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Medical Site Directory - VA

The following web sites are useful and have been found to be generally reliable by the Staff of the Medical Library at VA Palo Alto Health Care System.

Advance Directives

Aging with Dignity http://www.agingwithdignity.org

AIDS

HIV InSite http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite

Johns Hopkins AIDS Service http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/

Allergies

AllAllergy.net http://www.allallergy.net/

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Association http://www.alz.org/

Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center

http://www.alzheimers.org/

Alzheimer Research Forum http://www.alzforum.org/

Stanford/VA Alzheimer’s Center http://arcc.stanford.edu/

Arthritis

American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/

Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleton and Skin Diseases

http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/index.htm

Asthma

Breath of Life http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/breath/breathhome.html

Cancer

American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org

Association of Cancer Online Resources http://www.acor.org/

Cancer Research Foundation http://www.preventcancer.org/

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls

National Cancer Institute’s CancerNet http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/

Nat’l Coalition for Cancer Survivorship http://www.canceradvocacy.org/

Oncolink http://www.oncolink.com/

Steve Dunn’s CancerGuide http://cancerguide.org

Death and Dying

Hospice Foundation of America http://www.hospicefoundation.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

http://www.nhpco.org/

Dermatology

American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/

Diabetes

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

http://www.aace.com

American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org

CDC’s Diabetes and Public Health Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes

FDA Diabetes Information http://www.fda.gov/diabetes

Joslin Diabetes Center http://www.joslin.org

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

http://www.niddk.nih.gov

Rick Mendosa’s Diabetes Directory http://www.mendosa.com/diabetes.htm

Diet/Nutrition

American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org/

Food and Nutrition Information Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

Nutrition.gov http://www.nutrition.gov/

Disability

Assistive Technology Partners http://www.uchsc.edu/atp/

Moss Rehab Resource Net http://www.mossresourcenet.org/

Untangling the Web: Disability Links http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm

Drug Information

FDA’s Consumer Drug Information http://www.fda.gov/opacom/morecons.html

Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org

MedlinePlus Drug Information http://www.medlineplus.gov/

National Council on Patient Information

And Education http://www.talkaboutrx.org

RxList http://www.rxlist.com

Ear, Nose, and Throat

American Academy of Audiology http://www.audiology.org/consumer/

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/

Environment

Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/iaq

Gastrointestinal

American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/

Centers for Disease Control

Hepatitis Home Pages

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/index.htm

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm

General Health

American Academy of Family Practitioners

http://www.familydoctor.org

DoctorsForAdults.com http://www.doctorsforadults.com/

Federal Consumer Health Information Center

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/health.htm

HealthFinder http://www.healthfinder.gov

HealthTouch http://www.healthtouch.com

InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis http://www.mayohealth.org

Medscape http://www.medscape.com

MedlinePlus Health Information http://medlineplus.gov

Merck Manual of Medical Information http://www.merckhomeedition.com/home.html

National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.guidelines.gov

National Health Information Center http://www.health.gov/nhic

National Institutes of Health http://www.health.nih.gov/

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health

http://www.noah-health.org/

Office of Rare Diseases, National Institutes of Health

http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/

Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information http://www.health.gov/NHIC/Pubs/tollfree.htm

Geriatrics

NIH Senior Health http://nihseniorhealth.gov/

Head Injury

Brain Injury Association http://www.biausa.org/

Brain Injury Resource Center http://www.headinjury.com/

Heart

American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org

Cleveland Clinic Heart Center http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/

Heart Information Network http://www.heartinfo.org/

Internet Stroke Center http://www.strokecenter.org/

National Heart Lung Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

Kidney

American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

http://www.niddk.nih.gov

National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/

Mental Health

American Psychiatric Assn http://www.psych.org

American Psychological Assn http://www.apa.org/topics/homepage.html

Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance http://www.dbsalliance.org/

Mental Health Net http://mentalhelp.net/

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill http://www.nami.org/

National Center for PTSD http://www.ncptsd.org/

Neurology

Central Nervous System Disease http://micf.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c10.228.html

Multiple Sclerosis.com http://www.multiplesclerosis.com/

Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/index.htm

National Parkinson Foundation http://www.parkinson.org/

The Brain Matters http://www.thebrainmatters.org/

Understanding MS http://www.understandingms.com/

Pain

American Chronic Pain Association http://www.theacpa.org/

Pediatrics

American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/family

Quality Control Sites

Quackwatch http://www.quackwatch.com

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