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Other resource N0 Illinois Department of Public Health: West Nile Virushttp://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv.htm Illinois Department of Public Health: West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Information about the disease in the state, including news releases, surveillance information, and public education.
Other resource N1 Chicago Department of Public Health: West Nile Virushttp://www.cityofchicago.org/Health/WestNileVirus/ Chicago Department of Public Health: West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Features press releases, fact sheet, mosquito control information, and treatment areas.
Other resource N2 Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division - West Nile Virushttp://www.tdh.state.tx.us/zoonosis/diseases/Arboviral/westNile/ Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division - West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Information about the disease in humans, horses, and birds in Texas. Includes maps, statistics, news releases, and fact sheets about the disease.
Other resource N3 District of Columbia Department of Health: West Nile Virushttp://www.dchealth.dc.gov/information/fact_sheets/westnilevirus.shtm District of Columbia Department of Health: West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Features disease information, mosquito control measures, brochures, and information for clinicians.
Other resource N4 eMedicine Health - West Nile Virushttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13162-1.asp eMedicine Health - West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Consumer health resource center providing an overview of west nile virus and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Other resource N5 Postgraduate Medicine: West Nile Virus Infectionhttp://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2003/07_03/gelfand.htm Postgraduate Medicine: West Nile Virus InfectionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Medical and scientific article on the virus and disease.
Other resource N6 Virginia Department of Health: West Nile Virushttp://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/westnilevirus.asp Virginia Department of Health: West Nile VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/West_Nile_Virus Includes reporting information, prevention tips, and surveillance information in the state.
Other resource N7 Dengue Fever - Travel Medicine for the Adventure Traveler by Alan Spira, M.D. , DTM&Hhttp://www.armchair.com/info/spira7.html Dengue Fever - Travel Medicine for the Adventure Traveler by Alan Spira, M.D. , DTM&HTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Hemorrhagic_Fevers/Dengue_Fever Dengue Fever is a viral infection common throughout the tropical regions of the world. It is spread by Aedes mosquitoes.
Other resource N8 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Yellow Feverhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001365.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Yellow FeverTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Hemorrhagic_Fevers/Yellow_Fever Includes cause, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, prognosis, and prevention.
Other resource N9 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaediahttp://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=487 NHS Direct Online Health EncyclopaediaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Hemorrhagic_Fevers/Yellow_Fever Encyclopaedia article about the tropical disease yellow fever.
Other resource N10 Measleshttp://www.whale.to/vaccines/measles.html MeaslesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Rubeola Whale: The causes, therapies and vaccination. Includes a look at the risks of this disorder and the use of remedies such as homeopathy, naturopathy and nutritional medicines.
Other resource N11 InteliHealth: Rubeolahttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/18658.html InteliHealth: RubeolaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Rubeola Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N12 Fifth Disease - Your Healthhttp://www.yourhealth.com/ahl/1267.html Fifth Disease - Your HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Fifth_Disease Includes complications, prevention, signs and symptoms, and a RealAudio version for the page.
Other resource N13 Smallpox - Texas Department of Healthhttp://www.tdh.state.tx.us/ideas/smallpox/ Smallpox - Texas Department of HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Smallpox Fact sheet and reporting information, with other resources for smallpox/variola.
Other resource N14 Lincolnshire Post-Polio Networkhttp://www.zynet.co.uk/ott/polio/lincolnshire/ Lincolnshire Post-Polio NetworkTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Poliomyelitis/Post_Polio_Syndrome An information service for polio survivors and medical professionals. Website offers an expanding online library of currently over one hundred full text articles on post-polio conditions, plus a bi-monthly newsletter and a categorised directory of healthcare resources with descriptions.
Other resource N15 Doctor Fungushttp://www.doctorfungus.org/ Doctor FungusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal Includes images and information, how fungi infect people, animals, and plants and how fungal infections are treated with antifungal drugs.
Other resource N16 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Invasive Typehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000106.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Invasive TypeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Aspergillosis Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
Other resource N17 InteliHealth: Candidiasishttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/31092.html InteliHealth: CandidiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Candida Thrush, esophagitis, skin infections, vaginal yeast infections and deep candidiasis information, symptoms and treatment. Reviewed by the faculty of Harvard Medical School.
Other resource N18 NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaediahttp://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=104 NHS Direct Online Health EncyclopaediaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Candida Encyclopaedia article on the fungal infection thrush or candida.
Other resource N19 Overview of Histoplasmosis - American Family Physicianhttp://www.aafp.org/afp/20021215/2247.html Overview of Histoplasmosis - American Family PhysicianTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Histoplasmosis Extensive medical article on the disease.
Other resource N20 Athlete's Foothttp://www.apma.org/topics/athfoot.htm Athlete's FootTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Tinea_Infections Fact sheet from the American Podiatric Medical Association.
Other resource N21 eMedicine Health - Body Ringwormhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/15961-1.asp eMedicine Health - Body RingwormTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Tinea_Infections Consumer health resource center providing an overview of body ringworm and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Other resource N22 InteliHealth: Jock itchhttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10214.html InteliHealth: Jock itchTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Tinea_Infections Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N23 Coccidioidomycosis: A Reemerging Infectious Diseasehttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol2no3/kirkland.htm Coccidioidomycosis: A Reemerging Infectious DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Fungal/Coccidioidomycosis Scientific and medical article on the disease.
Other resource N24 Medmicro: Streptococcushttp://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch013.htm Medmicro: StreptococcusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal Scientific and medical information about the bacteria and the disease it causes.
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Other resource N26 Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Prevention of Rheumatic Feverhttp://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1244 Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Prevention of Rheumatic FeverTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal/Rheumatic_Fever Scientific and medical article.
Other resource N27 E Medicinehttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic518.htm E MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal/Scarlet_Fever Introduction and information about Scarlet fever, its causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N28 Discovery Health: Scarlet feverhttp://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/3202.html Discovery Health: Scarlet feverTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Streptococcal/Scarlet_Fever Johns Hopkins health information about Scarlett Fever.
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Other resource N38 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Plaguehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000596.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: PlagueTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Plague Factsheet with causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, complications, and prevention.
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Other resource N41 Kidshealth: Listeriosishttp://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/listeria.html Kidshealth: ListeriosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Listeriosis Includes risk factors, cause, signs and symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Other resource N42 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Scalded Skin Syndromehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001352.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Scalded Skin SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Staphylococcal Features cause, signs, symptoms, complications, and treatment.
Other resource N43 Postgraduate Medicine: The Many Faces of Staphylococcus aureus Infectionhttp://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/10_01/weems.htm Postgraduate Medicine: The Many Faces of Staphylococcus aureus InfectionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Staphylococcal Features clinical features and treatments.
Other resource N44 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Toxic Shock Syndromehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000653.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Toxic Shock SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Staphylococcal/Toxic_Shock_Syndrome Features cause, risks, complications, prevention, and treatment.
Other resource N45 Kidshealth: Clostridial Infectionshttp://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/clostridium.html Kidshealth: Clostridial InfectionsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Clostridial Discusses gas gangrene, Clostridium food poisoning, and pseudomembranous colitis.
Other resource N46 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pseudomembranous colitishttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000259.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pseudomembranous colitisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Clostridial/Pseudomembranous_Colitis Includes cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Other resource N47 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Brucellosishttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000597.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: BrucellosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Brucellosis Factsheet with cause, risk factors, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N48 Medmicro: Legionellahttp://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch040.htm Medmicro: LegionellaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Legionellosis Scientific and medical information on the bacteria and the disease it causes.
Other resource N49 Hansen's Diseasehttp://www.sma.org/smj/96jul1.htm Hansen's DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycobacterial/Hansen's_Disease An informative article about leprosy from the Southern Medical Journal.
Other resource N50 TBandUhttp://www.tbandu.co.uk/ TBandUTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycobacterial/Tuberculosis Offers A to Z of Tuberculosis and includes general, mental health and medication side effects issues. Includes support and message board chat room.
Other resource N51 eMedicine Health - Lyme Diseasehttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/12852-1.asp eMedicine Health - Lyme DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Spirochetal/Lyme_Disease Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of Lyme disease.
Other resource N52 Tick Tick Tick, City Paper, Philadelphiahttp://www.citypaper.net/articles/070899/feat.cov1.shtml Tick Tick Tick, City Paper, PhiladelphiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Spirochetal/Lyme_Disease/News_Articles Tiny bug, big trouble: Why the Lyme disease controversy is tearing the medical community apart.
Other resource N53 New Jersey Department of Health: Lyme Disease and Tickborne Diseasehttp://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/f_lyme.htm New Jersey Department of Health: Lyme Disease and Tickborne DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Spirochetal/Lyme_Disease/Government The State of New Jersey presents: What You Should Know About. . . Lyme Disease and Tickborne Disease.
Other resource N54 Health Protection Agency: Leptospirosishttp://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/zoonoses/leptospirosis/gen_info.htm Health Protection Agency: LeptospirosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Spirochetal/Leptospirosis Includes cause, symptoms, diagnosis, and prevention.
Other resource N55 The Weil's Disease Information Centerhttp://www.leptospirosis.org/ The Weil's Disease Information CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Spirochetal/Leptospirosis Advice for the caving and medical community on leptospira including symptoms and treatment.
Other resource N56 CDC Travelers' Health Information on Rickettsial Infectionshttp://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/rickettsial.htm CDC Travelers' Health Information on Rickettsial InfectionsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Rickettsial Factsheet on the various rickettsial diseases a traveler might encounter.
Other resource N57 CDC Travelers' Health Information on Typhus Fevershttp://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/typhus.htm CDC Travelers' Health Information on Typhus FeversTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Rickettsial/Typhus Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Conrtol and Prevention.
Other resource N58 Arthritis Insighthttp://arthritisinsight.com Arthritis InsightTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis Help with living with this condition, including chat rooms, bulletin boards and extensive information on types of arthritis, surgeries, medications, alternative treatments, pain management, and other topics.
Other resource N59 WebMD Healthhttp://my.webmd.com/medical_information/condition_centers/arthritis/default.htm WebMD HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis A consumer health site for arthritis.
Other resource N60 Arthritis - Patient Resourceshttp://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PatientResAllCateg/Arthritis?OpenDocument Arthritis - Patient ResourcesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis The latest medical news and information ffrom Doctors Guide.
Other resource N61 MCW HealthLinkhttp://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/926056398.html MCW HealthLinkTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Reactive_Arthritis An in depth article about reiter's syndrome, also referred to as reactive arthritis.
Other resource N62 eMedicine - Reiter Syndromehttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic498.htm eMedicine - Reiter SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Reactive_Arthritis Full text medical article.
Other resource N63 MEDLINEplus: Gout and Pseudogouthttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/goutandpseudogout.html MEDLINEplus: Gout and PseudogoutTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Gout Fact sheets and resources concerning gout and pseudogout compiled by the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Other resource N64 A practical approach to gouthttp://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1999/10_01_99/davis.htm A practical approach to goutTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Gout Current management of gout from Postgraduate Medicine.
Other resource N65 Medical College of Wisconsin Arthritis Health Linkshttp://healthlink.mcw.edu/arthritis/ Medical College of Wisconsin Arthritis Health LinksTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Osteoarthritis Arthritis news and information from the physicians of the Medical College of Wisconsin
Other resource N66 Medical management of osteoarthritis of the knee and hip jointshttp://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/180_05_010304/gra10763_fm.html Medical management of osteoarthritis of the knee and hip jointsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Osteoarthritis Full text article from the Medical Journal of Australia.
Other resource N67 National Initiative for Rheumatoid Arthritishttp://www.rheumatologycme.org National Initiative for Rheumatoid ArthritisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Rheumatoid Educational site for medical professionals. Includes research abstracts, online programs, slides, and other resources. Most content requires membership.
Other resource N68 Handout on Health: Rheumatoid Arthritishttp://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/arthritis/rahandout.htm Handout on Health: Rheumatoid ArthritisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Rheumatoid Information from the National Institutes of Health.
Other resource N69 New Views of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Therapyhttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/408403_5 New Views of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug TherapyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Rheumatoid/Treatment Article intended for nurses and other medical professionals discusses the biology of RA and newer medications for its treatment. [Requires free registration.]
Other resource N70 Corticosteroids in Rheumatoid Arthritis.http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/316/7134/789 Corticosteroids in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Arthritis/Rheumatoid/Treatment Editorial from British Medical Journal.
Other resource N71 Paget Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone and Related Disordershttp://www.paget.org Paget Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone and Related DisordersTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Paget's_Disease Information and programs for patients and medical professionals on Paget's disease of bone, primary hyperparathyroidism, fibrous dysplasia, osteopetrosis, breast cancer metastatic to bone, and prostate cancer metastatic to bone.
Other resource N72 University of Texas Medical Branch: Overview of TMJhttp://www.utmb.edu/otoref/Grnds/tmj-1998/tmj.htm University of Texas Medical Branch: Overview of TMJTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Temporomandibular_Joint_Syndrome Comprehensive look at TMJ anatomy, diseases and disorders of the TMJ, types of internal derangement of the joint, treatment options, and surgeries.
Other resource N73 eMedicine Online Text: Tendonitishttp://www.emedicine.com/cgi-bin/foxweb.exe/showsection@/em/ga?book=emerg&topicid=570 eMedicine Online Text: TendonitisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Tendonitis An extensive look at this disorder by Mark Steele, MD, Chair, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center.
Other resource N74 eMedicine Health - Ruptured Tendonhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/5604-1.asp eMedicine Health - Ruptured TendonTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Tendonitis Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of ruptured tendons.
Other resource N75 Moonrise, Inc.http://www.moonriseinc.com Moonrise, Inc.Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Osteoporosis Dedicated to expanding the awareness of osteoporosis among both the medical and lay communities.
Other resource N76 Osteoporosis and Paget's Disease Drug Databasehttp://www.coreynahman.com/osteoporosis_pagets.html Osteoporosis and Paget's Disease Drug DatabaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Osteoporosis Database of commonly prescribed drugs for osteoporosis and paget's disease.
Other resource N77 Osteoporosis and Women's Healthhttp://www.osteoporosis-and-womens-health.com Osteoporosis and Women's HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Osteoporosis Directory of treatment and prevention sites features topics such as calcium absorption and bone density, menopause and hormone replacement therapy and cures.
Other resource N78 Veritas Medicinehttp://www.veritasmedicine.com/osteoporosis/ Veritas MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Osteoporosis Clinical trial listings for Osteoporosis. Perform a personalized search to find ongoing trials that match your needs.
Other resource N79 Healthology Osteoporosis Focushttp://www.healthology.com/focus_index.asp?b=healthology&f=osteoporosis Healthology Osteoporosis FocusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Osteoporosis Learn how to prevent and treat this disease. Features webcasts or transcripts and articles.
Other resource N80 Osteoporosis: A New Era in Recognition and Treatmenthttp://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/2664 Osteoporosis: A New Era in Recognition and TreatmentTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Osteoporosis Seminar presentation intended for medical professionals discusses risk factors, bone density measurements and their interpretation, and the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy. [Available as Flash video or slides and text with optional audio.]

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