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Clinical Trials -
The National Cancer Institute has clinical trials are research studies in which people help doctors find ways to improve health
and cancer care. Each study tries to answer scientific questions and to find better ways to prevent, diagnose, or treat
cancer. |
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Healthfinder.gov - This
site has hand-picked health information from A to Z including: prevention & wellness, diseases & conditions, alternative
medicine - plus medical dictionaries, encyclopedia, journals, and more |
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Medicare Conditions of Participation for Organ Donation (Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services) - HCFA published a final rule (which became effective
August 21, 1998) that imposes several requirements a hospital must meet that are designed to increase organ
donation. |
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National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH) - The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the
burden of mental illness through research. This public health mandate demands that we harness powerful scientific tools to
achieve better understanding, treatment and, eventually prevention of mental illness. |
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Organ Donor.gov -
This site is devoted to providing information and resources on organ donation and transplantation issues and to promote organ
and tissue donation awareness. |
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Substance Abuse &
Mental Health Services Administration - SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with
improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death,
disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. |
| Private Resources |
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AmericasDoctor.com - Is the only medical/health Internet site to offer private, real-time, one-on-one chats with board-
certified, board-eligible physicians 24 hours a day, seven days a week at no cost to the consumer. |
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Anxiety Disorders Association of
America - The ADAA promotes the prevention and cure of anxiety disorders and works
to improve the lives of all people who suffer from them. |
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Boston University -
The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation - This interactive site, provides information for
people with psychiatric disabilities, addressing issues related to school and work. The site provides information about the
Americans with |
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Dr. Koop.com - drkoop.com
is a company led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, and others who are dedicated to improving the
quality of people's lives by empowering them to improve their health. |
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Health A-Z -
WebMD - Browse through our health search terms by viewing the top 300 or the entire
health A-Z. |
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Healtheon/WebMD - is
the only company connecting all parties in healthcare - from patients to physicians to hospitals to insurers to employers and
all other healthcare organizations. |
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International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) - is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of
knowledge about policy, program and service initiatives that seek to reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-
term consequences. |
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Internet Healthcare Coalition - The mission of the Internet Healthcare Coalition is Quality Healthcare Resources on the
Internet. |
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Mayo Clinic - The mission
of the Mayo Clinic is to empower people to manage their health. They accomplish this by providing useful and up-to-date
information and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic. |
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Medscape - Medscape
offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated multi-
specialty medical information and education tool. |
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National Center
For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - We carry out a broad range of
multidisciplinary activities in research, education, and training. These initiatives support system-wide efforts in the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs to understand, diagnose, |
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Organ Donation (American Heart Association ) - Every 16 minutes a new name is added
to the national organ transplant waiting list. Each year about 16,000 Americans 55 or younger could benefit from a heart
transplant. But only 2,184 heart transplants were done in the United States in 1999. The figures on this page show the
serious shortage of donated hearts and the small percentage of donated hearts that are actually
transplanted. |
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PDR.net (Physician’s Desk
Reference) - (PDR.net is a medical and healthcare Web site created by Medical
Economics Company Inc., publisher of healthcare magazines and directories including the PDR (Physicians' Desk
Reference), the source trusted by America's physicians for more than 50 years.) |
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Research
& Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental - The Center's Health
(Portland State University) research and training activities focus on improving services to children and youth who have mental,
emotional, or behavioral disorders and their families. |
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SAMSHA's
National Mental Health Information Center - The National Mental Health Information
Center was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and
the media. Information Center staff members are skilled at listening and responding to questions from the public and
professionals. The staff quickly directs callers to Federal, State, and local organizations dedicated to treating and preventing
mental illness. The Information Center also has information on Federal grants, conferences, and other
events. |
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The Glendon Association - is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to stimulating and disseminating research, study, and
education related to psychology and psychotherapy. |
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Your Total Health -
iVillage.com - This site focuses on women's health issues, such as allergies, fertility,
mental health, pregnancy and much more. |
