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Clinical Trials
- The National Cancer Institute has clinical trials are research studies in which people help doctors find ways to improve
health and cancer care. Each study tries to answer scientific questions and to find better ways to prevent, diagnose,
or treat cancer. |
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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 |
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Medicare Conditions of Participation for Organ
Donation (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) - HCFA published a final
rule (which became effective August 21, 1998) that imposes several requirements a hospital must meet that are
designed to increase organ donation. |
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National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH) - The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research. This public health mandate demands that we harness
powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment and, eventually prevention of mental
illness. |
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Organ Donor.gov - This site is devoted to providing information and resources on organ donation and
transplantation issues and to promote organ and tissue donation awareness. |
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Substance
Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - SAMHSA is the Federal agency
charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce
illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. |
| Private Resources |
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AmericasDoctor.com - Is the only medical/health Internet site to offer private, real-time, one-on-one chats with
board-certified, board-eligible physicians 24 hours a day, seven days a week at no cost to the
consumer. |
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Anxiety Disorders Association of
America - The ADAA promotes the prevention and cure of anxiety disorders and
works to improve the lives of all people who suffer from them. |
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Boston
University - The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation - This interactive site,
provides information for people with psychiatric disabilities, addressing issues related to school and work. The site
provides information about the Americans with |
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Health A-Z -
WebMD - Browse through our health search terms by viewing the top 300 or the
entire health A-Z. |
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Healtheon/WebMD
- is the only company connecting all parties in healthcare - from patients to physicians to hospitals to insurers to
employers and all other healthcare organizations. |
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International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) - is dedicated to the discovery and
dissemination of knowledge about policy, program and service initiatives that seek to reduce traumatic stressors and
their immediate and long-term consequences. |
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Internet Healthcare Coalition - The mission of the Internet Healthcare Coalition is Quality Healthcare Resources on the
Internet. |
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Mayo Clinic - The
mission of the Mayo Clinic is to empower people to manage their health. They accomplish this by providing useful and
up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic. |
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Medscape - Medscape
offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated multi-
specialty medical information and education tool. |
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National Center
For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - We carry out a broad range of
multidisciplinary activities in research, education, and training. These initiatives support system-wide efforts in the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs to understand, diagnose, |
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Organ Donation (American Heart Association ) - Every 16 minutes a new name is
added to the national organ transplant waiting list. Each year about 16,000 Americans 55 or younger could benefit from
a heart transplant. But only 2,184 heart transplants were done in the United States in 1999. The figures on this page
show the serious shortage of donated hearts and the small percentage of donated hearts that are actually
transplanted. |
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Research & Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental - The Center's
Health (Portland State University) research and training activities focus on improving services to children and youth
who have mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and their families. |
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SAMSHA's
National Mental Health Information Center - The National Mental Health Information
Center was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers,
providers, and the media. Information Center staff members are skilled at listening and responding to questions from the
public and professionals. The staff quickly directs callers to Federal, State, and local organizations dedicated to treating
and preventing mental illness. The Information Center also has information on Federal grants, conferences, and other
events. |
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The Glendon Association - is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to stimulating and disseminating research, study, and
education related to psychology and psychotherapy. |
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Your Total Health -
iVillage.com - This site focuses on women's health issues, such as allergies,
fertility, mental health, pregnancy and much more. |
