The Web has a wealth of information on various topics that pertain to your health. Listed below are some websites that are great places to start to look for information on various health-related topics.
Prescription and Non-Prescription Drug Information:
Safe Medication
FDA Drug Information
Medline Plus
United States Pharmacopoeia
Consumer Lab
Cancer Resources:
Los Alamos Council on Cancer
American Cancer Society
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Lung Association
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
FDA Approved Oncology Drugs
Cardiovascular Disease Resources:
American College of Cardiology
The Heart
Los Alamos Heart Council
American Heart Association
Osteoporosis Resources:
National Osteoporosis Foundation
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases
Arthritis Resources:
Arthritis Foundation
Arthritis Today
Diabetes Resources:
National Diabetes Education Program
American Diabetes Association
Diabetes Public Health Resource
General Health Resources:
Clinical Trials
National Women’s Health Network http://nwhn.org/
Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s
Mayo Clinic
National Health Council
Alzheimer’s Association
WebMD
Family Doctor
Family Doctor (en espanol)
HealthFinder
Pet Therapy
In addition, I would like to recommend a few sites on the value of pet therapy.
“Research studies have shown that pets or companion animals are beneficial to people, including the elderly. These studies have concluded that all types of pets provide older persons with a sense of emotional and physical security; an opportunity for exchanges of affection; distraction from ones own problems; compensation for sensory loss; satisfaction of the need to touch and be touched, to smile and to laugh; a decrease in depression; and the incorporation of rhythm and structure into daily routine. The animals seem to provide a boundless measure of acceptance, adoration, attention and unconditional love.”
-Quoted from the April 2002 issue (Vol. 10, No. 4) of Clinical Geriatrics, “The Therapeutic Use of Companion Animals,” by Antonios Likourezos, MA, MPH, Orah R. Burack, MA, and Melinda S. Lantz, MD
Delta Society
Pawprints & Purrs
Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers