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61.Health Education Center of Excellence
The Center of Excellence in Education for Health, Inc. is a health education/health behavior site, which offers wellness services, resources, programs, and ideas at the way they could supply the highest quality disease prevention for consumers, professionals and teachers.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:29
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthbehavior.com/
62.health-center
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:893
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.health-center.com/
63.HealthCentral - General Encyclopedia - Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
The HealthCentral website offers quite thorough information on Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a manifestation of thiamine deficiency that occurs most pronouncedly among chronic alcoholics. Detailed page outlines the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this condition in easy-to-read terms. It notes that the condition will lead directly to death if untreated, and that treatment involves cessation of all alcohol consumption and injections of vitamin B-1 (thiamine). Still, many of the effects of this condition (such as memory loss) remain despite all forms of treatment.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:22
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000771.cfm
64.HealthCentral - General Encyclopedia - dehydration
The HealthCentral entry on dehydration informs users that excessive sweating and exercise, vomiting, diarrhea, and polyuria can all cause the condition. It cautions parents especially to be aware of how much liquid their children are consuming, especially when sick; severe illnesses can often lead to lack of appetite and thirst, and dehydration is especially dangerous at these times. Details on complications and suggested treatment are also offered on this concise and reader-friendly page.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:17
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000982.cfm
65.UK Health Centre
This is an excellent medical search engine selected by medical specializations and target population.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Dentists, Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses, Patients.
Reference index:4
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthcentre.org.uk/hc/index.html
66.Health.e.school
This Welsh site allows users to learn about nutrition and smoking issues through fun pages directed at preschool children, primary and secondary school children, teachers, parents, and governors. Find stories, drawings, quizzes, newsletters, worksheets, resources, and lesson plans, all presented in an attractive interactive environment adorned with well-drawn cartoon figures. "Nic'n'Tina" are available to counsel young people on the dangers of smoking and to show Welsh teenagers how their smoking habits compare to those of other nations. Site is a fine source of information for all those concerned with tobacco- and nutrition-related issues affecting young people.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Nurses, Patients.
Reference index:11
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healtheschool.org.uk/
67.healthfinder(r) -- alternative medicine
HealthFinder is a government gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information. Find a variety of options here, from selected online publications, databases, and web sites, including government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. A popular and powerful source, HealthFinder has served users over 1.7 million times in its first year online and by 1999 there were over 4.5 million visits. Kids' and Spanish-language sections are available. Authoritative and easy to use, this site features only those sites that are screened and given the US government's stamp of approval; links come complete with brief summaries.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:35
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthfinder.gov
68.Breast Augmentation and Breast Implants Information Web - by Nicole
A woman named Nicole, mother of two children, recounts her breast augmentation experience and offers a robust collection of resources on implants and surgery. Site is a supportive forum which offers discussion, chat, hundreds of uncensored before-and-after photos, real stories from real women, information on choosing a plastic surgeon, and more. Delightful design complements copious content.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:348
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.implantinfo.com/
69.Health monitor
Health monitor is an eloquent site designed to share up to date and modern information in various medical faculties. Topics such as arthritis, cancer care, diabetes, nutrition, heart and family care, kidney care, pediatrics, respiratory health and senior and women¦s health are embodied in its newsletters. Precise and graspable content describes the causes, signs, symptoms and care of different diseases. In addition to the database containing more than 900 remedies with commercial and generic names, description, proper usage, precautions and side effects, the site also offers consultation with a doctor.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:49
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthmonitor.com/
70.SatelLife
SATELLIFE has a mission to help health professionals in developing countries get access to current information and research that is vital for diagnosis, treatment, and care of disease. It connect health professionals working in remote, less developed areas, allowing them to share information on relevant health issues. It also trains health workers in the use of information technology tools and distributes current, peer-reviewed medical and public health content. Learn all about the various services offered by the group, including a training center in East Africa, online discussion groups (distributed over e-mail), and its services offered in conjunction with related collaborating agencies.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:5821
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthnet.org/
71.Health News & Information Directory
This site provides consumers and practicing physicians with the fastest, most comprehensive, user-friendly physician directory and related health provider directories on the Internet. Current news feeds are updated hourly.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:118
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthnewsdirectory.com/HealthNews/Directory/Default.asp
72.HealthPartners
The HealthPartners Medical Group & Clinics are dedicated to providing the highly trusted health care, health promotion, health care financing and health administration. Within it works the HealthPartners Research Foundation that is conducting clinical, health services and basic science research.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:4952
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthpartners.com/
73.Health Policy Coach
Health Policy Coach offers the tools, strategies and information necessary to create policy change in the community. Prevention focused, this is a collection of policy-based strategies including of policies from both the public and private sectors, at local, state and federal levels. They are presented in form of policy profiles describing determinants of health such as healthcare, education, safety, work and the environment.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:65
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthpolicycoach.org/
74.Health Promotions
Health Promotions has a mission to improve the health and health care services. It promotes health through a community approach, working with key organisations and using relevant messages. This site offers news, documents, resources and event information.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:65
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.health-promotions.com/
75.Welcome to Occupational Health and Safety
This website of the Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Alabama at Birmingham provides emergency information about whether, general safety about first aid tips, emergency preparedness, dealing with violence, bombs and bomb threats, education and training in drivers, medical waste treatment, chemical safety, radiation safety, laboratory safety, hazardous materials, hospital safety and much more.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthsafe.uab.edu/
76.Welcome to the Health Sponsorship Council
The Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) is an agency that uses social marketing to promote health messages. Their aim is to influence public thinking and actions. One of their marketing tools is to create "brand names" related to public health messages; currently, these brand activities are Smokefree, SunSmart, and Bike Wise. Click on the links to each of these campaigns to find out details about the dangers of tobacco, the importance of protecting skin from sunburn, and cycling safety, respectively. Some of these campaigns are also conducted in the Maori language. Each is presented with "cool" graphics and logos meant to elicit the same fervor and devotion caused by corporate brand-name advertising--but for a good cause.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:87
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthsponsorship.co.nz/
77.HealthWorld Online - Integrative Medicine - The Importance of Magnesium to Human Nutrition
Easy-to-read article discusses the importance of the mineral magnesium to the health of the human body. It notes that magnesium is a "critical co-factor" in over 300 enzyme reactions involved in the process of human metabolism. It describes a number of common "stress symptoms" that may, in fact, be related to the condition, such as shortness of breath, insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks, menstrual disruptions, and so on. Details on the various ways of diagnosing the condition are also offered. Page's perspective emphasizes diet and supplementation as key to alleviating symptoms.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:11
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/article.asp?PageType=Article&ID=541
78.HealthyAging.net: The Official Site of the Healthy Aging Campaign
The Healthy Aging website is the official online presence of the Healthy Aging Campaign. This project promotes general health among the elderly and increases awareness of the positive aspects of aging. Here you can find information on how to improve your physical, mental, social, and financial fitness at any age. A tip of the week is available, as is a directory of related resources.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:52
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthyaging.net/
79.Healthy Childcare
Healthy Childcareá is a bimonthly publication which offers health and safety information. It is a product of American School Health AssociationÆs Council on Early Childhood Health Education and Services. It is useful for pediatricians, nurse, dietitians and other professionals to gauge information in childcare programs.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:207
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthychild.net/
80.Healthy Choices for Kids Online
Lessons for healthy choices for kids. Excellent texts for better eating help teachers to prepare the classwork.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:307
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthychoices.org/
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