Health Links - Alphabetical List

Health sources listed alphabetically. Please go to the online form if you know of a site that should be listed with these. I am particularly interested in local sites. You may also send along your comments.

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Komen.Org 
http://www.komen.org/

The Foundation is about people -- people who are committed to making a difference. People who are dedicated to fighting breast cancer head-on by doing all that they can to eradicate this disease.
 

Last Rights
http://www.last-rights.com/main.html

Hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions were required to tell Medicare and Medicaid patients about the option of preparing legal documents to guide medical care if one day they're unable to speak for themselves. Patients can designate someone to act in their behalf, detail what treatments are acceptable when, and outline when death would be welcome.

Loudon County Resource Directory
http://www.korrnet.org/lchic/

This page has been designed to assist Loudon County citizens in finding help for various problems they encounter in life.  Often there is help available but we do not know where to look for local help or even know that a particular service is provided.  It is our hope that citizens and those in helping professions will make use of this page to find help for those in need. 
 

 The Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayo.edu/

Mayo is a team practice of medicine enhanced by medical education and research. More than 400,000 patients a year come to its outpatient clinics and hospitals in five states.

MedicineNet 
http://www.medicinenet.com/

MedicineNet is a network of doctors producing comprehensive, up-to-date health information for the public. We strive to bring a doctor's perspective to important medical issues. Our goal is to be comprehensive, easy to use, and responsive to our viewer's needs. We invite your participation.
 

NetHealth Internet Guide
http://www.netdoctor.com/intro.html

Welcome to NetHealth's guide to health, fitness and medical information on the Internet. This guide is provided as a courtesy of NetHealth, a division of Epicenter Communications, Inc.

NY Times - Women's Health 
http://www.nytimes.com/specia ls/women/whome/

The New York Times women's health site.
 

Oncology Nursing Society 
http://www.ons.org/

ONS online is a cancer information service of the Oncology Nursing Society developed for ONS members, other healthcare providers, people with cancer and their families and friends.

OnHealth
http://www.onhealth.com/ch1/index.asp< /a>

This is a site geared to finding information in non jargon terms. According to the site description, "OnHealth is an independent service that provides information and resources designed for people who want to know the latest thinking about health and medicine, in terms they can understand and use."