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Alternative Medicine Hospitals Orthopedics Cancer Human Anatomy Pediatrics Dentistry Local Physicians Drugs & Supplements Mental Health Poison Information General Nutrition Veterinary Medicine Genetic/Rare Diseases Organizations   ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Alternative Medicine Homepage: http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: http://nccam.nih.gov CANCER American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org Association of Cancer Online Resources: http://www.acor.org Cancer News: http://www.cancernews.com/default2.asp National Cancer Institute: http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancer_information/ National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship: http://canceradvocacy.org OncoLink: http://oncolink.upenn.edu People Living With Cancer: http://www.plwc.org/portal/site/PLWC Texas Cancer Data Center: http://www.txcancer.org DENTISTRY  American Dental Association: http://www.ada.org/public/index.asp In Spanish and English. Texas State Board of Dental Examiners: http://www.tsbde.state.tx.us/dbsearch/ Verify license and any disciplinary action. DRUGS & SUPPLEMENTS Drug Digest: http://www.drugdigest.org Includes drug interactions. Food & Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/ Medicine Program: http://www.themedicineprogram.com MedlinePlus: Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html NeedyMeds.com: http://www.needymeds.com Partnership for Prescription Assistance: http://www.pparx.org/ In Spanish and English. Supplement Watch: http://www.supplementwatch.com GENERAL Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center: http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers Bugs in the News: http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/bugs.html A site about bugs maintained by a member of the faculty of the Department of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Kansas Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov In Spanish and English. CenterWatch: Clinical Trials: http://www.centerwatch.com ClinicalTrials.gov: http://clinicaltrials.gov eMedicine: http://emedicine.com familydoctor.org: http://www.familydoctor.org In Spanish and English. FirstGov for Consumers: Health: http://www.consumer.gov/health.htm Hardin MD: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md Health Brochures in Multiple Languages: http://www.lib.med.utah.edu/24languages/ Healthfinder: http://www.healthfinder.gov In Spanish and English. HealthRatings.org: http://www.healthratings.org HealthWeb: http://www.healthweb.org InteliHealth: http://www.intelihealth.com Lab Tests Online: http://www.labtestsonline.org Martindale's Medical Center: http://www.martindalecenter.com/Medical.html Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov In Spanish and English. MayoClinic.com: http://www.mayoclinic.com MedicineNet: http://www.medicinenet.com MedlinePlus: http://medlineplus.gov In Spanish and English. MerckSource: http://www.mercksource.com Includes interactive body guide and 3D medical animations. National Institutes of Health: Health Information: http://www.health.nih.gov NOAH: New York Online Access to Health: http://www.noah-health.org In Spanish and English. PandemicFlu.gov: http://www.pandemicflu.gov Plano Public Library System Health Databases: http://www.plano.gov/Departments/Libraries/Databases/databasesbysubject.htm Quackwatch: http://www.quackwatch.com Symptom Checker: http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/check_symptoms/default.htm Toll Free Numbers for Health Information: http://www.health.gov/nhic/Pubs/tollfree.htm WebMD: http://www.webmd.com Your Disease Risk: http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu In Spanish and English. YourSurgery.com: http://www.yoursurgery.com GENETIC/RARE  DISEASES Family History Initiative: http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ Family History: Using Family History to Promote Health: http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/public/famhistMain.htm Genetic/Rare Conditions: http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support Genetics Home Reference: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov National Organization for Rare Disorders: http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdblist.html Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=OMIM HOSPITALS Best Hospitals: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/tophosp.htm Directory of America's Hospitals: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hospitals/hosp_Home.htm Hospital Compare: http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov Indicators of Inpatient Care in Texas Hospitals: www.dshs.state.tx.us/thcic/publications/hospitals/iqireport2004/iqireport2004.shtm MedlinePlus: Find a Hospital: http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories/index.cfm HUMAN ANATOMY Atlas of the Body: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.html Human Anatomy Online: http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html LOCAL  UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas: http://www.utsouthwestern.edu MENTAL HEALTH MedlinePlus: Mental Health: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html In Spanish and English. MentalHelp.net: http://mentalhelp.net National Alliance on Mental Illness: http://www.nami.org/ In Spanish and English. National Institute of Mental Health: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ Psych Central: http://psychcentral.com NUTRITION Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-loss Program: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005: http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/ Diets Guide: http://www.dietsguide.com MyPyramid.gov: http://mypyramid.gov In Spanish and English. Weight Loss Products and Programs: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09363.html ORGANIZATIONS American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org In Spanish and English. American Heart Association: http://www.americanheart.org In Spanish and English. Arthritis Foundation: http://www.arthritis.org In Spanish and English. Directory of Health Organizations: http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov ORTHOPEDICS Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics: http://www.wheelessonline.com PEDIATRICS  GeneralPediatrics.com: http://www.generalpediatrics.com DrGreene.com: http://drgreene.com Insure Kids Now!: http://www.insurekidsnow.gov In Spanish and English. Kids Health: http://www.kidshealth.org TexCare: Children's Health Insurance: http://www.texcarepartnership.com In Spanish and English. PHYSICIANS AIM DocFinder: http://www.docboard.org American Board of Medical Specialties: http://www.abms.org/newsearch.asp American Medical Association Doctor Finder: http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/ Federation of State Medical Boards: http://www.fsmb.org Texas State Board of Medical Examiners: http://reg.tmb.state.tx.us/OnLineVerif/Phys_NoticeVerif.asp Verify license and any disciplinary action. POISON INFORMATION  Texas Poison Center Network: http://www.poisoncontrol.org VETERINARY MEDICINE Merck Veterinary Manual: http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp