Health

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General Health Information
1. Health Finder - www.healthfinder.gov - US Department of Health and Human Services
2. MEDLINEplus - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus - consumer-focused directory
  NIH Tutorials - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials - interactive about diseases, conditions, surgeries, ...
3. Better Health - www.betterhealth.com - research medical conditions, join support groups
4. OnHealth - www.onhealth.com - tools to match symptoms to diseases
5. Web MD - www.webmd.com
6. SafeMedication - www.safemedication.com - optimal use and side effects of prescription drugs
7. eMedicine - www.emedicine.com - online medical textbooks that can be used free-of-charge
8. Medic-Planet - www.medic-planet.com - medical encyclopedia
9. Living Bank - www.livingbank.org - organ donations
10. Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making - www.fimdm.org - Shared Decision Making aides
11. HealthDiscovery - health.discovery.com
Information about health websites
1. AARP Bulletin - www.aarp.org/bulletin - has list of 100 health websites
2. Health Scout - www.healthscout.com - rates health websites
3. Hardin Meta Directory - www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md - healthcare list of lists
Information about physicians
1. AMA Doctor Finder - www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm - info on most licensed physicians
2. NY State Physician Profile - www.nydoctorprofile.com - has education, practice info, legal actions, ...
3. Directory of Board-Certified Medical Specialists - www.certifieddoctor.org - info on board-certified physicians
4. American Board of Medical Specialties - www.abms.org
5. Castle Connolly - www.castleconnolly.com - recommends physicians in the NYC area - now charges $15/year for membership
6. HealthGrades - www.healthgrades.com - doctor report costs $20
7. Doctor Directory - www.doctordirectory.com
8. American Boards of Medical Specialities
Search Engine Directories for Health Topics
Disease-specific
1. American Lung Association - www.lungusa.org
2. American Academy of Audiology - www.audiology.org - find an audiologist, hearing aids
3. American Lyme Disease Foundation - www.aldf.com
4. NYC West Nile Info - www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvhome.html
5. Cancer
6. Neurological
  1. Alzheimer's Association - www.alz.org
  2. International Dyslexia Association - www.interdys.org
  3. United Cerebal Palsy - www.ucpa.org
  4. United Cerebal Palsy of NYC - www.ucpnyc.org
    Assistive Technology - www.ucpnyc.org/info/assist
    for Brooklyn, Queens or Staten Island, call (718) 436-7979, ext. 710
7. Heart
8. Skeletal
9. Mental Health
  1. Mental Health Net - mentalhealth.net - largest online mental health directory
  2. Mental Health - www.mentalhealth.com - maintained by Phillip W. Long, M.D.
  3. National Institute of Mental Health - www.nimh.nih.gov
  4. NY State - Office of Mental Health - www.omh.state.ny.us
  5. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - www.nami.org - Research_Studies - Legal Help
    NAMI NY State - www.naminys.org
  6. Sara's Center - www.sarascenter.org - founded by Dr. & Mrs. Berliner
10. Gastroenterologic
11. Allergy
  1. American Allergy Association(?)
  2. Is It Allergy - www.isitallergy.com
  3. Bissell - www.bissell.com
12. Vascular
  1. Vascular Disease Foundation - www.vdf.org
  2. www.longislandveins.com - Endovenous Laser Treatment - used to treat varicose veins. ELT involves threading a laser fiber into the diseased vein and firing it along the length of the vein. This effectively �closes� the vein, preventing blood flow and the increased pressure associated with varicosities.
Hospitals
1. HospitalCompare - www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
2. Major NY Medical Centers (from Castle Connolly)
  1. Continuum Health - www.wehealny.org - Beth Israel, St. Luke's-Roosevelt, LI College
  2. Mount Sinai - www.mountsinai.org
  3. New York-Presbyterian - www.nyp.org
  4. NYU Medical Center - www.med.nyu.edu
  5. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - www.rwjuh.edu
  6. St. Vincent's - www.svh.nymc.edu
3. NY Speciality Hospitals (from Castle Connolly)
4. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - www.mskcc.org
  www.MSKfirst.org - if diagnosis is cancer, ...
5. Johns Hopkins - www.hopkinsafter50.com
6. Mayo Clinic - www.mayoclinic.com, www.mayohealth.org - has "Ask the Mayo Physician"
Tonsillectomy
Elder Care
Prevention
1. MedicineNet - www.medicinenet.com - prevention guidelines
2. WellWeb - www.wellweb.com - wellness resources
3. Life Extension Foundation - www.lef.org
4. Pfizer for Living - www.pfizerforliving.com
Nutrition
1. Yahoo directories
2. Dr. Mercola - www.mercola.com
3. USDA Nutrient Database - www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
4. Natural Medicine Database - www.naturaldatabase.com
5. The Natural Pharmacist - www.tnp.com
6. Environmental Working Group - www.foodnews.org
7. Whole Foods Market - www.wholefoods.com
8. New Organics - www.neworganics.com - cereal
9. TheMangoMan - www.themangoman.com - healthy recipes, to keep bananas from rotting, put in refrigerator after they get first spot.
Exercise
1. Yahoo's directory about running - dir.yahoo.com/recreation/sports/running/
2. Runner's World - www.runnersworld.com - health & fitness, shoe reviews
3. KickSports - www.kicksports.com - for recreational and competitive runners. Tips on training, eating, aches and pains, and gear.
4. RoadRunnerSports - www.roadrunnersports.com - sells shoes, has good evaluations, 60 day guarantee, shoe analysis program.
5. Running.com - www.running.com - links
6. RunningDr - www.runningdr.com - injury advice
7. Run Down - www.run-down.com
8. GymAmerica - www.gymamerica.com - design a custom workout
9. International Water Cycling Association - www.watercycling.org
Drug companies
1. TheraSeed - www.theraseed.com - prostate cancer
Insurance
1. Patient Advocacy Foundation - www.patientadvocate.org - help with insurance problems
2. Insurance Nightmare - www.insurancenightmare.com - in USNews, 03Aug18, helps fight claims, pay?
  Get past the insurer's customer service reps at the 1-800 phone lines. They are not healthcare professionals. Most companies have "case managers" who are nurses. Ask to be assigned one, saying that you have a complicated illness that needs to be carefully managed. Your employer may also be willing to switch you to a more flexible insurance option "for cause".
3. MedicareRights - www.medicarerights.org
4. YourHealthYourVoice - www.yourhealthyourvoice.org - IPRO helps Medicare (and Medicaid) beneficiaries better understand their rights.
5. Patients Are Powerful - www.patientsarepowerful.com - in USNews, 03Aug18, has downloadable letters
6. Health Assistance Partnership - www.healthassistancepartnership.org - has list of state healthcare ombudsmen.
7. Alliance of Claims Assistance Professionals - www.claims.org
8. Medical Information Bureau - www.mib.com - a not-for-profit association with 600 life insurance companies as members. MIB maintains health records on many individuals. You may request your record for $8. Click on Consumer Information, then Residents of the US.
9. Benesight (formerly TPA) - www.benesight.com - SJU medical insurance information.
10. Oxford - www.oxfordhealth.com - can check claims
Miscellaneous
1. Recognizing a stroke
  1. Ask the individual to SMILE.
  2. Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
  3. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. 'It is sunny out today').
  4. If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
    American Stroke Association
2. "The Secrets of Sleep", in USNews, 04May17
  1. The sleeping brain may process and repackage learned information so that, upon awaking, the brain can "see" new relationships. p62
  2. Shutting off awareness from the rest of the world is a dangerous act that must serve some important function. p65
3. Heartburn
  1. Common foods known to weaken the esophageal sphincter are fatty and fried foods, coffee, alcohol, carbonated beverages, citrus fruits and juices, mustard, tomato products, hot peppers, garlic, onions, chocolate, and peppermint.
(This page was last edited on May 08, 2008 .)