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Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes Reference

Pathological conditions of a part of an organism resulting from causes such as infection, genetic defect, or environmental stress, and characterized by an identifiable group of signs or symptoms.

Addictions

The use of substances or activities harmful by nature or in harmful quantities.

AIDS

Allergies

Alzheimer

Asthma

Cancer

Communicable Diseases

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Diabetes

Dystonia

Eating Disorders

Hair, Nail, Skin Diseases

Heart Disease

Kidney Stones

Lyme Disease

Multiple Sclerosis

Prostatitis

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sleep Disorders

Tourette Syndrome

Resources in this category are:

Airnow

http://www.epa.gov/airnow/

A site about air pollution with a particular focus on ozone. The site is divided into sections about the health and environmental effects of air pollution, maps during the ozone season showing pollution levels around the United States, links to local and state air pollution control agencies, and information on what you can do about air pollution.

Author: Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Environmental Sciences and Ecology

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: ozone; air pollution

American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse

http://mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/

"The Self-Help Sourcebook Online is a searchable database that includes information on approximately 800+ national and demonstrational model self-help support groups, ideas for starting groups, local self-help group clearinghouses, and opportunities to link with others to develop needed new national or international groups." This site provides online resources for topics ranging from Addiction to Suicide.

Author: Mental Health Net

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Health & Medical Sciences--Mental Health

Keywords: Support Groups; Addiction; Disease; Mental Health

Ask the Doctors!

http://www.askthedrs.com/

"Ask the Doctors! is composed of physicians who provide personalized medical information by answering your medical questions and send it directly back to you via e-mail!" Previous questions are available in an archive that is both searchable and browsable (by topics such as Allegeries, Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, etc.).

Author: SurfDocs (info@askthedrs.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

CDC Home Travel Information Page

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/

This page links the user to the Center for Disease Control's International Travelers' Health Information sheets for the different areas of the world: North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, South Africa, Caribbean, Central America, Tropical South America, Temperate South America, East Asia, South East Asia, Australia and the South Pacific, Indian Region, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Western Europe. Also included is information about many contagious diseases, such as cholera, malaria, rabies, etc."

Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (netinfo@cdc1.cdc.gov)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Disease; Health

The Chemical Scorecard: Health Effects

http://www.scorecard.org/health-effects/

"Using information from scientific sources and regulatory agencies, Scorecard provides listings of the chemicals that can cause cancer, harm the immune system, contribute to birth defects, or lead to any of nine other types of health impacts. Chemicals whose health hazards are widely recognized by authoritative scientific organizations are separated from chemicals whose health hazards are suspected on the basis of more limited data."

Author: Environmental Defense Fund (Bill_Pease@edf.org)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Children with Spina Bifida

http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/~rowley/sb-kids/

An informative and useful site for parents and professionals who deal with children with spina bifida. The site contain information in six categories: Spina Bifida (organizations, links); Related Diagnosis; Learning Issues; Family Support; Tests, Surgeries, and Treatments; and Miscellaneous.

Author: Linda Rowley (rowley@waisman.wisc.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: birth defects; neurological diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/

"ClinicalTrials.gov provides patients, family members, and members of the public easy and free access to information on clinical studies for a wide range of diseases and conditions." This site is maintained by the National Library of Medicine in conjunction with all of the National Institutes for Health and the Food and Drug Administration. For users that are not familiar with clinical trials and the process of taking part in a trial, there is information on the basics of clinical trials.

Author: National Library of Medicine (ct@nlm.nih.gov)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: clinical trial

The Combined Health Information Database

http://chid.nih.gov/

"CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.The value of this database is that it lists a wealth of health promotion and education materials and program descriptions that are not indexed elsewhere." 

Author: National Institutes of Health (CHID@aerie.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Consumer Information

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics

http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/index.html

Directory of disease and disorder related information available on the Internet, arranged by MeSH (US National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings). Very well done.

Author: Tor Ahlenius (Tor.Ahlenius@mic.ki.se)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Resources

Doctor's Guide to the Internet

http://www.docguide.com/

Medical news and alerts in two sections--one for medical professionals and one for patients. The guide for patients is browsable by disease or disorder.

Author: P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. (webmaster@pslgroup.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Health & Medical Sciences--News and Headlines

Epidemic: The World of Infectious Disease

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/epidemic/

"Our goal is to explain how a complex mix of ecology, evolution, and culture produce conditions in which disease-causing microbesÑmicroscopic organisms that live in our environmentÑcan thrive... Our comprehensive resources section will to help you understand what measures have and can be taken to overcome these diseases." Site includes a glossary, selected resources, a kids magazine, and a teachers guide, plus selected features from other disease-related Web sites.

Author: American Museum of Natural History

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Sciences & Technology--Biological Sciences

Education--K-12

Keywords: microbes; virus; bacteria; infectious disease; vaccine; epidemic

Eye Diseases

http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c11.html

Links to Web resources related to the eye and its anatomy, eye health and diseases, and vision problems.

Author: Karolinska Institutet, Library (info@kib.ki.se)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Specializations

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Lacrimal; Ocular; Vision problems; Ophthalmology; Optic nerve

Global Dialysis

http://www.globaldialysis.com/

Travel directories and information for kidney dialysis patients. Includes a directory of dialysis centers in nearly 100 countries around the world and information on paying for dialysis while on vacation, as well as travel resources (insurance, travel agents, etc). General resources for dialysis patients are also included.

Author: Russell England (info@globaldialysis.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Kidney failure; Renal; Renal failure

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html

"Hardin MD is a "list of lists" - Its purpose is to provide easy access to comprehensive resource lists in health-related subjects. It includes subject listings in large "one-stop-shopping" sites, such as MedWeb and Yahoo, and also independent discipline-specific lists. Hardin MD subject pages indicate the length of lists in each subject, making it easy to see at a glance which lists are most comprehensive - These are often not the lists from the"one-stop-shopping" sites, but those developed by people within the field, which are well-known and frequently cited within the field, but not well-known outside it." The site also features links to health news online, the University of Iowa Virtual Hospital and other major index sites.

Author: Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa (hardin-webmaster@uiowa.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Resources

HealthlinkUSA

http://www.healthlinkusa.com/

HealthlinkUSA offers free links to thousands of health sites related to hundreds of health topics. The sites include information about treatment, diagnosis, prevention, risk factors, support groups, email lists, personal stories, etc. HealthlinkUSA is updated regularly.

Author: HealthlinkUSA

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Digestion Information

http://www.digestioninfo.com/

Information about the digestive system and diseases associated with it, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), acid reflux, and heartburn. Find out basic information and tips from people who suffer from IBS. There is also a categorized list of links to other related Web resources.

Author: Bill Taylor and Kim Taylor (digestfact@aol.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: colon; digestive system; bowels; digestion

Lupus Home Page

http://www.hamline.edu/lupus/index.html

Information about Lupus and its treatment. Also includes archives of the LUPUS-L and LUPUS-R mailing lists. Searchable.

Author: Lupus Internet Project (lupus@piper.hamline.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Lupus; Treatment

Medicine Net

http://www.medicinenet.com/

This site is recommended by Consumer Reports for offering valuable information online. The site is created by "a network of U.S. Board Certified Physicians working together to provide the public with current, comprehensive medical information, written in easy to understand language." It offers extensive information about diseases and treatments, prescription and non-prescription drugs, an archive of over 6000 answered medical questions organized by speciality, information about first aid, ad directory of poison control centers, medical news and an online medical dictionary.

Author: William Shiel, M.D. (mnieditor1@fia.net)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Diseases; Pharmacy; Dictionary; First Aid; Poison Control; News

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/

Online version of one of the most widely used medical texts in the world. Covers symptoms and treatments for an extremely broad range of diseases, disorders, and other medical conditions. Emphasis and tone is aimed at medical professionals, but laypersons will find much of use here as well.

Author: Merck & Co., Inc.

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources

The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/

"Merck & Co., Inc.'s online version of the home edition of their celebrated medical reference text. Based on The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, the home edition is a new publication from Merck geared for the layperson but still containing searchable 'information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.'"

Author: Merck & Co., Inc. (merck_index@merck.com )

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Health & Medical Sciences--Medications & Pharmaceuticals

Neurological Conditions

http://www.aan.com/conditions_f.html

These fact sheets provide a wealth of information about various neurological conditions including Alzheimer's Disease, Anencephaly, Bell's Palsy, Boxing, Brain Tumors, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Chronic Pain, Epilepsy, Tremor, Headache, Head Injuries, Lumbar Puncture, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroaids, Neuromimaging, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, Tourett's Syndrome, and Essential Tremor.

Author: American Academy of Neurology (web@aan.com)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Disabilities

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Neurological Diseases

NIH Consensus Statements

http://odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/cons/cons.htm

An NIH Consensus Statement is a report evaluating state-of-the-art scientific information on a given biomedical technology with the purpose of resolving a particular controversial issue in clinical practice. Each NIH Consensus Statement answers a series of four to six questions concerning efficacy, risk, and clinical applications, and recommends directions for future research. [They are] intended to advance understanding of the technology or issue in question and to be useful to health professionals and the public." Statements are indexed by subject and year and deal with a broad spectrum of medical topics.

Author: National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Program

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources

Health & Medical Sciences--Consumer Information

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Medical technology; Treatment; Diagnosis; Clinical practice

OBGYN.net

http://www.obgyn.net/women/conditions/conditions.asp

Information on health conditions that effect women, including cancer, eating disorders, menstruation, menopause, migraines, and sexuality. There's a section on medical procedures, such as hysterectomy and mammograms. An annotated list of other health related links is also available.

Author: Elecomm Corporation (info@obgyn.net)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Women's Health

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Outbreaks

http://www.who.int/emc/outbreak_news/index.html

Information about contagious disease outbreaks from the World Health Organization.

Author: World Health Organization (webmaster@who.ch)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Epidemics; Outbreaks; Cholera; Influenze; Ebola; travel

RXmed

http://www.rxmed.com/

A "peer-reviewed resource for primary care physicians." Includes patient handouts for over 400 illnesses and a pharmaceutical index.

Author: Rx Net Inc. (info@rxmed.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources

Health & Medical Sciences--Medications & Pharmaceuticals

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Sarcoidosis Home Page

http://www.blueflamingo.net/sarcoid/

"The comprehensive source for sarcoidosis information on the Internet." Contains links to support groups and physicians, a newsletter, and many other sites which contain a wealth of information about this disease.

Author: Jay Lloyd (webmaster@blueflamingo.net)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Sarcoidosis; Lung Disease

Society for the Autistically Handicapped (SFTAH)

http://www.autismuk.com/

This webpage is loaded with information on autism. Includes extensive description of the condition and its symptoms and causes as well a fact file and first hand accounts of people with autism. Also includes several good assistantive and educational resources along with an informal bibliography.

Author: Society for the Autistically Handicapped (autism@autismuk.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Autism

Stroke: Lifeclinic.com

http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/stroke/

A resource providing basic information about strokes, including their diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Also information on rehabilitation for stroke victims and links to other resources and medical news.

Author: Lifeclinic.com

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Stroke; Brain; Blood clots

The Stuttering Homepage

http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/stutter.html

This site offers tremendous amounts of informaton on stuttering. There are sections just for children and teens, a section that lists famous personalities who have stuttered, and information on the topic of stuttering. It also provides information on therapy, support organizations and research on stuttering.

Author: Judith Kuster, PhD (kuster@mankato.msus.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Stuttering

Web of Care

http://www.webofcare.com/

Web of Care is a virtual community for home caregivers, providing information a variety of conditions associated with aging, childhood disabilities, AIDS, and other chronic conditions. Web of Care features articles reviewed by medical professionals and animated demonstrations on skills such as feeding and diapering. Visitors do not have to register, but registered members have access to enhanced content and services such as "Ask an Expert," a free service that gives direct e-mail answers to members' medical questions. Chat rooms, bulletin boards, free e-mail and free web pages facilitate interaction between members. The site also has an online store supplies home care supplies.

Author: (info@webofcare.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Keywords: Caregivers; Support

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