American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) is the largest professional medical specialty organization representing allergists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals, and other physicians with a special interest in allergy. It was established in 1943 with the merger of the American Association for the Study of Allergy and the Association for the Study of Asthma and Allied Conditions. In 1948, the Executive Office for the Academy was established in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At that time, membership totaled 528. Today, AAAAI membership totals more than 6,000.
National Osteoporosis Foundation
The nation's leading voluntary health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health
Cancer
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community- based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
This site has a comprehensive list of cancers by type, with stage and treatment formation. Patients can read the health professionals section for more comprehensive information.
National Stroke Association
Provides national expertise and leadership for those at risk, suffering or recovering from a stroke
The Heart Institute
This site has information in English and Spanish on heart conditions and treatments, including a risk assessment, a fact sheet and an interactive test to determine heart health.
GUÍA PARA ELIMINAR CORRECTAMENTE (O APROPIA DAMENTE) EN SU HOGAR (O SU CASA)
Cada año, son muchas las personas que resultan heridas por el contacto con
aguja o otros objetos cortantes o punteagudos que se colocan en la basura. Los manejadores de desechos or basura, están en un riesgo especialmente
alto, también los niños, los animales domésticos y los animalitos silvestres ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
One of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services
Cradle, The
The Cradle is a private, non-profit, 501(c)3 child welfare agency, licensed by the State of Illinois. Its mission is to benefit children -- by providing education, guidance and lifelong support on parenting choices. Its commitment is to serve as a partner in creating and sustaining nurturing families.
Emory University
This site offers an A-to-Z list of diagnostic and surgical procedures, including what to expect with each procedure.
Family Doctor/AAFP
A wide variety of topics for all age groups from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Family History Initiative
Launched in 2004 by the U.S. Surgeon General, the Family History Initiative encourages people to collect and write down their family health history. Individuals can use a Web-enabled tool called "My Family Health Portrait" to organize and print a family health history they can share with their doctors.
Healthfinder
A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site.
Little Company of Mary in California
Little Company of Mary is an integrated, regional health care system serving communities in the South Bay area of Southern California. We are comprised of more than 30 different medical and health care facilities and services, including Little Company Of Mary Hospital-Torrance and Little Company of Mary San Pedro Hospital. Little Company of Mary is a member of the Providence Health System. This Web site helps fulfill our mission, which includes: respect for the individual,quality of care,education for professionals and the community,and outreach to those in need.
Mayo Clinic
The mission of this website is to empower people to manage their health. It provides useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic.
A team of Web content producers, editors, multimedia and graphics producers, interactive developers, health educators, nurses, doctors, and scientists produces this site that gives you access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic.
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research owns this site.
This site is a for-profit venture that accepts advertising.
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
We are a 124-bed, acute care hospital serving southwestern Indiana which includes nine counties and approximately 160,000 lives. Our active medical staff consists of over 60 physicians, and over 93% of these doctors are board certified in their areas of speciality. Annually, we register over 114,000 outpatients and approximately 6,700 inpatients. The hospital was founded in 1951 and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, Inc. In 2001, the hospital celebrated its 50th Anniversary of service to the public.
National Library of Medicine
MEDLINEplus is a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. MEDLINEplus is updated daily. There is no advertising on this site, nor does MEDLINEplus endorse any company or product.
Skin and Hair Information - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Comprehensive site detailing skin, hair and nail problems, including the risks of artificial fingernails, allergic reactions to nail-product ingredients, and what to do about toenail fingis.
Tests and Procedures - The University of Michigan
This site has detailed descriptions of tests from pap smears to auditory brain stem testing for hearing problems and thalium scans used to get information about the blood supply to the heart muscle.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction
University of Pittsburgh
This website offers fact sheets on what to expect form many tests, including radiation therapy and guidance on exercise after seed implanttation.
Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council
A site where consumers and others interested in hospital, insurance and physician data can find sources like "The Hospital Patient Guide." It also features a data query system that individuals can access to search for healthcare information about hospitals in Illinois.
Orthopedics
Sports Medicine - University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota's Sports Medicine Instutite offers information on knee and shoulder injuries and surgeries, an interactive knee exam, and an "Ask the Doc" feature on subjects like bone spurs and heel pain.
