The professional staff at Palm Beach Obstetrics & Gynecology
carefully reviewed these links as sources to promote women's health.
While we cannot always guarantee the validity of or agree with their
content, there are sites that will promote knowledge in women's health.
If there are any others that you know, please tell us. We would love to
hear from you!
Alternative Medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov/
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
www.wcn.org
The Women's Cancer Network was developed by the Society of
Gynecological Oncologists and is designed to give up-to-date
information on treatment options for reproductive cancers - ovarian,
uterine, cervical and breast cancer. Healthy women can also use this
site to obtain information on their personal risk for these diseases
and to find out how the risks can be reduced.
www.natlbcc.org/
The National Breast Cancer Coalition is the nation's largest breast
cancer advocacy group, with more than 600 member organizations and
70,000 individual members and supporters. Committed to ending breast
cancer, NBCC and its sister organization, the National Breast Cancer
Coalition Fund, work to educate and train individuals to be effective
activists and to influence the public policies that affect breast
cancer research and treatment.
http://www.y-me.org/
The mission of Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization is to ensure,
through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces
breast cancer alone.
www.ovarian.org
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition seeks to raise awareness and promote education about ovarian cancer.
www.paragard.com
This site provides information about the intrauterine device as a form
of birth control. Specifically, this is the website for the ParaGard,
an intrauterine copper contraceptive.
www.mirena-us.com/
Another site that provides information about a new type of intrauterine device as a form of birth control.
General Women's Health topics
www.acog.org
This official Web site of the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists provides a physician directory, health columns,
post-graduate courses and much more.
www.nih.gov
The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and
behavioral research for the Nation. It is an Agency under the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
www.obgyn.net
Extensive site devoted to womens’ health
http://www.chid.nih.gov/
Combined Health Information Database is a bibliographic database
produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This
database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for
health information and health education resources. CHID lists a wealth
of health promotion and education materials and program descriptions
that are not indexed elsewhere
www.healthywomen.org
NWHRC's mission is to educate women about health issues that concern
them the most, and to help women make more informed decisions about
their health.
www.nof.org
The National Osteoporosis Foundation is a leading resource for
up-to-date, medically sound information on the causes, prevention,
detection and treatment of osteoporosis.
www.menopause.org
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is a nonprofit organization
that provides a forum for a multitude of scientific disciplines with an
interest in the human female menopause.
Medical Topics
www.women.americanheart.org
The American Heart Association Women's Web site gives women of all ages the facts on women's heart disease and stroke
www.ama-assn.org
The official Web site of the American Medical Association.
www.apa.org
The official Web site of the American Psychological Association
www.mayohealth.org
This online information source offered by the Mayo clinic has an extensive women's health section.
www.nlm.nih.gov
The National Library of Medicine Web site provides diverse health information
www.onhealth.com
In-depth medical information, health tips, a free e-mail newsletter and
access to the powerful Health Tracker that brings you health
information from the media for free, according to your personal
specifications
www.InteliHEALTH.com
An exciting and innovative site, which is produced in conjunction with
Johns Hopkins University. Their stated purpose is to 'offer you the
Web's most comprehensive collection of consumer health information from
the best possible sources'. With a library of over 2 million pages of
materials available, they may have achieved their goal. This is a site
worthy of your time.
Prevention
www.healthyideas.com
Health-related information from the publishers of Prevention magazine.
Pregnancy
www.ePregnancy.com
A comprehensive site dedicated to pregnancy issues. There is a vast
library of information from health to legal issues during pregnancy.
You are sure to enjoy this site.
www.babycenter.com
BabyCenter.com provides expectant and new parents with trusted,
high-quality information on pregnancy and baby, a supportive online
community, and a baby store featuring thousands of products.
www.cordblood.com
Your online resource for information on umbilical cord blood and the
services available through the Cord Blood Registry, the largest family
bank of cord blood stem cells in the United States.
www.Viacord.com
We encourage our expecting mom's to visit www.Viacord.com and learn why
preserving your baby's umbilical cord blood at the time of birth may be
one of the most important decisions you can make for your baby's and
your family's future.
www.breastfeeding.com
The "all about breastfeeding" website, this site has a number of breastfeeding resources and links.
www.historychannel.com
An interesting site that contains a trivia quiz, great speeches and so
much more. It has a feature that lets you find out what happened on any
day in history. Put in your child’s birth date and print the resulting
page for an historical addition to your baby book
