Medical and Health Websites

Here is another webpage in the ever-expanding world of online information. You may find it faster to use your browser's search function to look for keywords in the title or description as these hotlinks may not always be listed in alpha-order or grouped by subject.

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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research- AHCPR clinical practice guidelines
American Society of Addiction Medicine - mail: 4601 NorthPark Ave, Arcada Suite 101, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, tel: 301-656-3920, E-mail: ASAMoffice@aol.com
American College of Physicians - includes WebWatch reviews of selected internet medical resources
American Heart Association Gopher - contains a wealth of text-based information on a wide range of topics. For example, there is a fabulous database of cardiovascular disease statistics in various patient groups. There is a section on CV hospital discharge rates and other very useful databases.
American College of Preventive Medicine- Sponsors of Prevention 97: Science, Technology and Practice, a major forum to update health professionals on the latest scientific advances in preventive medicine and on the latest technological advances and their impact on the field. For information send e-mail or call (202) 466-2569.
AIDS Treatment Data Network
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer Disease Research Center gopher
American Academy of Family Physicians - Lots of news, info, and links for physicians and non-physicians.
American Cancer Society
American College of Cardiology
American College of Physicians
American Heart Association
American Medical Association
American Medical Informatics Association
America's Housecall Network - Health news and bulletin boards.
Atlanta Reproductive Health Center - Women's Health Care
AIDS Health Network
Alternative Therapies - the journal of health and medicine, or write to:101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, 800-899-1712 .
Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Network - nationwide practice-based research directed by Paul Nutting, MD
American Academy of Pain Management
American Diabetes Association
American Society of Cardiovascular Professionals - "Cardiovascular Professional" the official publication.
American Society of Bariatric Physicians - the nation's oldest (1950) and largest professional medical sociey of physicians who offer specialized programs in the medical treatment of obesity. ASBP offers physicians accredited continuing medical education opportunities and other benefits and offers the public information about obesity and overweight and a mechanism to get referrals to ASBP member physicians. ASBP Bariatric Practice Guidelines call for a multimodal program for treating obesity through diet and nutrition, exercise, behavior modification and, when indicated, the use of prescription appetite suppressants and other medications. It was submitted by J. P. Smith
Arthritis Foundation
AAMSnet - Asian Pacific Islander American Medical Students Association
APIAHF - Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Astronomy magazine
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Family Physician - includes table of contents, AAFP consensus statements.
Annals of Internal Medicine - includes complete text of the feature article, table of contents, listing of meetings and CME info.
American Health Consultants - CME on the Web (accredited by ACCME) for $10 per test.
Ask the Dietitian - your questions answered by Joanne Larsen, a registered dietitian.
Acupuncture.com - info on Chinese practices of healing, complementary, and alternative medicine
Ask Dr. Weil - searchable archive of advice on subjects of healing, complementary, and alternative medicine
Aromatherapy 101 - instructional info on the use of scents in healing, complementary, and alternative medicine. submitted by Karen Way of Ancient Healing Art, 2/26/2000.
Alternative Medicine Homepage - info on healing, complementary, and alternative medicine
Alternative Health - The Directory of Natural Medicine Homepages has links on the subjects of healing, complementary, and alternative medicine
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - includes a case of the month.
Access Publishing - Distributors of easy to use reply cards for new products, services, books, continuing education, and professional samples.
American Medical Group Association - supports physician group practices with education, information, and advocacy.
AMA Health Insight - the American Medical Association has launched a new consumer Web site. It offers a healthy dose of daily headlines, an online doctor finder, First Aid tips, a personal health history form, and information about dealing with specific conditions, such as migraine.
American Health Information Management Asociation - designed forms to help patients maintain their personal medical information. This would be particularly useful for those who routinely see several physicians, or when seeing a new provider in an emergency or when travelling.
Alive and Well - If you are struggling with health challenges, fighting disease, or interested in maintaining the good health you now enjoy, you will find benefit in the life changing information available here. These articles and testimonies do not endorse a particular product distributor, but will help you locate these solutions if you choose to pursue a product. Submitted by Eric Grant .
American Health Information Management Association offers health information forms to serve as outlines for the type of medical information that people should keep track of themselves
American Sleep Disorders Association
Age-related Macular Degeneration and Choroidal Neovascularization
American Academy of Procedural Coders offers the Certified Procedural Coder test, a professional certification program for those coding for physician services
Ask Jeeves - Natural language search site
Asthma Online - Resources and FAQs for asthmatics
Allergy Internet Resources
ACP Journal Club
Asthma Online - Resources and FAQs for asthmatics
Acid Control Infocenter - Information for heartburn sufferers from Astra Merck, Inc that supplements their direct-to-consumer advertising for the company's prescription medication for acid-related gastrointestinal disorders.

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BioMedNet
Baylor Medical College - includes site for alumni
Bill's Medical Hot Links- Bill is quite a guy to take time out of his Family Medicine residency in Evansville, Indiana, to create hot links to some of the most pertinent, educational, and interactive medical sites on the Web. Bill's smorgasbord of cardiovascular hot links should be commended. It takes a lot of time and effort to put together a list like that. Bill has found some interesting and interactive locations that offer medical professionals beneficial information in an interactive forum. If you have a chance, give him some encouragement and let him know what you think!
Dr. Brender - Please check out my web site. Interested in creating your own home page? Contact me at either drbrender@mem.po.com or drbrender@aol.com.
Bioethics - Duty and Healing: Foundations of a Jewish Bioethic, a book by Benjamin Freedman, Division of Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, available only on the internet!
British Medical Journal - includes abstracts, select full text, complete contents page, index search of back issues to 3/95, links to other BMJ publications such as Medicineand Global Survival journals.
Botanical.com - searchable database of 800 medicinal plants used in healing, complementary, and alternative medicine
Bioethics Education Network Discussion Listserv - Coordinator: George Agich, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Botanical Dermatology Database - The online version of the book by Mitchell and Rook
Breast Cancer Information Center
Breast Cancer Information Core from the NIH
Bipolar Disorder Information Center - mailing list, articles, search, CME, organizations relating to this debilitating psychiatric illness
Big Hug - interesting information and comment on current socio-economic changes is medicine. It also has good nutritiional information, links and book references. Updated regularly. It was submitted by Michael McKeown, M.D.

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California Institute of Technology
Cardiology Compass - Cardiovascular information resources.
Career Center at Stanford
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
CenterWatch - an international listing of clinical research trials
Centre of Medical Imaging Research
Cerner - makers of the Provide electronic medical records system.
Cleveland Clinic Heart Center - This is one of the best cardiovascular (CV) medicine sites on the Web. The information is reliable and very relevant. The site is updated weekly, at least, so it's a good idea to check it out frequently. There is a Search function that allows key word searching of the server's contents. The page layout is very readable. The content is deep and rich.
CliniWeb
Colorado HealthNet - electronic access to support services, medical resources, facts, statistics, goods and services for persons with chronic medical conditions.
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
Cornell Medical college
Critical Care Medicine List Server
Cyberspace Hospital - An on-line medical information center.
Cardiology Research Institute of Southern California - Nationally prominent tertiary-care clinical research facility.
Cardiovascular Immunology Research Group - Cardiology Research Information Server.
Capital District Physicians' Health Plan - managed care organization in the Albany, NY area
Census Bureau
CDC Animated Datasets
Claritin Allergy Relief Page - tips for allergy sufferers and links to more internet allergy info.
Columbia Healthcare - the nationwide Patient Care System
Commonwealth Fund - national foundation doing independent research on health and social-policy issues.
Computerized Diagnosis
Children with Diabetes - offers more than 1200 documents concerning life with type I diabetes started by the father of a newly-diagnosed two-year who could not find enough other sources for information so he started his own. Reviewed in Yahoo Internet Life 3/97.
CMEA - "We carry nearly every Medical title!" Call 800-227-CMEA for free catalog
Clinical Reference Systems ltd - "Computer-based solutions for patient education in windows (still available in DOS, too)" Visit website for demo; call 800-237-8401 for info; fax 303-220-1685; Email crs-info@cliniref.com
Cancer Care Counseling Line - "provides immediate psychological support to cancer patients and their families during times of crisis. Callers will speak with oncology social workers and can receive counseling, support, education, information, and referral to local services for additional assistance. Callers can reach them at 800-813-4673, weekdays from 9am to 5pm"
Canadian Medical Association Journal - includes abstracts, select full text, complete contents page, planned search engine of back issues to 1/95, links to other CMA publications and all other Canadian journals.
Cho-Pat Sports Medicine Products, including the patented original knee strap and achilles tendon strap. PO Box 293 Hainesport, NJ 08036, tel 800-221-1601.
CenterWatch - Clinical Trials Listing Service organized into twenty categories.
Community Care Physicians - the premier physician-owned multispecialty integrated network in the Albany, NY region.
Center for Bioethics of the University of Pennsylvania
cmeWEB - American Health Consultants in Atlanta offers doctors AMA category I credit hours online. Call 800-688-2421 for more info, or register online.
CME Gateway - Medical Education Collaborative in Golden, Colorado offers "Clinical Care Options for HIV" for online CME
Cool Medical Site of the Week
Certified Coding Specialist-Physician based Program (CCS-P) is a professional certification program for those coding for physician services
Citizen 1 - Field-specific search engine for health care
Centre for Evidence-based Medicine is headed by Dr. David Sackett, author of the Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature series
Cancer Information Network - Information resources for health care professionals, including a daily online cancer newspaper, links to Cancer resources on the web, patient education and support materials, and alternative therapy.
Cyberounds - interactive grand rounds moderated by academic experts, started by Harry Levy, MD, MPH in New York.
Café Herpé - The genital herpes resource and information spot. A service of SmithKline Beecham, makers of Famvir.
The CPR Foyer - medical information, including comments from vendors and users of electronic medical records systems.
The Computer-Based Patient Record as a Continuous Quality Improvement Tool - monthly symposium by the Dept of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina
Computer-Based Patient Record Institute - Schaumburg, IL (awaiting url)

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Diving Medicine - Comprehensive information about the fascinating subject of diving medicine provided by Ernest S Campbell, MD, FACS.
Doctors Oughtta Care! (DOC)
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kardiologie - The German Center for Cardiology.
Dermatology and Cinema- Skin conditions featured in movies, hosted by Vail Reese, MD. Winner of the Best Website Award at the 20th annual International Health and Medical Film Competition in Nov 1996.
Doctors' Guide to the Internet - shopping mall for medical news, websites, drug info, conferences, links to business and leisure resources.
Drug Information Center - provides patient-specific and adverse drug reaction consultations.
DataProstat - the information service that continuously monitors the healthcare IT industry. From the Datapro Information Services Group, a division of McGraw-Hill. Email for more info
Directions in Healthcare Information Technology
Docs Online - Locate a Physician or Dentist in your area, or call 888-WWW-DOCS.
Doctors Without Borders - "The World is Our Emergency Room" - American branch of Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
Definition of Death Discussion Listserv - Coordinator: Dr. Calixto Machado, Cuidad de La Habana, Cuba
Dr. Bob Dolin’s Selected Resources

Doctor Directory - a web resource to find a doctor; search for a doctor using specialty, location, or other parameters. Doctors can use this site to establish (or improve) a practice's web presence and will add your practice's URL free! email: info@doctorpage.com
Dissectable Human - interactive CD-ROM 3-D anatomic atlas of the human body, tel 800-633-6699
Doctor's Guide to the internet
Doctorline - health-related info for consumers and doctors
Dual Diagnosis Page - information concerning co-existing mental illness and substance abuse
Delmar (NY) Physical Therapy - the only Vodder certified clinic for the treatment of lymphedema in the Albany, NY capital region. We also treat chronic pain patients using osteopathic techniques such as CranioSacral, visceral manipulation and SomatoEmotional Release. Submitted by Bill Keleher

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EMBBS - Emergency Medicine and Primary Care Home Page
Empire Medicare Services
ePhysician is an application that enables clinicians to order prescriptions and lab tests using a Palm (TM) computer, and then transmits those orders securely to the appropriate pharmacy or lab. The application also allows the clinician to access medical information at the point of care. submitted by Stuart Weisman, MD CEO, ePhysician, 9/19/99
ENTREZ - the National Center for Biotechnology Information's molecular technology database. Text searches return not only the citations relevant to the initial query, but also articles with MeSH and text terms in the "neighborhood" of each citation.
Now it's alot easier to Eat Right and Stay Healthy - Read reports on how Diets Rich in Fruits and Vegetables Lower Blood Pressure and other benefits of proper nutrition.
Epilepsy genetic research
Environmental Bioethics Network Discussion Listserv - Coordinator: Dr. Andrew Jameton, Univ Nebraska
EM Card - Card-access system providing medical information via fax on demand.
Emergency Contraception server - hosted by the Office of Population Research at Princeton Univ

e.MD magazine - Practical Information Technology in Real-World Medicine, edited by Bryan Bergeron, MD. Editorial Director is Terry Monahan, published by the McGraw-Hill Companies.
Eye on Primary Care List- Discussion group. To join send the e-mail message SUBSCRIBE EOPC-L <yourfirstname yourlastname>

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Family Practice Residency Program at the Univ of Washington
The Fam-Med Archives - FTP files
The Fam-Med Archives - Gopher
Federal Government
Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
Family Physician Recruiter
FAM-MED - Family Medicine Discussion group, focusing on the use of computer and telecommunication technology in the teaching and practice of family medicine. To join send the e-mail message SUBSCRIBE FAM-MED <yourfirstname yourlastname>
FAMILY-L - Academically oriented Discussion group emphasizing medical education, administration, and research within family medicine. To join send an e-mail message to request subscription information.
The Family Practice Handbook - online reference book
Flash Code - "Fast, simple, accurate, and painless coding" developed by a physician, available through DBL Enterprises.
A Forum for Women's Health - informational site that includes Ask a Woman Doctor, where questions are answered by Karen Sarpolis, MD in Chicago.
Dr. Felix's Free Medline Page
Facts for Families 56 titles from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Discussion Listserv - Coordinator: Dr. Ann Donchin, Indiana Univ
FIT Foundation Diabetes - Offers the first vrml diabetes University on the net. Designed to activate, educate & motivate with fun! Tools for active diabetics, FIT Flexible Insulin Therapy, Insulin sensitivity, DiabMath! The Diabetic Wizard: Java self-test! Insulin type H or R?, Carbohydrates?, calories/day?. International community and diabetic friends. Self-aid group "Diabetes and technology". Submitted by Patrick Auderset, Rigistrasse 9 CH-5610 Wohlen, Switzerland Tel: ..41 56 621 07 00 Fax: ..41 56 621 07 17
Foresighted Practice Guideline Model - mailing list of the Practice Guidelines Users Group. To join, send e-mail to LISTSERVE@NETCOM.COM in the body of the note type: Subscribe HEALTH-PRO.

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Glaucoma Foundation
Global Health Network
Dr. John Grohol - lists hundreds of psychology and support group newsgroups
Geriatrics Project
Glaxo-Wellcome Pharmaceuticals Co.
Gold Standard Multimedia Inc
Greenstone Healthcare Solutions
Dr. Philip Gilly - is a Family Physician in Hudson, NY and has a nice website with links and patient education articles.
Global Medic - Personalized health management tools; online symptom assessment; kids’, women’s and men’s Check Ups; Health Quiz; Daily health news articles; 4,000+ medical-term Health Encyclopedia; Drug Book database. submitted by Louise D’Anjou, July 22, 1999.
Dr. Greenberg - is a dermatologist in Elk Grove Village, IL and a writer.
Guide to San Fermin - new internet guide dedicated to the festival of Pamplona and the famous running of the bulls that takes place in this town during the first fortnight of July. The guide includes more than 200 pages of detailed information on all the aspects of the festival as well as hundreds of photographs by the best photographers that come every year to this small town in the north of Spain.

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Health Education Program - a computer database listing more than 450 patient education pieces, by topic and format. All materials included in the database have been peer reviewed for scientific accuracy, assessed for reading level, and approved for use in a family practice setting. The HEP is available free, on disk, paper, or on the web. It is a service provided by the American Academy of Family PhysiciansFoundation (tel 800-274-2237 ext 4406).
Health Gazettedeveloped by Karl Hempel, MD, a family physician in Tallahassee, FL
HIV Prevention Fact Sheets from the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at UCSF
HealthWeb
Health on the net An international initiative to promote “best-in-class” information technologies by the non-profit foundation based in Geneva
Dr. Hardin’s Medical What’s-New
Hospital Ethics Committee Network Discussion Listserv - Coordinator: Robyn Shapiro, JD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Health care News
Human Gene Map - coordinated by the NLM's National Center for Biotechnology Information
Health Info-Com Network Medical Newsletter
HealthNet - developing the health care information infrastructure for Canada
HealthNet Australia - Information dedicated to health and related industries in Australia.
HealthNet Egypt - information about healthcare in Egypt
HealthNet Slovak Republic - Internet services for health care institutions in Slovakia
HealthyNet - includes Medline searches.
Histology
History of Medicine Online from the NLM
HIV Infoweb
Hospital Web It's a great site for looking up any hospital in the world.
HyperDoc - National Library of Medicine gateway, including the internet Grateful Med.
Harvard Medical School
Health Education Program - Database of over 450 patient education materials that have been professionaly reviewed for use in a family practice setting by the AAFP Foundation, tel 800-274-2237x4406.
Health Online - includes a well-linked Library and on-line CME programs on alternative therapies, tel 303-659-2252.
Healthwise - the Health Education and Wellness Program of Columbia University, including the popular "Go Ask Alice"
HeartWeb - A medical journal on the web.
The HMO Group - info on HMOs practices, data, and key contacts, as well as links to member HMOs and medical resources, email to brau@hmogroup.com.
Health Resources for Primary Care - links to documents for providers and health information handouts for patients
Health Hippo - "The most comprehensive site on the Internet for health care policy and regulatory information."
Health Care Business Digest - where medicine and business meet face-to-face online. Published by MultiMedia Healthcare, Inc. at the Office Center at Princeton Meadows Building 300 in Plainsboro, NJ 08536, tel:609-275-3800, fax: 609-275-4779.
HealthAnswers - the website formerly known as America's Housecall Network, now includes the AAFP Health Education Program database
Healthinfo - The AAFP's Public Health and Information service
Healthworld Online - broad range of natural approaches to healing, complementary, and alternative medicine
Homeopathy Homepage - primer on this system of treating illness with energy medicine through the law of similars, as well as info on healing, complementary, and alternative medicine
Henriette's Herbal Homepage - set of annotated links to herbal matters online for use in healing, complementary, and alternative medicine
Health A to Z - includes info on healing, complementary, and alternative medicine
Healthtouch - searchable info on health, wellness, diseases, illnesses, medications.
Hereditary Hearing Impairment Resource Registry
Hospital Medicine journal - For over 30 years, the source for practical, well-illustrated primary care information.
Homecare Products, Inc. is the manufacturer of EZ-Access brand portable wheelchair ramps and inflatable bathing aids. The ramps are manufactured in the USA by the physically challenged. Submitted by Leon Alexander
Healthfinder - the federal website intended to provide a comprehensive source for online information, linking multiple agency websites with user-friendly searching.
Health World Online - features on wellness, nutrition, and fitness
Holy Name Hospital - located in Teaneck, NJ, home of the CyberNursery! Paul Menolowitz, MD (IM) Webmaster
Home Test Kits
In Honor of Peter Bennett - Recipient of the 1996 Banting Medal.
Dr. Hatzakis - ENT surgeon in Greece!

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Image Engine
Images, Applications, and Resources
Interactive Patient
Internet Health Science Resources
Immunizations
Impotence - If you know what this means, no more needs to be said
Infectious Diseases in Children newsletter
Immunization Action Coalition - for individuals and organizations concerned about vaccine-preventable diseases.
Internet Guide for the Health Professional - full of medically related internet sites
International Hospitals on the Web - links to the homepages of hospitals worldwide.
If you do independent medical evaluations, you will want to check out this internet site by Donald B. Gibson, MD, or call (423) 472-5155.
The Informatics Institute
Infomed's Drug Guide - Review of the uses, side effects, and pharmocologic properties of the 100 most commonly used drugs in primary care, by this Swiss publishing company.
Infonet International - Medical Doctors Registered in the Republic of Panama. Email webmaster@infonetsa.com for more info.
Homepage of the Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. submitted by Alexandr Chvatal.
Informed Consent Discussion Listserv - Coordinator: Dr. Douglas Maclean, Univ of Maryland

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JA Majors Co
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Journal of Family Practice Journal Club
Journal of Family Practice - featuring the new editor Paul Nutting, MD
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - offers information on accreditation practices, standards, surveys, organizations, and programs.
Journal of the American Medical Association - includes abstracts, select full text, tables and data graphs, complete contents page, functional search engine of back issues to 7/95, links to other AMA publications and all Archives journals.
Juice Plus - learn how this nutriceutical provides the 17 fruits and veggies that your body needs to Eat Right to Stay Healthy!

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KUMC Family Medicine Home Page
Kaiser Permanente of California - their website for the general public.
Kids’ Health

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Last Acts -End-of-life issues resource directory, calendar of events, and links to related sites.
LabTrak
Lawson Software - provider of health-care accounting, human resources, and purchasing programs.
Lancet - includes abstracts, select full text, tables and data graphs, complete contents page, links to references cited, planned search engine of back issues to 6/96, links to NEJM, Nature, and Science journals.
LabNotes Handbook - frequently used reference ranges from the Dept of Pathology at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

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The Mayo Clinic
MedAccess OnLine - nationwide listing of physicians, hospitals, HMO's, and surveys
Medconnect - continuing medical education for physicians.
Medical and Healthcare Resources - listing of hundreds of webpage addresses on medical topics, as well as mailing lists and medical discussion groups.
Medical and Health Websites - listing of hundreds of webpage addresses on medical topics, as well as a patient education archive.
Medical Illustration home page (CSIS)
The Medical List - "a comprehensive guide to internet clinical medicine resources" maintained by Lee Hancock, Gary Malet, MD, FP, and Internet Working Group of AMIA.
Medical Multimedia Education and Specialized Information Resource Center
Medical Record Privacy
Medical Resource List
Medicine Online
Marshall University School of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Medical Center at Ohio State University
Medical I-way
Medical Image Database
Medical Matrix
Medical Reconstruction in 3D
Medical Resources List - FTP
Medscape - the Medical Tribune newspaper
Medicine Virtual Library
MedLink
Medscape - "The on-line resource for better patient care" from Medical Tribune and SCP Communications
Medical Economics Online is a "Web site featuring articles from Medical Economics Company's award-winning, flagship magazine, Medical Economics, as well as additional resources for physicians who want breaking news and expert advice on medical practice and personal finance;and is now part of the PDR.net supersite."
MedSearch America
MedSeek - nationwide listing of physicians
MedWeb
The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics - at the University of Chicago
Medical Search - Like a Yahoo! search, only done by clinicians
MedWare - "The complete solution" for $650, call 800-316-4786
MedWeb - Called "the most useful and detailed single spot"
Medical Surveillance, Inc. - Publisher of books on primary care, pharmacology, pain management, etc. write to MSI PO Box 1629 West Chester, PA 19380, e-mail to msi@juno.com
MedSite Navigator - medical links of interest collected by Richard Peters, MD, PhD, Dept of Med, Harvard Medical School (Wang Bldg, ACC-1, Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114) and Robert Sikorski, MD, PhD, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD.
Medical Software - Physicians' medical software forum and information exchange, hosted by M Kaiman.
Medscape - features Medline searches, PicTours, CME, Hotlinks, literature searches, and 17 publications, such as Hippocrates, AIDS Reader, Family Physician, Medical Tribune, MMWR
Mediman© - Software for the Psion© palmtop by Publistix, Inc.E-mail them for more info.
Medical Informatics Resources - clearinghouse of links.
Medical Informatics FAQ - an explanation of the study of technology in medicine.
Medical Informatics at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Medical Informatics - Introductory Short Course offered by Stanford University. E-mail them for more info.
Medical Informatics Newsgroup
Multum Information Services, Inc. - makers of MediSource^TM, a clinical decision support service for medication ordering. E-mail them for more info.
MinnMed Mosaic
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
MedConnect - Medical Network in Princeton, NJ offers a monthly emergency medicine CME course online.
Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company (MLMIC)
MedTrib Web - A Physician's Guide to the Internet

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Mortara Instrument Company - Electrocardiography products

Medicine in Sports Pages on the Web - another great resource.
MedBulletin - Nationwide listings of physician employment opportunities.
MedFaxx - offers alternative, non-invasive, non-drug technologies to both medical professionals and end-users of the products. These include iontophoresis units, which deliver drugs without needles, magnets for magnetotherapy, and many other items. Email Whitney Hill (wwhill@delta.com) for more info.
Modern Medicine journal - interactive medical information from all of the publications of Advanstar Communications: Cosmetic Surgery Times; Dermatology Times; DVM, The Newsmagazine for Veterinary Medicine; Formulary; Geriatrics; Managed Healthcare, including PharmaCare Economics; Modern Medicine; Ophthalmology Times; Physician's Management; Urology Times
MED2000^TM - medical office software for Windows® by Jamison Business Systems, Inc. 317 Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787, tel: 516-366-0990, fax: 516-724-5049. E-mail for more info.
McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division
The Medical Commerce Network - provides the "benefits of a network designed especially for . . . a physician, pharmacist, physical therapist, hospital, insurance provider, pharmaceutical company, medical supplier, or other entity involved in the health care industry." tel: 888-363-8428.
TheMayo Clinic Proceedings - includes complete contents page.
Medicon's Free Medline Page
Medical Matrix Medline Access Page
MEDIC - the Medical Education Information Center of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Medbulletin - create an on-line magazine of information about physician employment opportunities in all specialties.
Multimedia Database
Multimedia Medical Reference Library
The Medical Records Institute
Medicare Rights Non-profit advocacy group
Medical Records Institute
Mental Health Net
Medical Computing Today
Managed Care
Modern Physician - Essential business news for physician executives
Multimedia HealthCare/Freedom, LLC - "Your source for online information resources for the issues facing medicine today" Publishers of Home Healthcare Consultant, Clinical Geriatrics, Health Care Business Digest, Nursing Home Medicine: The Annals of Long-Term Care
Medical Access Online provides Internet solutions for the medical community. "We support the growth of this rapidly evolving technology. We understand the need for collaboration and consensus, so that we can all move toward the future together." Submitted by Medical Access Online. Email.

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National Cancer Institute
National Center for Health Statistics
National Institutes of Health
National Jewish Center for Immunology & Respiratory Medicine
National Library of Medicine - FTP publications
National Center for Infectious Diseases at CDC
Nurses' Call
New York State Department of Health
New York State Academy of Family Physicians
New York University Medical Center
National Pork Producers Council - includes nutritional information
NABCO - nationwide Cancer Trial News
NCI's Clinical Trials
National Rosacea Society - Public services and publications for rosacea patients.
New York Academy of Sciences - serving science, technology, and society worldwide since 1817
Robert Nathanson, DO - E-mail to mailto:rnathan316@aol.com
NETworking - a monthly collection of hot spots, tips, and tidbits for Interneting physicians, published in the AMNews by the AMA. Send your internet news, facts, and finds to Nina Sandlin at amnews-nw@ama-assn.org
New England Journal of Medicine - includes abstracts, select full text, tables and data graphs, facsimile of contents page, generous high-quality graphics in many sections, efficient search engine of back issues to 1990.
Nature - scientific journal.
National Medical School Review - an ACCME-accredited organization providing continuing medical education (CME), and preparation for licensing examinations (USMLE) and specialty board examinations. Email or call 800-533-8850 for more info.
Neurosciences on the Internet
National Cancer Institute's Kids' Home - a unique resource for young people with cancer.
National Action Plan on Breast Cancer
NutriGenie - Award-winning nutrition and health software publisher. Submitted by food@aimnet.com.
NewsWorks - Retrieves articles on Health and Medicine from over 130 newspapers
Northern Dutchess Hospital - 10 Springbrook Avenue, Rhinebeck, NY tel (914) 876-3001.
NY State Education Department - started in February 1997 to post online comprehensive information, including the licensing and disciplinary status, of the over 600,000 professionals in the 38 professions that it regulates.
Nick's Health Care Bookmarks - The completed thesis and the derived bookmark file. submitted by Nick Mason, 1/27/2000.
NetSight - a guide to interactive medicine, published monthly in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Send your internet news, facts, and finds to William Silberg, Editorial Director, New Media Office, AMA Scientific Information and Multimedia Group at net@ama-assn.org
National Asthma Campaign - Features Junior Asthma Club for children
Netting the Evidence
Neurosciences on the Internet
Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association - Promotes “responsible self-medication” with OTC drugs
NeedyMeds - Lists indigent drug programs and eligibility info

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OncoLink
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Cardiovascular Section
The O-zone - the "Realm of a Respiratory Care Practitioner" David Oxley, MD
OB/GYN-L - Discussion group on topics in Obstetrics and Gynecology. To join send the e-mail message SUBSCRIBE OB-GYN-L <yourfirstname yourlastname>
Oncology Online - physician-only access to interactive forums, oncology journals, NLM index searching, seminar listings, and hotlinks (800-665-4679 for info)
Office of Professional Medical Conduct - of the New York State Department of Health
Oceania^® - makers of the WAVE^TM Electronic Health Record.
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases - the National Research Center
Online Interactive Journal of Otolaryngology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Resource Center
The Online Birth Center - Discusses issues related to pregnancy, birth, midwifery, breastfeeding, and more. Submitted by Donna Dolezal Zelzer.
Subscribe to the OBC News -- a free weekly newsletter! Send a message to Majordomo@efn.org and put only the words: subscribe obcnews in the body of the message. Write to owner-obcnews@efn.org for a sample copy. Submitted by Donna Dolezal Zelzer.
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) - genetics database featuring a very efficient retrieval tool. Text searches return not only the citations relevant to the initial query, but also articles with MeSH and text terms in the "neighborhood" of each citation.
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (UNOS)
ObGyn Net

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Pharmaceutical Information Network
Physicians' Guide to the Internet - register using promotional code 9632 to get first month free
Physicians' Home Page
Physicians' Online
PracticeNet
Preventive Medicine Residency Program of South Carolina
Primary Care at Univ Chicago
Primary Care at Univ Florida
Patient Care Online is a "Web site featuring articles from the award-winning magazine, Patient Care, provides resources for primary care physicians who want expert advice on effective and efficient care for their patients."
Patient Education
Patient Education Archives - a compendium of the educational and informational handouts used in a Family Physician's office practice.
Pediatrics
America's Pharmaceutical Research Companies
Prime Practice - the interactive CD-ROM educational series from the Mayo Clinic tel 800-553-5426
Physicians' Desk Reference - introduces pdrnet.com available 12/16/96.
Patient Ed - A patient education management system for Windows, version 1.1. Favorably reviewed by the AAFP Foundation. A product of Medifor, Inc, call 800-366-3710 for info and a free demo disk.
Psychiatry - online depression screening and other screens
Primary Care Internet Guide - provides links to primary-care resources, discussion groups, teaching modules, academic institutions, and more.
Prostate Online - A prostate cancer survivor's resource base for managing the diagnostic and treatment process for prostate cancer through education and empowerment. submitted by Virgil Simons on August 17, 1999.
Prostate Problems Mailing List - an informal support group frequented by men with cancer, urologists, oncologists, radiation therapists, and others. To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail message with the subject line blank and type subscribe prostate <your name> in the body.
Photographic Atlas of Civil War Injuries - Photographs of Surgical Cases and Specimens from the Otis Historical Archives of the Military Medical Museum. Features 446 pages with illustrations, edited by Bradley Bengtson and Julian Kuz. Reviewed in JAMA 2/12/97. For more info e-mail.
PowerMed - is a computer-based medical record software program for Windows 95, 3.1, NT and the Macintosh. "Combining powerful automation with an easy to use interface, PowerMed software's base package has many features not found in software priced thousands higher. The full program may be downloaded from our website. Pricing is $499 for the first licensed user, $99 each additional (licensing is not required for office staff or basic nursing personnel)". For more info contactBill Zelman, DO.
Physicians' Record Co. - Color-tabbed chart dividers for use in medical centers, clinics, nursing care facilities, etc. E-mail them for more info.
PocketCHART^TM - software for palmtop computers running Windows^® CE by Physix, Inc. E-mail them for more info.
Physician's Choice - medical and health-related websites reviewed by physicians.
Pathologia Paidon - simplified reference on lung cancer, breast cancer, and the Pap smear by Pathologist Pat Connelly, MD in Dayton.
Pohly's Internet Guide - Healthcare Employment Resources - a simple, straighforward page designed to point healthcare professionals in the right direction as they embark on their job searches. Also includes Healthcare Recruiters on the Net.
Patient Medical Assistant - Dr. Michael Cole's list of common ailments and useful information about how to handle them.
PaperChase is a service of the Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. On a not-for-profit basis, we provide access to the MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, and HealthSTAR databases of the National Library of Medicine, and the CancarLit database of the National Cancer Institute. PaperChase combines all four databases-over 9,500,000 references-into one database, the largest database of references of biomedical literature in the world. Submitted by Richard A. Nici .
Psych Links - dozens of links in medicine and mental health.
Patient Ed^® - Patient Education Management System for Windows® by Medifor, Inc. E-mail for more info.
Patient education and Support
Pulmonary Hypertension Association Educational support for patients with pulmonary hypertension, their families, and physicians
Palm-med - Forum on hand-held devices in medicine
Psychiatric Ethics Network Discussion Listserv - Coordinator: Dr. Emilio Mordini, Psychoanalytic Institute for Social Research, Rome
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturer’s Assoc
Physician Management tools - Information-based clinical performance improvement
Permanente Journal From the Permanente Medical Group, the physicians of the world’s oldest HMO
Physician's Employment - The largest data base of physician opportunities on the Internet. Submitted by Robert Truog.
Pocket Guide to Clinical Coding - an inexpensive, easy to use dictatable format guide to increase reimbursement, diminish audit exposure, and produce a comprehensive medical record using the latest AMA/HCFA guidelines. Copies sell for $10.75 directly from the physician, publisher/author: M. Tray Dunaway, MD, FACS, or write to Rebel Records, Inc. 1413 Mill Street Camden, SC 29020

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QuitNet - Volumes of support materials about smoking cessation from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Quackery - the popular culture of medicine

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Radiology Teaching File
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Running Injuries Page - thorough compendium of information about running-related injuries and their prevention by Washington, DC podiatrist Dr. Stephen Pribut
Respiratory Medicine Online - The National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, publishers of the Journal of Respiratory Diseases, launch the first major Internet service designed specifically for physicians treating lung, allergic, and immune diseases.
ResistanceWeb - Tracking bacterial resistance to antibiotics
Rx SampleLink @ Medscape - Drug samples for physicians’ offices only
Reproductive Rights Discussion Listserv Coordinator: R. Alta Charo, Medical College of Wisconsin

Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps - All-volunteer, non-profit, airborne-relief organization which has provided medical, surgical, eye, and dental care to more than 51,000 people since 1992.
RxList - searchable index on drugs and medication interactions
Richman Company - electronic billing and collections. email to David Daniels (info@richman-company.com) for info.
Radiology Webserver - Univ of Washington in Seattle offers radiological case studies for CME online.
Radiology Cases In Pediatric Emergency Medicine

This is a free software program available on the internet and via the U.S. mail. Each volume contains 20 cases with their associated radiographs (65 to 130 radiographic images per volume). Teaching and discussion sections follow. Good for teaching medical students, residents, for CME, and as a valuable desktop resource. Requires Microsoft Windows and a 256 color driver. Volume 1 was reviewed by Medical Software Reviews (6/95 issue), which awarded its highest ratings in all categories. Volumes 1 - 4 were awarded the 1996 Professional Medical Education Award by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Users are encouraged to copy the program disks and distribute them to others. There are no charges or fees to download this program. It is truly freeware. Hope you find these cases interesting and challenging.

Loren Yamamoto, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Vice-Chief of Staff, Kapiolani Medical Center For Women And Children
1319 Punahou Street, #718, Honolulu, HI 96826

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Safer Sex Page
Silver Platter
Southern California Orthopedic Institute
StarTrek Voyager
The Samaritans - international on-line suicide crisis service
Science of Obesity and Weight Control
Sky and Telescope magazine
Dr. Bob's Smoking Cessation Page
SportsDoc - online examining of virtual patients to learn more about sports medicine injuries using MRIs, Xrays, surgical videos and an extensive medical library.
State and National Healthcare Organizations
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine - fine organization assisting the teachers and learners of modern family medicine. For more info you may e-mail them.
Spinal Cord Injury site - the more than 200,000 Americans living with spinal-cord injuries now have a place to go for information and social support.
Science - the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Scientific American - scientific journal.
Support/education program for heart patients/families. Online newsletter....articles: Ask the Doctor, Cardiac Calm, Chief Surgeon's Corner, Food News, Heart Health, Psychologically Speaking, ...Pulse, Recipe, Rehab Rap, Thought for the Month, etc... It was submitted by Bonnie Campbell.
Shape Up America! - Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop's initiative, founded in 1994, to get Americans off the couch and into better health. Includes the CyberKitchen feature to help one design a meal plan and estimate one's daily calorie goal based on inputted information.
Saint Francis Hospital - 35 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 tel (914) 471-2000.
SmartTalkpatient communication productivity tool
Starbright - Technology, entertainment, and pediatrics come together to empower seriously ill children
Sickbay.com - a portal to Healthcare savings: Transcription, Billing, Funding, Personnel, Electronic Claims, Claims Dispute Resolution, Convention Information, Marketing, Emergency Information, Waste Removal, Physician Placement, Online Medical Store, Health 24 News, HealthScout and Continuing Education for Nurses, and Coming soon: Practice Management, Medical Answering Services, Medical Equipment Auction, Continuing Education for Doctors and much, much more. submitted by Dan Schieferstein, Crew Member, 1/27/2000.
Senior Technologies - Manufacturer and direct sales of restraint-free products including WanderGuard departure alert system (dementia & Alzheimer's), TABS mobility monitors (fall prevention), Decura therapeutic mattress (decubitis and pressure ulcers) and the Arial wireless communication system (nurse call system). Email to sti@navix.net.

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Taiwan HealthNet
The Internet Medical Exchange (TIME) - directory of information about physicians
Telemedicine - A Guide to Assessing Telecommunications in Health Care, a new report from the Institute of Medicine
Telemedicine- This site not only promotes telemedicine but the descriptions about the various applications of this new technology are fascinating and make visiting this site quite worthwhile. Overall, this is a great place to familiarize yourself with an emerging technology that will undoubtedly soon have significant impact in the medical field.
Teton Data Systems - Publisher of the popular STAT!-Ref Library of medical references on CD-ROMs. Tel (800)-755-7828, Fax (307)-739-1229, Email Sales@tetondata.com
Telemedicine Newsgroup
True Data - decision support research in areas such as Demographics, Market share, physician networks, and small area analysis, available as printouts, slides, or transparencies for presentation-quality data. A service of Computers by Design, Inc. tel: 800-843-8696, fax: 516-696-0950.
21st Century Eloquence - dealer in speech-recognition software in Palm Beach, FL founded by Eric Fishman, MD a practicing orthopedist. Tel 800-245-2133 or Email for more info.
Tumor Board - this browsable archive includes copyright-free digital pathology images.
TeleTriage Systems™ is a leader and innovator in products for the Telephone Triage and Call Center Industries, specializing in user friendly products which provide the link between healthcare problems and solutions, need for and access to care, human beings and healthcare services.
Travel Medicine Clinic - hosted by the University of North Texas Health Science center at Fort Worth
Tobacco Free Kids - Largest nongovernment initiative against teen smoking
Tumor Board - copyright-free digital pathology images

The Testosterone Source - explore how testosterone works, learn about testosterone deficicy, and discover how to locate physicians who treat the condition; with links to the American Association of Endocrinologists (AACE); sponsored by SmithKline Beecham.
Tar Wars - the award-winning national tobacco education program for fifth-grade students. For info call (800) TAR-WARS

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United Media - editorial cartoons for when you need to lighten up!
US Dept of Health and Human Services - look under What's New to find the 1996 report on Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth.
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas - includes site for alumni
Unicor Medical, Inc. - produces Easy Coder reference books and Alpha II coding software; 4160 Carmichael Rd, Montgomery, AL 36177-8138, 800-825-7421
University of Health Sciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Minnesota School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education

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Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
Virtual Hospital - at the University of Iowa Hospital
Virtual Medical Center
Visible Human Project - Images and Animations
The Visible Human Project - main informational page. The main Visible Human Project home page is http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html. Submitted by: Richard A. Banvard Office of High Performance Computing and Communications Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications National Library of Medicine, Bldg 38A, Rm B1N-30M National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 20894 301-435-3266 301-402-4080 (FAX) banvard@nlm.nih.gov
Vista Behavioral Health Plans - San Diego-based managed mental health care company
Virtual World Congress - the American College of Chest Physicians' scientific assembly in cyberspace, complete with lectures, symposia, and CME courses.
The Vaccine Page is a serious attempt to collect all useful information about vaccines, organize it meaningfully, present it appropriately for each of several distinct audiences, and above all, keep it up to date. It was submitted by Don Radler.
Virtual Human Male database - Center for Human Simulation at the Univ Colorado Health Science Center
Viridae conducts antiviral research and testing, consisting of a CRO, virology laboratory, and investigator site for antiviral clinical trials. Viridae is an antiviral product think tank for herpes simplex diseases, AIDS/HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted diseases. Viridae is led by Dr. Stephen L. Sacks, a world-renowned expert on sexually transmitted diseases and author of "The Truth About Herpes", now in its fourth edition. Submitted by Michael Jensen.

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WebPath: Internet Pathology Laboratory - includes archived images demonstrating gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease states.
Whole Brain Atlas
Web of Addictions - Links to addiction-related fact sheets created by various organizations.
Web Directory of EMR Vendors - comprehensive listing of companies providing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
WONCA - the World Organization of family doctors

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Yahoo! Health: Medicine - The premier on-line index of medical web sites.
Yahoo: Diseases and Conditions
You First - fill out a health and habits questionnaire to have your "body-age" calculated. Set up by Greenstone Healthcare Services, a subsidiary of Pharmacia and Upjohn, the site offers the health risk assessment and a sixteen page analysis of personal health.
Your Health Daily - a service of the NY Times syndicate

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