Obtaining Information via the Internet
There is a wealth of information available on the Internet for both health care professionals and patients. Here is a list of some useful sites.
Alcohol Rehab for the Elderly
www.hmc.net
All About Menopause
www.menopause.org
Allergy and Asthma Rochester Resource Center
www.aarrc.com
Alzheimer's Association
www.alz.org
American Association of Retired Persons
www.aarp.org
American Breast Cancer Clearing House
www.nysernet.org/bcic
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Association
www.aadenet.org
American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
American Foundation for the Blind
www.afb.org
American Heart Association
www.amhrt.org
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
American Nurses Association
www.nursingworld.org
Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
Backpain Hotline
www.texasback.com
Bair PMS Home Page
www.bairpms.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Choice in Dying
www.choices.org
Deafness Research Foundation
www.drf.org
Endometriosis Association
www.endo-online.org
Epilepsy Foundation of America
www.efa.org
Healthtouch--Health Resource Directory
www.healthtouch.com
HealthGate (health information)
www.healthgate.com
Healthy Net
www.healthy.net
Healthy Weight
www.healthyweight.com
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
www.hivatis.org
Leukemia Society of America
www.leukemia.org
Mayo Clinic Resources
www.mayohealth.org
Mended Hearts, Inc.
www.mendedhearts.org
Meniere's Network of the Ear Foundation
www.theearfound.org
Migraine Resource Center
www.migrainehelp.com
National Association for Continence
www.nafc.org
National Headache Association
www.headaches.org
National Institute on Aging
www.nih.gov/nia
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease
www.nih.gov/niams
National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov
National Kidney Foundation
www.kidney.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
www.nmss.org
National Stroke Organization
www.stroke.org
National Student Nurses' Association
www.nsna.org
New England Journal of Medicine
www.nejm.org
OncoLink (cancer information and resources)
www.oncolink.upenn.edu
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
www.parkinsons-foundation.org
PharmInfoNet (drug information)
www.pharminfo.com
The Safer Sex Page
www.safersex.org
Self-help for Hard of Hearing People
www.shhh.org
The Simon Foundation for Continence
www.simonfoundation.org
Sleep Disorder Information
www.sleepfoundation.org
Women's Health Forum
www.womenshealth.org
To locate other sites, use a search engine such as:
Yahoo!
www.yahoo.com
Excite
www.excite.com
Alta Vista
www.altavista.digital.com
Infoseek
www.guide.infoseek.com
Lycos
www.lycos.com
Snap
www.snap.com
