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Best of the Web: Health & Medicine » Comprehensive Health Links
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CaringBridge
from the website:CaringBridge? is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization offering free personalized Websites to those wishing to stay in touch with family and friends during significant life events. Our mission is to bring together a global community of care powered by the love of family and friends in an easy, accessible and private way.CaringBridge authors quickly and easily create personalized Websites that display journal entries and photographs. Well-wishers visit the site to read updates and leave messages in the Guestbook.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on diseases and conditions, emergency preparedness, healthy living, traveler's health, workplace safety and much more.
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DIRLINE: Directory of Information Resources Online
Looking for a support group or research organization? DIRLINE is an online directory of over 8,400 health-related organizations, including educational institutions, government agencies, and advocacy groups. Searchable by keyword.
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EpiQuery: NYC Interactive Health Data
from the website:EpiQuery is a web-based, user-friendly system designed to guide users through basic data analyses on several datasets. SAS statistical programs run behind the online interface to provide real-time analyses. Users can run cross-tabulations and find point estimates with confidence intervals.
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Health Hotlines
All-inclusive listing of 800 numbers to organizations providing information on topics like AIDS, cancer, mental health, aging, specific diseases and disorders, adoption, substance abuse, surgery, women's health, etc.
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Hospitals
Links to hospitals in the Bronx from NOAH (New York Online Access to Health).
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Lab Tests Online
Provides a list of laboratory tests for various health conditions.
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MayoClinic.com
A wide range of health topics from an internationally recognized authority. News items, research updates, disease briefs, and prevention guidelines.
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MedWeb@Emory University
MedWeb is a catalog of biomedical and health related websites maintained by the staff of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library at Emory University. MedWeb's primary audience is the academic and research community at Emory, but it has an excellent Consumer Health section.
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Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Online edition of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 18th ed. Intended for physicians and medical students, the Merck Manual is valuable for anyone.
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Merck Manual: Home Edition
Contains all the useful information of the manual above, but is written in non-technical language.
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My Community's Health
Created and maintained by the NYC Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene, this website makes available many different types of statistical reports and profiles on the health of New York City residents.
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National Center for Health Statistics: Fast Stats A to Z
This easy-to-use page provides an A to Z list of topics and short, easy to understand statistics on a wide range of topics. Each page links to sites where more comprehensive data can be obtained.
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National Institutes of Health: Health Topics
This easy-to-use site from a reliable source allows you to search for information by browsing, keyword, or by broad categories which include body systems, common conditions/diseases, health and wellness, demographic groups and procedures.
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NOAH en Espa?ol
Reliable and easy-to-use site sponsored by the New York Academy of Medicine and The New York Public Library.
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Toll Free Numbers for Health Information
Toll free numbers for organizations that provide health-related information, education, and support. Some of the organizations use recorded messages others provide personalized counseling and referrals. Most offer educational materials some charge handling fees.

