Health and Healthcare
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Sites
on Specific Diseases or Disorders:
| aad.org | American Academy of Dermatology |
| adhd.com | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder resources |
| alz.org | the Alzheimer’s Association |
| apma.org | American Podiatric Medical Association |
| hormone.org | diabetes, menopause, thyroid, etc. |
| menopause.org | North American Menopause Society |
| www.niddk.nih.gov | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
Cancer-Related Sites:
| cancer.gov | National Cancer Institute |
| cancer.org | American Cancer Society |
| mskcc.org | Memorial Sloan-Kettering cancer info |
| pancreatica.org | info on pancreatic cancer |
General Health Information Sites:
| cdc.gov | Centers for Disease Control statistics |
| consumer.gov/ health |
health topics for consumers from the US gov’t |
| cms.hhs.gov | the federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid |
| healthfinder.gov | by the Dept. of Health and Human Services |
| intelihealth.com | Harvard Medical School’s consumer health information |
| library.uchc.edu | CT Consumer Health Information Network |
| mayohealth.org | the Mayo Clinic, health resource site |
| medlineplus.gov | US National Library of Medicine |
| nnlm.gov | links to easy-to-read health and medical sites |
| pccnatural markets.com |
vitamins, herbs, and homeopathic remedies |
| youngwomens health.org |
The Center for Young Women’s Health: Children’s Hospital Boston |
| dana.org |
Brain Resources
for Seniors |
Other
Health-Related Sites:
| aap.org | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| clinical trials.gov |
info on clinical trials from the National Institute of Health |
| dph.state.ct.us /md_profile |
CT Dept. of Public Health physician profiles |
| fsmb.org | Federation of State Medical Boards |
| ncqa.org | ratings of health plans |
| unos.org | United Network for Organ Sharing |
| healthgrades.com | Research hospitals, nursing homes, & physicians |