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Blood DisordersGeneral
American Society of Hematology
Presents the American Society of Hematology (ASH), an organization of clinicians and scientists interested in blood and blood diseases. Notes that ASH is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Includes information about meetings, awards, membership, training programs, and the journal 'Blood.' Offers access to current news and an online discussion forum, as well as educational materials in the PDF format. Contains a site search engine. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail.Blood Diseases & Disorders (National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute)
Children's Hemiplegia & Stroke Association (CHASA)
MEDLINEplus: Bleeding Disorders
MEDLINEplus: Blood & Blood Disorders
NYU Medical Center. Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Pediatric Stroke Center (Washington University)
Hemophilia
KidsHealth for Kids: How to Deal with HemophiliaNational Hemophilia Foundation
World Federation of Hemophilia
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) (National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute)Platelet Disorder Support Association (PDSA)
Sickle Cell
American Sickle Cell Anemia Association (ASCAA)MEDLINEplus: Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA)
Sickle Cell Information Center
TeensHealth: Sickle Cell Anemia
von Willebrand Disease
KidsHealth for Parents: von Willebrand DiseaseWhat is von Willebrand Disease? (National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute)
Childhood Cancers
General
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Presents the American Cancer Society (ACS), a voluntary health organization focused on eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and decreasing suffering, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Notes that the ACS has over 3,400 offices located in all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico, with the national home office located in Atlanta, Georgia. Includes information about the various offices. Offers access to cancer information about specific cancers, patient and family information, alternative therapies, tobacco, statistics, professional journals, and other items. Contains information about ACS programs and events, cancer research, volunteering with ACS, and donations. Links to WWW sites related to cancer. Provides a site search engine. Posts contact information via a toll-free telephone number and an online feedback form.Cancer Information Service (CIS) (National Cancer Institute)
Cancerbackup
The UK's leading cancer information service, CancerBACUP is accurate, up to date, and authoritative. Keep British spellings in mind when searching the site by keyword.Cancercare
This site offers information on types of cancer, treatment, emotional and financial support, coping, practical help and guidelines for patients and families, legislative alerts, events, and other cancer-related issues.Childhood Cancers (National Cancer Institute (NCI))
Children's Cancer Association (CCA)
CureSearch (National Childhood Cancer Foundation. Children's Oncology Group)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Features CancerNet, presented by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Includes cancer information for patients and the public, health professionals, and basic researchers. Discusses general information on cancer, treatment information, detection, prevention, genetics, and clinical trial information. Provides some information in Spanish as well as English and offers a Kid's HomePage. Details the National Cancer Institute (NCI).OncoLink
Presents OncoLink, a free, multimedia oncology information resource, accessible worldwide, compiled and distributed by the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. Provides access to disease oriented menus, including information on specific types of cancer; medical specialty oriented menus, with information on topics such as radiation oncology, chemotherapy, and gynecologic oncology; information on psychosocial support and personal experiences; information on cancer causes, screening, and prevention; information on clinical trials; global resources; frequently asked questions; information on conferences and meetings; and information on financial issues for patients.Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents (National Cancer Institute (NCI))
Disability Resources
ABLEDATA
Sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education, ABLEDATA is a federally funded project whose primary mission is to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States.Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
CODI serves as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. The information addresses local (Buffalo & WNY), state, national and international audiences.Family Village : A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
Family Village is a community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.National Disability Rights Network
WheelchairNet
A product of the University of Pittsburgh's RERC (Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center), WheelchairNet's purpose is to serve the information needs of anyone interested in wheeled mobility. However, its primary audience is the end user - the person who uses a wheelchair.
Brain Tumors
American Brain Tumor AssociationChildhood Brain Tumor Foundation
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
National Brain Tumor Foundation
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS)
Presents the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), which is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) based in Bethesda, Maryland. Notes that NINDS conducts and supports biomedical research on disorders of the brain and nervous system. Provides information on the history and mission of NINDS, current news and discoveries in the neurosciences, neurological disorders, clinical trials and studies, research, funding, and employment opportunities. Links to the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services home pages. Contains a search engine.Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
End of Life
Children's Hospice InternationalGrowth House
Growth House's search engine offers access to the most comprehensive online collection of reviewed resources for end-of-life careMEDLINEplus: Advance Directives
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
The National Hospice and Palliative Care organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care.Planning Your Health Care In Advance : How to Make Your End-of-Life Wishes Known & Honored
Side Effects
Chemotherapy & Your Mouth (National Institute of Dental & Crainiofacial Research)Mouth Pain & Discomfort : all you need to know about oral mucositis
Survivorship: Life After Cancer
LIVESTRONG: The Lance Armstrong FoundationNational Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
Vascular Anomalies
General Information
National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction (NFFR)National Organization for Vascular Anomalies
NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Vascular Anomalies Center (Arkansas Children's Hospital)
Vascular Anomalies Center (Children's Hospital Boston)
Vascular Birthmarks Foundation
Hemangiomas
Gianna's Wild Strawberry
Support Groups
About FaceKlippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Support Group
Health InformationConsumer Health Websites
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Includes a CDC overview, mission statement, current CDC news, traveler's health update, publications and products, scientific data, funding and employment opportunities, and information on diseases, health risks, prevention guidelines, and strategies. Provides links to other WWW information networks and resource.The Centers for Disease Control's mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.Family Doctor: health information for the whole family
All content on this website is written or selected by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Information comes in a variety of formats and groupings (self-care flowcharts, senior health topics, medications, etc.), but is uniformly reliable and understandable.For Health Consumers (MLA)
The Medical Library Association (MLA) provides a list of the top ten most useful consumer health web sitesHealthfinder
Healthfinder« is a free guide to reliable health information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The site provides an easy-to-use, searchable index of carefully reviewed health information from over 1,800 government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities.Information for Consumers (New York State Department of Health)
The New York State Department of Health's web site features information aimed at consumers on topics such as patient rights, health and wellness information, statistics and insurance.Lab Tests Online
Lab Tests Online is a peer-reviewed, non-commercial, patient-centered resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing.Mayo Clinic
MayoClinic.Com provides understandable health and disease information, often highlighted with helpful, colorful illustrations. A number of interactive tools, such as healthy lifestyle planners and disease self-managers are also featured. All material on the site is developed and/or reviewed by Mayo Clinc physicians and researchers, with updates each weekday.Medem. Medical Library
Medical information from the nation's leading medical societies.MEDLINEplus
Developed by the NLM to provide authoritative, up-to-date health information to both health professionals and consumers. MEDLINEPlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other reliable sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and over-the-counter medications, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.MEDLINEplus: Evaluating Health Information
MEDLINEplus: Health Check Tools
Use these quizzes, calculators, self-assessments, and decision guides to check your health statusMerck Manual Home Edition
This searchable, online text contains, in addition to everything in the print edition, a section with corrections and late-breaking important information.NOAH: New York Online Access to Health = Acceso Computerizado a la Salud de Nueva York
Provides high-quality consumer health information in both English and Spanish. Health care professionals and librarians from the organizations which sponsor and run this site (the New York Academy of Medicine; New York, Brooklyn and Queens public library systems; City University of New York; Metropolitan New York Library Council; New York State Library) find, select, and organize full-text consumer health information that is current, relevant, accurate and unbiased.WebMD
WebMD offers health and wellness information, articles, news, and interactive tools.
Health Reference Tools
Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray
The Bartleby.com edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings - many in color-from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries.Atlas of the Body
The American Medical Association (AMA)'s web site features color anatomical illustrations.Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Human Anatomy Online
Innerbody.com presents a colorful, interactive anatomy of the human bodyMEDLINEplus Medical Dictionary
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia
Clinical Trials
Centerwatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
Presents CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service, a service that provides information about clinical trials for both patients and research professionals. Contains a listing of clinical trials and new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals, information about clinical research, and access to an e-mail notification service for patients. Includes research center and industry provider profiles, industry news, and information about career and education opportunities for professional researchers. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail for CenterWatch, Inc., which is located in Boston, Massachusetts.Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute)
Clinical Trials (NYU Charney Heart Rhythm Center)
Clinical Trials (NYU Medical Center)
ClinicalTrials.gov
Announced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on February 29, 2000, this new site offers information on over 4,000 federal and private medical studies involving patients and others at more than 47,000 locations nationwide. Aimed at patients, family members, and the interested public, the database can be searched by keyword or browsed by condition or sponsor.Current Research Studies (NYU Child Study Center)
HIVinfosource
HIVInfoSource is your guide to the innovative clinical research and comprehensive care options at the NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center. It is our mission to work with you as we discover new strategies for treating people with HIV and helping HIV-negative people stay safe.HIVInfoSource is also an informational resource about current topics in HIV/AIDS and the body.NYU School of Medicine Dermatology Dept -- Dermatopharmacology at NYU
Research in Obstetrics & Gynecology (NYU School of Medicine)
Drug Information
Buying Medicines & Medical Products Online (FDA)
The FDA offers tips and warnings on buying medicines online, copies of warning letters sent to overseas companies, and an area to report fraudulent sites.FDA Center For Drug Evaluation & Research
Medication Guide (Healthtouch)
Search or browse for medication information by keyword or brand or generic name.MEDLINEplus: Drugs, Supplements, & Herbal Information
MedlinePlus offers access to a guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USP DI« Advice for the Patient«.RxList: the Internet Drug Index
Presents an online information resource dealing with prescription drugs. Includes a search engine for finding information about products currently on the U.S. market or close to approval. Offers search topics by brand name, generic name, category, and keyword. Contains descriptions of the drugs, use, cautions, side effects, toxicity, and dosing information.Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) conducts an Internet pharmacy practice certification program. Their web site provides consumers with information about the credentials of online pharmacies, explains certification criteria, and provides links to online pharmacies that have earned their seal of approval.Vitamins, Supplements, & Natural Medicine (Healthtouch)
Search or browse for vitamin, supplement, or natural medicine information by keyword or brand or generic name.
Safety and Poison Control
American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)Car Safety Seats & Transportation Safety (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Children's Safety Network (CSN)
ConsumerReports.org Babies & Kids
Food Safety (World Health Organization)
Society for Pediatric Dermatology
ToxTown
Uses color, graphics, sounds and animation to explore connections between chemicals, the environment, and public health. Generally non-technical in nature but links to selected, authoritative chemical and environmental health Internet information.U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Hospitals, Doctors, & Insurance Health Care Provider Resources
Doctors and Hospitals
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)DocFinder
The Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors presents the AIM (Administrators in Medicine) DocFinder, a collection of links to the web pages of a number of state medical boards.Find a Doctor (NYU Medical Center)
Doctors at NYU Medical Center are members of the faculty at New York University School of Medicine, one of the nation's oldest and most distiguished medical schools. To find a doctor, search the easy-to-use online Clinician Directory, or call toll-free at 1-888-7-NYU-MED (1-888-769-8633).Health Care Choices (HCC)
Health Care Choices is a New York not-for-profit corporation dedicated to educating the public about the nation's health care system. Their web site provides links to information about health insurance, physicians and hospitals, clinical trials, and recent legislative trends affecting health care issues.JCAHO (Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.Medem: Physician Finder
The member organizations of Medem, a group of the nation's leading professional medical societies, provide searchable databases of their participating physicians.New York State Physician Profile
The New York State Department of Health provides profiles for all licensed doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy who are registered to practice medicine in the state. Profiles include, at minimum, information about the doctor's education, translation services at the doctor's office, and whether any legal actions have ever been taken against the doctor.Office of the Professions Online Verification Service (NYS)
Is your physician or other health care provider liscensed to practice in the state of New York? The New York State Department of Education's Office of the Professions provides online verification.
Health Insurance Information
Benefits Checkup
A Service of the National Council on the AgingMedicaid in New York State (New York State Dept. of Health)
MEDLINEplus: Financial Assistance
New York State Hospital Report Card
Select Hospital Comparisons (New Jersey Dept of Health & Senior Services)
Social Security Online (US Social Security Administration)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (US Social Security Administration)
Getting There/Transportation
AmtrakPort Authority of New York/New Jersey
Parenting and Education
General Resources
About Our Kids Library (NYU Child Study Center)Child & Family Web Guide (Tufts University)
KidsHealth for Parents: Positive Parenting
National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Parenting Corner (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Resources for Children & Families (Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC))
Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents (National Cancer Institute (NCI))
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families
Education
List of High Schools in New York City (Wikipedia)New York City Dept of Education
Mental Health Resources
About Our Kids (NYU Child Study Center)
About Our Kids is a child and adolescent mental health and parenting resource from the New York University Child Study Center. Their web site features information on programs and research, along with artices, news, and tips on child mental health and parenting issues.American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Features the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), headquartered in Washington, D.C. Includes an overview of the organization, membership and contact information, a publications catalog, fact sheets on child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, and an online comments form. Describes AACAP's public education and prevention programs, clinical practice and research support, and involvement in legislative reform. Provides access to a directory of family physician referrals across the nation. Site is available in English, Spanish, and French.Autism Society of America (ASA)
Behavioral & Mental Health (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign (SAMHSA)
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF)
Child & Family Web Guide (Tufts University)
Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
MEDLINEplus: Mental Health & Behavior
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
Features the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. States that the NMHA is a citizen volunteer advocacy organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illnesses. Offers access to position statements, news releases, Includes information about healthcare reform, affiliates, employment, staff, community outreach, and publications. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail.
Support Groups
CancerKidsCandlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Caregiving.com
Aimed at those who are caring for an aging relative, this web site offers tips, advice, online support groups, and more.Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
Intended as an online resource for long-term care, the Family Caregiver Alliance offers factsheets (many in Spanish, and some in Chinese Big5 Format), news, information on supprt resources, statistics, policy information, and features a monthly interview.Healthfinder.gov: Caregivers
This government gateway site provides selected links on caregiving topics.National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
By providing information and education; support and validation; public awareness and advocacay, NFCA strives to minimize the disparity between a caregiver's quality of life and that of mainstream AmericansSelf-Help Group Supportbook Online
Sponsored by Mental Help Net, the American Self-Help Clearinghouse's Self Help Sourcebook Online may be searched by keyword, or browsed by disorder. Links are also provided to domestic and international self-help clearinghouses.Support Services (NYU Charney Heart Rhythm Center)
SupportPath
SupportPath.com is a directory of support-related online communities, message boards, chats, organizations and information on over 300 health, personal and relationship topics.
Games
Animations & Games (American Dental Association (ADA))BAM! Game Room (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC))
Educational Games (NobelPrize.org)
KidsHealth for Kids: The Game Closet
NGA Kids: The Art Zone (National Gallery of Art)
On-Lion for Kids (New York Public Library (NYPL))
Reading Planet (Reading Is Fundamental (RIF))
The Adventures of Captain Chemo & the Chemo Command
Health Resources
Children's Health Topics (American Academy of Pediatrics)KidsHealth
Sponsored and produced by the Nemours Foundation, KidsHealth features hundreds of articles and features, with different sections for parents, kids and teens.National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC)
Libraries
Booklists & Book Awards (Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA))Kid Space @ the Internet Public Library (IPL)
On-Lion for Kids (New York Public Library (NYPL))
TeenLink (New York Public Library (NYPL))
TeenSpace : Internet Public Library for Teens (IPL)
Look it Up
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
New York Fun
Brooklyn Botanic GardenChildren's Museums in New York
CyberSchoolBus (United Nations)
Destination: Modern Art (MOMA)
MuseumKids (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
New York Sports
New York Giants
Reading Links
100 Favorite Children's Books (New York Public Library)Books for the Teen Age (New York Public Library)
Family Literacy Guide (NYC Dept of Education)
Literary & Related Awards (Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC))
Science
Discovery KidsOlogy (American Museum of Natural History)
Science & the City (New York Academy of Sciences)
Teen Communities
2bMe : A Site for Teens with Cancerteens.talk.cancer.online (GroupLoop)
Alternative Medicine
Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NOAH)
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) offers selected, organized links to information about complementary and alternative medicine.Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Toolkit (NYU Health Sciences Libraries)
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science; training CAM researchers; and disseminating authoritative information.
Pet Therapy and Guide Dogs
Delta Society: The Human-Animal Connection
Nutrition
Diet & Cancer (American Institute for Cancer Research)Nutrition for Children with Cancer (ACS)
Overview of Nutrition in Cancer Care
Yoga
TeensHealth: Yoga
Chinese
HICUP : Health Information in Chinese Uniting Patients, Physicians, & the Public
HICUP: Health Information in Chinese Uniting Patients, Physicians and the Public, is a unique service that integrates patient education materials with consumer health information to provide a comprehensive, online library of health information devoted to the needs of Chinese speaking patients, the public and their physicians.SPIRAL: Patient Information by Language: Chinese
Russian
MedInfoRus : Medical Information in Russian
Spanish
Centros para el Control & la Prevencion de Enfermedades (CDC)
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) offer a Spanish-language version of their site.Healthfinder: en Espanol
Healthfinder espanol contiene fuentes de informacion seleccionadas en espanol que le pueden servir de guia para tomar decisiones con relacion a su salud. (Healthfinder's Spanish language section contains selected links to information in Spanish which can guide you in making health care decisions.)Knowledge Path: Spanish-Language Health Resources (Maternal & Child Health Library)
Los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH)
Esta pagina le ofrece una coleccion de publicaciones de NIH, organizada por orden alfabetico, segun el tipo de problema medica o enfermedad. (This page offers links to a collection of NIH publications, organized in alphabetical order, according to type of medical problem or illness.)Manuel Merck de Informacion Medica para El Hogar
The Merck Manual Home Edition has a Spanish Language version, available fulltext online.MEDLINEplus en Espanol
The National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus web site provides selected, organized links to Spanish language health information.NOAH: New York Online Access to Health = Acceso Computerizado a la Salud de Nueva York
Provides high-quality consumer health information in both English and Spanish. Health care professionals and librarians from the organizations which sponsor and run this site (the New York Academy of Medicine; New York, Brooklyn and Queens public library systems; City University of New York; Metropolitan New York Library Council; New York State Library) find, select, and organize full-text consumer health information that is current, relevant, accurate and unbiased.Non-English Resources for Cancer (PhillyHealthInfo.org)
Other Languages
Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool (ACS)Ethnomed
Seattle, Washington's Harborview Medical Center presents EthnoMed, a web site containing information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants.Healthy Roads Media
A multimedia, multilingual site that features easy to read information on a variety of common health topics. Information is available in English and Spanish as well as 7 other languages. Information may be accessed in several different formats: written, audio, video, or a combination of these.Hmong Health Education Network = Hais Txog Peb
MEDLINEplus: African-American Health
The MedlinePlus web site brings together a selection of links on African American health, organized by topic.MEDLINEplus: Asian-American Health
The MedlinePlus web site brings together a selection of links on Asian American health, organized by topic.MEDLINEplus: Hispanic-American Health
The MedlinePlus web site brings together a selection of links on Hispanic American health, organized by topic.MEDLINEplus: Native American Health
The MedlinePlus web site brings together a selection of links on Native American health, organized by topic.Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Features the Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Office advises the Secretary on public health program activities affecting American Indian and Alaska Native, African American, Asian American, and Hispanic populations. Posts contact information for the headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail. Includes news items and discusses funding opportunities. Provides a database of minority health organizations and programs.
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