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Reviewed Resources:
181.Colorado Health Site
Colorado HealthSite (CHS)á is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to provide actual medical information, statistic facts, support services and promote health through health education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and prevention of diseases. Comprehensive information include details on 23 chronic illnesses, holistic therapy, health insurance, drugs, food saety, womenÆs and children health, and provide interactive with patients and physicians through Ask CHS, Pen Pals, Patient Stories, Interviews, Forums and more.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:1029
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.coloradohealthnet.org/
182.Colorado HealthSite
The Colorado HealthSite is a consumer's guide to a variety of common health concerns: chronic conditions, women's issues, holistic therapies, minority health, and more. A smattering of bulletin boards, some book reviews, and a pen pal feature complement the rest of the content, which consists mostly of links to web resources.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:3069
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/
183.M David Tilson Home Page: THE ANEURYSM INFORMATION PROJECT
A doctor at Columbia University has assembled this bare-bones but content-focused page of information related to abdominal aortic aneurysms (usually simply "aneurysms"). It contains a FAQ, a lecture, and a small number of reviewed links.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Patients.
Reference index:316
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.columbia.edu/~mdt1/
184.Mitral Valve Prolapse
This is an excellent, thorough article on the condition known as mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Author Ronald Hoffman, M.D., explains the condition thoroughly and shows how it is linked to a variety of other conditions, such as chemical sensitivities, hypoglycemia, and hypothyroidism. End of article discusses a number of alternative therapies for the condition, which include nutritional strategies, exercise, and cognitive therapy.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:25
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.consciouschoice.com/holisticmd/hmd093.html
185.Physiology Labs
Physiology Labs offers a dynamic, interactive curriculum with animations, exercises, and quizzes. Nineteen chapters cover general, respiratory, cardiovascular, and renal physiology. Exercises using real-time physiological simulations are contained throughout the program to illustrate important concepts.
Critical Concepts also provides patient cases as an educational resource to customers.
Purpose: Learning, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:78
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.critcon.com/
Download URL:http://www.critcon.com/webdemos/demos.html
Order CD-ROM URL:http://www.critcon.com/products/online.html
186.The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ)
The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand provides practice guidelines, information about training, a calendar of upcoming meetings (and details about them), and newsletters. The archive of the group's newsletter, which is named On the Pulse,á is kept fairly up to date. There is also information on scholarships and fellowships offered by the society along with news releases and general cardiology-related information, including a number of position papers. The site has a search tool, and the navigation is easy.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:133
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.csanz.edu.au/
187.Bacterial Endocarditis
This is a simple text document describing the appearance and treatment of bacterial endocarditis in pediatric patients. It is understandable to the general public but is not simplistic.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:23
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.csun.edu/~hcmth011/chaser/article2.html
188.Cyberounds
This site provides the most online interactive conferences (162) written and moderated by distinguished academic clinicians and researchers from 15 medical schools. All conference material is original, never recycled or licensed from anywhere. Every month the conference moderators post new presentations. Members then have the opportunity to pose questions and comments directly to the moderators. Previous conferences are archived and available for review. The spectrum of conference topics is broad, from Cardiovascular Medicine to Health Law and Bioethics. The Cyberounds½ CME online courses, including credit tracking, certificates, scoring and registration, are also presented. The fee for 50 hours of AMA/PRA Category 1 credit including an annual registration charge is $125.00.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:1248
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.cyberounds.com/
189.The Doctor's Dilemma Online
A unique interactive medical ethics program allowing individual exploration of complex and controversial issues found in contemporary medical practice. This site also contains a free Online Demo.
Purpose: Learning, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:28
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.ddonline.gsm.com/
190.Fontan Operation Homepage - Fontan operation resource, for congenital heart diseases like Tricuspid Atresia, Pulmonary Atresia, HLHS and Single Ventricle
This page consists of a concise guide to the Fontan operation, a type of surgery used to treat complex congenital heart defects, such as tricuspid atresia, hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), pulmonary atresia, and single ventricle. Site is basic and adorned with a few simple graphics and text that is directed toward physicians but also accessible to patients.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Patients.
Reference index:45
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.dencats.org/fontan/fontan.htm
191.DiseaseRef Home
DiseaseRef optimizes medical information retrieval by providing quick and easy access to information found in online sources such as PubMed; Clinical Pharmacology 2000, a drug information database; MedWeaver, a differential diagnosis database; Rheumatoid Arthritis by Firestein et al.; and the Cochrane Library, an evidence-based medicine database. Site houses a free online journal, which is sent to subscribers one or twice weekly, that reviews important current scientific and research information. Past issues of the journal can be browsed. Searching DiseaseRef by disease or topic requires registration, yet registration is free and convenient.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:44
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.diseaseref.com/
192.Doctor's Guide to the Internet
The Doctor's Guide is designed to help physicians cost-effectively harness medical resources on the Internet. Design is a bit busy, but there is abundant information here, much of which consists of reviewed links to off-site resources. Users can register in order to personalize the service.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:19745
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.docguide.com
193.OhioHealth
OhioHealth is a non-profit organization providing healthcare in 46 Ohio counties. Fact sheets with pictures educate about orthopedics, the brain, the spine, sleep disorders, pregnancy, and fitness; guide to programs provides sweeping list of services; and the "Find a Doctor" and "Facilities" sections link Ohio residents to their nearest healthcare providers. This high-quality site is aimed at those in the region served by the organization.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:73
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.doctors-10tv.com/
194.Doctorsmess.com
This site provides a broad spectrum of services to UK doctors. Covers major news stories that affect doctors.
Allows comments on each story directly, join or start a discussion in
discussion areas, and send letters to the newspapers via press watch
database is available. Informs about courses and conferences. Provides
specialist financial advice for doctors. Offers free email and free websites for speciality groups.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:4
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.doctorsmess.com/
195.Vas internet doktor
This site offers the databases of private Yugoslavian medical offices and clinics. The database is small and limited to those clinics around Belgrade. There is a forum, and medical news is reported. The design and navigation are good. All text is in Serbian.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:36
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.doktor.co.yu/
196.Dr Blood Pressure - the high blood pressure information web site
Dr. Blood Pressure--otherwise known as French cardiologist Dr. Pierre Laurent--dispenses oodles of information on hypertension on this well-done site. Those with high blood pressure will here find tips on controlling it, a thorough explanation of exactly what blood pressure is, and frightening facts about the damage hypertension can wreak on one's body. Site is a thorough, dedicated effort.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:29
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.drbloodpressure.com/
197.drkoop.com
Excellent information and education site on many health related topics.
Sections: health news, family health (men, women,
children), health and wellness (alternative health, fitness, weight loss,
prevention center, nutrition center), searchable medical encyclopedia,
message board and regular columns.
Contains disease center (includes information about living with diseases,
finding support, the latest news), mental health center, common symptoms
(abdominal pain, vomiting, insomnia,a), minor medical directory
(information
about every day health concerns like cold and flu, dyspepsia, back
pain,...), master directory, first aid (choking, CPR, cuts, bleeding,
insect bites,a)
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:22914
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.drkoop.com/
198.eMedicine World Medical Library
eMedicine offers up-to-date, searchable, peer-reviewed medical journals in emergency medicine, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, ophthalmology, dermatology, neurology, sports medicine and veterinary medicine. The articles are indexed by specialty , alphabetical per volumes for professionals and there are more than 500 articles for consumers. This is one of the largest provides of online CME, CE and CEH.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Dentists, Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses, Patients.
Reference index:27647
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.emedicine.com/
199.Congestive heart failure
The Florida Cardiovascular Institute hosts this lengthy, in-depth essay on recent advances in the treatment of congestive heart failure. Technical language is likely a bit tough for the general public, but information is appropriate and helpful for physicians.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:12
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.fcvi.org/CHF-article_frame.html
200.Dynamic Medical Information System
DynaMed (Dynamic Medical Information System) is designed to provide quick and easy access to medical information and is a useful resource in clinical, educational and research settings. It contains basic information on over 2000 diseases, and provides an organized structure for finding disease-based information, including both standard medical knowledge and current developments. Free registration required.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:316
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.dynamicmedical.com/
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