Health & Medical Sciences

The health and medical sciences collection covers all aspects of human and animal health and medicine.

Sub-headings:

Aging

Branches of medicine (Geriatrics) dealing with the care of senior citizens and the elderly, and the treatment of their diseases.

Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco

Health effects of mind-altering and mood-altering substances. Also see Addictions.

Alternative Medicine

Systems of medical care that are based on methods of treatment or theories of disease that differ from those taught in recognized western-oriented medical schools.

Anatomy & Physiology

Information about the human body and its functions.

Disabilities

Incapacitation conditions and the period of such a condition; a physical or mental impairment that prevents or restricts normal achievement.

Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Pathological conditions of a part of an organism resulting from causes such as infection, genetic defect, or environmental stress, and characterized by an identifiable group of signs or symptoms.

Donors and Transplants

Information about donating blood, organs, tissue, and organ transplants in general.

Exercise & Fitness

Activities that require physical or mental exertion, usually performed to develop or maintain physical fitness.

First Aid

Emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick person before professional medical care is available.

Health and Medical Sciences Blogs

Interactive weblogs where users can participate in discussions about medicine, its practice, role in society, practitioners, patients, and more.

Health & Medical Sciences News

Current events, recent research findings, and other news in the fields of health and medicine.

Health Care Issues

Sites about health-related public policy and the provision of health care plans and services.

History of Medicine

The practice of medicine throughout history.

Injuries

Treatment of wounds, trauma, and other disorders caused by external forces rather than disorders of an organic or pathological nature.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Health

Health topics and concerns unique to the LGBT community.

Medical Research

Sites of interest to professionals and practicioners in health, medical science, and related fields.

Medical Technology

The uses of computers and technology in the health sciences.

Medications & Pharmaceuticals

The use of chemical agents to promote recovery from injury or ailment.

Men's Health

Health matters unique to male physiology.

Mental Health

Symptomatology and treatment of mental and emotional disorders.

Nursing

Sites of interest to nurses or those interested in nursing as a career.

Nutrition & Diet

Foods and their role in nourishment; the evaluation of food substances according to medical criteria.

Occupational Health & Safety

Health matters occuring primarily in the workplace.

Oral Health & Dentistry

The prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth.

Pain Treatment & Management

Websites dedicated to providing information about general pain management and about treatment for pain resulting from specific medical conditions.

Pediatrics

Branches of medicine dealing with the care of infants and children and the treatment of their diseases.

Preventive Medicine

Branches of medicine dealing with preventing illness or its spread.

Public Health

Public Health includes organizations such as federal public heath websites, state departments of public health, and schools of public health.

Sexuality

Sex education issues and concerns.

Specializations

Sites devoted to particular practice areas; e.g. podiatry, proctology, ophthalmology, ear-nose-throat, etc.

Surgery

Sites for this subject cover specific types of surgery, techniques, and patient expectations.

Veterinary Medicine

Medical care of animals (especially pets), and the treatment of their diseases.

Women's Health

Health matters unique to female physiology.

Resources in this category:

American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html

"The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is a national non-profit medical association of more than 84,000 family doctors, family practice residents, and medical students. This Web site includes thousands of pages of information about family practice, most of which are available to anyone within the site's public section: Family Medicine Online. AAFP members also have access to additional information within the site's member section."

American Association for Medical Transcription
http://www.ahdionline.org/

This web site is for educated medical transcriptionists. The association publishes a bimonthly journal "The Journal of the American Association for Medical Transcription." They have career information, professional assistance and ceritfication information. There is also a link to related web sites.

American Association of Physicists in Medicine
http://www.aapm.org/

"The purposes of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) are to promote the application of physics to medicine and biology, encourage interest and training in medical physics and related fields. The AAPM has established Medical Physics as its primary scientific and informational journal. The AAPM is a Member of the American Institute of Physics. AAPM membership information and application forms may be obtained from the Executive Officer." This site provides information links regarding meetings, computer resources, journals and other publications, chapters, and related sites.

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/

"We serve the physicians and their patients by establishing and promoting ethical, educational, and clinical standards for the medical profession and by advocating for the highest principle of all--the integrity of the physician/patient relationship." This site provides access access to information regarding education, advocacy, membership, journals and other publications, catalogs, archives, news and related sites. There's also an on-line doctor finder that allows consumers to search for a doctor in their area by name or specialty. "AMA Physician Select provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 650,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO)."

American Medical Student Association
http://www.amsa.org/

The American Medical Student Association "is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Founded in 1950 to provide medical student a chance to partcipate in organized medicine, AMSA began under the auspices of the American Medical Association." They have resource information, The New Physician magazine, programs and opportunities and legislative affair information.

American Medical Writers Association
http://www.amwa.org/default.asp?ID=1

"The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), founded in 1940, is the leading professional organization for biomedical communicators[, with] more than 4000 members from around the world..." Site offerings include information on the education program and conferences, a "job market" section, a freelance directory, information on publications, and links to relevant sites.

The American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/

This site provides access to information regarding a variety of services provided by the American Red Cross as well as a search engine and information about how to help. Services include armed forces emergency services, blood and tissue services, disaster services, health and safety services, international services and career information.

The American Society of Parasitologists
http://www-museum.unl.edu/asp/

"The American Society of Parasitologists (ASP) is a diverse group of over 1500 scientists from industry, government, and academia who are interested in the study and teaching of Parasitology. Founded in 1924, ASP members have contributed not only to the development of parasitology as a discipline, but also to primary research in systematics, medicine, molecular biology, immunology, physiology, ecology, and biochemistry." Site includes links to related sites, info on future meetings, a searchable membership directory, links to parasite photos, full text of newsletter issues, career descriptions, and an on-line membership application form.

Association For Blood Conservation
http://www.associationforbloodconservation.org/

The Association for Blood Conservation attempts to educate and mold professional practices in regards to blood conservation. This organization's website offers information on accredited blood conservation programs, services, and events.

Association of American Indian Physicians
http://www.aaip.org/

"AAIP is dedicated to improving the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native people, training Indian physicians and other Indian health professionals, and furthering policies which affect Indian health. AAIP also fosters collaboration between western medicine and traditional Indian / Native medicine."

The California Association for School Health Educators
http://www.cashe.org/

This site, though regional, provides access to helpful information for all health educators, especially those at the secondary school level. Included are links to current event updates, a newsletter, resources, a directory and a feedback form.

Canadian Health Libraries Association
http://www.chla-absc.ca/

The mission of the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada is to improve health and health care by promoting excellence in access to information. Through its programs and publications CHLA/ABSC encourages the professional development of its members whose foremost concern is the dissemination of health sciences information to those in research, education and patient care.

The site provides information on CHLA/ABSC's publications, committees, conferences, Board of Directors, task forces, and awards.

Canadian Medical Association (Association Medicale Canadienne)
http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/121/la_id/1.htm

"The CMA is the voice of Canadian medicine and has a long history of advocating for the rights of the profession and ensuring the health care system gives physicians the tools they need to deliver quality health care to patients." Includes information about the association as well as news items about recent developments in medicine and the medical profession, focusing on Canada.

Friends' Health Connection
http://www.48friend.org/index.php

"The Friends' Health Connection (FHC) is a non-profit organization that connects people who are currently experiencing or who have overcome the same disease, illness, handicap or injury in order to communicate for mutual support." This website contains information on FHC, information on how to become a member and links to related sites.

Health Informatics Society Australia Inc.
http://www.hisa.org.au/

"The Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) was formed in August 1993. The Society brings together a diversity of health professionals, information specialists, information technology vendors academic and research specialists. HISA is built on the excellent work of the many state, territory and discipline specific health informatics organisations that already exist around Australia. HISA promotes and co-ordinates the activities of these organisations and links groups and individuals throughout the field."

International Arts Medicine Association
http://members.aol.com/iamaorg/

"A non-profit located in Philadelphia, PA. It addresses the interrelationship of the arts and medicine. This spans the range from treatment of performing arts injuries to the benefits of including art in treatment of medical problems. IAMA's web site has information about the organization, a form response for a sample newsletter and more info and topical links to sites with an arts-medicine emphasis."

International Association of Forensic Toxicologists
http://www.tiaft.org/

"The aims of this association are to promote cooperation and coordination of efforts among members and to encourage research in forensic toxicology. The members come from the police force, medical examiners and coroners' laboratories, horseracing and sports doping laboratories, hospitals, departments of legal medicine, pharmacology, pharmacy and toxicology."

This site offers information about membership in the association, information about upcoming meetings, and a forum for people to share their ideas.

International Society of Travel Medicine
http://www.istm.org/

"The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) is committed to the promotion of healthy and safe travel. In cooperation with national and international health care providers, academic centers, the travel industry and the media, ISTM advocates and facilitates education, service, and research activities in the field of travel medicine. This includes: preventive and curative medicine within many specialties such as tropical medicine, infectious diseases, high altitude physiology, travel related obstetrics, psychiatry, occupational health, military and migration medicine, and environmental health."

Irish Research Scientists' Association
http://www.irishscientist.ie/2002/contents.asp?contentxml=02...

"Largest association of professional researchers in Ireland, aims at promoting research in all aspects of Irish Society. Members are from all research disciplines and include Medicine, Engineering, Technology etc. etc. The site provides detailed information on the Association, its activities etc."

Medical Library Association
http://www.mlanet.org/

"A professional organization of more than 5,000 individuals and institutions in the health information field. MLA fosters excellence in the professional achievement and leadership of health sciences library and information professionals to enhance the quality of health care, education, and research. MLA assists librarians with the exchange of health sciences books and periodicals and to develop a variety of programs to serve the needs of health information specialists."

Men's Health Network
http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/

"The Men's Health Network (MHN) is a non-profit educational organization made up of physicians, researchers, public health workers, individuals and other health professionals." Site includes goals and initiatives of the organization as well as contanct information, a reference library, and informational links.

Prevention First
http://www.prevention.org/

"The name Prevention First, Inc., adopted in 1994, signals an even broader responsibility toward health protection. Although the roots of Prevention First, Inc. are in alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, the organization's programs have expanded to promote health care reform across a broad spectrum of concerns.

Health protection, in partnership with public and private efforts, is the focus at Prevention First."

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
http://www.sebm.org/

"Founded in 1903, the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM) is a not-for-profit scientific society formed to promote investigation in the biomedical sciences by encouraging and facilitating interchange of scientific information among disciplines."

Society of Forensic Toxicologists
http://www.soft-tox.org/

"The Society of Forensic Toxicologists, Inc. (SOFT) is an organization composed of practicing forensic toxicologists and those interested in the discipline for the purpose of promoting and developing forensic toxicology. Through its annual meetings, the Society provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among toxicology professionals in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere." This organization publishes the scholarly journal, the Journal of Analytical Toxicology.

This site offers an introduction to forensic toxicology, information about membership in the society, an employment exchange, and guidelines for the practice of forensic toxicology.

Svenska Läkaresällskapet
http://www.svls.se/

Swedish Society of Medicine, founded 1807, is a scientific organization with the aim to promote research, education, and advancement within the fields of health care and medicine. Site features include: information on symposia, courses, seminars, prizes, publications, and ethics.

Swiss Medical Association
http://www.fmh.ch/ww/en/pub/welcome.htm

The Swiss Medical Association offers listings of different categories of medical association in Switzerland. For example, Swiss women association, and the society of medical specialist. Each category gives the contact name of the association and how to get in touch with them. Either the president or the treasurer of the association. Some of the association sites are available in Swiss (German), others in English.