This page is intended to help patients find computing resources that
can help them. There are many good
resources out there on the Internet but it can be a challenge finding
the best ones. I hope that this page helps.DiseasesThe Medline
Plus Medical Encyclopedia web site maintained by the US National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health literally
provides an encyclopedia of information about diseases and
conditions. This includes the definition; causes, incidence, and
risk factors; symptoms; signs and tests; treatment; expectations
(prognosis); and complications. Related sites include Medline
Plus Health Topics and Drugs,
Supplements, and Herbal Information. The Medline Plus home
page is at medlineplus.gov. The US Government Center for Disease Control and Prevention is the ultimate source for much medical information. This is a really valuable resource on common transmissible diseases. I did some research on hepatitis B here and got very good information at a level I could understand (non-medical professional), including basic interpretation of the hepatitis B Panel. At myelectronicmd.com you can get information on a large number of conditions and diseases. They didn't have hepatitis but they did have hepatitis but they did have many common aches and conditions, such as hip pain. WebMD also has a section on diseases and conditions, including checking your symptoms. I picked 'Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older' and it gave a description of a number of conditions that could lead to abdominal pain, including indigestion, stomach flu, and diarrhea. The American
Cancer Society
is an advocacy and support organization for all kinds of cancer.
You can learn more about cancer, find help and support, and find
clinical trials to participate in. The National Cancer Institute,
under the US
Institute of Health focusses on cancer research. It has
information on cancer topics, clinical trials, cancer statistics, and
research and funding. The Lung Cancer Alliance is a pateient support and advocacy organization. The site points out that over 60% of new lung cancers are diagnosed in people who never smoked or who managed to quit smoking even decades ago. Lung Cancer Research is apparently underfunded. According to the Lung Cancer Alliance in 2005 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which earmarked a total $232.6 million for research into breast, cervical and prostate cancer research in 2005, budgeted nothing for research into lung cancer. |
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