Alternative Medicine Organizations, Associations & Societies
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American Botanical
Council http://www.healthy.net/Library/journals/HerbalGram/index.html
Book reviews, bookstore on
site, publisher of Herbalgram, a quarterly herb journal co-produced with
Herb Research Foundation.
Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research
http:// www.ahcpr.gov/
This government site has resources that include consumer
health information, practice guidelines and outcomes data and news on
health policy and research.
Alzheimer's
Association
http:// www.alz.org/
Extensive information on Alzheimer's including understanding the disease,
medical issues of diagnosis and treatment, resources for families and
caregivers and reports on research initiatives.
American
Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
http:.//www.aaaai.org/
AAAAI is the largest professional medical specialty organization representing
allergists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals and other
physicians with a special interest in allergy. Its Web site features a
patient and public resource center containing Fast Facts about Asthma
& Allergic Diseases, Public Education Materials, Patient Support Organizations
& Resources, Allergies & Asthma In the News and Just for Kids.
American
Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/family/patient.html
Offers health information for patients covering more than 250 health topics,
arranged into four main categories: Common Conditions/Diseases/Disorders
The Body Treatments Healthy Living
American
Academy of Dermatology
http://www.aad.org/
The American Academy of Dermatology represents virtually all practicing
dermatologists in the United States and Canada. Its Web site features
numerous patient education materials, information on skin cancer, news
updates and patient advocacy groups.
American
Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
http://www.aarda.org/
AARDA is a national organization dedicated to addressing the problem of
autoimmunity, the major cause of chronic illness. Its site offers patient
information on more than 56 autoimmune-related diseases.
American
Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org
The ACS Web site patient resource center addresses both the most common
and less common types of cancer, providing information about the nature
of cancer, its causes and risk factors, strategies for prevention, diagnostic
techniques and treatments. It also features news, research and local ACS
resource information.
American
Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/
Internationally recognized with a membership of over 300,000, ADA offers
online research and patient information, news, nutrition information,
advocacy and legal resources and journal and magazine articles for both
consumers and health professionals. American Heart Association www.amhrt.org/
A wealth of online materials including the Heart and Stroke A-Z Guide,
a home, health and family section featuring recipes and cookbook promos,
resources for exercise, health news and healthful lifestyle needs and
an interactive risk assessment test for heart disease. A health care professionals
section features updates on scientific statements, treatment guidelines
and other medical information.
American
Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org/
Nutrition resources. "Your
link to nutrition and health."
American
Liver Foundation
http://sadieo.ucsf.edu/alf/alffinal/homepagealf.html
Dedicated to
preventing, treating and curing hepatitis and all liver diseases, ALF
provides online research and patient information, news, advocacy resources
and stories from patients with liver disease.
American
Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
Provides resources for health care professionals as well as consumers,
including general health, family health and fitness information, doctor
finder, hospital finder and American Medical News and journals information.
Arthritis
Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org/
A source of
help for the nearly 40 million Americans who have arthritis, the foundation's
Web site provides a resource room for patients and health professionals,
news, research and advocacy resources and information for contacting local
resources.
ASCO
Online
http://www.asco.org/people/f_people.htm
A resource site for cancer patients, doctors and researchers provided
by the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. Resources include a cancer
glossary, general cancer information, Web resources, cancer in the news
and information on advocacy and getting involved in the battle against
cancer.
Better
Health
http://www.betterhealth.com
A supportive and helpful health community with 27 interactive community
forums. Better Health, the brainchild of Elin V. Silveous and Allen J.
Douma, M.D., was developed as a health information and news source for
lay people following Silveous' diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 1990.
Members can take the Better Health IQ test, seek support and advice at
dozens of message boards, or chat about topics from addictions and allergies
to sex and women's health. The site also offers a weekly newsletter covering
current health research.
Beyond Well-Being
http://www.beyondwellbeing.com
Al
Stone, L. A.C., acupuncturist and herbalist, (Elixir
Herbalist) and the creator of acupuncture.com now hosts his own professional
services web site. This site offers insights, particularly into his experiences
and travels as a doctor of traditional chinese medicine within China.
Brady
Urological Institute
http://prostate.urol.jhu.edu/
The Brady Urological Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital is dedicated
to providing state-of-the-art medical and surgical care in all aspects
of adult and pediatric urology. Their Web site provides illustrated guides
to vasectomy reversal and nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy surgery,
which Hopkins pioneered.
Cancer
Trials (NCI)
http://207.121.187.155/NCI_CANCER_TRIALS/
zones/TrialInfo/2b.html
The National Cancer Institute's cancer trials information site provides
information on advances in cancer care, understanding and finding clinical
trials and deciding whether to participate in a clinical trial.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
This site provides news, travelers' health information, information on
diseases, health risks and prevention guidelines from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Combined
Health Information Database
http://chid.nih.gov/welcome/welcome.html
CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the federal
government. It provides titles, abstracts, and availability information
for health information and health education resources. Maintained by the
National Institutes of Health, this database lists a wealth of health
promotion and education materials and program descriptions that are not
indexed elsewhere on the Web.
Crohn's
and Colitis Foundation of America
http://www.ccfa.org/
A comprehensive site on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The section
called Medical Central (registration required) includes articles on numerous
aspects of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including diagnosis and
treatment, complications and coping day to day. The site also has a research
section and Ask the Specialist section where volunteer physicians answer
questions about IBD on bulletin board.
Consumer
Health Information Page (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov/health/consumer/conicd.htm
A growing, online collection of the most requested publications from the
National Institutes of Health.
Depression
and Related Affective Disorders Association
http://www.med.jhu.edu/drada/
The Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA) works
in cooperation with the Department of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine. Their Web site includes research papers,
book reviews and first-person accounts.
Digestive
Health Resource Center
http://www.gastro.org/digestinfo.html
This collection of online resources and references on digestive health
and digestive diseases provided by the American Gastroenterological Association
includes extended information on peptic ulcer, viral hepatitis and colorectal
cancer. Easter Seals www.seals.com Numerous rehabilitation and support
services to meet the needs of people with disabilities. Resources include
children's services, medical and health services, vocational services,
adult and senior services, residential services, camping and leisure services,
assistive technology and in-home services.
EurekAlert!
http://www.eurekalert.org/
EurekAlert!, a comprehensive Web site about the latest research advances
in science, medicine, health and technology, is produced by the American
Association for the Advancement of Science. About 20 news releases from
universities and research organizations are posted on a daily basis.
FDA
http://www.fda.gov/
Information
from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the nation's foremost consumer
protection agency. Site contains specific consumer topics including consumer
advice on food and nutrition, consumer drug information, food information
and seafood hotline, AIDS clinical trials information, breast implant
information line and special information for patients, women and kids.
FDA
Consumer
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/default.htm
The consumer magazine of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this publication
reports on current FDA activities to ensure the products the agency regulates
- food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, biologics - are fit for use.
Glaucoma
Research Foundation
http://www.glaucoma.org/
In addition to news and patient information, the Glaucoma Research Foundation
site facilitates access to the Glaucoma Support Network, a national telephone-based
peer-support network for people with glaucoma and their families.
Health
Hotlines (NLM)
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hotlines/index.html
A National Library
of Medicine database of health-related organizations operating toll-free
telephone services. Also includes information on services and publications
available in Spanish.
HealthScout
http://www.healthscout.com/
Personalized health news
for you and your family.
HealthGate
http://www.healthgate.com/
A leading provider of many respected and widely used medical resources
on the Web. HealthGate provides more than 50 resources for a various audiences,
including clinicians, researchers and patients. Created to facilitate
improvements in biomedical research, medical education, public health,
patient education and patient care, HealthGate is owned by HealthGate
Data Corp., and operates independently. Many free resources are provided,
including MEDLINE, AIDSDRUGS, AIDSLINE, AIDSTRIALS, BIOETHICSLINE, CANCERLIT,
Diagnostic Procedures, HealthSTAR, a healthy living series and a wellness
center. Other databases are provided for an access fee.
Health
on the Net
http://www.hon.ch
An international initiative, Health on the Net Foundation (HON) is a non-profit
organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Dedicated to realizing
the benefits of the Internet, the foundation's site facilitates access
to support communities, medical resources, health care news, health databases
and other support systems for individuals, health professionals and health
care providers.
Herb Research Foundation
http://www.herbs.org/index.html
A comprehensive site for
information on herbs, featuring the latest science, political, business
and international news from the world of herbs.
The International
Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/IBIDS/
...is produced by the Office
of Dietary Supplements of the National
Institutes of Health, in conjunction with the Food
and Nutrition Information Center of the National
Agricultural Library, U. S. Department
of Agriculture. IBIDS contains bibliographic records, including abstracts
published in international scientific journals on the topic of dietary
supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbal and botanical supplements.
The general public, scientists, researchers, and other interested parties
are able to search the database using keywords to obtain the citations
of research journal articles.
JAMA
http://www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/jama/jamahome.htm
Publication site for the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Includes latest news, current issue table of contents, past issues, CME,
books, journals, new media review index and letters to the editor. Users
can also register to get the JAMA table of contents via e-mail. JAMA Information
Centers www.ama-assn.org/special/infohome.htm Maintained by the Journal
of the American Medical Association, a series of peer-reviewed resources
on specific conditions, designed primarily for physicians and other health
professionals. Topics include HIV/AIDS, asthma, migraine and women's health.
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service www.hopkins-aids.edu/ The information presented
represents the policies, recommendations and standards of care of The
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service. Included are the full text of a book, "Medical
Management of HIV Infection," and a bimonthly newsletter, "Hopkins HIV
Report," along with a regular Ask-the-Doc feature.
Johns
Hopkins Breast Center
http://www.med.jhu.edu/breastcenter/
The Web site
for the Johns Hopkins Breast Center, ranked among the top 10 breast cancer
centers in the nation for quality of care by Self Magazine in October.
1997. The site includes a free "Webzine" featuring the latest research
advances, a breast cancer patient's bill of rights and an interactive
patient satisfaction survey.
Johns
Hopkins Infectious Diseases Site
http://hopkins-id.edu/
Presents the
policies, recommendations and standards of care of The Johns Hopkins University
Division of Infectious Diseases. The site provides a wealth of data including
travel medicine, hepatitis and tuberculosis information, in addition to
other diseases. Johns Hopkins InfoNet www.med.jhu.edu/ A server Web site
for Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Contains a wealth of health and
health care information published on the Web by the many affiliate medical
departments, groups and organizations of JHMI.
Johns
Hopkins Medicine Website
http://hopkins.med.jhu.edu/
The Johns Hopkins Medicine Web site is the front door to America's top-ranked
hospital and its associated Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health.
It contains various online publications, full-text press releases, and
information on how to make appointments by clinical specialty.
Johns
Hopkins Oncology Center
http://www.med.jhu.edu/cancerctr/hematol/protocol.htm
An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins Oncology
Center maintains a Web site with detailed clinical protocols on more than
a dozen types of cancer, including extensive information on bone marrow
transplantation and hematologic malignancies.
Johns
Hopkins Orthopaedic Surgery Site
http://www.med.jhu.edu/ortho/sports/guides.htm
The Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has posted nine consumer
guides to common sports injuries on its Web site. Here are easy-to-understand
diagrams and explanations of everything from rotator cuff tendinitis to
ACL reconstruction. The site also includes four step-by-step rehabilitation
programs for various injuries and procedures.
Johns
Hopkins Pancreatic Cancer Site
http://www.path.jhu.edu/pancreas
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions has become the leading center for
the treatment and study of pancreatic cancer (the nation's fifth leading
cause of death by cancer). This Web site details the very latest research
and clinical developments. It also has a very active "chat room" for patients
and family members to share ideas and support, and an Ask our Social Worker
page.
Leukemia
Society
http://www.leukemia.org/
The Leukemia Society of America offers health information and service
resources for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. Online
and print materials are available as well as news, chapter finder services
and links to other web resources.
March
of Dimes
http://www.modimes.org/
With a mission to prevent birth defects and infant mortality, the March
of Dimes offers a Web site with multiple information resources, including
birth defects information, having a healthy baby, public and professional
education and worksite programs.
MDConsult
http://www.mdconsult.com/
Designed primarily
for physicians, MD Consult is a medical information resource that includes
content from more than 50 publishers, organizations and societies. Site
sections include Journal Search, Practice Guidelines, Reference Books,
Patient Education, Today in Medicine, Drug Information, CME Center and
Clinical Topic Tours. Service fees are required for membership - 10-day
free pass available.
Mediconsult.com
http://www.mediconsult.com/
A "virtual medical
center," providing high-quality, patient-oriented medical information
and moderated support to patients, families and health care professionals.
Information is organized by medical condition. Each topic offers unique
condition-specific services that include: medical news, clinical trials,
MediXperts, journal articles, moderated support, educational material,
drug information and outside sources.Mediconsult.com,
Inc. is a consumer health marketing company, with a focus on the patient.
Medscape www.medscape.com Serving primarily health care professionals,
Medscape features thousands of full-text peer-reviewed journal articles,
medical news, medical databases and interactive quizzes. Organized by
medical specialty and health professions, Medscape was created by SCP
Communications, Inc. in 1995, and is now owned and operated by Medscape,
Inc.
Multiple
Sclerosis
http://www.nmss.org/
Working to end the devastating effects of MS, the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society features this Web site containing news, disease information, clinical
and research bulletins, legislative alerts and person-to-person stories
from people with MS.
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org/
A service of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Provides numerous online
publications, databases, resources for treatment organizations, online
forums and special site sections for kids, including Girl Power!
National
Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org/
Focused on people with Down syndrome and their ability to achieve full
potential in community life, the National Down Syndrome Society provides
general, clinical and educational information and resources designed for
individuals with Down syndrome, parents, teachers, researchers and health
professionals.
National
Health Information Center (NHIC)
http://nhic-nt.health.org/
The
National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral
service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health
questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide
answers. NHIC was established in 1979 by the Office
of Disease Prevention and Health .Promotion (ODPHP), Office of Public
Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
National
Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/icd/
News, research information and professional and consumer health information
from the multiple Health Institutes that are part of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, among them the National Cancer Institute,
the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases, the National Institute of Mental Health; and the National
Institute on Aging.
National
Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Every significant
program of the Library is represented, from medical history to biotechnology.
Multiple medical databases are available, including Medline, CancerLit
and AIDSline.
National Network
of Libraries of Medicine
http://www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/pnr/
Dedicated to ensuring that health care information is accessible
for health professionals and librarians in Alaska,
Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, and
Washington.
National
Psoriasis Foundation
http://www.psoriasis.org/
Information about psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis from the National
Psoriasis Foundation. Site sections include disease and research information,
psoriasis therapies, news, services and publications, Web resource links
and a section just for kids and teens.
New
England Journal of Medicine Online
http://www.nejm.org/
NEJM Online provides a selection of full-text articles, abstracts of current
articles and an archive of past issues. A CareerLinks area offers a searchable
database of employment opportunities for medical professionals.
The OAM Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Citation Index consists of more than 90,000 bibliographic citations from 1966 to 1997, obtained from the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database.
Office
of Rare Diseases
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/ord/
National Institutes
of Health information on more than 6,000 rare diseases, including current
research, publications from scientific and medical journals, completed
research, ongoing studies and patient support groups.
Osteoporosis
Foundation
http://www.nof.org/
A leading resource for people seeking up-to-date, medically sound information
on osteoporosis. Includes disease information, risk factors, bone health,
prevention and treatment information. Sections for health professionals,
support groups and advocacy are also featured.
Personal
Health Guide
http://www.ahcpr.gov/ppip/ppadult.htm#bp
Put Prevention into Practice - an online personal guide from the Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research. Information to help you and your
health care provider make sure that you get the tests, immunizations (shots)
and guidance you need to stay healthy. Covers blood pressure, immunizations,
cholesterol, weight, colorectal cancer, oral health, preventive care,
tobacco use, physical activity, nutrition, depression, safety, HIV and
AIDS, family planning and alcohol and drug use. A printed pocket-sized
guide is available, as well as AHCPR's Child Health Guide.
Pharm
Info Net
http://www.pharminfo.com
A pharmaceutical information network, including industry publications,
drug information, discussion groups, meeting calendar and disease-specific
drug information. Links to other pharmaceutical/pharmacy sites. Pharm
Info is a service provided by VirSci Corporation and Pharmaceutical Information
Associates, Ltd.
PLANTS National
Database
http://plants.usda.gov/plantproj/plants/index.html
The PLANTS Database provides
a single source of standardized information about plants. PLANTS provides
standardized plant names, symbols and other plant attribute information
Quackwatch
http://www.quackwatch.com/
Quackwatch, Inc., a member of Consumer Federation of America, is a nonprofit
corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads
and fallacies. It has extensive online reports about practices ranging
from chelation therapy to weight control gimmicks and frauds.
RxList
http://www.rxlist.com/
Managed by Neil Sandow, Pharm.D., manager of technologies for a major
pharmaceutical distributor, RxList provides general drug information on
over 4000 U.S. drug products and is intended to supplement the advice
of a physician. A "Top 200" feature provides generic prescribing information
on 200 products that represent nearly 2/3 of all prescriptions filled
in the United States and the majority of searches of the RxList database.
SHN.Net
http://www.shn.net
Sapient Health
Network is a free health community providing information and support for
people with serious and chronic illnesses. SHN manages communities for
asthma, breast cancer, depression, diabetes, fibromyalgia and chronic
fatigue syndrome, heart disease, prostate cancer, obesity and numerous
women's health conditions. An independent company, SHN's investors share
a vision of empowering patients and bringing their perspective further
into the health care industry. Requires completion of a registration process,
which includes a voluntary health questionnaire, before becoming a member
of SHN and entering the service.
Thrive
http://www.thriveonline.com/
Thrive is a new media joint venture between AOL and Time Incorporated.
Designed as a one-stop healthy living resource, Thrive takes a positive
approach to every lifestyle category, including health and medicine, sexuality,
fitness, nutrition and outdoor adventure.
U of W Medicinal
Herbs Botanical Garden Tour http://www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/pnr/uwmhg/
An interesting pictoral of
the botanical garden of the University of Washington.
USDA: Phytochemical
& Ethnobotanical Databases http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/index.html
This site contains Dr. James
Duke's searchable databases. You can search by plant, chemical activity
or ethnobotany.
UT Center for Alternative
Research in Cancer http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu:8052/utcam/
UT-CAM is dedicated to investigating
the effectiveness of alternative/complementary therapies used for cancer
prevention and control.
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