| Body Composition |
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American Dietetic Association The Body Mass Index Table Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA), a picture Multi-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, a picture Thriveonline's Body Mass Index Calculator Total Body Electrical Conductivity (TOBEC), at Children's Nutrition Research Center Total Body Potassium Counting at Children's Nutrition Research Center |
| Cancer |
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The American Cancer Society CancerWeb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Resource Center National Cancer Institute's CancerNet OncoLink, University of Pennsylvania's Cancer Resource Center St. Francis Hospital in Illinois has a breast cancer awareness quiz WebPath, at the University of Utah, provides images oforgan system pathology Women's Cancer Network |
| Cardiovascular Health |
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The American Heart Association The Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Index at WebPath Coronary angioplasty, from MedicineNet European Society of Cardiology The Franklin Institute Science Museum hosts "The Heart: An On-Line Exploration" The Heart Information Network Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario An image of a clot is shown at UCLA's Division of Neurosurgery A map of the human heart, from PBS' Nova Online National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke provides information on stroke warning signs and risk factors Partial ventriculectomy is described in a Physician's Weekly article PLC Medical Systems shows transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) Synapse Publishing Company hosts sound files of normal heart beats, heart murmers and other defects |
| Communicable Disease |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Communicable Disease Fact Sheets, from New York State's Department of Health CyberIMAGE Center for Medical Images has microbiology slides Hepatitis from A to E, presented by the CDC Immunization Action Coalition Malaria Database Outbreak Registration Page Public Health Fact Sheet, Hepatitis, at the Washington State Department of Health Think Quest has maps that show worldwide incidence of a variety of diseases |
| Diabetes |
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The American Diabetes Association Diabetes information from Eli Lilly The Diabetes Handbook at the University of Massachusetts' Medical School The Diabetes Mall DiabetesWell The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Information on the Pima Indians, a group that is at high risk for diabetes What is an Insulin Pump? Find out at Minimed |
| Exercise and Physical Activity |
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AAHPERD American College of Sports Medicine Bicycling Visitors' Guide to Seattle Biomechanics World Wide Gatorade Sports Science Institute An Introduction to Muscle Physiology and Design, from the University of California at San Diego National Strength and Conditioning Association Physical Education Links, from the Physical Education Department at North Seattle Community College |
| Medicine |
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The Alternative Medicine Homepage The Division of Physiologic Imaging at the University of Iowa Doctor's Guide to the Internet Imaging Sites On the Web, from the University of Iowa MedConnect: Information Services for the Medical Community Medical Internet Home Page Medical Matrix MedicineNet Medscape The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online Southern Medical Association Stanford University Medical Center U.S. National Library of Medicine VA Image Browser at Colorado State University WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory at the University of Utah |
| Nutrition |
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Arizona Health Sciences Library Nutrition Page Food and Drug Administration Home Page Coffee vs Espresso, a Report from Good Housekeeping Food and Nutrition Information Center Food Pyramid at the University of Maryland The Food Zone International Food Information Council Foundation Meals for You recipes The Nutrition Analysis Tool at the University of Illinois United States Department of Agriculture The Vegetarian Resource Group |
| Osteoporosis |
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Drug Therapy: New Treatments for Osteoporosis, an article written for Physician and Scientists Publishing Company, Inc. Fosamax Information, from Doctor's Guide to the Internet Guidelines for Diagnosing Osteoporosis, Gail Dalsky's article from the Physician and Sportsmedicine. Metabolic Bone Diseases>, presented by Cornell University's Medical College National Osteoporosis Foundation Optimal Calcium Intake, according to the National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Bone Related Diseases--National Resource Center Osteoporosis: Consensus Conference Statements Osteoporosis Risk Assessment, from Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Osteoporosis Information Osteovision Home Page |
| Stress Management |
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Autogenic Training Information is available at Green River Community College Breathing exercises are described at the Center of Aging Studies Without Walls "Help Screens" at Sam Houston State University's Counseling Center Holmes-Rahe test, to assess life event stress How to Master Stress, by Mind-Tools Meditation informatin is available at the Mental Health Net Progressive Muscle Relaxation at OASIS Relaxation Exercises, presented for organ transplant patients at St. Joseph's Health Centre in Canada Stress Management: A Review of Principles, written by Dr. Wesley Sime, University of Nebraska--Lincoln Stress Related Resource Links from Optimal Health Concepts Stress-Busters, at Fitness Link Types of Stressors, from Health Center.com |
| Tobacco |
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American Lung Association "BADvertising" for tobacco Chemicals in Cigarettes, presented by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Dr. Bob's Quit Smoking Page ElectricDiffuseLung, presented by the VirtualHospital "I Want to Stop Smoking", by the National Jewish Medical and Research Center Mediconsult.com has information on smoking cessation National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids NicNet Quit-Smoking.com has information on "Quit Smoking" products Smoke in the Eye, presented by PBS' Frontline program Tobacco Bulletin Board Systems The Tobacco Control Resource Center Washington DOC (Doctors Ought to Care) |
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Last Revised: 5/28/98