Health Issues

 

Lin Julius – Health and Physical Education

General Major Health Sites

Please check here first for the topic.

 

 

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Acupuncture

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Acupuncture.com

http://acupuncture.com/

 

The Layman's Guide to Oriental Medicine

http://www.acupuncture.edu/laymans/index.htm

 

Health World Online - Acupuncture

http://www.healthy.net/clinic/therapy/acupuncture/

 

American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

http://www.acaom.edu/

 

 

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance

http://www.acupuncturealliance.org/

 

New England School of Acupuncture

http://www.nesa.edu/

 

American Association of Oriental Medicine

http://www.aaom.org/

 

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Attention Deficit Disorder

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Attention Deficit Disorder Association

http://www.add.org/

 

NIMH - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm

 

Attention Deficit Disorder

http://add.miningco.com/mbody.htm

 

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-ch01.html

 

Disabilities: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/dis.add.html

 

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Alzheimer's Disease

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Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center

http://www.alzheimers.org/

 

Alzheimer's Association

http://www.alz.org/

 

Alzheimer Research Forum

http://www.alzforum.org/home.asp

 

 

NINDS Alzheimer's Disease Information Page

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/alzheimersdisease_doc.htm

 

 

Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet

http://www.alzheimers.org/pubs/adfact.html

 

 

The Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center

http://www.brain.nwu.edu/

 

 

Alzheimer's Disease

http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PatientResAllCateg/Alzheimer's%20Disease?OpenDocument

 

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Arthritis

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Arthritis Foundation

http://www.arthritis.org/

 

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

http://www.niams.nih.gov/

 

Arthritis.com

http://www.arthritis.com/

 

Arthritis Research

http://arthritis-research.com/

 

American College of Rheumatology

Specialists in Arthritis Care & Research

http://www.rheumatology.org/ar/ar.html

 

Arthritis

http://arthritis.about.com/

 

 

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Autism

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Autism Society of America

http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

 

All About Autism

http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=allaboutautism&JServSessionIdr012=uo4zs1ii3e.app7b

 

Center for the Study of Autism

http://www.autism.org/contents.html

 

Autism Research Institute

http://www.autism.com/ari/contents.html

 

AUTISM RESOURCES 

http://www.autism-resources.com/

 

Top sites for AUTISM

http://www.autism-info.com/

 

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Bulimia

 

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Bulimia Nervosa

http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-et02.html

 

Bulimia

http://www.mamashealth.com/bulimia.asp

 

Fact Sheet: Bulimia Nervosa

http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/mentalhealth/cornell/conditions/bulimia.html

 

Bulimia

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000341.htm

 

Top sites for BULIMIA

http://www.beatbulimia.com/

 

Beat Bulimia

http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/eating_disorders/beat_bulimia/

 

BULIMIA IN MALES

http://www.ltspeed.com/bjblinder/blmales.htm

 

 

About Eating Disorders...

http://www.anorexiabulimiacare.co.uk/background.html

 

Bulimia Treatment

http://www.bulimia-treatment.net/

 

 

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CLONING, HUMAN

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Special Report - cloning and stem cells

http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/cloning/

 

Human Cloning foundation

http://www.humancloning.org/

 

HUMAN CLONING

http://www.religioustolerance.org/cloning.htm

 

 

TIME Newsfile Cloning

http://www.time.com/time/newsfiles/cloning/

 

Cloning Fact Sheet

http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/elsi/cloning.html

 

How Cloning Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/cloning.htm

 

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CPR INFO

 

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CPR INFO

http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/

 

Basics of CPR and Life Support

http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/hmg13_0001.html

 

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4479

 

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section19/chapter263/263c.htm

 

 

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Cryogenics

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Cryogenics

http://www.ktca.org/newtons/10/cryogenics.html

 

Technology & Engineering - What is cryogenics?

http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/database/Technology/9810/t00302d.html

 

Cryonics Frequently Asked Question List

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/tsf/Public-Mail/cryonics/html/overview.html

 

Cryonics: The Issues (An Overview)

http://www.benbest.com/cryonics/cryiss.html

 

 

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Dyslexia

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Dyslexia, the Gift

http://www.dyslexia.com/

 

The International Dyslexia Association

http://www.interdys.org/index.jsp

 

DYSLEXIA TEACHER

http://www.dyslexia-teacher.com/

 

Teens Helpping Teens

http://www.ldteens.org/

A web page designed by dyslexic teens - to help teens (And lots of others who visit!)

 

Bright Solutions for Dyslexia, LLC

http://www.dys-add.com/

Sharing the latest research results with those who need to know

 

dyslexia-information.com

http://www.dyslexia-information.com/

 

Dyslexia Awareness and Resource Center

http://www.dyslexiacenter.org/

 

 

 

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E Bola

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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/ebola.htm

 

Ebola Outbreaks - Updates

http://www.bocklabs.wisc.edu/outbreak.html

 

EBOLA HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER

http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact103.html

 

Ebola virus links on the Web

http://www.iohk.com/UserPages/amy/ebola.html

 

Ebola Info Headquarters

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/5738/level2.html

 

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/contents/v179nS1.html

 

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/ebola.html

 

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E. coli

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About-Ecoli

http://www.about-ecoli.com/main.html

 

E. coli

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/foodsci/agentinfo/org/ecoli.html

 

What the Heck is an E. coli ?

http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/ecoli.html

 

E. Coli Bacteria May Be More Useful Than You Think

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/05/010529065838.htm

 

 

 

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Epilepsy

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Epilepsy Foundation

http://www.efa.org/

 

The American Epilepsy Society

http://www.aesnet.org/

 

epilepsy.com

http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/

 

NINDS Epilepsy Information Page http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/epilepsy.htm

 

Epilepsy

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/epilepsy.html

 

Epilepsy Index

Department of Neurosurgery

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

http://www.bgsm.edu/bgsm/surg-sci/ns/epilepsy.html

 

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

http://www.nofas.org/main/index2.htm

 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Fact Sheet

http://www.well.com/user/woa/fsfas.htm

 

Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit

http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/

 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_fas.htm

 

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Glaucoma

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Glaucoma Research Foundation

http://www.glaucoma.org/

 

The Glaucoma Foundation

http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/

 

Glaucoma Service & Foundation at Wills Eye Hospital

http://www.wills-glaucoma.org/

 

 

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Hypertension

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bloodpressure.com

http://www.bloodpressure.com/#About%20bloodpressure.com

 

American Society of Hypertension

http://www.ash-us.org/

 

Pulmonary Hypertension Association

http://www.phassociation.org/

 

Hypertension Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/hyprtens.htm

 

PHCentral

http://www.phcentral.org/

 

 

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Mad Cow Disease

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The Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page

http://www.mad-cow.org/

 

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/bse/

 

How Mad Cow Disease Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/mad-cow-disease.htm

 

Mad Cow Disease Another Ugly Side of Beef

http://www.earthsave.org/news/madcow.htm

 

 

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Multiple Sclerosis

 

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National Multiple Sclerosis Society

http://www.nmss.org/

The Society and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on critical issues, and organize a wide range of programs—including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS over time.

 

Multiple Sclerosis International Federation

http://www.msif.org/language_choice.html

A comprehensive, international and up to date information resource developed by MS experts worldwide.

 

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation

http://www.msfacts.org/

We strive to help make A Brighter Tomorrow by supporting research into its cause and cure as well as investigations of various medical and complementary treatment options.

 

International MS Support Foundation - MS-Library

Multiple Sclerosis Information and Resources

http://www.ms-library.org/

The IMSSF was founded to:  Improve the understanding of Multiple Sclerosis through education and workshops and to Reduce the isolation by providing a support network for patients, their families, friends and physicians.

 

 

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Munchausen Syndrome

 

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Dr. Marc Feldman's Munchausen Syndrome, Malingering, Factitious Disorder, & Munchausen by Proxy Page

http://www.munchausen.com/

 

Munchausen Syndrome

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section15/chapter185/185d.htm

 

Munchausen Syndrome Hub

http://www.genomelink.org/munchausen/

 

Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (MSP)

http://sids-network.org/experts/msp.htm

 

Munchausen Syndrome

http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic322.htm

 

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

http://www.ocfoundation.org/

 

OCD Resource Center

http://www.ocdresource.com/

 

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-an05.html

 

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocd.cfm

 

OCD and Spectrum Disorders Association

http://www.ocdhelp.org/

 

 

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Osteoporosis

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National Osteoporosis Foundation

http://www.nof.org/

 

Osteoporosis Online

http://www.osteoporosis.ca/

 

International Osteoporosis Foundation

http://www.osteofound.org/

 

Osteoporosis

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/osteoporosis.html

 

 

 

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Parkinson's Disease

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Parkinson's Disease Foundation

http://www.pdf.org/index.cfm

 

The National Parkinson Foundation Inc

http://www.parkinson.org/

 

The Internet focus on Parkinson's disease

http://www.parkinsonsdisease.com/

 

Parkinson's Web @ Harvard

http://spauldingrehab.mgh.harvard.edu/parkinsonsweb/Main/PDmain.html

 

Parkinson's Disease Society - UK

http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/

 

 

Parkinson's Disease

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parkinsonsdisease.html

 

 

 

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Progeria

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The Progeria Research Foundation, Inc.

http://www.progeriaresearch.org/

 

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

http://www.laze.net/progeria/

 

 

progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford) syndrome

http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00334.html

 

Progeria FAQ - What is it?

http://www.seps.org/cvoracle/faq/progeria.html

 

 

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SCID Syndrome

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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

http://www.scid.net/

 

SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODIFICIENCY (SCID)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/SCImm.html

 

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

http://www.jmfworld.com/html/severe_combined_immunodeficien.html

 

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/allergies/severe_immunodeficiency_prt.htm

 

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2083.htm

 

Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.

http://www.lupus.org/

 

Lupus Network

http://www.lupusnet.ucalgary.ca/

 

 

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Tourette Syndrome

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Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.

http://www.tsa-usa.org/

 

Tourette's Disorder

http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p40-gtor.html

Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette Syndrome

 

 

Tourette's Syndrome

http://www.findinfo.com/tourettes.htm

 

 

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Vegetarianism

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Vegetarianism in a Nutshell

http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/nutshell.htm

 

Vegetarian Pages

http://old.veg.org/

 

Vegetarianism

http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/vegetarianism.html

 

Vegetarianism

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vegetarianism.html

 

Religion and Vegetarianism

http://www.ivu.org/religion/

 

Nutrition and vegetarianism

http://www.ala.org/acrl/resapr98.html