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Covers an extensive list of medical and surgical conditions. Documents are available in pdf format.
http://devweb3.vip.ohio-state.edu/patedu.htm
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Radiotherapy Side Effects
Information about radiation therapy side effects. Suggestions on management.
http://www.rtsideffects.salu.net/
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Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
Mayo Clinic experts provide current medical information and news on health topics.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm
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JAMA's Patient Education Pages
The full text of patient education pages from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/collection/patient_page
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A Guide to Medical Information and Support on the Internet
Covers medical chats, newsgroups, listservs, doctors online, Medline access, research tips, and
comprehensive medical and health sites.
http://www.geocities.com/~mediguide/
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Be MedWise
A public education initiative by the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)
to promote safe and appropriate use of over-the-counter medicines.
http://www.bemedwise.org/
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Allexperts Medical Q&A
Doctors, professors, and others in all major fields of medicine ready, willing, and able to answer
your questions.
http://www.allexperts.com/central/healthfitness.shtml
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James Kimbro Maguire, Jr., M.D. Simmons Surgical Society
Dr. Maguire is a spine surgeon and member of the Simmons Surgical Society.
http://www.simmonssurgicalsociety.org/maguire.htm
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Simmons Surgical Society
The Simmons Surgical Society is a group of physicians dedicated to the alleviation of pain and
suffering experienced by patients with spinal disorders
http://www.simmonssurgicalsociety.org
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Colorado Health Site: Chronic Illnesses
Provides free access to support services, resources, holistic health and other medical information
for persons with chronic medical conditions.
http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/chronic_illnesses.htm
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ICU Answer Page
Written by a critical care nurse, and aimed at patients and relatives. The site offers information,
links and a forum.
http://www.geocities.com/ask_icu/
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National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)
Designed to help consumers make sound decisions about the use of medicines, and to stimulate and
improve communication between consumers and health care professionals by developing programs,
providing educational kits, and offering guidelines, tips, and resources.
http://www.talkaboutrx.org./
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Berlex Canada
Provides health information on various topics such as menopause, contraception, acne, and multiple
sclerosis.
http://www.berlex.ca/En/Berlex/pages/Index.htm
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MCare: Health at Home
An online book covering a broad range of health topics, with questions to guide the reader as to
whether the condition can be treated at home or should be checked by a doctor.
http://www.mcare.org/healthathome/index.html
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Home Healthcare Guide
The NHS Home Healthcare guide from SurgeryDoor provides over 120 pages on common ailments, their
causes, effects and treatment.
http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/hhcg/detail1.asp?level1=Welcome
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Good Housekeeping - Can the Internet Be Hazardous to Your Health?
Article from the magazine pertaining to health issues.
http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/hb/health/articles/0,12873,284594_290453,00.html
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Case Health
Enables the sharing of health success stories amongst the worldwide internet community. Visitors
can enter their own health success story (case study) or search the database for other health
success stories - all non-identifying.
http://www.casehealth.com.au
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Patient Protect
Consultation devoted to protecting patients against healthcare costs, abuse, negligence, and
incompetence in the field. Articles, resources, and links for those seeking medical advice or
treatment.
http://www.PatientProtect.com/en/
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Developed by leading medical experts, these tests and actions, both medical and self-examinations,
are the focal point of the Healthful Life Program.
http://healthfullife.umdnj.edu
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NOAH: Health Topics and Resources
A meta site of listings by topic and source with the added bonus of offering a large selection of
materials in Spanish as well as English.
http://www.noah-health.org/english/qksearch.html
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Spotlight Health
By combining celebrity stories with information about serious diseases, the authors of this
site provide sound basic information in a format that is engaging and easy to understand.
http://www.spotlighthealth.com/
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Health Helper.com
Medical and health self-help information, covering conventional and alternative health.
http://www.healthhelper.com
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Lab Tests Online
Designed as a single resource where people can find up-to-date lab testing information vital to the
understanding and management of their health.
http://www.labtestsonline.org/
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Cooper Institute Virtual Patient Information Resource Center
Prepares consumers for their enhanced role as more active and assertive partners in the management
of their health care through patient education.
http://www.cooperinstitute.org
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Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
Describes what the various types of ultrasound examinations can tell your doctor, how to prepare
for your examination, and a description of the procedure.
http://www.sru.org/exams
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Patient Medical Assistant
Dr. Michael Cole's quick and simple guidelines for common medical problems.
http://www.sparks.org/pma/
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Complete Home Medical Guide
Online medical encyclopedia. Includes commonly prescribed drugs.
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/
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AllAboutBlackHealth
Information on health related issues as they affect African Americans and other minorities at risk.
http://www.allaboutblackhealth.com
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Abayomi
Information on how to be healthier.
http://www.abayomi.co.uk/
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Wired for Health
Health information at the touch of a button for young people and their teachers, Wired for Health
aims to provide accurate and engaging information on health.
http://www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk/
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The Medical Reporter
An independent, educational health and medical magazine on the Web for health care consumers.
http://medicalreporter.health.org
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StopGettingSick.com
Current medical news, articles, and research.
http://www.stopgettingsick.com
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Why Doctors Order Laboratory Tests
An excellent reference, written for parents to help explain diagnostic procedures to their
children. Because its intended audience is children, the descriptions are brilliant in their
simplicity and structure. You can search for a test in two ways: 1) by name, or 2) by the kind of
sample that is collected or type of imaging.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/labtest2.html
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Whole Hearted Living
Provided by the Oxford Heart Health Network and the Oxford County Board of Health, Ontario, Canada.
It contains useful health information and links.
http://www.ocl.net/projects/wholeheartedliving
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Anesthesia Patient Safety
Undergoing anesthesia can be frightening and intimidating without the facts. Find out what you or
your child needs to know for a safe anesthesia experience.
http://www.anesthesiapatientsafety.com
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SoYouWanna Be A Human Guinea Pig?
This full-length article will teach you how to "volunteer" for science experiments, from
simple questionnaires to complex drug trials.
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/guineapig/guineapig.html
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HealthySelf: Health and Medical Information Research Service
HealthySelf provides fee-based health and medical information on diseases, procedures, treatments
(conventional and alternative) and resources.
http://www.networksplus.net/healthyself
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Helping Children Cope With the Intensive Care Unit
A multimedia booklet providing the public with basic information about equipment such as
ventilators and IVs used in the intensive care units. Sounds of these equipment are available from
the site. Taken from the Iowa Health Book, a part of the University of Iowa's Virtual Hospital.
http://www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/Peds/Psych/ICU/CoverPage.html
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CT Network
Provides support for CAT Scan patients. Includes a message board for communication, descriptions,
and links for all things CT.
http://www.ctnetwork.net
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Healthtouch Online
A resource that brings together valuable information from trusted sources on topics such as
medications, health, diseases, supplements, and natural medicine.
http://www.healthtouch.com
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Enhancement, Inc
A nonprofit foundation whose purpose is to teach and disseminate material relating to health and/or
wellness, through videos, publications, and lectures.
http://www.enhancementinc.com/
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How to Review Your Blood Test Results
Explains glucose, electrolytes, minerals, thyroid and others.
http://www.amarillomed.com/howto.htm
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MUSC Health
Complete health and disease information along with the latest health care news. Presented by the
experts at the Medical University of South Carolina.
http://www.muschealth.com
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Dr. Sinatra.com
An online resource for solutions for pressing health problems, from arthritis to blood pressure,
digestion to weight loss.
http://www.drsinatra.com/
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NetHealth Online Guide
A comprehensive guide to health on the Internet, with reviews and links to hundreds of online
resources.
http://www.netdoctor.com
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Medifocus Patient Research Guides
A unique new Internet health resource. Covering over 220 conditions, for consumers and families
facing chronic or life-threatening medical diseases. Free sample Guides are available.
http://www.medifocus.com
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RxLearn.com
Patient information site focused on diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. Also includes tools for
blood pressure monitoring, blood sugar or blood glucose monitoring, and peak flow monitoring.
http://www.rxlearn.com
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Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati
Patient education information written by the nurses and physicians at Children's Hospital Medical
Center of Cincinnati.
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/family/pep/
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HealthScout: Personalized Health News For You And Your Family
Personal and family health news, interactive checkups, medical encyclopedias, discussion groups,
articles on drugs, diseases.
http://www.healthscout.com
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Team Surgery: Your Partner in Surgery
Provides information, resources, services, links, online forums and support to people preparing for
surgery and also their families, friends and medical staff.
http://www.teamsurgery.com
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Anesthesia Preoperative Preparation
Useful information on the preoperative preparation of patients for anesthesia and surgery.
http://www.anesthesia.wisc.edu/Clinic/
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Best Health Guide
Praxis MD. Provides patients with customized, practical medical information, and offers a 'doctor
visit checklist' and recommended readings.
http://www.praxis.md/bhg
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Remedyfind
Individuals and health care professionals can rate and review the effectiveness of different
treatments for specific health conditions.
http://remedyfind.com
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The Gateway to Health
Find hope, inspiration and guidelines how to cure yourself. Non harmful cancer therapies, and
non-medicinal treatments for a variety of conditions.
http://home.online.no/~dusan/
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Good Health -- Healthy Lifestyle
This site is dedicated to convincing people to live a healthy lifestyle, to improve their quality
of life, and avoid (or reduce the severity of) chronic disease.
http://goodhealth.freeservers.com/
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Tips of All Sorts.com
Small bits of advice and tips on a variety of subjects, primarily health-related.
http://www.tipsofallsorts.com/
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Medical Accidents Can Be Avoided
A patient-led support web-site where information can be exchanged in complete confidence. Together
reducing the risk for all. Free medical accident and stress support.
http://www.medical-accident.co.uk
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Think Like A Doctor
An online community seminar for healthcare consumers to become even better patients by improving
the relationship with their doctor.
http://www.thinklikeadoctor.com
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HealthAnswers Inc
Developing knowledgeable, empowered consumers actively engaged in managing their own health. Learn
to work with professionals, managed care organizations, employers, pharmaceutical, device and other
healthcare companies.
http://healthanswersinc.com
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Health Authority
Offers information on tobacco addiction, weight loss, cholesterol reduction and hypertension
control.
http://www.HealthAuthority.com
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Med Help International - The Virtual Medical Center for Patients
Med Help provides patient medical information via our virtual medical center. Site includes: the
largest patient medical library on the Net, Ask-The-Doctor Forums, medical news, and patient
networking.
http://www.medhelp.org
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HELP - Health Education Library for People
with many free online full-text books and magazines on health and illness.
http://www.healthlibrary.com
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Navy Health Book
General and comprehensive information for patient education which includes Health Promotion, Adult
Medicine and Pediatrics. Compiled from the HEALTHWATCH articles in the Naval Service Medical News.
http://www.vnh.org/NHB/NHBHome.html
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MedInfo - Patient Information
MedInfo provides accessible and easy to understand information for patients on common ailments and
medical questions.
http://www.medinfo.co.uk/
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PreOp.com
Offers patients animated videos, graphics, and medical illustrations as explanations for the most
common surgical and diagnostic procedures performed in the US.
http://preop.com
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Healthfinder
A "gateway" website for health and human services information from the US Government.
Healthfinder can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites,
and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit
organizations.
http://www.healthfinder.gov
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Doc Trish Explains It All
Receive translation of medical jargon and explanation of conditions or diseases by a family doctor,
into plain English.
http://www.askdoctrish.com
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FamilyDoctor
A database of over 600 articles and guides, covering 37 common medical topics. All articles are
reviewed and edited by family doctors and specialists.
http://www.familydoctor.co.nz
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Health and Medical Information
Medical and health information for health professionals, patients and families. Information about
hospitals, diseases, injuries, health care, surgery and infections.
http://healthinfo2000.com
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A Patient's Guide to the Internet
A step-by-step guide for patients seeking medical information on the Internet : Covers References,
Resources, Support Groups, Mailing Lists, Medical Terminology, and a Glossary.
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/me/patientsguide/
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