Sources of Information on Medicine and Health

[Astronuc]

National Institutes of Health -  http://www.nih.gov/


National Library of Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/


National Center for Biotechnology Information - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

[sarahrushton]

thanks for the sites, have proved very useful!!!

National Institutes of Health -  http://www.nih.gov/


National Library of Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/


National Center for Biotechnology Information - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

[Astronuc]

http://www.healthday.com/

Good general site.

[Astronuc]

FamilyDoctor.org

On Family Doctor

Healthy Living

Nutrition and Exercise

Physical Activity

[Astronuc]

The Health Show -  http://www.healthshow.org/

The Health Show is a nationally syndicated public radio program produced by the National Productions unit at Northeast Public Radio. The program covers all aspects of modern health: prevention, treatment, research, administration and more. Each week The Health Show breaks the issues down so you can be a better informed patient or care-provider.

contact info

The best way for listeners to contact The Health Show is to send an email to letters @ healthshow.org.

Sometimes only a real, paper letter will do. In that case:

The Health Show
Northeast Public Radio
P.O. Box 66600
Albany, NY 12206

[Astronuc]

ExRx (Exercise Prescription) on the net is a resource for the exercise professional, coach, or fitness enthusiast. ExRx.net consists of over 1500 pages, most of which are found in the Exercise and Muscle Directory.

Exercise

[skeptigirl]

http://www.cdc.gov
Source for accurate information on all aspects of infectious diseases.

http://www.promedmail.org/pls/askus/f?p=2400:1000
Daily report on outbreaks around the world. Be sure to read the comments at the end as they usually note the inconclusive nature of the 'conclusive' news reports.

[Astronuc]

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. For more than 50 years, NIAID research has led to new therapies, vaccines, diagnostic tests, and other technologies that have improved the health of millions of people in the United States and around the world.

http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/about/overview/

http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/default.htm

 

[Astronuc]

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

http://www.jhsph.edu/

The School at a Glance

As a leading international authority on public health, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is dedicated to protecting health and saving lives. Every day, the School works to keep millions around the world safe from illness and injury by pioneering new research, deploying its knowledge and expertise in the field and educating tomorrow's scientists and practitioners in the global defense of human life.

http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/school_at_glance/index.html

http://www.hopkinsglobalhealth.org/

The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health bridges the international work of the University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, School of Medicine and School of Nursing in a coordinated worldwide effort to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, malnutrition, hepatitis and other threats to health—especially in developing countries. The Center promotes collaboration across the three schools, seeks out and secures funding for new initiatives, recruits faculty to address emerging global health issues and trains graduate students to be the next generation of leaders in global health.