Healthy Links

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The following is a list of Health Information Websites:

American Cancer Society - Home page providing information on cancer and resources available.

National Cancer Institute - Home page of the federal government's National Cancer Institute providing comprehensive information on cancer research and care.

Oncolink - A comprehensive information site for cancer information provided by the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.

Lab Tests On-Line - a user-friendly public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing.

American Heart Association - Home page providing information on heart disease and resources available.

Arthritis Foundation - Home page providing information on arthritis and resources available.

American Diabetes Association - Home page providing information on diabetes and available resources.

Alzheimer's Association - Home page providing information on Alzheimer's and available resources.

CDC Diabetes Home Page - The home page for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Diabetes Translation. Provides information on scientific research findings and health promotion, disease prevention and treatment strategies.

NIDDK Home Page - The home page of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

National Health Information Center - A service of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services providing links to health information referral sources and publications on prevention such as Healthy People 2000.

The Parkinson's Web - Information on Parkinson's Disease and connections to other internet resources.

CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse - A service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention providing comprehensive information on AIDS prevention, care and support.

The Healthy Living Channel - From the editors of Health and Cooking Light and includes general information on fitness, diet and wellness.

One-Stop Source for Health Information and Services

Medicine Net - A free medical resource.

Holistic Internet Community - Provides a place for everyone to exchange information and congregate to promote a healing understanding of our relationships to each other and the world.

Heart Information Network - Uniquely designed from the perspective of the heart patient, HeartInfo is an autonomous site providing a wide range of information and services to heart patients and others interested in lowering risk factors for heart disease.

Yahoo - Health Information - Links to other Intemet sites covering the broad range of health related issues.

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drkoop.com - Content site includes message boards, reference materials, news stories, drug interaction checker.

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis- Content generated primarily from Mayo articles

InteliHealth - Johns Hopkins/Aetna US Healthcare joint venture

OnHealth - Online health magazine for consumers

Medscape - Content provider focused on the physican

Healthy Links

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