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• 1Up Health
• Search MedWeb V2.0
• Yahoo! Health:Diseases and Conditions
• Health Finder
• Hardin Meta-Directory of Internet Health Sources
• Health Web
• Medical Matrix
• MEDLINEplus
• MedWebPlus

Advanced Directives

• American Bar Association
• Health Care Proxy Form New York State
• Health Care Proxy New York State
• MedlinePlus
• NY State Dept of Health - "Planning In Advance for Your Medical Treatment"
• Partnership for Caring (Other State Forms)
• University Hospital Social Work Service - Forms

Aging and Elderly

Government

• Administration on Aging - Information on Older Persons and Services for the Elderly
• Medicare
• National Aging Info Center Database
• NIH Senior Health
• Social Security Online

  Organizations

• American Health Assistance Foundation
• Oasis Directory of Web Sites
• RealAge - Dr Michael Roizen
• Seniorcom
• Senior Women
• Welcome to Senior Sites!
• Welcome to AARP Webplace!

  OASIS Syracuse

How To Find Reliable Health Information on the Internet - A Tutorial
Oasis Directory of Web Sites

Alcohol

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Alcoholics Anonymous of Syracuse
• Hazelden
• OASAS Provider Directory Search
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
• Syracuse AL-ANON and ALATEEN

Allergies 

• Allergy ABC's - Allergy Basics Center - Allergy Internet Resources
• Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• Latex Allergy Links
• Spina Bifida - Latex

Alternative Medicine

• About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products - Memorial Sloan Kettering
• Office of Alternative Medicine - OAM - National Institutes of Health - NIH
• The Alternative Medicine Homepage
• Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
• ALTERNATIVE Health News Online
• Natural & Alternative Treatments from the Health Library
• NOAH: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Alzheimers

• AHAF Alzheimer's Updates
• Alzheimer's Association Central New York Chapter
• Alzheimer Main Menu English
• Alzheimer's Association
• MedlinePlus - Alzheimer's
• World Alzheimer Congress 2000

Anatomy

• "Body Parts" Interactive Game Smithsonian

Anthrax & Bioterrorism

• Anthrax - MEDLINEplus
• Chemical Weapons
• Facts About Anthrax-MSNBC
• Facts About Ricin
• National Agricultural Library
• Upstate's Library's Bioterrorism Page ("Reserves" section restricted to campus users)

Arsenic

• Safe Drinking Water - EPA

Best Hospitals and Doctors

• Hospital Select - Hospital Locator
• Welcome to AMA Physician Select, On-Line Doctor Finder
• Best Hospitals- US News
• BestDoctors.com

Bioterrorism - See Anthrax & Bioterrorism

Bone Disorders

• AAOS On-Line Service Exercise and Bone and Joint conditions
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease

Books

• Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Merck Manual Home Edition
• Merck Manual Home Edition Spanish

Brain Injuries

• Acute Brain Injuries - A Guide For Families and Friends
• Brain Injury Association of America
• Brain Injury Coalition of CNY
• Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury - CDC
• Head Injuries- What To Watch For Afterward

Breast Cancer

• Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in NY State (BCERF)
• Breast Cancer from MEDLINEplus
• Breast Cancer Resource Center-ACS
• The Breast Cancer Site
• National Breast Cancer Coalition
• National Lymphedema Network
• Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Susan LoveMD
• Women's Cancer Network
• Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization

Discussion Lists

• American Cancer Society
• Breast Cancer.org
• Friends In Touch

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
• Breast Cancer.org
• Cancer Forums
• Friends In Touch

Treatment Results

• Cancer Monthly

Types of Cancer

• Breast
• Lung
• Prostate

• CancerShock (Support Group & News)
• Families Against Cancer Terror (F.A.C.T)
• NCCN-National Comprehenisve Cancer Network
• OncoLink: A University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource
• NCI's CancerNet Cancer Information
• PDQ Clinical Trials Search Form
• American Cancer Society
• Melanoma Patients' Information Page
• Oncology Tools

Central New York

• CNY Health Information
• Communty Resources Upstate Users Only
• HealthLink

Children and Parenting

• Child Abduction Prevention
• Guidelines for Prevention Infant Abductions in the Hospital - Operation Lookout
• American Academy of Pediatrics Web Site
• Child & Family WebGuide - Tufts Univ
• KidsHealth - Nemours Foundation
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Parents Place.com: Expert Center
• ParentZone
• Promoting Better Health for Young People
• We Move Treatment Center Database for Pediatric Movement Disorders

Clinical Trials

• Acurian
• CenterWatch:Clinical Trials Listing Service^tm
• ClinicalTrials.gov
• PDQ Clinical Trials Search Form

  Upstate Medical University

  • Active Clinical Studies at Upstate
  • Understanding Clinical Trials

Communicable Diseases

• E. Coli In Drinking Water - EPA

Cultural Diversity

• Library and Outside Resources

Databases

• ABLEDATA-Products for People with Disabilites
• The Combined Health Info Database-CHID
• International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements - NIH & USDA
• MEDLINEplus
• National Aging Info Center
• NARIC-National Rehab Info Center
• PubMed
• Toxicology Data Network - TOXNET

Depression

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
• Depression In Primary Care
• Depression & Related Affective Disorders Association
• Depression Screening Test
• National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
• National Foundation for Depressive Illness

Developmental Disabilities

• Exceptional Family Resources Manual

Diabetes

• Joslin Center for Diabetes at University Hospital Syracuse
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• American Diabetes Association
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, International
• Joslin Diabetes Center Boston Massachussets

Dictionary

• Medterms - MedicineNet.com
• Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Disabilities

• Disabilityexchange.org- Community Information Network for Individuals with Disabilities

Dishcarge

• Discharge Planing Rights
• Hospital Patient Right

Eating Disorders

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

Encyclopedias

• Britannica

Evaluation of Health Information on the Web

• American Cancer Society -"Simple Test Rates Accuracy of Cancer -Relted Web Sites"
• Evaluating Health Information - NLM
• Health Fraud- NLM
• How To Find Reliable Health Information on the Internet - A Tutorial

Evidence Based Medicine

• Bandolier - Evidence Based Thinking About Health Care"
• Cochrane Collaboration
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• AHQR-Agency for HealthCare Research & Quality

Eye (Ophthalmology)

• Eye Consultants of Syracuse

Falls - Prevention

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• Building Safe Homes for the Elderly
• Climb It Safe - Ladder Safety
• Facts on Preventing Falls
• Fall-Proofing Your Home - National Safety Council
• Keep Your Child out of the ER
• Keeping Kids Safe from Home Falls-National Safety Council
• Ladder Safety Tips
• National Safety Council - Preventing Slips and Falls in the Home
• Preventing Falls Among Seniors - CDC
• Preventing Falls In The Elderly

Federal- Health Information

• Agency for HealthCare Research & Quality (AHQR)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
• E. Coli In Drinking Water - EPA
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
• Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home Page

Genetics

• Genetics Home Reference

Government - U.S.

• Usgovsearch^tm - (Northern Light)

Grandparenting

• AARP - Grandparents Index
  • Financial Assistance for Caregivers
  • Support Group Database
• Generations United
• Grandboomers
• Grandparent Foundation
• Grandparent World
• Grandparents Edge
• GrandsPlace
• Kinship Care in New York
• NY State Office for the Aging: Grandparents & Relatives Raising Children

Health Assessments

• RealAge - Dr Michael Roizen

Headache

• American Council for Headache Education
• American Headache Society
• Migraine Information Center- JAMA

Heart

• American College of Cardiology
• American Heart Association
• Healthy Hearts
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Herbicides

• Herbicides In Ground Water U.S.

HMO Quality

• HMO Report Card - N.Y. State

Home Care

• Compare Quality of Home Care and Hospice Agencies In New York State
• Home Care Providers - By County
• Home Care Services Onondaga County
• New York State Association of Home Care Providers - "Selecting a Home Care Provider"

Hospital Directories

• American Hospital Directory - Choose "Free Services"
• Hospital Web
• Hospitals In New York State - NYS Dept of Health

Hospital Quality

Florida

• Florida Compare - Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

New York State

• Excellus - Hospital Quality Reports
• NY State Quality Indicators 2002 Report Card

United States

• Best Hospitals (U.S. News and World Report)
• HealthGrades.com - Health Care Report Cards
• JCAHO - About " Quality Check"
  • JCAHO - Search Quality Check
• Hospital Compare - Dept Health & Human Services

Hospitals - Cost of Surgeries

• Surgery Cost Comparisons - VIMO

Hospitals - Number of Surgeries Performed

• Center for Medical Consumers
• Florida Compare - Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
• Health Care Choices
• Health-Mart.Net - Comparative Hospital Performance Data
• NY State Quality Indicators 2002 Report Card

Household Product Safety

• Household Products Database
• Upstate New York Poison Control Center

Immunization

• Adult Recommendation Schedule U.S. Oct 2004 - Sept 2005 - CDC(pdf)
• Adult Immunizations..Not Just Kids Stuff - Spanish
  
• Adult - New York State Dept of Health...Not Just Kids Stuff
  
• Babies - Immunization Action Coalition
  
• Babies, Children & Teens Immuniz Action Coalition
  
• Immunization Schedule 2004 (CDC's ACIP)
• Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines Reports - CDC
• Vaccination Information Statements - CDC

Injury Prevention

• National Safety Council

Interventional Radiology

• RadiologyInfo™ - The Radiology Information Resource for Patients
• Society for Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology

Journals

• Doctor's Guide: Medical Journals
• Free Medical Journals.com
• MedWeb: Electronic Newsletters & Journals
• Online Journals: Kansas University Medical Center
• PubMed
• PubMed Central - Free Journal Articles

Laboratory Tests

• Lab Tests Online

Latex Allergies

• Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• American Latex Allergy Association - A.L.E.R.T., Inc.
• Latex Allergy Links
• MEDLINEplus
• Occupational Latex Allergies - NIOSH
• OSHA Latex Allergy Site
• Spina Bifida - Latex
• Veterans Administration Latex Allergy Site

Learning Disorders

• LD Online

Leukemia

• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Lung Cancer

• Cancer Consultants - Lung Cancer Information Center
• CancerNews
• Coping & Side Effects of Treatments
• Lung Cancer Online
• National Cancer Institute - Lung Cancer

Lupus

• Lupus Foundation of America
• LFA-Central New York Chapter (Email Only)
• S.L.E. Lupus Foundation

Lymphoma

• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Magazines

• FindArticles.com
• PubMed Central

Medical News

• CBS HealthWatch By Medscape
• Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Doctor's Guide HomePage
• HealthCentral (Dr. Dean Edell)
• Kaisernetwork.org
• Medscape
• New York Times Health
• NIH's "Word on Health"
• Reuters Health Information Services - Choose "Health eLine" Free for the Consumer
• World Health News - Harvard School of Public Health

Medicare

• Compare Prescription Drug Plans
• Discharge Planing Rights
• Guide to Medicare Preventive Services
• Hospital Patient Right

Medications

See Also Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs

• DailyMed
• DrugDigest
• Food and Drug Administration Home Page
• Healthtouch - Drug Information
• Mandatory Generic Drug Program - NY State Office of Medicaid Management
  • Recipient Information on Mandatory Generics
  • Orange Book (FDA) - "Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations"
• Medicare - Compare Prescription Drug Plans
• New York State Attorney General - Prescription Drug Price Comparisons
• PDRHealth
• RxList - The Internet Drug Index
• SafeMedication.com - MedMaster™
• Oncology Tools
• United States Pharmacopeia (USP)-From MedLineplus

  Medications - Food-Drug Interaction

  • Drug Interactions With Grapefruit Juice

Medications- OTC

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

Medications - Safety

• Be MedWise
• Medication Bar Coding & Safety
• TalkaboutRx.org - National Council on Patient Information and Education

MEDLINE Searching

• National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus
• PubMed

Melanoma

• Melanoma Patients' Information Page

Mental Health

• Emotions Anonymous
• Mental Health Infosource
• Mental Health A Report of the Surgeon General
• Mental Health Net
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• National Mental Health Association
• National Institute of Mental Health Web Site

  Translations of Mental Health

  • Transcultural Mental Health Centre

Neurological

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

New York State Dept of Health

• Health Care Proxy New York State
• Heart Disease in New York State -- Heart Disease, New York State Department of Health
• Mandatory Generic Drug Program - NY State Office of Medicaid Mangement
• New York State Dept of Health Home Page
• NY State Dept of Health - "Planning In Advance for Your Medical Treatment"
• Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline, New York State Department of Health: Physicians; Professional Medical Conduct Monthly Reports of Disciplinary Actions; Professional Medical Conduct Complaint Form; Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline Pamphlet; BPMC Annual Reports

Nursing Profession

• American Nurses Association
• New York State License Verification
• New York State Nurses Association
• Nurse Practice Act New York State - National Council on State Boards of Nursing

Nutrition

• MyPyramid.gov - U.S. Dept of Agriculture

• American Dietetic Association
• American Institute for Cancer Research
• Fast Food Facts - Handbook
• Nutrition Analysis Tools and System - NATS
• Nutrition Explorations
• Partnership for Essential Nutrition

Obesity

• American Society of Bariatric Physicians
• American Society for Bariatric Surgery
• Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity - NIDDK
• North American Association for the Study of Obesity
• Obesity Help
• YourSurgery.com - Bariatric Surgery

Overviews on Health Topics

• 1Up Health
• CBS HealthWatch
• HealthAtoZ
• HealthCentral (Dr. Dean Edell)
• MedWebPlus.Com - Health Science Information Index
• emedicine home page
• Lifeclinic.com
• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis : Daily News on Disease, Treatment, Drugs, Diet
• Merck Manual Home Edition
• National Institutes of Health -- Consumer Health Information
• Virtual Hospital
• WebMD

Pain

• HIC Pathfinder & Links

Patient and Family Centered Care

• Institute for Family Centered Care
• NurseWeek Article

Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs

• EPIC - New York State
• HelpingPatients.org - PhRMA
• Medicare Coverage-Equipment, Procedures, Services
• Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Prog.
• Medication Manufacturers' Indigent Drug Programs
• NeedyMeds.com
• RxHope.com
• RxAssist - Volunteers in Health Care

Physicians

• AMA Physician Select
• American Board of Medical Specialties
• Best Doctors
• DocFinder - National License Database
• New York State License Verification
• New York State Physician Profile
• Professional Misconduct & Physician Discipline (NYS)
• State Medical Boards- Disciplinary Actions

Physicians - Number of Surgeries Performed

• Center for Medical Consumers
• Health Care Choices

Poisons

• Household Products Database
• Upstate New York Poison Control Center

Prevention

• Guide to Medicare Preventive Services

Professions

• New York State License Verification
• Professional Discipline Actions - NY State

Practice Guidelines

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-AHQR
• National Practice Guideline Clearinghouse
• 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
• March of Dimes Fact Sheets
• MEDLINEplus
• OBFocus Patient Information

Prevention

• Guide to Medicare Preventive Services

Privacy

• Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Info

Prostate Cancer

• Cancer Information Network
• National Cancer Institute

Psychology News

• PsycPORT.COM - American Psychological Assoc.

Questionable Treatments & Medical Myths

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

Radiological Procedures

• RadiologyInfo™ - The Radiology Information Resource for Patients
• Society for Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology

Rehab

• The NRH Medical Rehabilitation Network

Risks

• HealthFactsandFears.com - American Council of Science and Health

Safety

• 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
• Patient Safety Network of the Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality
• National Safety Council
• Patient Safety Network - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

• American Medical Association
• CDC
• NY State Dept of Health by County
• World Health Organization

Search Engines

• All The Web
• AltaVista: Main Page
• The BigHub
• Google
• HotBot
• Northern Light Search
• Lycos Home Page
• Infoseek
• The Mining Company
• TEOMA
• Yahoo

Sleep Disorders

• American Sleep Apnea Association
• Brain Basics-Understanding Sleep
• National Center on Sleep Disorder Research-NIH
• Facts About Sleep Apnea-NHLBI
• National Sleep Foundation

Smoking Cessation - See Also HIC Pathfinder

• Albany County "Helping You Quit"
• American Lung Association Online Program - Free Registration
• County Cessation Programs - Medical Society of NY State
• New York State Dept of Health
• NY State Smokers QuitSite
• Oswego County Tobacco Free Network
• 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
• Spinal Cord Informaton Pages
• Spine-Health.com

Statistics

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• 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

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

Substance Abuse

• Hazelden
• OASAS Provider Directory Search
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator

Suicide

• American Association of Suicidology
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Bibliography on Suicide Research
• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SA\VE)
• Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network
• Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide

Surgeon General

• Reports of the Surgeon General

Surgery

• Surgery Cost Comparisons - VIMO
• YourSurgery

Teen Health

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Freevibe
• Girl Power!
• Kick Butts Online TIPSTeens
• KidsHealth
• On the Teen Scene - FDA
• ONDCP
• THINK: Teenage Health Interactive Network

Translations

• ACCESS to Healthcare Information for Culturally Diverse Populations - Onedia County
• 24 Languages Project- Includes Audio
• Diabetes - Chinese, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Arabic, Greek, Italian, Turkish, Ukranian
• EurasiaHealth - Central, Eastern Europe & Former Soviet Union
• Health Information Translations - 10 Different Languages - Ohio State, Ohio Health, Mounth Carmel Health
• Healthy Roads Media - Bosnian, Russian, Somali and Others - Includes Audio & Video
• Multicultural Communication Service - Australia
• Refugee Health Information Network - RHIN®
• USCRI Healthy Refugee Toolkit Downloads

  Asian

  • SPIRAL - Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages

Mental Health

• Transcultural Mental Health Centre

Somali

• Children, Diabetes, TB - Univ of Washington
• Diabetes Audio & PDF - Univ of Washington
• Radiology of Instructions - Univ of Washington
  

Spanish

CDC Para el Control y la Prevencion de Enfermedades
Diabetes - NIDDK
Health Library - Hundreds of Conditions and Procedures
Health Links In Spanish - PlaneTree Health Library
Healthfinder® Español
MEDLINEplus-Informacion de Salud
Merck Manual Home Edition Spanish
Spanish & Non-English Links
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home Page

National Alliance for Hispanic Health

• Health Fact Sheets
• Booklets and Brochures
• Video - Colorectal Cancer

Transplantation

• HHS Full Report On Transplant Centers
• TransWeb.org

Tutorial

• How To Find Reliable Health Information on the Internet

Vaccination - See Immunization

Urology

• Urology Channel

Web Directories-General

• New York State Regional Legislative & Government Information
• New York State Dept. of Health
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• Congressional Directories
• Federal Register
• Federal Web Locator
• FedWorld Information Server
• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
• U.S. Code- laws currently in force
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
• White House

Wellness

• Lifeclinic.com
• NetWellness

Women's Health

• Endometriosis Association
• Health World Online
• Michigan eLibrary
• National Women's Health Info. Center
• National Women's Health Resource Center
• New York Times Women's Health Resources
• Senior Women
• Susan LoveMD
• Women and Smoking - Surgeon General 2001