Health Sciences Library Website

Disease and Health Information for Consumers


Cancer	Nutrition
Complementary / Alternative Medicine	Seniors
Genetics and Genetic Conditions	Tests and Procedures
Heart Disease	Toxicology / Environmental Health
HIV/AIDS	Web Directories
Hip and Knee Replacement	Women's Health Resources
Minority Health

TOPIC & WEBSITE	DESCRIPTION

CANCER
Cancer.gov	Cancer.gov, the National Cancer Institute's Web site, provides accurate, up-to-date information on many types of cancer, information on clinical trials, resources for people dealing with cancer, and information for researchers and health professionals.
OncoLink	Maintained by the Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, contains comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, treatment updates, and recent advances.
CenterWatch	Clinical Trials website that lists over 41,000 industry and government-sponsored trials and newly approved drug therapies.
American Cancer Society	Information for patients and families on diagnosis and treatment, cancer prevention, alternative treatments, and links to other cancer resources.
Your Cancer Risk	The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention has developed a personalized tool to help individuals estimate their risks for certain types of cancer. Risk assessments can be done for 12 different types of cancer and each assessment takes a few minutes to complete.
CancerHelp Comprehensive Cancer Resources on the Internet	CancerHelp is a privately sponsored website that categorizes cancer information available on the Internet including message boards, mailing lists, support groups, and starting points for general cancer information.
Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)	The Association of Cancer Online Resources, ACOR, offers access to mailing lists that provide support, information, and community to everyone affected by cancer and related disorders.
Cancer Nutrition Info., LLC	Providing up-to-date, comprehensive, and scientifically sound information about nutrition and cancer. We review the latest cancer nutrition research. We provide this information to you in a way you can understand. We provide ideas for how you can use this information in your life
Memorial Sloan-Kattering Cancer Center	This site provides objective information for oncologists and healthcare professionals, including a clinical summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems.
MD Anderson Cancer Center	When properly combined with standard cancer treatments, some complementary therapies can enhance wellness and quality of life, but others may be harmful during or after treatment for cancer. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources (CIMER) Web site is offered to help patients and physicians decide how best to integrate such therapies into their care.
COMPLEMENTARY / ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Alternative Medicine Homepage	Produced by the Health Sciences Library at Falk Library, this site contains links to a variety of government resources, databases, websites, and news groups.
Ask NOAH About: Complementary and Alternative Medicine	From the New York Academy of Medicine Library. Information about CAM resources on the Internet.
HerbMed	From the Alternative Medicine Foundation, an interactive, electronic, herbal database that provides hyperlinked access to scientific data. It is an evidence-based resource for professionals, researchers and consumers. (HerbMed requires a fee and registration.)
MedlinePlus -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine	A comprehensive array of CAM information provided by the National Library of Medicine.
NCCAM	National Institute of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) provides information on current clinical trials, a limited number of fact sheets, and information on how to choose a therapy and a practitioner.
Rosenthal Center	The Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University.
WholeHealthMD	WholeHealth Networks' Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) education website. The site is dedicated to providing the best in integrative health and wellness solutions
Memorial Sloan-Kattering Cancer Center	This site provides objective information for oncologists and healthcare professionals, including a clinical summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems.
MD Anderson Cancer Center	When properly combined with standard cancer treatments, some complementary therapies can enhance wellness and quality of life, but others may be harmful during or after treatment for cancer. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources (CIMER) Web site is offered to help patients and physicians decide how best to integrate such therapies into their care.
GENETICS AND GENETIC CONDITIONS
Genetics Home Reference	The National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions.
HEART DISEASE
American Heart Association	Heart disease and stroke treatment and recovery, risk assessment, prevention, exercise, nutrition, "Heart and Stroke A-Z Guide".
Cardiology Channel	Patient information on diagnosis, tests, treatments and cardiologists.
The Heart - An Online Exploration	An electronic tour of the heart from The Franklin Institute Science Museum and Unisys Corporation. The tour takes you through each section of the heart, recommends additional resources and provides a brief glossary of terms.
Heart and Vascular Disease - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Information on heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, obesity, exercise and cholesterol. Some publications available in Spanish

HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT
Your Orthopaedic Connection - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	A physician reviewed web site presented by seven major orthopaedic associations that includes information on all types of joint replacement including hip and knee.
Hip Replacement - Interactive Tutorial (Patient Education Institute)	An interactive tutorial sponsored by the National Library of Medicine that covers many aspects of hip replacement including: anatomy, symptoms, treatments, surgery, and risks.
Hip Replacement - Interactive Tutorial (Patient Education Institute)	An interactive tutorial sponsored by the National Library of Medicine that covers the physical therapy and recovery aspects of hip replacement.
Knee Replacement - Interactive Tutorial (Patient Education Institute)	An interactive tutorial sponsored by the National Library of Medicine that covers many aspects of knee replacement including: anatomy, symptoms, treatments, surgery, and risks.
Knee Replacement - Interactive Tutorial (Patient Educations Institute)	An interactive tutorial sponsored by the National Library of Medicine that covers the physical therapy and recovery aspects of knee replacement.

HIV/AIDS
Aegis	The largest HIV/AIDS information website
AIDSinfo	A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it provides the latest federally approved information on research, clinical trials, and treatments.
Greater Springfield HIV/AIDS Information Site	A general HIV/AIDS website sponsored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and Baystate Medical Center's Health Sciences Library.
HIV InSite	The AIDS Knowledge Base, a full-text textbook is only one of the advantages of this University of California San Francisco (UCSF) site. It also links to Spanish language HIV/AIDS resources, as well as comprehensive, authoritative information for patients and clinicians.
The Body	A multimedia HIV/AIDS information resource. Frequent updates make this a valuable site.

MINORITY HEALTH
The Minority Health Archive	This is an online archive containing nearly 700 journal articles, conference papers, and and other web-based materials. The information in this searchable archive relates to the health issues of African-Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans
NUTRITION
Food and Nutrition Information Center	Website from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A
Nutrition.gov	Clearinghouse for nutritional information put out by the US government agencies; includes food facts and safety, health management and lifecycle issues.
Nutrition Navigator	Nutrition sites evaluated and ranked by the Tufts University School of Nutrition and Policy.

SENIORS
Nursing Home Compare	Government-maintained database that provides information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country. Search by zip code, state, or county.
Medicaid Information	Sponsored by the Health Care Financing Administration, this site provides an overview of the Medicaid program and resources relating to managed and long-term care.
Age Page	National Institute on Aging Site about planning for long-term care. Lists links to other resources.
Health Compass	This "how to" program is designed to help you better understand health information and research on aging.
2004 Merck Manual of Health and Aging	This book provides in-depth information about most of the disorders that affect older people and about differences in how disorders may affect older people.

TESTS AND PROCEDURES
MedlinePlus	Describes various laboratory tests and procedures.
Lab Tests	Sponsored by a group of clinical laboratory associations, peer-reviewed database of lab tests with no advertising.

TOXICOLOGY / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Tox Town	Tox Town gives information on everyday locations where you might find toxic chemicals, non-technical descriptions of chemicals, links to authoritative chemical information on the Internet, how the environment can impact human health, and Internet resources on environmental health topics.
WEB DIRECTORIES
HealthWeb	A directory of Internet health resources maintained by health sciences librarians. It includes medicine, nursing, dentistry, basic sciences, allied health, and consumer health.
Hardin Meta Directory	A "list of lists" that provides easy access to comprehensive resource lists on health-related subjects.
Scicentral	Contains over 50,000 scientific sites pertaining to over 120 scientific specialties, including the health sciences. Free registration required.
MedWeb	Directory of biomedical Internet resources sponsored by Emory University Health Sciences Center Library. Contains over 8,000 links to health-related sites. Also includes links to electronic journals and a glossary of terms for specific fields.
MedicineNet	Written by board-certified physicians to provide relevant, easy-to-read, in-depth medical information for consumers.
The Complete Home Medical Guide	Provides a comprehensive home reference that teaches you about your body in sickness and health with increased emphasis on disease prevention and your role in maintaining your own good health.

WOMEN'S HEALTH
Women's Health Resources	Provides the latest information in women’s health research from scientific journals and other reliable sources. This site is available through the National Library of Medicine in partnership with the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women’s Health.