Diseases

First Choices

OHSU Health

http://www.ohsuhealth.com

MEDLINEplus

http://www.medlineplus.gov

healthfinder

http://www.healthfinder.gov/

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health

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

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Other Sites

ADEAR: Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center

http://www.alzheimers.org/
The ADEAR Center is a service of the National Institute on Aging. This site provides current articles, news updates, and information on Alzheimer's Disease. You can also search their bibliographic database of over 6,600 health education materials.

AIDSinfo

http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Learn about treatments, prevention, drugs, clinical trials and more.

Alternative Medicine Homepage: Diseases and Conditions

http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/condit.html
This site provides links to alternative medicine information for a variety of diseases and conditions.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

http://www.aaaai.org/patients.stm
Learn about allergic diseases, and get a pollen count in your area.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/
Read factsheets, patient education brochures and booklets on a large variety of topics, including osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, hip replacement, and many orthopaedic surgeries.

APA HelpCenter

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/
From the American Psychological Association, this site provides articles on finding help for life's problems, including relationships, mind-body-spirit, and more.

The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource

http://www.thebody.com/
Learn answers to your questions about AIDS and HIV at this comprehensive site. Also in Spanish.

Canadian Health Network

http://www.canadian-health-network.ca
Lots of reliable information from webpages based in Canada.

familydoctor.org

http://familydoctor.org/
This site provides Health Info Handouts on hundreds of diseases and conditions. Many of these handouts are in Spanish. You will also find a drug information database, herbal and alternative remedies, and daily health tips.

Genetics Home Reference

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
From the National Library of Medicine, this consumer site provides information on genetic conditions and the genes responsible for those conditions.

Health Matters - Health Videos

http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/resources/videos.html#HealthMattersAnchor
Download videos on different health concerns, from Stanford University.

HeartCenterOnline

http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/home/index.cfm
"The mission of the HeartCenterOnline is to be the premier cardiovascular specialized health care site on the Internet." It provides information on lots of heart diseases, and has a wonderful animation and image library.

InteliHealth: Condition Center

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/331/331.html?k=tnavx9103x331
Read articles on hundreds of different diseases and conditions.

Internet Mental Health

http://www.mentalhealth.com/
Get overview information, as well as diagnosis, treatment, and research information on mental health disorders.

Librarian's Index to the Internet: Diseases and Conditions

http://www.lii.org/search/file/diseases_and_conditions
Use this page to link to quality sites on many different diseases and conditions.

MayoClinic.com

http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm
Read articles, current news, drug info, and more.

Mental Help Net

http://mentalhelp.net/
Read articles on many mental health topics. You can also read book reviews, news and advice.

Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition

http://www.merckhomeedition.com/home.html
Try this interactive edition of the Merck Manual and read about many different health conditions.

National Parkinson's Foundation, Inc.

http://www.parkinson.org/
Read current articles on Parkinson's Disease. This site also features information for the caregiver of someone with Parkinson's.

PDRhealth

http://www.gettingwell.com/
This site is especially for consumers and provides information on several conditions, including depression, osteoporosis, breast cancer and arthritis. You can also find drug and herbal information.

WebMD: Diseases and Conditions

http://my.webmd.com/condition_center_all
This site offers an index of diseases, as well as current articles and links to specific disease centers.

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