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Johns Hopkins University and Aetna U.S. Healthcare site   offers a long list of information categories and a user defined search option. An interesting interactivevisual is the Flu-O-Meter which provides indications by state.

CBS Health Watch  by Medscape is an attractive and useful consumer version of Medscape’s professional site. It is managed by Dr. George undberg, former editor of the Journal of American Medical Association.

Dr. Koop’s Site,  the former Surgeon General,  has many interesting features. These include a drug interaction checker and calculators for several specific conditions such as asthma and cholesterol reduction.

WebMDHealth  offers many features of other medical sites. The research reports are technical but clear. Included is a member to member bulletin board feature which facilitates personal exchanges regarding questions and experiences.

Alzheimers Information & Research Information about several Alzheimer related topics. Click on Clinical Trials for research studies being done in your area.

Macular Degeneration Foundation  bills itself as the Internet’s “number one destination for information and resources about the leading cause of central vision loss and blindness in the Western World.” According to their home page, “Macular degeneration damages and destroys the central vision of up to one in three Americans in their lifetime and has no known cause or cure.” Click on Site Map for an easy to use outline of site sections.

Migraine Information Center  is produced by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The site can link you to news, research, support and treatment information regarding this painful condition.

Social Anxiety is assessed by a brief survey on this site. It provides a general means of comparing you anxiety level with the normative group used in developing the scale. The site includes additional  asessment and mental health topic options.

Mental Health Net bills itself as the “oldest and largest online mental health directory guide and community.” Worth a look if you are searching for mental health resources, which number over 9,000 indexed according to their home page.

Orthopedic Surgery provides information and graphic displays regarding a range of topics related orthopedic surgery. Clean and readable. 

National Hospice Organization offers information about its service. They "Educate about and advocate for the fundamental Philosophy and Principles of Hospice care to meet the unique needs of each terminally ill person and his or her family." Hospice care gets rave reviews from people who use it. 

Biotiming Tutorial covers topics including The Human Clock, The Sleep-Wake Cycle and Medical Applications and could be useful for those with sleep problems. 

Asthma Information Center addresses a wide variety of asthma related topics. It includes reviews of specific drugs for treating asthma, articles and links to other Internet resources for asthma information. 

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis a site of the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research provides updated information regarding many health related topics. Play with the site to appreciate its many resources.

Health on the Net Foundation is the site for this international organization. A rich information resource for a wide range of health issues ranging from medical questions to a searchable database of medical images and movies.

Lifelong is produced by the American Federation for Aging Research and offers free research based publications relevant to aging among its services.

PharInfoNet provides information on diseases, drugs and related topics. It also offers email discussion groups for health professionals and patients. 

PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service providing access to 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE and related data bases. 

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a great source of information and news about health issues. Click on Travelers’ Health to learn about possible health cautions for your next overseas trip. 

The Senior Center page of Health-Center.com  is a combined health and wellness site funded by the Agency for Health Care and Research. In addition to a Health and Medica section, other major pieces are Daily Living, Life Planning and for Care givers. There is also an email Bulletin Board.

New Sexual Educational Program for Seniors  has material from its Love and Life: a Healthy Approach to Sex for Older Adults program. The site describes  the program and indicates how you or your organization can obtain a kit for this health education package.

Wing of Madness: A Depression Guide  is a site concerned with clinical depression. It provides answers to many questions about depression , articles about depression and lists of resources. The site’s author states that she is not a health-care professional and that the site is for informational purposes only. That it is, and carefully prepared.

PersonalMD.com  offers information on health and well being. To receive the service you must register and complete market surveys every two or three months. Read the agreement carefully to make certain that you agree to the terms.

HIV InSite  bills itself as the “Gateway to AIDS Knowledge.” The site is organized into the following major topics: Medical Information (research findings and clinical linformation), Prevention and Education (what works and doesn’t work for preventing HIV infection), Social Issues, Statistics and Epidemiology, Links (to related sites), a Spanish language section, International, Key Topics, US Map (state by state information) and Feedback and Survey.

Women's Issues...

National Women's Health Information Center has the following introduction to its site: “The National Women's Health Information Center is a one-stop gateway for women seeking health  information. NWHIC is a free information and resource service on women's health issues designed just for you, whether you're a consumer, a health care professional, a researcher, an educator, or a student. An attractive site that allows you to focus on specific topics. In English and Spanish.

Symptoms  is a clear two-page description of 34 menopause symptoms and brief notes on some of the symptoms.

Progestins and progesterone are clearly defined and described in a 7-page article. One of the clearest articles found on the web on this topic.

Premarin  is taken by millions of women. If you are taking or consider taking it, read this 10-page illuminating article.

Have you ever wondered how Nurses are trained to manage menopause? Read this 19-page article on continuing education for nurses on managing menopause with hormones. 

Anxiety and Depression can be a part of menopause. This 8-page article has an alternative medicine approach to dealing with these issues. Told through two case studies.

Women's Health is a New York Times on the web resource. It included articles, comprehensive guides to issues of concern to women and an "annotated guide to more than 100 Web sites offering detailed information on women's health."

Estrogen Alternatives  gives a two-page table on estrogen and progesterone products with years on the market.

Natural Hormone Modulation is a 9-page article outlining so-called natural methods of menopause and also comments on pharmaceutical HRT.

Clinical Practice Guidelines is a 6-page Canadian article which issues guidelines for doctors for HRT. The article includes descriptive charts on estrogen and progesterone choices, highlighting many kinds of information.

Doctor's Guide gives the latest medical news and alerts for menopause.

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