Health Links
- Drugs
- NIDA - National Institute
on Drug Abuse. NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power
of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
- NIDA for Teens - Facts
on drugs, real stories, ask Dr. NIDA, and more
- Freevibe - from
the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, gives lots of information on drugs, including street names, effects,
and medical, emotional, and social implications of use.
- Partnership for a Drug-Free
America - Check the 'Drug Descriptions and Effects' drop-down
menu at the top right for a list of drugs by name or slang name
- Club
Drugs - from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- American
Council for Drug Education - Basic information on a number of
drugs from a non-profit organization
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Real
Life Stories - from PBS Online, six true stories of people struggling
with drug and/or alcohol addiction
- General Health Sites
- Human Body and Mind - Interactive site from
the BBC featuring games, psychological tests, and anatomical diagrams.
- Gray's
Anatomy - From
Bartleby.com, this site features 13,000 entries from Gray's classic work
of 1918. Searchable, with illustrations from the book.
- Human Anatomy
- Lots of images and animations, combined with explanatory text about
10 body systems.
- Human Body and Mind - From the BBC, this site includes an
interactive body, psychological tests, and other features
- Medical
Dictionary - Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary with search instructions
- MEDEM
Library - Excellent source of information from medical societies
including the AMA, APA, and others. Searchable.
- MEDLINE Plus
- From the National Library of Medicine. Includes information on health
topics, drugs, definitions of medical terms and other resources
- Medical
Encyclopedia - The Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia. Includes
medical photos and illustrations
- Healthfinder - A service
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This well-organized
site is searchable, and includes links to libraries, online journals,
medical dictionaries, databases and more. Click on "details"
in web resources and find the URL and sponsoring organization of each
link. Great for bibliographical information.
- Health
News - From the Consumer Health Reference Center, this site has
links to some of the most comprehensive health news sites.
- Quackwatch - A site whose
purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies.
- NIDA - National Institute
on Drug Abuse. NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power
of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
- Freevibe - from
the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, this interactive and entertaining
site gives lots of information on drugs, including street names, effects,
and medical, emotional, and social implications of use.
- The Merck Manual Home Edition
- The well-known medical reference is now online with an interactive edition
featuring photos, animations, videos, and more. Text version is faster.
Searchable.
- The Common Cold - A very
informative site by two M.D.'s on the causes, mechanisms, treatments,
and prevention of the common cold.
- About.com
Health Index - Go to Diseases/Conditions. When you get to the
site you want, be sure to turn off frames to see the correct URL of the
site
- MEDWEB
- Maintained by the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
of Emory University. Click on Diseases and Conditions for a pretty comprehensive
alphabetical listing of diseases.
- Healthology
- Offers streaming video webcasts on different topics, including transcripts
and articles. If you have a reasonably fast connection and either Windows
media player or realplayer for video, this is a fun, informative site.
Searchable.
- 1UpHealth
- commercial site providing health articles and reference materials, including
a health encyclopedia
- National Center for
Health Statistics - from the Centers for Disease Control
- Diagnostic
Tests - Answers to patient questions about diagnostic tests from
the Harvard Medical School
- Healthy
Body Calculator - Personal recommendations on your ideal weight,
exercise level, and diet based on information you supply.
- InfoAging
- current information on age-related diseases, the biology of aging, and
suggestions for nutrition, exercise, and other issues for the elderly
- NARTH
- National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality
- Health Consequences of Smoking
The Surgeon General's 2004 report on Tobacco. Includes an interactive animation on the effects of smoking on
the different body organs.
- Nutrition
- Food
Guide Pyramid -
Interactive map of the food guide pyramid from the National Agricultural Lab
- Nutrition
Source - From the Harvard School of Public Health,
this site explores the latest science about healthy eating for adults.
- Tufts Nutrition
Navigator - A well organized gateway to reliable nutrition
information on the web
- Nutri-Facts
- Find nutrition information on any of over 6,000 foods, calculate
your body mass index, and more.
- Nutrition.gov
- This government site on nutrition and health issues is being updated.
Follow site instructions to find information.
-
Guidelines for Good Nutrition - From the Mayo Clinic
- Eating Disorders/Obesity
- Eating Disorder
Referral and Information Center - provides information and treatment
resources for all forms of eating disorders.
- National
Eating Disorder Association - includes general information, referral
sources, educational resources, and volunteer opportunities
- ANRED -
A comprehensive site on eating disorders.
- Overweight
and Obesity - From the Center for Disease Control, this site provides information about
the growing problem of obesity in America. It includes definitions, trends,
health and economic consequences, and a body mass index calculator,
among many other features.
- Obesity Guidelines
- From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the first Federal guidelines on the
identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity.
- Fitness
- Sports
Fitness - from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this site
features news in sports medicine, and information on nutrition, exercise
and fitness.
- Just Move - from the American
Heart Association, this site includes an exercise diary, fitness resources,
and suggestions for fitness based on your activity level.
- President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Health - Check out the physical activity fact sheet.
- Teens Health
- Food and fitness advice for teens from the Nemours Foundation
- Fitness Jumpsite -
Activity calorie calculator, Fitness library, and more.
- Shape Up America - Fitness
and weight control
- American College of Sports
Medicine - position statements and news releases on fitness topics
- some information requires membership
- Health, Fitness
and Nutrition with Dr. Gabe Mirkin - He's a M.D./talkshow host/marathon
runner who wrote the chapter on sports injuries for the Merck Manual,
and taught at Johns Hopkins. You may find some of his brief articles helpful.
Check the archives.
- Netsweat
- Commercial site, but it includes links to websites on many fitness topics.
- Fitness
Fundamentals - Good general information on fitness from the President's
Council on Physical Fitness
- Facts about
weight loss products and programs - from the FDA
- Fitness Magazines Online
- Runner's
World
- Running and FitNews
- Vegetarian Times
- American Fitness
- Fitness Magazine
- Prevention
- Mental Health
- National
Institute of Mental Health - Includes brochures and information
sheets, reports, press releases, fact sheets, and other educational materials
on mental health issues.
- National Mental Health Association
- the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all
aspects of mental health and mental illness
- Mental Help Net - Run
by psychologist, Mark Dombeck, Ph.D. and associates. Searchable. Includes
consumer information on common psychological disorders, news, glossaries,
and more.
- Internet Mental Health
- A good resource for information on mental diseases and disorders and
their treatments.
- Fenichel's Current
Topics in Psychology - a gateway site to articles on mental health
and illness
- Depression
- From the National Institute of Mental Health, a brochure that gives
descriptions of major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder.