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Most Used

• AllRefer Health
  All Refer Health
• Hardin Meta
• Health Finder
• Medical Matrix
• MEDLINEplus

• ADHD - Easy to Read
  Overview of the disorder ADHD including causes and symptoms.
• American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology for kids
  Games, puzzles, videos for children to help learn how to manage allergies and asthma
• American Diabetes Association Famly Link
  Diabetes in the family, living with diabetes at school, and find a family near you.
• Best Nursing Homes - U.S. News & World Report
  Best Nursing Homes U.S. News & World Report
• CDC - 2009 Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedules
• Children's Health - MedlinePlus
  List of resources for parents on their child's health.
• Dietary Supplements Labels Database
  List of dietary supplement resources for children and teens
• Discovery Health
• Endometriosis Association Endo-Online
  Endometriosis Association
• Evidence-Based Influenza Flu Portal
  EBSCO's Evidence-Based Information on Flu
• Exceptional Family Resources
  Exceptional Family Resources - advocacy, respite services, support to families with children that have developmental disabilities
• Health Library – Women’s Health
  Health Library – Covering all aspects of Women’s Health, wellness and disorders
• Health World Online
• Kids Health - First Aid and Safety
• Kids Health - Recipes
• Kids Health - Staying Healthy
• MedlinePlus
  Health Information database from the National Library of Medicine.
• National Info. Center
• National Women's Health Resource Center
• New York Times Women's Health Center
  New York Times Resources
• Onondaga County Department of Health
  Onondaga County Department of Health's newsletter and updates on local health issues.
• Pedi Heart - Kid Zone
  Information and support for children with heart conditions.
• Pedi Heart - Parent's Place
  A place for parents. Learn about the heart. Meet other parents. Join a discussion. Ask us your questions.
• Pillbox
  Identify unknown pills using images and descriptions. From the National Library of Medicine and the
• Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls
  Games and information for girls about staying strong and having healthy bones.
• Senior Women
  Health and lifestyle information for senior women.
• Susan Love Research Foundation
  Breast cancer information and research
• Tox Map
  Environmental health e-maps
• Tox Town
  Introduction to toxins and environmental health
• Women and Smoking - Surgeon General
  Women and Smoking - Surgeon General reports

Adult Care, Home Health Care

• PACE CNY

Advanced Directives

• American Bar Association
• Compassion and Support
• Health Care Proxy Form New York State
• Health Care Proxy New York State
• MedlinePlus
• NY State Dept of Health
• Partnership for Caring
• Partnership for Caring
• University Hospital Social Work Service

African American Health

• African American Health - NIH
• African American Health Center
• BlackhealthCare.com
• Health Power
• Issue Between Race and Medicine
  BlackDoctor.Org
• Journey to Wellness - Online Magazine for African-Americans
• MedlinePlus – African American Health
• MERLOT - African American Health Disparities Interactive Module
• Minority

Watch Videos Online

• Images of Early African American Life
• Say My Name: Black Women and Health
  Onlne Video
• Videos from biography.com

Women

• .gov: The Federal Government's Source for Health Information
• African-American Breastfeeding Alliance
• Black Imperative
• Black .com

Aging and Elderly

Government

• Administration on Aging
• Medicare
• National Aging Info Center Database
• NIH Senior Health
• Social Security Online

Organizations

• AARP Webplace
  Welcome to AARP Webplace!
• American Health Assistance Foundation
• RealAge - Dr Michael Roizen
• Senior Sites
  Welcome to Senior Sites!
• Senior Women
• Senior.com
  Seniorcom

Alcohol

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Hazelden
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator -SAMHSA

Alcohol, Local Chapterss

• Alcoholics Anonymous of Syracuse

Allergies

• Allergy ABC's - Allergy Basics Center
  Allergy ABC's - Allergy Basics Center, collection of links
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• Latex Allergy Links
• Spina Bifida - Latex in the Hospital Environment

Alternative Medicine

• Alternative Medicine Homepage
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Natural and Alternative Treatments from the Health Library
• NOAH: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  New York Online Access to Health: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
• Sloan Kettering - About Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products
  About Herbs, Botanicals, Other Products

News

• Medical News Today - Complementary and Alternative medicine
  Medical News Today - Complementary and Alternative medicine
• Science Daily Alternative Medicine News
  Science Daily Alternative Medicine News

Alzheimers

• Alzheimer's Association Central New York Chapter
• American Health Assistance Foundation - Alzheimer's Disease Research
• Azheimer's Association

Caregivers

• Alzheimer's Caregivers - MedlinePlus
• Alzheimer's Disease International
• Alzheimer's Store
  Unique products and information for those caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease.
• MedicineNet.com - Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver Guide
• National Institute on Aging - Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
  National Institute on Aging - Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
• U.S. Administration on Aging - Eldercare Locator
  U.S. Government Eldercare services locator

Government Resources

• National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus - Alzheimer's
  National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus - Alzheimer's

Government Sources

• Alzheimer’s Disease Supportive Services Program - National Institute on Aging
  National Institute on Aging - Alzheimer's Disease
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Alzheimer's Disease Information Page
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Alzheimer's Disease Information Page
• NIH Senior Health - Alzheimer's Disease

Holiday Caregiving

• How Caregivers Can Stay Positive During the Holidays

Literature Search

• PubMed Search on Consumer Health Journals - Alzheimer's

Local Counties

• Alzheimer's Association Central New York Chapter

Local Resources

• Alzheimer's and Dementia Services List Cayuga County

Newsletters

• Connections Newsletter
  Connections - News from the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
• Ribbon Newsletter for Caregivers
• Stanford VA Alzheimer's Research Center of California

Pamphlets

• Alzheimer's Disease - Text
• Alzheimer's Disease Center - Health Library

Universities

• Alzheimer Research Forum
  Research on Alzheimer's Disease
• National Institute on Aging - Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers
  National Institute on Aging - Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers

Watch Videos Online

• Alzheimer's Dementia Videos
  Watch Videos from Medical News Today
• Alzheimer's Videos
  Videos from HealthCentral.com
• Healthy Aging Alzheimer's Disease
  Watch Videos from Healthology

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• ALS National Web Site

Anatomy

• Smithsonian - How well do you know your anatomy?

Anthrax & Bioterrorism

• American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Information
• Anthrax - MEDLINEplus
• Centers for Disease Control - Anthrax Frequently Asked Questions
  Anthrax Frequently Asked Questions - CDC
• Centers for Disease Control - Facts About Ricin
  Centers for Disease Control - Facts About Ricin
• Chemical Emergencies - MEDLINEplus

Arsenic

• EPA - Safe Drinking Water
  EPA - Safe Drinking Water, Arsenic

Arthritis

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) - Arthritis Information
• American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
• American College Of Rheumatology
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Arthritis, Local Chapters

• Arthritis Foundation

Asthma

• American Academy of Allergy Asthma And Immunology
• Asthma - Medicines That Can Make It Worse
  American Academy of Family Physicians Patient Information Handout - Asthma, Medicines that can make it worse
• Doctor's Guide To Asthma Information and Resources

Attention Deficit Disorder

• A.D.D. Warehouse
  A.D.D. Warehouse, Attention Deficit Disorder and other Developmental Disorders
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• National Institute of Mental Health - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Best Hospitals and Doctors, Hospitals, Physicians

• AMA Physician Select
• U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals

Bone Disorders

• National Institutes of Health - Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease
• National Osteoporosis Foundation

Books

• Merck Manual Home Edition
• Merck Manual Home Edition - Spanish Language
  Merck Manual Home Edition

Brain Aneurysm

• Brain Aneurysm Foundation

Brain Injuries

• ABLEDATA Stroke & Brain Injury Assistive Technology Database
• Brain Injury Association of America
• Brain Injury Resource Center
• Centers for Disease Control - Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury
• Head Injuries- What To Watch For Afterward
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Facts about Concussion and Brain Injury
• NINDS Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page

Breast Cancer

• Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in NY State
• Breast Cancer from MEDLINEplus
• Network Of Strength
  Network Of Strength - support for those diagnosed with breast cancer available in many languages

Alternative & Complementary Medicine

• American Cancer Society - Complementary and Alternative Therapies
• American Institute for Cancer Research - Emphasizing Nutrition & Prevention

Associations

• American Cancer Society All About Breast Cancer
• National Breast Cancer Coalition

Clinical Trials

• Active Clinical Studies at Upstate
• CenterWatch:Clinical Trials Listing Service
  CenterWatch:Clinical Trials Listing Servicetm
• National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Search Form
• National Institutes of Health - ClinicalTrials.gov
  National Institutes of Health - ClinicalTrials.gov searchable database

Discussion Lists

• Association of Cancer Online Resources
• Breast Cancer.org Discussion Boards
  Breast Cancer.org Discussion Boards on various topics
• Cancer Forums
  The Cancer Forums - a website for discussions about any type of cancer
• Friends In Touch - Breast Cancer Support Group
  Friends In Touch breast cancer support group online

Literature Search

• PubMed Search on Consumer Health Journals - Breast Cancer

Lymphedema

• National Cancer Institiute - Lymphedema Information Page
• National Lymphedema Network

Mammography

• Mammography Decision-Making - Research Study
  Mammography Decision-Making research study
• MedlinePlus Mammography

Nutrition

• National Cancer Institute - Nutrition in Cancer Care

Other Breast Cancer Web Sites

• Breast Cancer Site - The National Breast Cancer Foundation
• Breast Care Center: University Hospital
• Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
• Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Women's Cancer Network - Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
  Women's Cancer Network - Gynecologic Cancer Foundation - all types of cancer found in women

Prostheses & Hair Loss Accessories

• American Cancer Society Resource Page - Breast Cancer
  American Cancer Society Resource Page - breast cancer

Treatment Effects

• "Coping With Treatment" - American Cancer Society
• Chemocare.com - Care During Chemotherapy and Beyond
• Coping with Side Effects - NCI

Treatment Options

• NCI Breast Cancer Home Page
• Oncolink: Breast Cancer - University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center

Cancer

Coping & Support

• CaringBridge - Personal Web Pages
  CaringBridge supports free, personalized websites that support and connect loved ones during critical illness, treatment and recovery.
• Oncology Nursing Society CancerSymptoms.org
  Oncology Nursing Society guide to managing each of ten cancer treatment-related symptom that patients undergoing treatment for a cancer diagnoses commonly experience.

Discussion Lists

• American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network
  American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network

Hemapheresis

• American Society for Aphresis
• Be The Match Registry of the National Marrow Donor Program

Treatment Results

• Cancer Monthly

Types of Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• Melanoma Patients' Information Page
• National Comprehenisve Cancer Network

Caregiving

• Caregivers Library
• National Caregivers Association

Literature Search

• PubMed Search on Consumer Journals - Caregivers
• PubMed Search on Professional Journals - caregivers or caregiving
  PubMed Search on Professional Journals - Caregivers

Watch Videos Online

• Caregivers/Homecare Videos from Medical News Today

Central New York

• HealthLink University Hospital

Children and Parenting

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• CDC Healthy Youth
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Child & Family Web Guide
• Disney Family Parenting
• iVillage Pregnancy and Parenting
• KidsHealth
• missingkids.org National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Playnormous
• Thief in the Night Guidelines for preventing infant abductions from the hospital
• WEMOVE Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorder

Clinical Trials

• Acurian
• CenterWatch
• ClincalTrials.gov
• National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials

Upstate Medical University

• Research administration Understanding Clinical Trials Upstate Medical University

Communicable Diseases

• EPA E. coli drinking water contaminants

Consumer Health Databases

• Pillbox - Identify and Unknown Pill
  Identify an unknown pill. Look at pictures of pills, sort by color, shape, and size. A new resource from the National Library of Medicine.

Databases

• ABLEDATA your source for assistive technology information
• International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
• MEDLINEplus Database
• NARIC-National Rehab Info Center
• Native American Ethnobotany
  A Database of Foods, Drugs, Dyes and Fibers of Native American Peoples, Derived from Plants. Created at the University of Michigan - Dearborn.
• Native Health Database
  The Native Health Database contains bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. Created by the University of New Mexico.
• PubMed Database
• Toxicology Data Network - TOXNET

Depression

• Depression & and Related Affective Disorders Association
  Depression & and Related Affective Disorders Association
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
• Depression Screening Test
• International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred)
• National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression

Developmental Disabilities

• Exceptional Family Resources Manual

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association
• American Dietetic Association
• Fact Sheets from the American Diabetes Association - English University Hospital Patient Education
  Fact Sheets from the American Diabetes Association - English
• Fact Sheets from the American Diabetes Association - Spanish University Hospital Patient Education
  Fact Sheets from the American Diabetes Association - Spanish
• Health Library Diabetes Center
  Health Library
• Joslin Center for Diabetes at University Hospital Syracuse
• Joslin Diabetes Center Boston Massachussets
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Interntional - JDRF
• National Diabetes Education Program
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - NIDDK
• National Eye Health Education Program NEHEP
  National Eye Health Education Program
• NIH Senior Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  NIH Senior Health
• Patient Education University Hospital Syracuse
  Patient Education University Hospital Syracuse
• Sugar Stats - Manage Blood Sugar Levels
• Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth

Literature Search

• Pub Med Search on Diabetes Mellitus
  Pub Med Search on diabetes mellitus OR diabetes mellitus AND j subsetk AND humans

Watch Videos Online

• Diabetes Online Tutorial from Medline Plus
• Diabetes Video Library from Medical News Today

Dictionary

• MedTerms medical dictionary
  Medterms
• Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Discharge

• Discharge Planning Rights
• Hospital Patient Right

Eating Disorders

• Eating Disorder and Referral Information Center
• Eating Disorders
  Bulimia.com
• National Eating Disorders Association
• Ophelia's Place
• Something Fishy - Eating Disorders website
  Something Fishy

Encyclopedias

• Britannica

Evaluation of Health Information on the Web

• American Cancer Society - Simple Test Rates Accuracy of Cancer Related Websites
  American Cancer Society simple tests rates accuracy of cancer related web sites
• Evaluating Health Information Medline Plus
  Evaluating Health Information
• Health Fraud Medline Plus
  Health Fraud

Evidence Based Medicine

• AHQR Agency for HealthCare Research & Quality
  AHQR-Agency for HealthCare Research & uality
• Bandolier - Evidence Based Healthcare
• Cochrane Collaboration
• National Guideline Clearinghouse

Exercise and Fitness

• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
• American Council on Exercise
• Arthritis and Exercise
• Fitness Center - Mayo Clinic.com
• Lifelong Fitness Alliance

Government Sources

• Guide to Physical Activity - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• President's Council on Fitness Fitness

Literature Search

• Pubmed search Exercise or fitness
  exercise OR fitness AND jsubsetk

Eye (Ophthalmology)

• Eye Consultants of Syracuse
  Eye Consultants of Syracuse, Agency for HealthCare Research & Quality

Falls - Prevention

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Prevention of Falls : Facts
  American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Prevention of Falls: Facts
• Building Safe Homes for the Elderly
• Keep Your Child out of the ER
• Ladder Safety Tips
• Preventing Falls Among Seniors

Federal - Health Information

• Centers for Disease Control
• Dept. of Health & Human Services
• Food & Drug Administration
• Health Care Financing Administration
• National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
• National Institutes of Health
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home Page

Fibromyalgia

• Arthritis Foundation
• Colorado HealthNet
• Fibromyalgia Network
• National Fibromyalgia Partnership, Inc.
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation

Genetics

• Genetics Home Reference

Grandparenting

• Grandboomers
• Grandparent Foundation
• Grandparent World
• Grandparents Index
• Grandparents Raising Children Fact Sheet
  Grandparents Raising Children

Headache

• American Council for Headache Education
• American Headache Society
• Headache & Migraine from MedlinePlus

Health Assessments

• RealAge - Dr Michael Roizen

Heart

• American College of Cardiology
• American Heart Association
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in New York State
• Heart Failure Online
• HeartInfo.org
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association - HCMA
• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• Your Total Health
  Heart Center Online

Herbal Information

• Agriculture Research Institute. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
• American Botanical Council
• Herb Research Foundation
• Herbal Medicine: Internet Resources:The Alternative Medicine Homepage
• HerbMed
• Herbnet Information Center
• Herbs and Supplements - Health Library
  Herbs and Supplements Health Library
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Herbs, Botanicals and other Products
  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Herbs, Botanicals and other Products
• National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine - NIH

Herbicides

• National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program
  Pesticides In Ground Water U.S.

HMO Quality

• HMO Report Card AboutHealthCareQuality.org

Home Care

• Compare Quality of Home Care and Hospice Agencies In New York State

Home Health Care

• Home Health and Hospice Profile

Hospital Directories

• Hospitals In New York State

Hospital Directories, Hospitals

• American Hospital Directory online database for over 6,000 Hospitals

Hospital Quality

New York

• Excellus Compare Hospital Quality
• Infection Rates in NY State Hospitals
• NY State Quality Indicators Report Card. Myhealthfinder.com

United States

• About Quality Check - Joint Commission
• Best Hospitals U.S News & World Report
  Best Hospitals U.S. News & World Report
• HealthGrades Guiding America to Better Healthcare
• Hospital Compare a quality tool provided by Medicare hhs.gov
• Search Quality Check - Joint Commission

Hospitals

• Crouse Hospital
• Hospitals in New York State
• UPSTATE University Hospital

Hospitals - Cost of Surgeries

• Surgery Cost Comparisons - Compare Prices for Medical Procedures

Hospitals - Number of Surgeries Performed

• Center for Medical Consumers
• Health Care Choices - Hospital, Physician and Surgery Information
  Health Care Choices - Hospital, Physician, Surgery Information

Hospitals, Psychiatric Inpatient Units

• Community General Hospital
• St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center

Household Product Safety

• Household Products Database
• Upstate New York Poison Control Center

Immunization

• Adult Recommendation Schedule U.S. Oct 2006 - Sept 2007 - CDC(pdf)
  Adult Recommendation Schedule U.S. Oct 200 - Sept 2007 - CDC(pdf)
• Babies, Children & Teens Vaccination Schedule - Immunization Action Coalition
  Babies, Children & Teens Vaccination Schedule - Immunization Action Coalition
• Vaccines & Immunizations CDC
  Vaccines & Immunization Statements - CDC. Help understanding vaccines.

Injury Prevention

• National Safety Council - educate people to prevent accidental injury
  National Safety Council - educate people to prevent accidental injury

Interventional Radiology

• RadiologyInfo Radiologic Procedures and Therapies
  RadiologicInfo Radiologic Procedures and Therapies
• Society for Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology

Journals

• Doctor's Guide: Medical Journals
• Free Medical Journals.com
• PubMed Central digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature
  PubMed Central digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature
• PubMed text based retrieval system, provides access and links to full text journal articles
  PubMed text based retrieval system, provides access and links to full text journal articles

Laboratory Tests

• Lab Tests Online

Latex Allergies

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
  American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• American Latex Allergy Association
• Latex Allergies Medline Plus
  MEDLINEplus
• Latex Allergy Links
• Occupational Latex Allergies NIOSH Safety and Health Topic
  Occupational Latex Allergies
• OSHA Latex Allergy Site
• Spina Bifida

Learning Disorders

• LD Online

Leukemia

• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Local Chapters

• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• National Kidney Foundation of Central New York
• Your Local American Heart Association

Lung Cancer

• Cancer Consultants
• CancerNews
• Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer Online

Lupus

• Lupus Foundation of America
• S.L.E. Lupus Foundation

Lymphoma

• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Magazines

• PubMed Central

Medical News

• CBS HealthWatch By Medscape
• Doctor's Guide to the Internet
• HealthCentral
• Kaisernetwork.org
• Medscape
• New York Times Health
• NIH's Word on Health
• Reuters Health Information Services
• World Health News

Medicare

• Guide to Medicare Preventive Services

Medications

• Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
• DailyMed
• DrugDigest
• Food and Drug Administration Home Page
• Healthtouch
• PDRHealth
• Prescription Drug Price Comparisons
• RxList
• SafeMedication.com
• See Also Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs
• United States Pharmacopeia

Medications - Food-Drug Interaction

• Drug Interactions With Grapefruit Juice

Medications - OTC

• Over-the-Counter Medicines:What's Right For You?

Medications - Safety

• A Guide to Safe Use of Pain Medicine
• Be MedWise
• Medication Bar Coding & Safety
• TalkaboutRx.org

MEDLINE Searching

• National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus
• PubMed

Melanoma

• Melanoma Patients' Information Page

Menopause

• Menopause and Menopause Treatments
• WebMD on Menopause

Government Sources

• Hormone Replacement Therapy-MedlinePlus
• MedlinePlus on Menopause
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• National Institute on Aging

Mental Health

• Anxiety Disorders Association of America
• Emotions Anonymous
• Medlineplus on Depression
• Mental Health A Report of the Surgeon General
• Mental Health Net
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• National Institute of Mental Health Web Site
• National Mental Health Association

Mesothelioma

Asbestos

• Mesothelioma Cancer Resource

Most Used

• AllRefer Health
  All Refer Health
• Hardin Meta
• Health Finder
• Medical Matrix
• MEDLINEplus

Native American Health

• ACF Administration for Native Americans
• American Indian Health
• Division of Diabetes, Indian Health Service
• Indian Health Service
• Maternal Child Health, American Indian and Alaska Native
• National Indian Health Board
• Native American Health
• Native American Health and Family Resources
• Native American Health Center

Neurological

• American Academy of Neurology
• Brain and Nervous System
• Brain Tumors - What You Need To Know
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
• Neurology Channel

New York State Dept of Health

• Health Care Proxy New York State
• Heart Disease in New York State
• Mandatory Generic Drug Program
• New York State Dept of Health Home Page
• Planning In Advance for Your Medical Treatment
• Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline

Nursing Homes

• Nursing Home Compare -Compares quality of nursing home throughout the country
• Nursing Homes By Counties in New York State
• Nursing Homes In NY State - Finding
• Onondaga County Nursing Homes

Nursing Profession

• American Nurses Association
• New York State Nurses Association

Nursing Profession, Physicians

• New York State License Verification

Nutrition

• American Institute for Cancer Research
• Find a Nutritional Professional - American Dietetic Association
• MyPyramid.gov
• Nutrition Explorations

Children

• Meal planning tool for children to promote health eating and nutrition.
• Nutrition Pyramid for kids, including games, posters, and interactive tools for tracking diet and nutrition.

Obesity

• American Society for Bariatric Surgery
• American Society of Bariatric Physicians
• Bariatric Surgery
• Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity
• Obesity Help
• Visit University Hospital Weight Loss Surgery Website

Adult

• CDC - Overweight and Obesity: Resources
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - AIM Web Site

Children

• American Heart Association - Overweight in Children
• Childhood Obesity - MedlinePlus
• Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Overweight and Obesity

Osteoporosis

• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• New York State Osteoporosis Education and Prevention Program (NYSOPEP)
• North American Menopause Society

Overviews on Health Topics

• 1Up Health
• Consumer Health Information
• emedicine home page
• HealthAtoZ
• Lifeclinic.com
• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis : Daily News on Disease, Treatment, Drugs, Diet
• Merck Manual Home Edition
• Virtual Hospital
• WebMD

Pain Management

Back Pain

• MedlinePlus on Back Pain

Fibromyalgia

• Fibromyalgia Network
• National Fibromyalgia Partnership, Inc.
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation

Headache & Migraine

• Migraine Awareness Group
• National Headache Foundation

Literature Search

• PubMed Search on Consumer Journals

Miscellaneous

• Chronic Pain Medicines - AAFP
• Mayday Pain Project
• MedlinePlus Overview

Organizations

• American Academy of Pain Management
• American Chronic Pain Association
• American Council for Headache Education
• American Pain Foundation
• American Pain Society
• Pain.com
• Partners Against Pain

Patient and Family Centered Care

• Institute for Family Centered Care
• NurseWeek Article

Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs

• EPIC
• HelpingPatients.org
• Medicare Coverage-Equipment, Procedures, Services
• NeedyMeds.com
• RxHope.com
• Volunteers in Health Care

Physicians

• AMA Physician Select
• American Board of Medical Specialties
• Best Doctors
• DocFinder
• New York State Physician Profile
• Professional Medical Conduct and Physician Discipline

Physicians - Number of Surgeries Performed

• Center for Medical Consumers
• Health Care Choices

Poisons

• Household Products Database
• Upstate New York Poison Control Center

Practice Guidelines

• Patient Resources

Pregnancy

• American College of OBGYN
• Midwifery, Pregnancy, Birth, Childbirth, Breastfeeding
• Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Reproduction Homepage

Pregnancy - High Risk

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine Fact Sheets
• MEDLINEplus
• OBFocus Patient Information

Prevention

• Prevention Quality Indicators in New York State - By Zip Code

Privacy

• Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Info

Professional Associations

• Association of American Indian Physicians
• Center for American Indian Health
  The Center for American Indian Health’s mission is to work in partnership with American Indian and Alaskan Native communities to raise their health status, self-sufficiency and health leadership to the highest possible level.
• Native American Cancer Research
  Native American Cancer Research: Dedicated to helping improve the lives of Native American cancer patients and survivors.

Professions

• Professional Discipline Actions

Prostate Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• American Prostate Society
• Cancer Information Network
• CancerShock (Support Group & News)
• Melanoma Patients’ Information Page
• National Cancer Institute
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• NCI’s CancerNet Cancer Information
• OncoLink: A University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource
• PDQ Clinical Trials Search Form
• Prostate Cancer Foundation
• Prostate Cancer- Doctor’s Guide to the Internet
• Prostate Pointers
• Zero - The Project to End Prostate Cancer

Alternative & Complementary Medicine

• About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products - Memorial Sloan Kettering
• American Cancer Society - Complementary and Alternative Therapies
• American Institute for Cancer Research - Emphasizing Nutrition & Prevention

Coping and Support

• American Cancer Society
• CancerSymptoms.org - Oncology Nursing Society
• CaringBridge - Personal Web Pages
• ChemoCare - Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative
• National Cancer Institute

Discussion Lists

• American Cancer Society
• Association of Cancer Online Resources
• Cancer Forums

Treatment Results

• Cancer Monthly

Psychology News

• American Psychological Assoc.
  American Psychological Association, APA Online

Questionable Treatments & Medical Myths

• American Council on Science & Health
• Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information
• Health Myths Center
• Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors
• National Council Against Health Fraud
• Quackwatch
• Snopes - Urban Legends Reference Pages

Radiological Procedures

• Radiology Information Resource for Patients
  The Radiology Information Resource for Patients, Video Clips
• Society for Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology
  Society for Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology, Video Clips

Safety

• EmmiSafety - New Online Movie
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• Joint Commission Center for Patient Safety
• Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
• National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality
• National Patient Safety Foundation
• National Safety Council
• Patient Safety Network of the Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality

SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

• Frequently Asked Questions About SARS
  NY State Dept of Health by County
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) CDC
  CDC
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) World Health Organization
  World Health Organization

Seasonal Affective Disorder

• Intense Light Still the Best Treatment for Winter Blues
• MedlinePlus on Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Seasonal Affective Disorder: Blame It on Sunlight and Serotonin
• Seasonal Depression (SAD) - eMedicine
• True or False: Depression and Suicide Rates Rise During the Holiday Season?

Skin Cancer

• Overview of skin cancer (Melanoma) along with information about support groups, detecting Melanoma, and how to protect yourself in the sun.
• Preventing skin cancer
• Skin cancer explanations, prevention, news, and screenings.
• Tanning beds cause cancer.

Sleep Disorders

• American Sleep Apnea Association
• Facts About Sleep Apnea
• National Center on Sleep Disorder Research
• National Sleep Foundation

Smoking Cessation

• Albany County Helping You Quit
• American Lung Association Online Program
• County Cessation Programs in New York State
  County Cessation Programs
• MedlinePlus - Quitting Smoking
• QuitSolutions
• Smoke Free At Upstate
• Why Quit

New York State

• County Cessation Programs - Medical Society of NY State
• New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program (NYTCP)
  New York State Dept of Health
• NY State Smokers QuitSite

Oswego County

• Oswego County Tobacco Free Network

Teens

• How Can I Quit Smoking
• Tips 4 Youth

U.S. Government

• Smokefree.gov
• Surgeon General's Report

Social Work

• National Association of Social Workers

Spine

• Christopher & Dana Reeve Paralysis Resouce Center
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• SCI Information Sheets Network
• Spinal Cord Informaton Pages
• Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
• Spine-Health.com

Spine Surgery

• "Your Spine Surgery" - Patient Education Book Produced by University Hospital
  "Your Spine Surgery" - Patient Educateion Book Produced by University Hospital

Statistics

• Center for Disease Control
• National Center for Health Statistics
• New York State Dept. of Health
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
• U.S. Census Bureau

Stem Cell Research

• NIH - Labs With Existing Cel Lines
• Stem Cell Page NIH

Stroke

• Know Stroke - Act In Time National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS
  Know Stroke from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS
• Stroke Collaborative: Giveme5forstroke
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) What You Should Know

Literature Search

• Literature Search Consumer Health Journals PubMed
  Literature Search on Consumer Health Journals PubMed

National

• "Know Stroke" - National Inst of Neurological Dis & Stroke
• American Stroke Association
• Internet Stroke Center
• National Stroke Association
• Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Fact Sheet

Support Groups

• Traumatic Brain Injury Coalition of Central New York

University Hospital

• Determining Your Risk for Stroke
• New York State Designated Stroke Center
• Stroke Rehabilitation
• What Is Stroke?
• What is the Prognosis?
• What is the Treatment for Stroke?

Substance Abuse

• Hazelden
• OASAS Provider Directory (New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services )
  OASAS Provider Directory Search
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator from Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - SAMHSA

Suicide

• American Association of Suicidology
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
• Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network
• Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide

Surgeon General

• Reports of the Surgeon General on Suicide
  Reports of the Surgeon General

Surgery

• Surgery Cost Comparisons
• YourSurgery

Swine Flu

Other Languages

• S.P.I.R.A.L. - Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Cambodian Kmer, Laotians

Swine Flu

• H1N1 Flu DynaMed Database
  DynaMed Database
• H1N1 Flu Health Library
  EBSCO's Health Library

Centers for Disease Control

• CDC Main Page on Swine Flu

National Library Of Medicine

• H1N1 Flu MedlinePlus
  MedlinePlus

New York State Department of Health

• H1N1 Flu New York State Department of Health
  Fact Sheets, Press Breifings

New York State Education Department

• Preparing for the Flu (including 2009 H1N1 Flu)
  From the New York State Library, New York State Education Department

Onondaga County

• Swine Flu in Onondaga County

SUNY Upstate Medical University Sources

• Health Alert from the Health Sciences Library

U.S Dept Health & Human Services

• PandemicFlu.gov

University Hospital

• Patient Education Pages at UH

Video

• H1N1 Flu Video
  Video from Wired.md

World Health Organization

• Global Disease Outbreaks

Talking with your Doctor

• Ask Me 3 - National Patient Safety Foundation - For Patients
• Ask Me Three - National Patient Safety Foundation - For Providers
  Information describing health literacy
• Health Literacy - National Network of Libraries of Medicine
  Health literacy descriptions and resources for health care providers and patients.
• Partnership for Clear Health Communication - Health Literacy
  Description of health literacy and information about improving communication between health care providers and patients.
• Pathways to Empowerment - Resources to help you make informed health care decisions.
• Tips for communicating with your doctor.
  Tips for communicating with your doctor. How to prepare yourself for your doctor's visit.

Teen Health

• Above the Influence (Freevibe)
  Freevibe
• Girl Power!
• KidsHealth
• National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
  Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
• THINK: Teenage Health Interactive Network

Total Hip Replacement

• Patient Education Book Produced by University Hospital

Total Knee Replacement

• Patient Education Book Produced by University Hospital Knee Replacement

Translations

• 24 Languages Project- Includes Audio
• Diabetes - Chinese, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Arabic, Greek, Italian, Turkish, Ukranian
  Diabetes, Croatian, Spanish, Greek, Italian, Turkish
• Health Information Translations - 10 Different Languages - Ohio State, Ohio Health, Mounth Carmel Health
• Refugee Health Information Network - RHIN®
  Refugee Health Information Network - RHIN. View health information in multiple languages.
• USCRI Healthy Refugee Toolkit Downloads
  U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Healthy Refugee Toolkit. View health information in multiple languages.

Asian

• SPIRAL - Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
  SPIRAL - Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages. Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Thia, Vietnamese

Bosnian

• EurasiaHealth - Central, Eastern Europe & Former Soviet Union
  EurasiaHealth - Central, Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union, Bosnian
• Healthy Roads Media - Bosnian, Russian, Somali and Others - Includes Audio & Video
• Multicultural Communication Service - Australia
  Multicultural Communication Service of Austrialia. Translations of health information from over 50 languages

MedlinePlus

• Health Information in Multiple Languages
  MedlinePlus site which links to many different lanugages

Mental Health

• Transcultural Mental Health Centre
  Transcultural Mental Health Centre, Translations of mental health and wellness issues.

National Alliance for Hispanic Health

• Booklets and Brochures in Spanish National Alliance for Hispanic Health
• Health Fact Sheets - National Alliance for Hispanic Health
  National Alliance for Hispanic Health

Somali

• Children, Diabetes, TB - In Somali
  Children, Diabetes, TB in Somali Language
• Radiology of Instructions Translated into Multiple Languages
  Radiology Instructions translated into many languages
• Translations of Diabetes Health Information
  Diabetes translations and culturally diverse patient education materials. Some audio in included

Spanish

• CDC site in Spanish. CDC Para el Control y la Prevencion de Enfermedades
  CDC in Spanish. CDC Para el Control y la Prevencion de Enfermedades
• Diabetes
  Diabetes information in Spanish from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - NDIC
• Health Library
• Healthfinder Healthfinder.gov
  Healthfinder Healthfinder.gov Spanish
• MEDLINEplus-Informacion de Salud
  MEDLINEplus in Spanish. Informacion de Salud form the National Library of Medicine
• Merck Manual Home Edition
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health - In Spanish
  NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home Page
• PlaneTree Health Library- - Health Links In Spanish
  Health Links In Spanish - PlaneTree Health Library

Transplantation

• "Variation in Organ Donation Among Transplant Centers" .HHS Full Report On Transplant Centers
  HHS Full Report On Transplant Centers
• TransWeb
  University of Michigan Transplant Center

Urology

• Urology Channel

Web Directories-General

• Federal Register
• FedWorld Information Server
• New York State Dept. of Health
• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
• U.S. Code
• U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
  United States Code of Federal Regulations
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
• White House

Wellness

• NetWellness