Annotated Internet Resouces by Subject

Health and Medicine

Alternative Health News Online
Alternative Health News Online has links to "What's New," "Health News Bulletins," "Diet & Nutrition," "Mind/Body Control," "Alternative Medical Systems," "Manual Healing," "Longevity," "Ask Dr. Weil," "Wellness News," "Health News," "Healthy Living" and "Cool Links."

American Academy of Pediatrics Web Site
This site contains a variety of materials on children's health, ranging from "Air Bag Safety" to "Immunization Information."

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page
The CDC's page has links to "Health Information," "Travelers' Health" and "Data & Statistics," all of which are helpful reference tools.

Florida Department of Health
Put up by the Florida Department of Health, this page has links to Florida vital statistics, state trends in public health, immunization, health related jobs, and the like.

Florida Medical Quality Assurance
Site designed to provide consumers access to information about medical physicians, osteopathic physicians, podiatric physicians, chiropractic physicians, and advanced registered nurse practitioners.

Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. From home, school or office enter your valid St. Lucie County Library patron ID number without spaces.

Gale Health Reference Center Academic
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. From home, school or office enter your valid St. Lucie County Library patron ID number without spaces.

HealthAtoZ - The Source for Health and Medicine
"HealthAtoZ aspires to be your internet navigation tool and information resource in health and medicine."

Healthfinder.gov
"healthfinder TM can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public."

Martindale's Health Science Guide
This server is "A "Multimedia Specialized Information Resource' currently containing over 49,000 teaching files; over 124,000 Medical Cases; 864 Multimedia Courses/Textbooks; 1,350 Multimedia Tutorials; over 3,350 Databases, and over 10,300 Movies." One of its most valuable features is the "Disease Codes" page.

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
This page has sections entitled "O@sis Library," "Cancer Center," "Diet & Nutrition," "Heart Center," "Pregnancy & Children," "Medicine Center" and "Women's Health." The O@sis Library contains "articles, reports, books, interactive widgets, and a wealth of other resources" on a variety of medical topics.

Medicare
The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare.

Medscape DrugInfo
A "database" of information about drugs.

Mental Help Net
Mental Health Net "covers information on disorders such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic fatigue syndrome and substance abuse, to [sic] professional resources in psychology, psychiatry and social work, journals and self-help magazines."

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
"We are asking many of the top experts in the field of ADD to contribute current, up to date materials on issues which concern us all. In the process we will make every effort to make the ADDA website a rich source of information, support, and inspiration for any person with ADD, and for those who love, live with, teach, coach, or treat them."

Occupational Safety & Health Administration - OSHA/USDOL
This page is organized under the headings "About OSHA," "News Room," "Regulations & Compliance," "Library/Reading Room" and "Outreach."

Shape Up America!
"This web site is designed to provide you with the latest information about safe weight management and physical fitness."

Web of Addictions
"The Web of Addictions is dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and other drug addictions." In addition to material on various drugs, there are addresses and telephone numbers of support groups and schedules for related meetings and conferences."

WebMD
"For consumers, WebMD features some of the best healthcare information available anywhere."