Government Resources |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
Health A-Z - WebMD - Browse through our health search terms by viewing
the top 300 or the entire health A-Z. |
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. |
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. |
Internet Healthcare
Coalition - The mission of the Internet Healthcare Coalition is Quality
Healthcare Resources on the Internet. |
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. |
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. |
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, |
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. |
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.) |
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. |
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. |
The Glendon Association - is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to stimulating and disseminating research,
study, and education related to psychology and psychotherapy. |
Your Total
Health - iVillage.com - This site focuses on women's health issues, such as
allergies, fertility, mental health, pregnancy and much more. |