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Dykes Library List, Kansas Medical Center

is a comprehensive list of Intenet resources that consists mostly of disease or condition related sites. Users can browse or use a search option. All entries are reviewed. Well maintained by the Reference Department at the Dykes Library.

HSTAT (Health Services/Technology Assessment Text)

from The National Library of Medicine offers a comprehensive library of full text guidelines on many disease conditions, research study protocols, and public health prevention. Documents for both health consumers and healthcare professionals. HSTAT consists of the following separate databases. Each one is fully searchable or you can browse via a table of contents.

• AHCPR Supported Guidelines Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Coexisting Mental Illness and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
• ATIS (HIV/AIDS Technical Information) has extensive AIDS information for consumers.
• NIH Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Research Studies connects to studied sponsored by NIH Agencies
• NIH Conferences and Workshops
• PHS Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. An Assessment of the Effectiveness of 169 Interventions
• SAMHSA/CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Coexisting Mental Illness and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

AIDS

Please go to the Aids Page for information on this topic. The AIDS Page will have a link back to this section of the Health Page

Cancer

Please, go to the Cancer Page for resources for both health care professionals and consumers. There will be links back to this position on the Health page.

Heart Disease

Yale Heart Book is a complete text on the heart in PDF format. The user views or prints one chapter at a time by selecting from the table of contents.

Diabetes

Please go to the Diabetes Page for information on this topic. The Diabetes Page will have a link back to this section of the Health Page

Mental and Neurological Conditions

Internet Mental Health

"Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information. It was designed by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long, and programmed by his colleague, Brian Chow. Internet Mental Health is manned by dedicated volunteers from the Vancouver Mental Health Support Group, a non-profit society founded by Robert Winram and Dr. Phillip Long." There are well-written articles on 50 of the most common mental disorders. Both Diagnosis and treatment are discussed. Information is intended for "Mental health professionals, Patients who want to learn more about their illness, Friends and families of patients, Mental health support groups, Students, and Members of the general public who want to learn more about mental health." Descriptions of mental disorders from the DSM-III-R and ICD-10 are also provided. However, the DSM-IV is the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

The Department of Neurosurgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital

has many informative articles on neurological conditions for health consumers.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

offers information about itself, research grant support, and an informative The Neurological Information and Publications List has many articles that consumers will find useful.

Roxane Pain Relief Institute

focuses on pain related to cancer, but covers other pain topics and is very well presented. There are separate Library pages for Patients and Professionals , which have many good articles and links to other Net resources. Also, an outstanding Oncology Pain Lecture with 75 slides.

Toxicology

Poisonous Plants Database

from Singapore also includes international directories for poison control centers and toxicologists.

Certified Poison Control Centers

gives address and phone numbers, organized by State.

ATSDR Contaminant Sites Database

from the Agency for Toxic Substance & Disease Registry, includes over 2,000 sites. Search by contaminant site or toxicological profiles to retrieve comprehensive descriptions of sites or substances. There is an Image Map that can be used to select the sites in a particular state. The entire site is searchable from the Homepage . The Agency's Newsletter is now online with full graphics. The Public Health Statements are a good way to find basic information and risks involved with numerous toxic substances."

ARS Pesticide Properties Database

"is a compendium of chemical and physical properties of 324 widely used pesticides. Information included in the database focuses on 16 of the most important properties that affect pesticide transport and degradation characteristics."

Women's Health

Women's Health Page from GHNet

has a comprehensive, annotated list of links that are mostly disease oriented. Coverage for topics on aging, menopause, osteoporosis, cancer, domestic violence, heart disease, infectious diseases, maternal and child health, reproductive health and electronic journals and newsletters.

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