Medicine, Anatomy & Health Links

• Adam.com -- Website devoted to all aspects of health information.
• Arturus Engineering -- Developer of the PixCell Laser Capture Microdissection Device, used for biomedical research.
• AVERT - AIDS Education Research Trust -- A British site that is an excellent reference for AIDS statistics, current news, and treatment
• Bioethics -- The National reference center for bioethics literature provides links and databases on the topic of bioethics and medical ethics.
• BioMed Central -- An excellent resource for published results of medical research.
• The Biomedical Engineering Network -- Purdue University site devoted to biomedical engineering research.
• Biomedical Hypertextbook --This has marvelous references and exercises concerning digestion, endocrinology, medical genetics, DNA analysis & manipulation, out of Colorado State Univ.
• BioMedNet -- This site is a place where medical researchers, educators and students can find research studies and other medical information.
• CAM on PubMed -- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has this search engine to search articles on PubMed.
• Center for Human Simulation -- Another good source for medical anatomical images.
• Centers for Disease Control Home Page -- An excellent information source on myriads of diseases and disease statistics.
• ChronicIllNet -- This web site contains much scientific and patient information concerning various chronic illnesses including HIV/AIDS, Gulf War Syndrome, Autoimmune disorders, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and others.
• The Collaborative Group, Ltd. -- Homepage for company involved with biotechnology products, pharmaceuticals, as well as cosmetics.
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs -- This site also includes great descriptions of various jobs in the allied health fields.
• CompareYourCare -- Do you want to see how your health care provider "stacks up" against good health care standards? Use the tools on this site!
• Doctor's Guide to the Internet -- Site for physicians, but is also of great interest to students of Allied Health.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Info about drugs approved by the FDA, and other medical information associated with drugs.
• Foundation For Accountability -- National organization that advocates the empowerment of consumers in their health care decisions.
• GlobalHealth -- US Department of Health and Human Services website devoted to information on global health issues.
• Hand Washing Compliance Control -- Information on hand washing and its role in the reduction of infectious disease.
• Healthfinder -- This website has a searchable database of many links, agencies, etc. related to various health issues.
• HealthWeb -- Many resources are available under different health topics.
• HealthWorld Online -- This site is a great resource for complementary medicine and alternative health topics.
• History of Biomedicine -- Site from Karolinska Institutet of Sweden is extremely valuable in the understanding of the impact of medicine on culture through the ages.
• Human Anatomy Online -- Has much information on the anatomy of various body systems.
• The Ibogaine Dossier -- Information on a revolutionary antiaddictive medication.
• Infection: The Game -- Site where you can buy the board game "Infection", which is designed to be both fun and educational!
• InteliHealth
• Journal of the American Medical Association Online -- One of the top medical journals has it's articles online!
• LUMEN - Structure of the Human Body -- Learning module from Loyola University Medical Education Network, this site contains great resources for human anatomy students using visual aids.
• Medical Entomology Index -- Iowa State Univ. site which has index of web sites related to disease transmissions by insects, arachnids, and other arthropods.
• Medical Imaging Center -- Multitudes of medical images using different techniques!
• MEDLINEplus -- National Library of Medicine's medical resource site. Extremely valuable medical site!
• Merck Manual of Medical Information -- Extremely valuable online resource on human disease, diagnosis and therapy.
• Merck -- Information on research performed by one of the largest pharmaceutical research groups in the world, as well as many extremely valuable medical resources.
• Mutter Museum -- This museum of the College of Physicians of Philadephia specializes in pathological specimens.
• National Center for Health Statistics -- CDC's web site which is the best online resource for health statistics.
• National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases -- Publications from NIAID concerning many different infectious diseases, e.g. AIDS, STDs, as well as allergy information.
• National Institutes of Health Home Page -- This is the home page of the main government branch that deals with health issues
• National Institute of Nursing Research -- Valuable site for nurses, nursing students, and anyone seeking funding for nursing research.
• National Space Biomedical Research Institute -- Much information on the effect of weightlessness on human physiology.
• Normal Radiologic Anatomy -- From the Virtual Hospital. X-ray images of many different portions of the body.
• Optical Coherence Tomography -- Site from CDT which explains OCT imaging.
• Plastic Surgery Homepage -- Sponsored by the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, this site shows information concerning plastic surgery procedures.
• Procter & Gamble -- Website of large corporation which, among other things, makes pharmaceuticals.
• PubMed -- This is probably the most valuable resource on-line for searching publications concerning medicine and molecular biology!
• RxList -- Do you want to know more about a drug? This is your best on-line resource!
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- FAQ concerning sexually transmitted diseases from the National Women's Health Information Center.
• Three Dimensional Medical Reconstruction -- Remarkable site where you can actually "travel through" certain body regions due to digital anatomical reconstruction. Try it!
• UNICEF -- United Nations Children's Fund site contains information of medical importance to children.
• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) -- Site devoted to organ transplantation.
• US National Library of Medicine -- Excellent collection of health information including clinical trials.
• US Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. -- Web site where you can retrieve information on many different drugs.
• Virtual Body -- Another excellent online Anatomy resource.
• WebMD -- The most popular on-line medical resource for health care information.
• WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory -- Resource for medical students concerning all aspects of medical pathology.
• World Health News -- Harvard's site devoted to current global health issues.
• World Health Organization -- WHO's web site gives an overview of international health issues and threats.