HEALTH               

     TOPICS

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Family and General Health Links:
Health A to Z Family health topics.
WebMD is a well established health information site.
Food, Nutrition and Health Management
Food and Nutrition Information Center Health Information site from the US Department
of Health and Human Services:
Healthfinder.gov This site contains links to almost any health topic you could want.
Life Clinic Take control of your health! Nominated for a Webby award.
Kids Health Terrific site for parents, children and teens with games and animations about
how the body works. 
The Preventive Ounce Assess your child's temperament.  Very informative site.
BabyCenter.Com Everything you wanted to know about pregnancy!  Includes forums, 
baby name polls, photos and descriptions of baby's development week by week.
American Academy of Pediatrics Devoted to the health, well-being and safety of infants 
to young adults.
 

Heart Health Links: 
American Heart Association This site contains resources on all aspects of heart health, 
including stroke, high blood pressure, heart healthy diet, heart attack and healthy living. 
Heart Information Network Another source of excellent information with many topics. 
Cholesterol information from the National Institutes of Health. 

Book Links:
Heart Attack Survivor: A Field Guide
Heart Attack!: Advice for Patients by...
 
Diabetes Links: 
Center for Disease Control This site on diabetes is a good resource.
American Diabetes Association Includes risk factor information.
Diabetes in Children Excellent resource.
National Institutes of Health Diabetes Information Includes complications of diabetes.

Book Links:
The Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible :...
Diabetes For Dummies
 

Weight Management and Fitness Links:
American Council on Exercise Fit Facts about exercise, nutrition, fitness, weight.
Sports Medicine by Physicians Info on exercise, nutrition and injury prevention.
CyberDiet Weight management program.  Not free but looks like a good program.  
Nutrition and Fitness Tracking by the International Diabetes Institute.
Diet and Fitness from iVillage.co.uk Free diet profile available.
Oxygen.com Weight management knowledge quiz.
Medicine.net Comprehensive site on weight loss and management with other topics.
InteliHealth Features Harvard Medical School consumer health information.
WomenFitness.net  Especially for women with some free fitness tools, fee to join. 
The Cooper Institute Weight management research center. Dr. Kenneth Cooper was one
of the first proponents of disease prevention with fitness and nutrition. 
TheFitmap.com Men's health and fitness information.
 
**Notes** There are many web sites with weight loss and fitness information. I have
tried to include only sites that are not too commercial or focused on selling products. 
Hopefully these sites will provide quality information.  If not, please e-mail me with 
your comments. 
 

Arthritis Links:
The American College of Rheumatology has excellent information for patients.
The Arthritis Foundation has an entire section for treatment and therapies.
National Institutes of Health Arthritis and related conditions.
Arthritis Research has a lot of technical information.
Arthritis Insight.com has message boards, chat, medication and nutrition information, 
greeting cards, photo albums, newsletter and much more.

Book Links:
The Arthritis Foundation's Guide to Good Living with Osteoarthritis
The Arthritis Foundation's Guide to Alternative Therapies


Medication information and reference:

RxList Drug Lookup