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related disabilities and their families) very large resource offering organizations, technology, university programs, legislation, government resources ...
Family Village - disability resources - Mental health
Learning Disabilities Association of America
NATIONAL EASTER SEAL SOCIETY, INC. - services by city/state, laws, links to sites by disease/disability and links to other rehabilation/independent living sites
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - National information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals
Self-Sufficiency Forum - Resources for the handicapped
U. S. Access Board: Accessibility for People with Disabilities
World Association of Persons with Disabilities
Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group - well organized collection of documents.
Epilepsy International - The World-Wide Resource Center for Epilepsy Information: Entrance Page - information on the drugs, treatments, people, and issues in epilepsy. Includes explanation of medical terminology and the history of the disease.
Internet Nephrology Resources - Portal for kidney disease resources.
Nephron Information Center - kidney disease resources
American Psychological Association PsychCrawler Search Engine
Anxiety Disorders Education Program
the Anxiety Panic internet resource (tAPir)
Be Your Own Therapist Newsletter
David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages - trauma and post-trauamatic stress treatment, with links to full-text articles, related online databases, professional organizations, workshops, electronic journals, e-mail discussion lists, support resources, and mental health/disaster handouts.
Health Education: Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Drug Use - has stress values of life events
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies - Trauma Links & Resources
Internet Mental Health - Internet Mental Health, a virtual encyclopedia of mental health information
The Lifschitz Psychology Museum
Mental Health Net (Mark Dombeck) - issues/disorders centers, symptoms & medications, glossaries, news.
Mental Help Net - News, a glossary of mental health terms, a symptoms list, info on common disorders and treatment, an archive of previous articles, associations, academic departments...
National Institute for Mental Health
Dr. Grohol's Psych Central (Dr. John Grohol) - Mental Health & Psychology Resources Online, articles, medication library, chat, FAQ, a blog, news, self quiz, and a suicide hotline online. Psychology, Current topics in (Dr. Michael Fenichel) - articles, websites and research tools
Clinical Trials Listing Service (CenterWatch) - Clinical trials for wide range of diseases and includes international listings; Information on approved drugs
The Cold Body Page - low body temperature
Communicable Diseases Factsheets (NY State Dept. of Health) - html or pdf format
Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics (Karolinska Institute in Stockholm) - "MeSH Classified" Resources on Internet
Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal (CDC)
GeneClinics: Clinical Genetic Information Resource - information on large number of inherited diseases
GulfLink: Gulf War Illnesses (Office of the Special Assistant)
Internet Health Resources - Infertility Resources
MedWeb: Diseases (Emory Health Sciences Center Library) - large alphabetical list of diseases
Menopause Online - Gynecological Advice and Treatment - Menopause, Climacteric
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASE (NIH)
National Organization for Rare Disorders - provides index of rare diseases, with information and links to related web sites.
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
Internet Stroke Center - non-profit, educational service of Washington University School of Medicine. Information on stroke for patients, caregivers, and health professionals, with links to organizations, clinical trials, and treatment centers.
The TMJ Association, Ltd. - temporomandibular (jaw) joint diseases
TMJ Treatment TMJ Syndrome Directory - Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
Transplantation Information (UNOS WWW)
TransWeb - Transplantation and Donation
The Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) - Inner ear and balance problems (vertigo etc)
Wilson's Syndrome FAQ's - chronic low body temperature
All About Multiple Sclerosis : MS news and information on diagnosis, symptoms & treatments - This site, started by someone with MS, "aims to provide accurate and comprehensive medical information about multiple sclerosis (MS) written in plain English by people with the disease." There is an encyclopedia (though its source is not given), personal narratives on different aspects of MS, a list of famous people with the disease, and numerous related links, including searchable medical articles on PubMed.
American Academy of Neurology - Patient guides and professional contacts for very long list of individual syndromes and conditions
Critical Care Neurology - somewhat technical
Mad Cow Disease Page, The Official (Sperling Biomedical Foundation) - mad cow and related diseases
National Headache Foundation - support groups and factsheets
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH) - Guides and information on stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, shaken baby syndrome, headache, spinal cord injuries, Guillain-Barre syndrome, stroke, etc ; clinical alerts and advisories; Information on clinical trials; voluntary and independent health agencies.
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. - A nonprofit organization dedicated "to find the cause and cure of this disease and other neurological disorders in our lifetime." Links to related sites, current research, brochures (some in Spanish), contact information, and multimedia products provide information for patients, caregivers, and others interested in knowing more about Parkinson's Disease. Also includes the Parkinson Report, a quarterly publication. Searchable.
Neurosurgical Disorders & Diseases (Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles.) - Includes information on traumatic brain injury, brain tumors, epilepsy, stroke, adult hydrocephalus, movement disorders, neuroendoscopic disorders, pain syndromes, pediatric conditions, peripheral nerve disorders, and spinal disorders.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Network
Created by Barbara Gellis Shapiro (barbara@gate.net)