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All About Breast Cancer - from the American Cancer Society. All-Allergy - information on allergies. American Hospital Directory - features easy-to-use hospital search tool that provides links to hospitals and basic statistics. AMA Physician Select - locate physicians by location, name or specialty. American Dental Directory - locate dentists by location, name or specialty. Asian American Health - a portal with links to Web sites, databases, documents and other resources addressing issues concerning the health and well-being of Asian Americans.
BenefitsCheckupRx - described as the nation's most comprehensive online service to screen for federal, state and some local private and public benefits for older adults (55 +). CANSEARCH - a guide to cancer resources. CenterWatch : Clinical Trials Listing Service - clinical trials listed by disease.
Also contains links
to newly approved drug therapies. Community Resource Database of Long Island - A database of over 11,000 Health, Human Services and Educational resources on Long Island. CRID - each year at least 103,000 people die of hospital related infections. This site, maintained by the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, provides info on hospital related infections.. EPIC Program - official homepage of New York State's EPIC program which provides major discounts on prescription drug purchases for eligible seniors. familydoctor.org - health info for the whole family -- from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Health Sciences Library at SUNY Stony Brook Healthfinder.gov - the purpose of this site is to "provide quick access to credible health information" -- from the US Department of Health and Human Services. HMO Report Cards - rankings for all of the HMOs operating in New York State. Hospital Compare - a government web site that provides hospital comparisons relating to treatment of certain diseases as well as surgery outcomes. IFICF: International Food Information Council - food and nutrition information and links. InteliHealth - Harvard affiliated health information website. Johns Hopkins Health Alerts - this website provides a wealth of info on health after 50. Alerts containing information on many health topics are accessible at the website and also via email. KidsHealth - information on childhood diseases,
nutrition, behavior and development LymeNet - a clearinghouse of Lyme Disease information. MayoClinic.com - the Mayo Clinic health info site. MEDLINEplus - a wealth of information from the National Library of Medicine. The Merck Manual - disease and diagnostic information National Human Genome Research Institute - information about consumer health and counseling for genetic disorders. This site also contains in-depth info for medical and scientific professionals. National Institute of Mental Health - provides comprehensive information for the general public on mental health. National Institutes of Health - links to health information from the NIH. New York State Department of Health - health information pertaining to
New Yorkers. Includes lists of health facilities, toll
free numbers, and other health info. New York State Hospital Profile - contains valuable consumer information on hospitals including: available services, quality of care measures, volume and types of procedures performed and contact info. New York State Nursing Home Profiles - This site gives information about nursing homes in New York State and the quality of care they provide. New York State Physician Profile - This site provides profiles for all licensed doctors who are registered to practice medicine in New York State. NOAH - Men's, Women's
and children's personal health and health issues. OncoLink, University of Pennsylvania - cancer information and research Prescription Drug Prices--from the NY State Attorney General - compare local pharmacy prices for 150 commonly prescribed drugs.
PubMed - National Library
of Medicine's search service to access the 9 million
citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to
participating on-line journals), and other related
databases. The Prostate Net - a guide to fighting prostate cancer. Toll-Free Numbers for Health
Information - phone numbers and
links to many health related organizations. Top 100 List: Health Websites You Can Trust - Compiled by CAPHIS, a group of professional librarians working in the health field. |
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