Links
Alternative Medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov/
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
Arthritis
www.arthritis.org/
Arthritis Foundation
Cancer
www.cancer.gov/
National Cancer Institute site sponsored by the NIH
www.nabco.org
The official site of the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations.
www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
The official site of the American Cancer Society
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.
Contraception
www.contraceptiononline.org/index.cfm
This online contraception resource offers news updates and education on various types of contraception.
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.
www.essure.com
A proven and permanent form of birth control that can be placed in the office setting.
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.womens-health.com//
Women's Health Topics
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.nytimes.com/pages/health/womenshealth/index.html
Extensive women's health information is offered, including statistics, a searchable database of information on women's topics, and an online bookstore.
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.ivillage.com
The internet for women
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.
Headaches
http://www.achenet.org/
American Council for Headache Education
Menopause
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hormonereplacementtherapy.html
MEDLINEplus Health Information
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/hrt/index.html
Damaging News for Hormone Therapy - Women Reconsider HRT After Studies Show Health Risks
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.cruzio.com~mendosa/faq.htm
This Web page provides a large collection of links to diabetic resources.
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.modimes.org/
March of Dimes birth defects foundation
www.StorkNet.com
Information about pregnancy and beyond.
http://www.noah-health.org/english/pregnancy/pregnancy.html
This site created by the New York Online Access to Health provides valuable information and links for women all over the country.
www.4woman.gov/Pregnancy/
NWHIC Healthy Pregnancy page
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.
Reminders
www.myhealthtestreminder.com/
Automatically will send you e-mails to remind you of your annual exams
Sexual Dysfunction
www.urologychannel.com/fsd/index.shtml
Overview of female sexual dysfunction
www.sda.uk.net/
Sexual Dysfunction Topics
Other useful 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
www.garden.com
A multi-dimensional gardening resource.
www.betterhomesandgardens.com
The online version of the magazine.
www.consumerreports.com
The online version of the popular magazine
www.swoon.commag_rack/mlle.html
The online version of Mademoiselle magazine
- Drug Watch Drug Information – Drugwatch.com features up to date information on the drug side effects of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Current drug alerts for women include Accutane and Yaz due to accutane side effects such as birth defects and yaz side effects which include stroke, heart attack, and severe depression.
