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AIDS & HIV

http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb - This is Emory University’s MEDWEB. Once on the MEDWEB webpage, click on "Browse by Subject" and then click on "AIDS and HIV" to open up a vast array of links pertaining to the subject.


ASTHMA & ALLERGY - including Environmental and Chemical Sensitivities.

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/english/pubs/OtherPubs/MCS.html - Accommodating individuals with Asthma and multiple chemical sensitivities in the workplace- A useful legal website.
http://www.nih.gov/nia/related/aoaresrc/toc.htm - Provides direct links to hundreds of medical based organizations A to Z.
http://www.nih.gov/health/consumer/conkey.htm - Provides direct links to hundreds of medical based organizations A to Z.
http://www.mcsurvivors.com - A good website on multiple chemical sensitivities.

CARDIOVASCULAR
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including Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure.

http://www.bloodpressure.com - A useful site about high blood pressure.
http://hyper.ahajournals.org - The American Heart Association’s Hypertension webpage.

DIABETES

http://www.niddk.nih.gov - National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (of the National Institutes of Health) webpage.
http://www.joslin.org - This is the world renown Joslin Diabetes Center webpage.


GASTROINTESTINAL - including Crohn’s Disease, IBS, Colitis.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/digest.htm - This is a "sub-page" of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (of the National Institutes of Health) webpage. This "sub-page" deals with digestive diseases such as Crohn’s, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Hepatitis and many more.

OBESITY

http://www.obesity-online.com - Obesity On-Line webpage.
http://www.loop.com/~bkrentzman - This site leads to some good links and an interesting paper on "set point theory."

ORTHOPEDIC including Failed Back Syndrome & Limb and Joint Conditions.

http://www.orthoguide.com/ortho/ - This webpage has myriad links to authoritative sites on orthopedic injuries, diseases and conditions.
http://www.americanbacksoc.org - This is the webpage of the American Back Society. Particularly useful are the links provided to other sites and resources.

PSYCHIATRIC - including Mood Disorders such as Anxiety, Depression & Manic Depression, Phobias, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Psychosis.

http://www.pendulum.org - Perhaps even better links then those provided by Mood Swing, above.
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html#contents - Dr. Ivan’s Depression Central. Don’t be fooled by the cutesy name. This cite leads to an incredible wealth of diverse information about the whole gamut of mood disorders.

MENTAL ILLNESS: Organizations, Journals & Libraries

http://www.nami-nyc-metro.org- Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
http://www.nami.org - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/p51.html - Internet Mental Health. This is a Journal with interesting articles covering many of the mood disorders.

RHEUMATOID
including Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Arthritis.

http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~fibro/fm-md.html - One article I find useful in Fibromyalgia cases is Fibromyalgia -- A Physician's Guide by David A. Nye, MD.
http://www.cfids.org - CFIDS Association of America site-This site covers some of the legal issues involved in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

SENSORY - including Hearing, Speech and Vision diseases and impairments.

http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb - This is Emory University’s MEDWEB. Once on the MEDWEB webpage click on "Browse by Subject" and then click on "ophthalmology and optometry" to open up a vast array of links pertaining to vision and diseases of the eye. For the same on hearing and hearing impairments, click on "hearing."

 


 

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