| Government Resources |
| Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - The mission of the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is to serve the public by using the best science, taking
responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease
related to toxic substances. |
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AgingStats.Gov - The Forum encourages collaboration among federal agencies to improve the quality and
usefulness of data on the aging population. |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - This site provides information on
functions, news, information, and hot issues of the Animal and Plant Health Inspeciton Service. |
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Cancer.Gov - This web site provides current and accurate information from the National Cancer Institute, the
Federal government's principal agency for cancer research. You will find a wide range of cancer information, including
treatment options, clinical trials, ways to reduce cancer risk, ways to cope with cancer, and resources for researchers
and health care professionals. |
| CDC's Travel-related diseases and outbreaks - This page lists travel-related
diseases, outbreaks, and vaccinations required fo travel in foreign countries |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - |
| FDA Posts New Web Site on Heart Disease - The Food and Drug Administration posted a new
web site on cardiovascular disease, Heart Health Online. The site
focuses on FDA-regulated products to prevent, diagnose, and treat cardiovascular disease. It describes cardiovascular
conditions, and it links to detailed information about specific diagnostic tests, medications, medical devices, and
healthy lifestyles. |
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Healthfinder.gov - This site has hand-picked health information from A to Z including: prevention & wellness,
diseases & conditions, alternative medicine - plus medical dictionaries, encyclopedia, journals, and
more |
| Healthfinder.gov in Spanish - This site has hand-picked health information from A to Z including:
prevention & wellness, diseases & conditions, alternative medicine - plus medical dictionaries, encyclopedia, journals,
and more |
| MEDLINE - MEDLINEŽ is NLM's bibliographic database of citations and abstracts from
over 4600 biomedical
journals published in the United States and worldwide. PubMed also has links to the
full-text versions of articles at participating publishers' web sites. |
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood
resources; and sleep disorders. |
| Private Resources |
| Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center's -
Here you will find information about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. |
| Breast Cancer Info - This site's mission is to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease, by
advancing research, education, screening and treatment. |
