Online Consumer Guide to Healthcare and Wellness : The Best Online Sites, Resources and Services In: Health and Fitness, Diet and Weight Loss, Alternative Medicine, Family Health, Stress Management, Disease and Medical Conditions, Emergency Care and First Aid

by Goldstein, Douglas; Flory, Joyce

• ISBN13: 9780786308866
• ISBN10: 0786308869
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-08-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Online guide helps you chart a direct course by rating and reviewing only the best Web sites in healthcare and wellness. Paper. CD ROM included. DLC: Health - Computer network resources - Directories.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
About the Best of the Net Guide	xiv
This Guide's for You	xv
Icons Used in This Guide	xvi
About the Best of the Net Rating System	xvi
Getting Wired to Greatest Hits	xvii
Get Wired and Do It---Better---Online!	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
The Editorial Advisory Board	xix
PART ONE Harnessing the Internet for Better Personal Health	1	(62)
Getting a Jump-Start on the Information Superhighway	2	(13)
Creating Your Personal Online Healthcare Search Strategy	15	(20)
Networking on the New Healthcare Frontier	35	(11)
Mining Healthcare Gold on the World Wide Web	46	(13)
Forward into the Future	59	(4)
PART TWO Best of the Net Reviews and Ratings	63	(182)
Understanding the Best of the Net Review and Rating System	64	(3)
The Best of the Net Ratings and Reviews	67	(1)
Comprehensive	68	(6)
The Global Health Network	68	(2)
HealthGate	70	(1)
MED NET USA	71	(1)
MedWeb---BioMedical Internet Resources	72	(1)
The ``Virtual'' Medical Center, Martindale's Health Science Guide `96	73	(1)
Addictions	74	(6)
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)	74	(1)
HabitSmart	75	(1)
Join Together Online	76	(1)
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information	77	(1)
Recovery Homepage	78	(1)
Web of Addictions	79	(1)
Aging	80	(4)
Blacksburg Electronic Village Senior Information Page	80	(1)
Elder Watch	81	(1)
Eldercare Web	82	(2)
Alternative Medicine	84	(10)
Yahoo! Alternative Medicine	84	(1)
Acupuncture.com	85	(1)
Dr. Bower's Alternative Complementary Medicine Home Page	86	(1)
Natural Medicine, Complementary Healthcare and Alternative Therapies	87	(1)
CHIROWEB	88	(1)
Chiropractic OnLine Today	89	(1)
Spiritual Consciousness on the World Wide Web (Spirit-W W W)	90	(1)
Sumeria	91	(1)
Holistic Health Directory	92	(1)
Quantum Medicine	93	(1)
Children	94	(4)
Children's Medical Center (CMC)	94	(1)
PEDINFO---A Pediatrics Web Server	95	(1)
Starbright World Network	96	(1)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Network	97	(1)
Consumer Information	98	(14)
Agency for Health Care Policy Research (AHCPR)	98	(1)
CenterWatch	99	(1)
The Good Health Web	100	(1)
HealthNet	101	(1)
Med Help International	102	(2)
MedAccess	104	(2)
Public Health Service (PHS)	106	(1)
Medical Education Information Center	107	(1)
The Patient's Network	108	(2)
Centers for Disease Control Home Travel Information Page	110	(1)
Stanford University Hospital's Travel Medicine Service (STMS)	111	(1)
Death and Dying	112	(4)
DeathNet	112	(2)
GriefNet	114	(1)
Zen Hospice Project	115	(1)
Dentistry	116	(1)
American Dental Association	116	(1)
Disabilities	117	(7)
Deaf World Web	117	(1)
The ARC Home Page	118	(2)
Down Syndrome W W W Page	120	(1)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Document Center	121	(1)
Center for Information Technology Accommodation (formerly the Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation)	122	(1)
Rehabilitation Learning Center (RLC)	123	(1)
Diseases and Conditions	124	(1)
Attention Deficit Disorder	124	(2)
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) W W W Archive	124	(1)
CH.A.D.D. Online	125	(1)
AIDS	126	(5)
The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource	126	(2)
CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Web Server	128	(1)
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS)	129	(1)
The TB/HIV Research Laboratory	130	(1)
Alzheimer's Disease	131	(2)
Alzheimer's Association	131	(1)
Alzheimer Web Home Page	132	(1)
Arthritis	133	(1)
Arthritis Foundation	133	(1)
Cancer	134	(7)
Breast Cancer Information Clearinghouse	134	(1)
CANSEARCH: A Guide to Cancer Resources	135	(1)
Steve Dunn's CancerGuide	136	(1)
Medicine On Line---Cancer Information Center	137	(1)
OncoLink	138	(2)
Quick Information about Cancer for Patients and Their Families	140	(1)
Diabetes and Kidney	141	(6)
American Diabetes Association	141	(1)
Diabetes Homepage	142	(2)
Managing Your Diabetes	144	(1)
NIDDK W W W Server	145	(1)
Renal Net	146	(1)
Hearing	147	(1)
Johns Hopkins Center for Hearing and Balance	147	(1)
Vision	148	(2)
Eyenet	148	(2)
Heart Disease	150	(5)
American Heart Association	150	(1)
Cardiology Compass	151	(1)
The Heart: An Online Exploration	152	(2)
The Heart Surgery Forum	154	(1)
Neurology	155	(2)
Cure Paralysis Now?	155	(1)
Neurosciences on the Internet	156	(1)
Sleep Disorders	157	(1)
Sleep Medicine Home Page	157	(1)
Emergency	158	(1)
Injury Control Resource Information Network (ICRIN)	158	(1)
Emotional Support	159	(4)
Car Accident Web Site	159	(1)
SA\VE Suicide Awareness Voices of Education	160	(1)
Crisis, Grief and Healing---Men and Women	161	(1)
Our Kids Home Page	162	(1)
Family Health and Parenting	163	(9)
Ask NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)	163	(1)
Facts for Families	164	(1)
Child Safety Forum	165	(1)
Go Ask Alice	166	(1)
National Parent Information Network (NPIN)	167	(1)
Parent Soup	168	(2)
ParentsPlace.com	170	(2)
Fitness and Sports	172	(8)
Men's Fitness OnLine	172	(1)
New Balance Cyberpark USA	173	(1)
Outside Online	174	(2)
Training Nutrition	176	(1)
The Weightlifting Page	177	(1)
Balance Magazine---Fitness on the Net	178	(1)
Worldguide Health and Fitness Forum	179	(1)
Food and Nutrition	180	(7)
Ask the Dietician	180	(1)
Center for Food Safety and Nutrition	181	(1)
Dole 5 A Day	182	(1)
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)	183	(1)
International Food Information Council (IFIC)	184	(1)
North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS)	185	(1)
FATFREE---The Low-Fat Vegetarian Archive	186	(1)
Government, Legislation, and Healthcare Organizations	187	(14)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	187	(1)
Department of Health and Human Services	188	(1)
Families USA	189	(1)
FedWorld	190	(1)
Internet FDA	191	(1)
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)	192	(2)
Indian Health Service	194	(1)
National Council Against Health Fraud Inc.	195	(1)
Social Security Online	196	(1)
The American Red Cross	197	(1)
American Medical Association (AMA)	198	(2)
National Organization of Physicians Who Care	200	(1)
Hospitals	201	(2)
Hospital+Net	201	(1)
Hospital Web	202	(1)
Managed Care and Insurance	203	(5)
Aetna Health Plan	203	(1)
National Committee for Quality Assurance	204	(1)
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound	205	(1)
Medical Source	206	(1)
US Healthcare	207	(1)
Mental Health	208	(9)
Alt.Psychology.Personality.Pages	208	(1)
Internet Mental Health	209	(1)
Mental Health Net	210	(2)
Psych Central	212	(2)
InStream's PsychLink---The Behavioral and Mental Health Care Marketplace	214	(1)
Self-Help and Psychology Magazine	215	(1)
Therapy FAQ	216	(1)
Occupational Medicine	217	(4)
Dan Wallach's Home Page	217	(1)
Ortho Home Page	218	(1)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)	219	(1)
Patient's Guide to Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTD)	220	(1)
Pharmaceuticals	221	(6)
Drug InfoNet	221	(1)
Medication Index---Medications	222	(1)
RxList (Drug Database)	223	(1)
PharmInfoNet	224	(2)
WWW Virtual Pharmacy	226	(1)
Publications and News	227	(8)
New York Times---Your Health Daily	227	(1)
CNN Interactive---Food and Health News	228	(2)
Medical Reporter	230	(2)
NewsFile	232	(2)
USA Today Healthline	234	(1)
Sexuality	235	(2)
Online Guide to Impotence	235	(1)
The Safer Sex Page	236	(1)
Women's Health	237	(8)
Guide to Women's Health Issues	237	(1)
Atlanta Reproductive Health Centre W W W	238	(2)
Women's Medical Health Page	240	(1)
Women's Health Resources	241	(1)
SafetyNet	242	(1)
Making Sense: A Resource for Understanding Women's Health Care Issues	243	(2)
PART THREE Glossary of Internet Terms	245	(6)
About the Authors	251