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Health promotion Sites
US Public Health Service
Go Ask Alice
Nutrition Sites Rated
A new offering from this interactive, multi-specialty commercial internet site for clinicians and consumers. Includes articles, treatment options, expert opinions.
The Cochrane Collaboration facilitates the creation, review, maintenance and dissemination of systematic overviews of the effects of health care.
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
Pointers on where to get mammograms; questions to ask; support groups.
Support group for patients and families managing home nutrition
Arbor Applied Nutrition: Excellent links for nutrition.
SleepNet -
Everything you wanted to know about sleep disorders but were too
tired to ask.
This comprehensive list of quality caregiving links on the Internet includes general links as well as those for specific chronic illnesses.
Caregiving Online: Wellness for Caregivers of an Aging Relative, Friend, or Neighbor
Tad Publishing Co., 114 Euclid, Park Ridge, IL 60068; 847-823-0639. Good information is available on the "Online Support" area of this home page, partly supported by subscriptions to Tad’s Caregiving newsletter.
National Family Caregivers Association
9621 E Bexhill Dr. Kensington, MD 20895-3102; 800-535-3198
NFCA, a national not-for-profit membership organization (dues: $20/year, individual), offers a support network, speakers bureau, and a quarterly newsletter.
Caregiver’s Handbook: Assisting Both the Caregiver and the Elderly Carereceiver
Very thorough nine-part handbook produced by San Diego County Mental Health Services.
Alzheimer’s Association, 919 N Michigan Ave, Ste 1000, Chicago, IL 60611-1676; 800-272-3900 or 312-335-8700
Atlas of Brain Perfusion SPECT
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