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Reviewed Resources:
21.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
22.Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Patients.
Reference index:8610
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.hmc.psu.edu/
23.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/
24.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
25.Healthworks Online Cardiology
This site provides reviews of many software products related to Cardiology. It includes Principles of Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Auscultation, CardioViewer, Electrophysiology of the Heart, The Cardiac Cycle and Essentials of Cardiac Rhythm Recognition.
Purchase information is available through this site.
Purpose: Learning, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:3
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthworks.co.uk/hw/HWOCDCat/cardiology.html#FunctionalCardiac
26.Medical CD-ROM Shop
Over 600 medical CD-ROM titles are for sale on this site. It includes a searchable database and main menu. For each title there is a small summary of the CD-ROM along with a price (in British pounds) and ordering information. Design and ease of navigation are both good.
Purpose: Reference, Simulation.
Audience: Dentists, Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses.
Reference index:2
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.healthworks.co.uk/secure_shopping/index.asp
Order CD-ROM URL:http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/erol/cdshop.html
27.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/
28.Heart Children New Zealand
Heart Children New Zealand provides support and care for children with congenital heart conditions and their families. They have 23 support groups, which are provided with all necessary tools and news. Attractive site offers a FAQ, details on the BNZ Heart House (a place for children and their families to stay before, during, and after heart surgery at a nearby medical center), a section for kids, a guide to resources, and more. A small calendar of upcoming events (such as awareness weeks, conferences, and camps for children) is available on the front page.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:43
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.heartchildren.org.nz/
29.HeliosHealth
The experts at Helios Health are available to answer most frequently asked questions about health and health care. They disseminate their knowledge through animations, discussions, and email services. Topics addressed include allergies, asthma, heart health, birth control, prenatal and postnatal care, yeast infections, menopause, osteoporosis, PMS, and more. Complete information guides are provided for selected subjects.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:1009
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.helioshealth.com/
30.Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association - Support for children with hemiplegia, hemiparesis, and pediatric stroke
The Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association is a support and information organization dedicated to assisting children who suffer from hemiplegia, hemiparesis, and/or pediatric stroke and their families. The group's quite comprehensive website offers information about each of these conditions, information on online and local support groups, guides to daily living, education, sports, and finances, and more.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:169
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.hemikids.org/
31.HHS Pages For Kids
Excellent site, with fun and educative information prepared for kids. Interactive games help them earn about serious themes.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:686
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.hhs.gov/kids/
32.Hong Kong Medical Journal
The Hong Kong Medical Journal (HKMJ), the former Journal of the Hong Kong Medical Association is a peer-reviewed bimonthly publication of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and the Hong Kong Medical Association. Topics are from all subjects relating to clinical practice and research. Free abstracts and full texts.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:621
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.hkmj.org.hk/hkmj/
33.Angeline Marie's Site
Learn about the experience of one mother who underwent fetal surgery to correct her baby Angeline Marie's Spina Bifida. Photos of the young girl complement the site author's story.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:13
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.homestead.com/angelinemarie/files/
34.International Association of Paediatric Dentistry - IAPD
The International Association of Dentistry for Children is dedicated to specialist pediatric dentists and general dental practitioners with an interest in children. Its site offers basic information about society, congresses, and official publication of society û International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Dentists.
Reference index:19
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.iapd.org.uk/
35.Torticollis,Torticollis Treatment,baby,infant,children
Fact sheet on iBabyDoc.com gives details on the condition known as torticollis, the congenital form of which can affect infants' neck and head posture by causing the neck muscles to contract involuntarily. Treatment information is provided, along with one doctor's personal assessment of the condition.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:9
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.ibabydoc.com/online/diseasetorticollis.asp
36.Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and the Institute of Child Health homepage
With a mission to improve the health of children, the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and the Institute of Child Health seek to become the foremost center of excellence in Europe for specialist pediatric services, research, evaluation and education in the field of child health. Through an alphabetically organized listing one can find details of forthcoming courses, workshops, seminars, research degree opportunities and more.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:1469
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/
37.PEDBASE: ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY
This outline features details on the diagnosis, clinical features, pathology, and management of adrenoleukodystrophy, a neurological condition affecting mainly young boys in which the nerves' myelin sheaths deteriorate.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:39
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.icondata.com/health/pedbase/files/ADRENOLE.HTM
38.PEDBASE: Cockayne syndrome
This page of the Pediatric Database (PEDBASE) is an outline guiding physicians and medical students through the background, diagnosis, and prognosis of Cockayne syndrome. Different types of this disorder are sketched, as are details of its management.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:31
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.icondata.com/health/pedbase/files/COCKAYNE.HTM
39.Pediatric Database: CORNELIA DE LANGE SYNDROME
The Pediatric Database presents this brief sketch of the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, a neurological condition that causes growth impairment among children.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:30
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.icondata.com/health/pedbase/files/CORNELIA.HTM
40.PEDBASE: IDIOPATHIC TORSION DYSTONIA
The Pediatric Database presents this outline of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical features of idiopathic torsion dystonia. It is very concise.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:24
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.icondata.com/health/pedbase/files/IDIOPAT2.HTM
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