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| Previous 10 | Columbia University of Health Sciences | http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/hmg16_0004.html Columbia University of Health Sciences | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources A look at infective endocarditis, pericarditis, myocarditis, and cardiomyopathy. Discussion on each about diagnosis, treatment and prevention. |
| Previous | American Cardiovascular Research Institute | http://www.acrionline.org/ American Cardiovascular Research Institute | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Improving comprehensive care of cardiovascular patients by integrating preclinical and clinical research and creating data management tools to facilitate quality medical care. |
| Random 1 | Calgary Stampede Line Dancers | http://www.calgarystampede.co.uk/ Calgary Stampede Line Dancers | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Folk_Dancing/Country_and_Western/Line_Dancing/United_Kingdom Classes for beginners and intermediates in Kent (Orpington & Hayes)plus monthly social dance nights. Schedules, directions and contact details. |
| Random 2 | West Nile Central.com | http://www.westnilecentral.com West Nile Central.com | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Information about the West Nile Virus, including symptoms, prevention, education, and training, maps, photos, and related links to this disease. |
| Random 3 | Iris-Pro | http://www.IRIS-PRO.com Iris-Pro | Top/Shopping/Health/Feet Offers inflatable shoe inserts with built-in air pump. |
| Random 4 | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: Psoriasis | http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/psoriasis/psoriafs.htm National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: Psoriasis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Skin_Disorders/Psoriasis/Education_and_Research Concise fact sheet with glossary, causes, diagnosis, treatments, and current research. |
| Random 5 | Quilting Links, Recipes, Fitness and Health | http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6207 Quilting Links, Recipes, Fitness and Health | Top/Arts/Crafts/Quilting/Personal_Pages/M A potpourri of links - quilting, cross stitch, recipes, fitness and health, links for kids, and entertainment reviews. |
| Next | University of Michigan Health System | http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/heart/angina03.htm University of Michigan Health System | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Heart_Attack Discussion about heart attacks, how they occur, symptoms, recovery, and risk factors. |
| Next 10 | Torrance Memorial Medical Center | http://torrancememorial.org/carangin.htm Torrance Memorial Medical Center | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Angina_Pectoris Explanation of what angina pectoris is, the symptoms and what a person should do when they occur. |
| Random 1 | The Secret of NIMH petition | http://www.petitiononline.com/nimh/petition.html The Secret of NIMH petition | Top/Arts/Animation/Movies/Titles/Secret_of_NIMH_Series/Secret_of_NIMH,_The For a theatrical re-release of the film followed by a re-authoring of the DVD. |
| Random 4 | Aplicación de Medicina Tradicional | http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/8814 Aplicación de Medicina Tradicional | Top/World/Español/Salud/Medicina_alternativa Medicina tradicional, acupuntura, terapia neural y control de estrés en medicina integral. |
| Random 4 | Partnerships Between Attorneys and Public Health Professionals to Support Local Tobacco Control Efforts | http://www.tobaccocontrol.neu.edu/castpage.htm Partnerships Between Attorneys and Public Health Professionals to Support Local Tobacco Control Efforts | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation Historically, the greatest deterrents to local tobacco control efforts have been 1) lack of policy guidance; and 2) tobacco industry legal intimidation. This paper outlines an approach that deals with both problems. |
| Next 70 | eMedicine Health - High Blood Pressure | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11073-1.asp eMedicine Health - High Blood Pressure | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Vascular_Disorders/Hypertension Consumer health resource center providing an overview of hypertension and its causes, symptoms and treatment. |
| Previous 70 | The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) | http://www.4woman.org/ The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Women Dedicated to women's health and well being. A call center available for health questions. |
| Next 170 | Diarrhoeal Diseases Tutorial | http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/biosertmrtihdisdia.html Diarrhoeal Diseases Tutorial | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Digestive_Disorders/Intestinal/Diarrhea This CD-ROM provides an illustrated introduction, causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control. Educational materials for medical and life sciences students, their teachers and other health care professionals. |
| Previous 170 | HealthLink MCW | http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/984434798.html HealthLink MCW | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity An article about the health problems related to severe obesity. |
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| Previous 270 | eMedicine Health - Diabetic Foot Care | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/18002-1.asp eMedicine Health - Diabetic Foot Care | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Pancreas/Diabetes/Foot_Care Overviw of diabetic foot disorders and foot care. |
| Other resource N0 | 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 N1 | 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 N2 | 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 N3 | 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 N4 | 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 N5 | 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 N6 | 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 N7 | 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 N8 | 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 N9 | 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 N10 | 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 N11 | 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 N12 | 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 N13 | 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 N14 | 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 N15 | 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 N16 | 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 N17 | 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 N18 | 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 N19 | 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 N20 | 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 N21 | 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 N22 | 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 N23 | 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 N24 | 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 N25 | 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 N26 | 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 N27 | 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 N28 | 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 N29 | 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 N30 | 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 N31 | 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 N32 | 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 N33 | 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 N34 | 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 N35 | 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 N36 | 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 N37 | 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 N38 | 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 N39 | 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 N40 | 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 N41 | 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 N42 | 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 N43 | 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. |
| Other resource N44 | NEJM -- Madelung's Disease: Inherited from an Ancient Mediterranean Population? | http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/340/19/1481 NEJM -- Madelung's Disease: Inherited from an Ancient Mediterranean Population? | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Madelung's_Disease Images in Clinical Medicine from The New England Journal of Medicine -- Madelung's Disease: Inherited from an Ancient Mediterranean Population? Only the first part of the article is displayed. You will have to purchase the article if you want to see it. |
| Other resource N45 | Laryngitis | http://www.healthsquare.com/ndfiles/nd1351.htm Laryngitis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Throat/Laryngitis PDR Family Medical Guide |
| Other resource N46 | Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharyngitis | http://www.tcmtreatment.com/images/diseases/chronic-pharyngitis.htm Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharyngitis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Throat/Pharyngitis Describes in detail how TCM practitioners in China solve this with traditional Chinese strategies and herbs. |
| Other resource N47 | Holistic Online | http://holisticonline.com/Remedies/Ear/tin_home.htm Holistic Online | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Ear/Tinnitus Comprehensive information about tinnitus. Symptoms, causes and treatments. Treatments described include both conventional and alternative/integrative medicine approaches. |
| Other resource N48 | Oregon Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Treatment Center | http://www.tinnitus-audiology.com Oregon Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Treatment Center | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Ear/Tinnitus/Clinics Includes identification, definitions, treatments, clinic observations, and research. Also a large list of all drugs associated with tinnitus condition. Located in Portland, Oregon. |
| Other resource N49 | Meniere's Survival Guide | http://stevenandrews.tripod.com Meniere's Survival Guide | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Ear/Meniere's Verified medical information and suggestions for financial assistance for patients. |
| Other resource N50 | Discovery Health: Otosclerosis | http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/2336.html Discovery Health: Otosclerosis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Ear/Otosclerosis Mark Loury, MD presents an illustrated guide to the disorder written for laymen. Features information on prevention, causes and risks of the condition. |
| Other resource N51 | 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. |
| Other resource N52 | Health factsheets from BUPA: Sinus drainage | http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/sinus_drain.html Health factsheets from BUPA: Sinus drainage | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Nose_and_Paranasal_Sinuses/Sinusitis Concise factsheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of Sinus drainage, available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat format. |
| Other resource N53 | The Role of OTC Decongestants in the Treatment of Rhinosinusitis | http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/2685 The Role of OTC Decongestants in the Treatment of Rhinosinusitis | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Ear,_Nose_and_Throat/Nose_and_Paranasal_Sinuses/Sinusitis Professional overview discusses the physiology of nasal congestion and how decongestant medications work. Recommends using decongestants to treat sinus symptoms and reduce antibiotic use. [Requires free registration.] |
| Other resource N54 | 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. |
| Other resource N55 | MedicineNet - Heart Disease | http://www.focusonheart.com MedicineNet - Heart Disease | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease In depth medical content on disease prevention and treatment. |
| Other resource N56 | Mamas Health | http://www.mamashealth.com/acyanotic.asp Mamas Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Congenital Contains a lot of information about acyanotic congenital defects. |
| Other resource N57 | CongenitalHeartDefects.com | http://www.congenitalheartdefects.com CongenitalHeartDefects.com | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Congenital Information, resources and support for families and individuals dealing with congenital heart defects. Definitions of CHDs and medical terms, extensive list of support groups and hospitals. |
| Other resource N58 | The St. Luke's Heart Failure Program | http://www.sleh.com/cardiology/sleh-heartfail.htm The St. Luke's Heart Failure Program | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Congestive_Failure Offers information on the most recent treatment options available. Among these are proven medications, mechanical heart assist devices, and surgical interventions including transplantation. |
| Other resource N59 | Methodist Health Care System | http://methodisthealth.com/health/heart/congest.htm Methodist Health Care System | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Congestive_Failure Looks at congestive heart failure, discussing what it is, symptoms, diagnosing and treatment. |
| Other resource N60 | Northern Arizona University | http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~daa/lecture/chfmeds.htm Northern Arizona University | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Congestive_Failure A brief explanation of congestive heart failure with a very extensive listing of medications use to assist the patient. |
| Other resource N61 | Carilion Health System | http://www.carilion.com/cardiac/html/cchfc.htm Carilion Health System | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Congestive_Failure A brief look at congestive heart failure and its signs and steps to controlling symptoms. A look at their own facilities for cardiac patients. |
| Other resource N62 | Beryl: Health Care | http://www.beryl.net/HTL/Heart/22203.htm Beryl: Health Care | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Congestive_Failure Detailed description of congestive heart failure and related subjects. Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and some guidelines for living with it. |
| Other resource N63 | Battle Creek Health | http://www.healthwise.net/bchealth/Content/StdDocument.aspx?HWID=hw44415 Battle Creek Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Congestive_Failure A guide to understanding and management of congestive heart failure. An overview, brief discussion of the heart, symptoms, treatment and eating healthy are covered. |
| Other resource N64 | The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) | http://www.4woman.org/ The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Women Dedicated to women's health and well being. A call center available for health questions. |
| Other resource N65 | Eat Fat, Be Healthy | http://www.eatfatbehealthy.com Eat Fat, Be Healthy | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cholesterol Information about genetically-caused heart disease due to small-particle LDL syndrome. Includes questions and answers, book excerpt and cardiac risk quiz. |
| Other resource N66 | What Doctors Don't Tell You | http://home.sprynet.com/~impa/doctors16.htm What Doctors Don't Tell You | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cholesterol Information about cholesterol test kits and how they are being kept off the market by the medical establishment. |
| Other resource N67 | Ruchi Health.com: Cholesterol | http://www.ruchihealth.com/health/cholesterol.htm Ruchi Health.com: Cholesterol | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cholesterol Learn about its sources, its effects, and its roles in the body. Also know about how soya helps to check high cholesterol. |
| Other resource N68 | Lowering Cholesterol Naturally | http://www.all-about-lowering-cholesterol.com Lowering Cholesterol Naturally | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cholesterol Independent information about safely lowering cholesterol levels through diet and supplements, including causes and symptoms of high cholesterol, and cholesterol medications and their side effects on your health. |
| Other resource N69 | Health Factsheets From BUPA | http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby_factsheets/Arrhythmia.html Health Factsheets From BUPA | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia Explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of arrhythmia, available for down loading in Adobe acrobat format. |
| Other resource N70 | US Food and Drug Administration | http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/397_hart.html US Food and Drug Administration | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia An In-depth discussion on ventricular arrhythmias and new drugs and devices in curbing deaths from this disorder. |
| Other resource N71 | Health South | http://www.healthsouth.com/hsus/HSUS/EN_US/medical/conditionscenter/heart/23130008_cardiac.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0580273805.0981814214@@@@&BV_Engin Health South | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia Talks about causes, incidence and risk factors, types, symptoms, treatment and prevention for arrhythmias. |
| Other resource N72 | 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. |
| Other resource N73 | Information on Rapid or Irregular Heartbeat, Arrhythmia, and Atrial Fibrillation | http://www.aboutatrialfibrillation.com Information on Rapid or Irregular Heartbeat, Arrhythmia, and Atrial Fibrillation | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Arrhythmia/Atrial_Fibrillation St. Jude Medical information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatments such as ablation, cardioversion and medications for AF. Features glossary of terms related to this heart disorder and arrhythmia. |
| Other resource N74 | Columbia University Health Sciences | http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/hmg20_0005.html Columbia University Health Sciences | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cor_Pulmonale A brief article on cor pulmonale and its causes, diagnosis and treatment. |
| Other resource N75 | Living With Dilated Cardiomyopathy | http://home.tiscali.nl/~kuijperz/cardio2.htm Living With Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy A personal story about this disorder covering exercise and rest, diet and weight, medicines, self control and mental attitude. |
| Other resource N76 | Mamas Health | http://www.mamashealth.com/myocarditis.asp Mamas Health | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy A look at myocarditis and its causes, symptoms and treatment. |
| Other resource N77 | RXmed: Cardiomyopathy | http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b1.illness/b1.1.illnesses/Cardiomyopathy.html RXmed: Cardiomyopathy | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Cardiomyopathy Explains what cardiomyopathy is, signs and symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnoses and treatment, medication, activity, diet, possible complications, and prognosis. |
| Other resource N78 | Good Health Magazine | http://www.goodhealth.com/gh_mag/febmar98/murmurs.html Good Health Magazine | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs An article discussing heart murmurs in children with two doctors. Topics covered were some causes and treatment. |
| Other resource N79 | MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart sounds | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003266.htm MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart sounds | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Murmurs Article about the definition, alternative names, common causes in detail, what to expect from your doctor and test procedures of heart murmurs. |
| Other resource N80 | Yale Heart Book | http://www.med.yale.edu/library/heartbk/ Yale Heart Book | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Resources Yale University School of Medicine Heart Book. Provides information about the heart and heart disease, from diet to surgery. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader software for viewing. |