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Site description: Michelle Badash provides a brief definition of the condition and discusses causes and risk factors. Features information on diagnostics, treatment and prevention.
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| Previous 10 | Tinnitus Web Site by Mike Cohen | http://tinnitus.itgo.com/Mike/mikecohen.htm Tinnitus Web Site by Mike Cohen | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Ear/Tinnitus Personal story by a patient who was treated at the Hadassah Medical Centre in Israel. |
| Previous | Traditional Chinese Medicine | http://www.tcmtreatment.com/images/diseases/meniere's-disease.htm Traditional Chinese Medicine | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Ear/Meniere's Describes in detail how TCM practitioners in China solve meniere's disease with traditional strategies and herbs. |
| Random 1 | National Association of Rural Health Clinics | http://www.narhc.org/ National Association of Rural Health Clinics | Top/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations Focused on improving the delivery of quality, cost-effective health care in rural under-served areas through the Rural Health Clinics Program. Site includes legislative and regulatory information about this program. |
| Random 2 | Dr. Kohr Medical Technologies | http://www.drkohr.com/ Dr. Kohr Medical Technologies | Top/Business/Healthcare/Products_and_Services/Medical_Equipment/Manufacturers Develops, produces and sells highly specialized products for electromedicine, dermatology, physical therapy, and apparative cosmetology. |
| Random 3 | The Neuroscience Institute | http://www.leadingtheadvance.com The Neuroscience Institute | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/Stroke/Centers Regional neuroscience center located at University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Offers specialized care for patients with diseases or disorders of the brain and nervous system. |
| Random 4 | The Tango Center | http://www.tangocenter.org The Tango Center | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Tango/Regional/United_States/Oregon In downtown Eugene, Oregon -- A non-profit community center dedicated to the music & dance of Argentine Tango. |
| Random 5 | HyperGUIDE to the Mental Health Act | http://www.hyperguide.co.uk/mha/ HyperGUIDE to the Mental Health Act | Top/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Health/Mental_Health Comprehensive guide to the 1983 Mental Health Act. Covers all sections of the act, current policy and Likely future developments |
| Next | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Otosclerosis | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001036.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Otosclerosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Ear/Otosclerosis Illustrated guide features symptoms, alternative names, causes, incidence, and risk factors. |
| Next 10 | Wobbler's Anonymous | http://www.wobblers.com/ Wobbler's Anonymous | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Vestibular_Disorders A support group for people who have vestibular damage by gentamicin or related drugs. |
| Random 1 | Anime Sweets | http://n.webring.com/hub?ring=animesweets Anime Sweets | Top/Arts/Animation/Anime/Web_Rings All anime sites welcome; around 50 sites. |
| Random 4 | F A D L - Danmark | http://forening.fadl.dk/ F A D L - Danmark | Top/World/Dansk/Sundhed/Organisationer De medicinstuderendes hovedside. Vagtbureau, medlemstilbud og foreningens politik. |
| Random 4 | Happiness Through Hypnosis | http://calmness.com Happiness Through Hypnosis | Top/Shopping/Health/Alternative/Hypnotherapy Free samples of tools to explore the subconscious mind and set positive changes in motion. Links and information about past life regressions, hypnosis, chakras, Reiki, and Vipassana. Self-hypnosis CDs and audiotapes available. |
| Next 70 | Yahoo Health | http://health.yahoo.com/health/dc/001101/0.html Yahoo Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia A look at arrhythmias discussing causes, incidence, risk factors, treatment, symptoms and other topics. |
| Previous 70 | CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness | http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/altitude.htm CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude. |
| Next 170 | Mamas Health | http://www.mamashealth.com/Bloodpressure.asp Mamas Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Vascular_Disorders/Hypertension An extensive look at what blood pressure is, including what it means and how to control it. |
| Previous 170 | Children with Diabetes | http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/ Children with Diabetes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Children An online community for kids, families, and adults with diabetes, featuring message boards, chat rooms, and questions/answers from medical professionals. |
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| Previous 270 | Cigarette Smoking and Thyroid Eye Disease | http://www.hkmj.org.hk/hkmj/abstracts/v6n2/195.htm Cigarette Smoking and Thyroid Eye Disease | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Hyperthyroid/Graves'_Disease The association between cigarette smoking and ocular diseases, such as Graves' Ophthamopathy. From the Hong Kong Medical Journal. |
| Other resource N0 | Radium Experiment Assessment Project | http://forums.delphiforums.com/carsreap Radium Experiment Assessment Project | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Radiation_Emergencies REAP, a delphi forum that is working to promote honest and ethical evaluation of the history of Nasopharyngeal Radium Irradiation (NRI), to promote a governmental and medical response to this public health issue. |
| Other resource N1 | The World's Healthiest Foods: Feeling Great | http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=47 The World's Healthiest Foods: Feeling Great | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Nutrition Article speaks of foods that contain goitrogens, a substance that interferes with thyroid function. |
| Other resource N2 | Health News - Link Between Hypothyroidism, Glaucoma Found | http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=520970 Health News - Link Between Hypothyroidism, Glaucoma Found | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Related_Diseases Contains a study involving 600 male patients. |
| Other resource N3 | Inflammatory Diseases of the Thyroid | http://www.bcm.edu/oto/grand/1694.html Inflammatory Diseases of the Thyroid | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Thyroiditis Acute and chronic thyroiditis from the Grand Rounds Archive, for a discussion at The Baylor College of Medicine. Information for health care professionals. |
| Other resource N4 | HealthDay - Elderly Better Off With Underactive Thyroid | http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=522615 HealthDay - Elderly Better Off With Underactive Thyroid | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Seniors Dutch researchers report that the very old do not experience adverse effects and may even live longer than those with normally functioning glands. |
| Other resource N5 | Healthtouch® - Drug Information | http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/p_dri.htm Healthtouch® - Drug Information | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Medication Search by medication name from this page. |
| Other resource N6 | Propyl-Thyracil | http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b2.pharmaceutical/b2.1.monographs/CPS-%20Monographs/CPS-%20(General%20Monographs-%20P)/PROPYL.html Propyl-Thyracil | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Medication RXmed prescribing information for the antithyroid medication propylthiouracil. |
| Other resource N7 | Mortality after the Treatment of Hyperthyroidism with Radioactive Iodine | http://www.nejm.org/content/1998/0338/0011/0712.asp Mortality after the Treatment of Hyperthyroidism with Radioactive Iodine | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Radioactive_Iodine_Therapy/Mortality_Research The New England Journal of Medicine. Results published in March, 1998 of a study done on radioactive iodine and hyperthyroid. |
| Other resource N8 | Thyroid Cancer Treatments | http://www.cancergroup.com/em25.html Thyroid Cancer Treatments | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer Provides information, clinical trials and reviews to medical professionals, as well as lay persons. Survivors and their families can find new information here. |
| Other resource N9 | Thyroid Cancer at Johns Hopkins | http://www.thyroid-cancer.net/ Thyroid Cancer at Johns Hopkins | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Cancer Information for thyroid cancer patients and families. Treatment, medication, specialist information and tools. You can create your own thyroid page, and find specialists (US only). |
| Other resource N10 | Insulin and the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome | http://www.nejm.org/content/1996/0335/0009/0657.asp Insulin and the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome New England Journal of Medicine editorial. |
| Other resource N11 | Association between Polycystic Ovaries and Extent of Coronary Artery Disease | http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jan97/polycyst.htm Association between Polycystic Ovaries and Extent of Coronary Artery Disease | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Article from the Annals of Internal Medicine. |
| Other resource N12 | Women's Reproductive Health Information | http://nicho_v.tripod.com/index.html Women's Reproductive Health Information | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Information on concerns such as PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids and infertility. |
| Other resource N13 | BBC News Health - Human Gland evolved from Gills | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4067039.stm BBC News Health - Human Gland evolved from Gills | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Parathyroid The human parathyroid gland, which regulates calcium levels, probably evolved from fish gills, say researchers. |
| Other resource N14 | Hypoparathyroidism | http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH?t=11137&p=~br,IHW|~st,408|~r,WSIHW000|~b,*| Hypoparathyroidism | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Parathyroid/Hypoparathyroidism Symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, prognosis. InteliHealth - Harvard Medical School Information. |
| Other resource N15 | The Australian Addison's Disease Association | http://www.addisons.org.au/index.html The Australian Addison's Disease Association | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Adrenal/Addison's_Disease Up to date information for the medical profession and patients alike. Support for patients. |
| Other resource N16 | Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia dot Org | http://www.congenitaladrenalhyperplasia.org Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia dot Org | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Adrenal/Congenital_Adrenal_Hyperplasia An education and support network for people and families with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Includes important medical links, FAQ, message board and archives. |
| Other resource N17 | Diabetes Resource Center on Healingwell.com | http://www.healingwell.com/diabetes/ Diabetes Resource Center on Healingwell.com | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes Comprehensive guide to resources on diabetes, including medical news, articles and information, message boards, books, and links to related sites. |
| Other resource N18 | Diabetes Home | http://www.diabeteshome.ca Diabetes Home | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes Information for diabetics and their families on symptoms, medicines, insulin and other treatments, diet and exercise and the latest research. |
| Other resource N19 | Novo Nordisk- Keeping Well With Diabetes | http://www.keepingwellwithdiabetes.com Novo Nordisk- Keeping Well With Diabetes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes Basic facts about diabetes, information on nutrition, exercise, medication, online newsletters, a new program for insulin users and home educational tools to help control diabetes. |
| Other resource N20 | Exercise and Foot Care in Diabetes | http://www.injurymanagement.ca/diabetes/ Exercise and Foot Care in Diabetes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes News, website reviews, and specific information relating to the management of diabetic complications with foot care and exercise (along with diet +/- medications). |
| Other resource N21 | Diabetes - medcohealth.com | http://www.medcohealth.com/medco/consumer/ehealth/topics.jsp?ltSess=y¤tPage=%2fconsumer%2fehealth%2ftopics.jsp&topicID=Diabetes Diabetes - medcohealth.com | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes Research diabetes or browse detailed drug information. Features include interactive tools and related news. |
| Other resource N22 | HealthAtoZ: Type 2 Diabetes | http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/dc/caz/diab/dia2/dia2_gen_ovw.jsp HealthAtoZ: Type 2 Diabetes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes Personalized diary tracks blood sugar, medications, exercise and other health management tools. Plus, articles on research, a recipe exchange, risk assessment, and related conditions. |
| Other resource N23 | ProHealthNetwork.com: Diabetes Chat | http://www.diabeteschat.net/ ProHealthNetwork.com: Diabetes Chat | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Support_Groups Offers chat rooms, message boards, and news. Registration required to post. |
| Other resource N24 | Diabetes Health Care | http://www.diabetes-health-care.com/ Diabetes Health Care | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Support_Groups Information about diabetes, a newsletter and forums. |
| Other resource N25 | Pediatric Diabetes Center - California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco) | http://www.cpmc.org/advanced/pediatrics/services/diabetes.html Pediatric Diabetes Center - California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco) | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Support_Groups/Regional/North_America/United_States/California A diabetes support group, facilitated by the medical social worker, meets twice a month. |
| Other resource N26 | Williamson Medical Center (Franklin) | http://www.williamsonmedicalcenter.org/classes.asp Williamson Medical Center (Franklin) | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Support_Groups/Regional/North_America/United_States/Tennessee Diabetes support group meets the second Monday of each month from in the Ronald G. Joyner Conference Room (lower level). |
| Other resource N27 | Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center - Community Calendar | http://www.swfrmc.com/CommCal.asp Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center - Community Calendar | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Support_Groups/Regional/North_America/United_States/Florida The Diabetes Support Group meets the first Tuesday of every month from 12 noon until 1:00 pm. |
| Other resource N28 | Department of Health and Human Services - Diabetes | http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/dcp/dcplinks.html Department of Health and Human Services - Diabetes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Support_Groups/Regional/North_America/United_States/Florida Web links and county contacts. |
| Other resource N29 | New Directions in Diabetes; A Health Retreat at Canyon Ranch | http://www.canyonranch.com/diabetes New Directions in Diabetes; A Health Retreat at Canyon Ranch | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Facilities Address diabetes management and treatment, and learn healthy lifestyle habits. A week long health and fitness retreat at Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, Arizona. |
| Other resource N30 | Joslin Diabetes Center | http://www.joslin.harvard.edu/ Joslin Diabetes Center | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Facilities US medical center dedicated solely to diabetes treatment, research, cure, and education. Offers research news, lifestyle and nutrition information, discussion groups, and a directory of nationwide affiliates. |
| Other resource N31 | Researchers Recommend Testing Diabetic Children for Celiac Disease | http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1009402816.html Researchers Recommend Testing Diabetic Children for Celiac Disease | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Children As a result of their recent study, a group of Medical College of Wisconsin researchers are recommending that children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) be tested for celiac disease. |
| Other resource N32 | The Islet Foundation | http://www.islet.org The Islet Foundation | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Treatments Islet xenotransplantation has reversed diabetes in people and monkeys without immunosuppressive drugs, and may deliver the cure within this decade. |
| Other resource N33 | Veritas Medicine for Patients: Diabetes | http://www.veritasmedicine.com/diabetes/ Veritas Medicine for Patients: Diabetes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Treatments Clinical trial listings and in-depth treatment information about diabetes. Perform a personalized search to find ongoing clinical trials that match your needs. |
| Other resource N34 | Diabetes | http://www.apma.org/topics/Diabetes.htm Diabetes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Foot_Care Information about caring for the diabetic's feet, available in this section of the American Podiatric Medical Association's Web site. |
| Other resource N35 | Healthy Cooking Tips For Persons With Diabetes | http://www.methodisthealth.com/diabetes/healthy.htm Healthy Cooking Tips For Persons With Diabetes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Nutrition Hints and ideas from the Methodist Health Care System in Houston, Texas. |
| Other resource N36 | Optimal Management of Hypertension and Obesity in the Metabolic Syndrome | http://www.metabolicsyndromeonline.com/ Optimal Management of Hypertension and Obesity in the Metabolic Syndrome | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Insulin_Resistance A continuing medical education monograph on the Metabolic Syndrome, otherwise known as insulin resistance or Syndrome X. In PDF. |
| Other resource N37 | Emedicine Emergency Medicine: Hypoglycemia | http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic384.htm Emedicine Emergency Medicine: Hypoglycemia | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Hypoglycemia Pediatrics, Hypoglycemia, emedicine free online medical reference textbooks definition- In children and neonates, a value of blood glucose below 40 mg/dL represents hypoglycemia. Patients with hypoglycemia. |
| Other resource N38 | The Pituitary Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center | http://www.pituitarycenter.com/ The Pituitary Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pituitary The Center, established in 1998, aims to provide expedient, state-of-the-art, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary care to patients with all types of hypothalamic and pituitary diseases. |
| Other resource N39 | eMedicine Health - Acromegaly | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/Articles/38312-1.asp eMedicine Health - Acromegaly | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pituitary/Acromegaly Consumer health resource center providing an overview of acromegaly and its causes, symptoms and treatment. |
| Other resource N40 | OHSU Pituitary Unit - Prolactinoma | http://www.ohsupituitary.com/patients/prolac.asp OHSU Pituitary Unit - Prolactinoma | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pituitary/Prolactinoma A prolactinoma is a prolactin secreting pituitary tumor. In most cases a prolactinoma can be treated with medications called dopamine agonists. These medications will usually lower the prolactin level to normal and dramatically shrink the tumor. |
| Other resource N41 | The Facts About Diabetes Insipidus | http://www.histio.org/association/library/diabetes.shtml The Facts About Diabetes Insipidus | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pituitary/Diabetes_Insipidus Considerably well written informative article with a lot of detail on what DI is, how it affects you, symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, treatments with many reference links for the newly diagnosed to the medical professional. |
| Other resource N42 | Overview of Cushing's Syndrome - Endocrinology Health Guide | http://www.umm.edu/endocrin/cushing.htm Overview of Cushing's Syndrome - Endocrinology Health Guide | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pituitary/Cushing's_Syndrome Health guide on cushing's syndrome, a condition that results from adrenal glands producing excess hormones |
| Other resource N43 | Sports medicine and Orthopedic Surgery | http://www.emedx.com/emedx/diagnosis_information/common_sports_injuries.htm Sports medicine and Orthopedic Surgery | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries An index of musculoskeletal injured areas common in sports related activities. From emedx.com [Note: graphics are actual x-rays or photos of injuries - ed] |
| Other resource N44 | OHSU Health -- Household/Common Emergencies | http://www.ohsuhealth.com/ntrauma OHSU Health -- Household/Common Emergencies | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries Overview from Oregon Health and Sciences University. |
| Other resource N45 | Dehydration and Heat Stroke | http://www.umm.edu/non_trauma/dehyrat.htm Dehydration and Heat Stroke | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Heat_Related Presents the causes, symptoms, and prevention, from the University of Maryland Medicine. |
| Other resource N46 | Cervical Spine Fractures | http://www.hughston.com/hha/a.cspine.htm Cervical Spine Fractures | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Fractures Describing c-spine fractures with illustrations. Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation. |
| Other resource N47 | eMedicine Health - Broken Elbow | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/4607-1.asp eMedicine Health - Broken Elbow | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Fractures Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatments. |
| Other resource N48 | eMedicine Health - Broken Arm | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/8895-1.asp eMedicine Health - Broken Arm | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Fractures Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. |
| Other resource N49 | eMedicine Health - Crutches | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/9039-1.asp eMedicine Health - Crutches | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Fractures Consumer health resource center providing information on crutches. |
| Other resource N50 | Burns - University of Missouri-Rolla | http://www.umr.edu/~umrshs/burns.html Burns - University of Missouri-Rolla | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Burns A brief description of degrees of burns, self care information and when to seek medical attention for burns. |
| Other resource N51 | Fireworks Safety | http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1024078264.html Fireworks Safety | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Burns Information from the Medical College of Wisconsin. |
| Other resource N52 | eMedicine Health - Thermal (Heat or Fire) Burns | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/4871-1.asp eMedicine Health - Thermal (Heat or Fire) Burns | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Burns Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of burns. |
| Other resource N53 | eMedicine Health - Snake Bite | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/10707-1.asp eMedicine Health - Snake Bite | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Bites_and_Stings/Snakes Overview of symptoms and treatment of snake bites. |
| Other resource N54 | eMedicine Health - Animal Bites | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/Articles/4783-1.asp eMedicine Health - Animal Bites | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Bites_and_Stings/Mammals Overview of symptoms and treatment of bites from dogs, cats, and wild mammals. |
| Other resource N55 | Family Practice Notebook: Insect Bite | http://www.fpnotebook.com/ER9.htm Family Practice Notebook: Insect Bite | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Bites_and_Stings/Arthropods Advice for emergency medical personnel on treatment of bites and stings by insects, spiders, and other arthropods. |
| Other resource N56 | eMedicine Health - Brown Recluse Spider Bite | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/10729-1.asp eMedicine Health - Brown Recluse Spider Bite | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Bites_and_Stings/Arthropods/Spiders Information on the symptoms and treatment for brown recluse bites. |
| Other resource N57 | eMedicine Health - Jellyfish Stings | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6277-1.asp eMedicine Health - Jellyfish Stings | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Bites_and_Stings/Aquatic_Organisms Overview of symptoms and treatment of jellyfish stings. |
| Other resource N58 | Mountain Medicine | http://www.thebmc.co.uk/world/mm/mm0.htm Mountain Medicine | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Hypothermia Links to information on cold and high-altitude injuries. |
| Other resource N59 | Hypothermia and Near Drowning | http://scuba-doc.com/hypoth.htm Hypothermia and Near Drowning | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Hypothermia Outlines of diagnosis, early treatment and management of the diver with hypothermia and near-drowning. From Diving Medicine Online. |
| Other resource N60 | Apex Altitude | http://www.apex-altitude.com/ Apex Altitude | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic |
| Other resource N61 | Medex and Medical Expeditions | http://www.medex.org.uk/ Medex and Medical Expeditions | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Information about and from this research charity dedicated to investigating the mechanisms of altitude related illness. Newsletter archive and planned expedition information. |
| Other resource N62 | Cerebral Syndromes | http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic22.htm Cerebral Syndromes | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE. |
| Other resource N63 | High Altitude Medicine and Biology | http://www.liebertpub.com/HAM/ High Altitude Medicine and Biology | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. |
| Other resource N64 | CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness | http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/altitude.htm CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude. |
| Other resource N65 | High Altitude Medicine | http://www.highaltitudemedicine.com/ High Altitude Medicine | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness About the book by Herb Hultgren, M.D., including ordering information. |
| Other resource N66 | Specialty Diets, Inc. | http://www.formydiet.com Specialty Diets, Inc. | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders ForMyDiet.com provides information, peer communication, specialty diets products, tools, and services to assist and support the management of medical diets such as Juvenile Diabetes and metabolic disorders. |
| Other resource N67 | First Federal Obesity Clinical Guidelines | http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/press/oberel4f.htm First Federal Obesity Clinical Guidelines | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults reviewed by 115 health experts at major medical and professional societies. |
| Other resource N68 | Obesity | http://www.healthanswers.com/centers/topic/overview.asp?id=weight+control&filename=1658.htm Obesity | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Definition, causes, dieting, when to see the doctor, medical tests, from Healthanswers.com. |
| Other resource N69 | Lose Weight Gain Health | http://www.loseweightgainhealth.ie/ Lose Weight Gain Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity From Roche Pharmaceutical, provides practical advice on healthy eating, diet, obesity and losing weight. |
| Other resource N70 | WebMD Health | http://my.webmd.com/condition_center_content/obe/article/2731.560 WebMD Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Consumer health site, symptoms, causes and treatments, calorie calculator and health toll. |
| Other resource N71 | Weight Loss, Dieting and Obesity | http://www.DietWords.com Weight Loss, Dieting and Obesity | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Multidisciplinary educational resource evaluating the pros and the cons of a wide range of treatment options for obesity, including diets, exercise, surgery, medications and hypnosis. |
| Other resource N72 | Bariatrics and You | http://www.bariatricsweightloss.com Bariatrics and You | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Discussion of different medically supervised weight loss regimes, surgery, maintenance of your goal weight, sugar control and childhood obesity. |
| Other resource N73 | Pediatric Obesity--Helping Parents Raise Healthy Children | http://www.pediatricobesity.com Pediatric Obesity--Helping Parents Raise Healthy Children | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Free site featuring the Traffic Light Diet, links to Dr. John La Puma's recipes and resources, and current medical research on treating and preventing pediatric obesity. |
| Other resource N74 | Symptoms of Amyloidosis | http://www.medhelp.org/perl6/neuro/archive/4773.html Symptoms of Amyloidosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Amyloidosis Ask the doctor medical forum for patients hosted by Med Help. A brief look at this disease and the symptoms. |
| Other resource N75 | Canadian Porphyria Foundation | http://www.cpf-inc.ca/ Canadian Porphyria Foundation | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Porphyrias Mission statement, objectives of the organization, newsletters and safe and unsafe drugs. Also: A Guide to Porphyria - a complete booklet of information. |
| Other resource N76 | OnHealth: Vitamin B12 Deficiency | http://onhealth.com/conditions/in-depth/item/item,2509_1_1.asp OnHealth: Vitamin B12 Deficiency | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity A discussion about this vitamin, its deficiency, symptoms, causes and a list of food sources. |
| Other resource N77 | Demographic and Health Surveys | http://www.measuredhs.com/ Demographic and Health Surveys | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Malnutrition Information as to who they are, about the survey and research and publications. For informed decisions on population, health and nutrition. |
| Other resource N78 | Water Retention and the Waterfall Diet | http://www.water-retention.net Water Retention and the Waterfall Diet | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Water_Balance The author of the Waterfall Diet writes about water retention, including list of symptoms, information on diuretic medications, causes of water retention, and dietary treatments. |
| Other resource N79 | eMedicine Health | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/29085-1.asp eMedicine Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Cholesterol_and_Other_Fats Consumer health resource center providing information on importance and preparation of cholesterol tests. Defines total, HDL (good) and LDL (bad) cholesterol as well as triglycerides. |
| Other resource N80 | Metabolic Dietary Disorders Association | http://www.mdda-australia.org Metabolic Dietary Disorders Association | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Organizations A self-help, family-support charity for those with inborn errors of metabolism or metabolic disorders partially controlled by medically prescribed diet. |