Disease and Human Behavior

General Health Issues

• Health Issues -- Links To Other Sites
• Scientific Data, Surveillance, and Health Statistics, and Laboratory Information
• FDA News
• Protection of Human Subject; Informed Consent
• Bioethics Resources
• AMA Homepage
• CDC
• Science Online

Stroke

• Recovering After a Stroke

Women's Health Issues

• Cybergirl
• WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE-- American Heart Association
• Facts About Heart Disease and Women

Euthanasia and Assited Suicide

• OATH AND LAW OF HIPPOCRATES -- Dr. Jack Kevorkian, aka Dr. Death
• Euthanasia and relief -- in support of Dr. Jack Kevorkian

Alzheimer's Disease

• Alzheimer's Association
• The ALZHEIMER Page

Aging and Health Issues

• The National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Sites On Aging

Diet and Health--"You Are What You Eat!"

• Welcome to NutraSweet City
• Center for Science in the Public Interest
• Internet FDA
• International Food Information Council
• Calorie Control Council
• The Good Health Web
• Objectives Of The Diet and Weight Loss Home Page
• Brigham & Women's Hospital
• Ask the Dietitian(tm)
• An Eating Plan for Healthy Americans
• Understanding Obesity and Weight Loss
• THE WEIGHT LOSS AND NUTRITIONAL FITNESS PAGE
• Penn State Nutrition and Exercise Institute
• Food Industry

Hantavirus

• American Lung Association Fact Sheet - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Mental Health Issues

• Decade of the Brain: Medications
• National Institute of Mental Health

Environmental Health Issues

• ToxFAQs -- Methyl Parathion
• EPA
• Environmental Cancer Risks

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Sexualy Transmitted Diseases
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
• STD Homepage

Heart Disease and Related Health Issues

• The Heart
• American Heart Association
• American Heart Association 69th Scientific Sessions
• WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE-- American Heart Association
• Facts About Heart Disease and Women

Medical Journals on the Web

• British Medical Journal
• New England Journal of Medicine

Ebola

• Virus Outbreak
• Ebola Information
• Outbreak

Gulf War Related Health Issues

• Gulf War Related Illness Index (NY Times)
• VA Persian Gulf Veterans Information Helpline
• GulfLINK -- DOD Hompage
• Presidential Advisor Committee on Gulf War Verterns Illness
• Persian Gulf Research and Related Sites

Tobacco Use and Health Issue

• Anti-smoking page
• Friends of Tobacco
• Smoker's rights
• TOBACCO BBS
• The Master Anti-Smoking Page
• Tobacco Law Suit Mad Lib

Population Growth and Health Issues

• Population Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania
• Population Council

Medical Centers on the Web

• The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
• The George Washington University Medical Center

Malaria

• Malaria: WHO disease sheet

Alternative Therapies

• Alternative Therapies in Cancer
• NCCS Guide To Cancer
• Healthy Skepticism

Travelers' Health Issues

• Loney Planet Disease Travel Pasge
• WHO -- International Travel and Health
• CDC -- International Travel and Health

Children's Health and NGO's

• Africare
• CARE
• Childreach
• InterAction
• International Rescue Committee
• Save The Children
• World Vision
• WHO -- Division of Child Health and Development
• KidsHealth Organization

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Preventing Drug & Alcohol Abuse

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