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General Health Resources

The sites listed here are comprehensive sources of health information in general, covering other topics besides epilepsy. We cannot be responsible for the content of other sites, but do let us know if you experience problems with any of these links.

ClinicalTrials.gov
www.clinicaltrials.gov/
ClinicalTrials.gov: This site, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), lists thousands of clinical studies being performed by the NIH, other United States federal agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry. Studies in the database are conducted primarily in the United States and Canada, but locations in many other countries are included. Find out if you qualify to participate.

e-Bility
http://e-bility.com/
e-Bility offers easy access to a wide range of information, resources, services and products of interest to people with disability, their families and carers, health professionals and service providers in the disability sector.

Family Village
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
Family Village: information for parents of individuals who have disabilities, covering specific diagnoses, recreational activities, religious groups and opportunities, education, adaptive technologies, health issues, disability-related books and media, and more.

Hardin MetaDirectory of Internet Health Sources
www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/
Hardin MetaDirectory of Internet Health Sources: A well-respected "list of lists" of Internet health resources.

HealingWell.com Epilepsy Resource Center
www.healingwell.com/
HealingWell.com Epilepsy Resource Center: Features medical news, health articles, doctor-produced video webcasts, message boards and chat rooms, email, newsletters, books and reviews, and resource directories on Depression.

HealthAtoZ
www.healthatoz.com/
HealthAtoZ: Interactive site with health calendars.

Intelihealth
www.intelihealth.com/
Intelihealth: This site (owned by Aetna, the insurance firm) uses information from Harvard Medical School and other sources. An easy way to find recent medical articles and information on medications.

KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org/
KidsHealth: A large and reliable site divided into sections aimed at children, teens, and parents, this is a good source of general health information covering all ages. It's sponsored by The Nemours Foundation, a charitable organization that funds children's health projects.

MayoClinic.com
www.mayoclinic.com/
MayoClinic.com: An educational site with good information provided or reviewed by the physicians and researchers at the Mayo Clinic.

www.mayoclinic.org/
Mayo Clinic is a world leader in developing innovative ways to diagnose and treat epilepsy in children and adults.

Medical Matrix
www.medmatrix.org/
Medical Matrix: Many, many links to other resources. Free registration required.

Medscape
www.medscape.com/
Medscape: Health news for doctors and other health professionals. Visitors must register, but there's no charge.

Mental Help Net
www.mentalhelp.net/
Mental Help Net: A site specializing in information and resources on mental health topics such as depression.

Online versions of the Merck Manual
www.merck.com/pubs/
Online versions of the Merck Manual, a classic textbook of diagnosis and therapy, as well as the home edition and the Merck Manual of Geriatrics.

PubMed
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, is the easiest place to find abstracts of medical articles.

NOAH
www.noah-health.org/
NOAH stands for New York Online Access to Health. Constructed by various libraries and other institutions. Information is provided in both English and Spanish.

Personal Health Zone
www.personalhealthzone.com/
Personal Health Zone: A site that emphasizes alternative medicine. Mostly valuable for its links to other sites.

SleepMed/DigiTrace
www.sleepmed.md/page/patients/?accessmode=eeg_patients
SleepMed/DigiTrace provides useful information for those interested in learning more about seizure disorders, apilepsy or unusual spells that can't be explained

Social Security and Disability Resource Center
http://www.ssdrc.com/
The Social security disability resource center provides information on the federal disability benefit programs, SSD (social security disability, mandated under title II of the social security act) and SSI (supplemental security income, mandated under title 16), in addition to answering questions about social security retirement benefits and providing resource links on topics such as medicare.

Virtual Hospital
www.vh.org/
Virtual Hospital: University of Iowa source of information and links for both health care professionals and consumers.

WebMD
www.webmd.com/
WebMD: A medical news site with features, quizzes, educational photos and diagrams, and links to commercial sponsors.


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