NEJM -- Madelung's Disease: Inherited from an Ancient Mediterranean Population?

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Other resource N61 Animal Bites - HealthWorld Onlinehttp://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?id=1778 Animal Bites - HealthWorld OnlineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Bites_and_Stings/Mammals Preventive measures and treatments. From the American Institute of Preventive Medicine.
Other resource N62 eMedicine Health - Black Widow Spider Bitehttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6436-1.asp eMedicine Health - Black Widow Spider BiteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Bites_and_Stings/Arthropods/Spiders Information on the symptoms and treatment of black widow spider bites.
Other resource N63 eMedicine Health - Bee and Wasp Stingshttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/Articles/4761-1.asp eMedicine Health - Bee and Wasp StingsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Bites_and_Stings/Arthropods/Bees,_Wasps,_and_Ants Overview of bee and wasp stings and their symptoms and treatment.
Other resource N64 Chamonix Hospital Cold Injury Pagehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/dmtmcham/dmtm_uk.htm Chamonix Hospital Cold Injury PageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Hypothermia Research, evaluation, prevention and information in Mountain Medicine and Traumatology. By Mountain Medicine and Traumatology Department of Chamonix Hospital.
Other resource N65 Rural Family Medicinehttp://www.ruralfamilymedicine.org/clinical%20topics/hypother.htm Rural Family MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Hypothermia Links to useful sites on cold-weather injuries.
Other resource N66 eMedicine Health - Hypothermiahttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6232-1.asp eMedicine Health - HypothermiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Hypothermia Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Other resource N67 British Mountaineering Council - Mountain Medicine Centrehttp://www.thebmc.co.uk/world/mm/mm0.htm British Mountaineering Council - Mountain Medicine CentreTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Information on altitude related illnesses with a focus on climbing at altitude.
Other resource N68 International Society for Mountain Medicinehttp://www.ismmed.org International Society for Mountain MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology.
Other resource N69 Bibliography of High-Altitude Medicine and Physiologyhttp://annie.cv.nrao.edu/habibqbe.htm Bibliography of High-Altitude Medicine and PhysiologyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Search by author, title, or citation.
Other resource N70 Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Societyhttp://www.bmres.org.uk/ Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary SocietyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness.
Other resource N71 Non-Physician Altitude Tutorialhttp://www.ismmed.org/np_altitude_tutorial.htm Non-Physician Altitude TutorialTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Tutorial from the International Society for Mountain Medicine covering acclimatization, AMS, HACE, and HAPE. Includes treatment and prevention information.
Other resource N72 Action Guide for Healthy Eatinghttp://rex.nci.nih.gov/NCI_Pub_Interface/ActionGd_Web/Actiongd.html Action Guide for Healthy EatingTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders Quick and easy tips to improve you health on fats, fruits and vegetables and whole grains. A guide designed to make it easy to fit low-fat, high-fiber eating into busy schedules.
Other resource N73 Roles of Mental Health Professionals in Multidisciplinary Medically Supervised Treatment Programs for Obesityhttp://www.sma.org/smj/97june2.htm Roles of Mental Health Professionals in Multidisciplinary Medically Supervised Treatment Programs for ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Paper presenting a case management model, assessment for treatment planning, clinical practice model, and behavioral health treatment options.
Other resource N74 HealthLink MCWhttp://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/984434798.html HealthLink MCWTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity An article about the health problems related to severe obesity.
Other resource N75 Health Link MCWhttp://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/979064416.html Health Link MCWTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity An article about the search for genes responsible for human obesity.
Other resource N76 Obesityhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003101.htm ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Definition in the Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia. Illustration, alternative names, considerations, common causes, and home care.
Other resource N77 Michael D. Myers M.D. Inc.http://www.weight.com/ Michael D. Myers M.D. Inc.Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity General background information on obesity. Includes the prevalence, a definition, causes, medical complications and treatments.
Other resource N78 The National Women's Health Information Centerhttp://www.4woman.gov/faq/obesity.htm The National Women's Health Information CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity This article defines obesity, describes the causes and the related health risks for women.
Other resource N79 Obesity Supporthttp://www.obesitysupport.co.uk Obesity SupportTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Non judgemental UK based support site set up for overweight people, their friends and families. Includes nutritional advice, exercise, diets, and medical issues.
Other resource N80 Immunopathology - Amyloidosishttp://edcenter.med.cornell.edu/CUMC_PathNotes/Immunopathology/Immuno_04.html Immunopathology - AmyloidosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Amyloidosis Detailed information about this disease by Robert C. Mellors, M.D., Ph.D. of the Cornell University Medical College.

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