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• Maturity Matters [(Full Text) Online newsletter: "FDA health news for older adults and their caregivers"]
• Problems with Smell [(Full Text) NIH Senior Health]
• Safety for Older Consumers Home Safety Checklist also available in Spanish [(Full Text) Consumer Product Safety Commission]
• State and Area Agencies on Aging [(Full Text) Administration on Aging]
• What Does it Mean to Grow Older? [(Full Text) Mayo Foundation]
• Your Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home [(Full Text) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Federal Citizen Information Center]

Related Websites

• AARP Guide to Internet Resources Related to Aging [American Association of Retired Persons]
• Administration on Aging (AoA) / Web Sites on Aging [U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services]
• American Geriatrics Society
• Gerontological Society of America
• GeroWeb Virtual Library on Aging ["Brought to you by the GeroInformatics Workgroup at the Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology, GeroWeb is designed as an online resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and others interested in aging and older individuals."]
• LifeAssess: Staying Well at Home  [LifeAssess^SM is a comprehensive homecare assessment, education, support, and rehabilitation program for older adults and their caregivers.]
• Mississippi: Aging and Adult Services [Mississippi Department of Human Services]
• My Healthe Vet ["The gateway to veteran health and wellness."]
• NIHSeniorHealth.gov
• Resource Directory for Older People (a pdf document) [National Institute on Aging & Administration on Aging]
• Yahoo / Senior Health

• [HIV/AIDS] Good News for You! [(Full Text)  From the UMC Patient Education Database: PED-INF-001-2000]
• [HIV Infants] A Help Sheet for You [(Full Text)  From the UMC Patient Education Database: PED-INF-002-2000]

Related Web Sites

• AIDSinfo [Provides federally approved information on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines. Also provides a comprehensive database of HIV/AIDS clinical trials, vaccines, and information about approved and experimental HIV/AIDS drugs]
• The Body ["An AIDS and HIV Information Resource"]
• e-Medicine: HIV/AIDS
• HIVpositive.com ["something new every day"]
• WebMD / HIV/AIDS Health Center
• MS: Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center [Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center is an HIV resource center for health care providers in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas.]

• Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking [(Full Text) familydoctor.org]
• Alcoholics Anonymous: The Big Book Online Fourth Edition available in English, Spanish and French. [(Full Text) Alcoholics Anonymous]
• Is Al-Anon / Alateen For You? [(Full Text) Al-Anon/Alateen]

Related Web Sites

• Alcoholics Anonymous [Also in Spanish and French]
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Yahoo / Alcoholism
• Support: Al-Anon/Alateen
• Support: Friends of Choices

• Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet  [(Full Text)Also in Spanish--U.S Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging]
• Alzheimer's: Few Clues on the Mysteries of Memory [(Full Text) U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
• Depression and Alzheimer's Disease [(Full Text) American Academy of Family Physicians]
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke / Alzheimer's Disease Information Page (Full Text)

Related Web Sites

• Administration on Aging / Alzheimer's Resource Room
• Alzheimer’s Association 
• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center [a service of the National Institute on Aging (NIA)]

• American Indian Health Facts [(Full Text) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
• Just Move It [Just Move It is a national campaign to promote physical activity for American Indians and Alaska Natives.]

• American Indian Health [National Library of Medicine]
• Arctic Health [National Library of Medicine]
• Native American Ethnobotany [University of Michigan - Dearborn]
• Native Health History Database  [University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center]
• Native Health Research Database  [ University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center]

• Arthritis Fact Sheets [(Full Text) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons]
• Fact Sheets for Patients and Public [(Full Text) American College of Rheumatology]
• Do I have arthritis [(Full Text) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases]

Related Web Sites

• American College of Rheumatology
• Arthritis Foundation
• MayoClinic / Arthritis Center [Mayo Foundation]
• MS Chapter: Arthritis Foundation
• WebMD / Arthritis
• Yahoo / Arthritis

• Activity Plans for Children with Asthma  [(Full Text) From the UMC Patient Education Database: (National Institutes of Health) PED-ALL-002-1992]
• Asthma Medications: Information for Children and Families [(Full Text) From the UMC Patient Education Database: (National Institutes of Health) PED-ALL-005-1992]
• Consumer Treatment Guidelines:  Asthma [(Full Text) eMedicine World Medical Library]
• Equipment for Asthma Care in Children [(Full Text) From the UMC Patient Education Database: (National Institutes of Health) PED-ALL-004-1992]
• If Your Infant has Asthma  [(Full Text) From the UMC Patient Education Database: (National Institutes of Health) PED-ALL-001-1992]
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / Lung Information for Patients and the General Public [(Full Text) Some in Spanish]

Related Web Sites

• Allergy and Asthma Network - Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc. [Also in Spanish. "AAN-MA is the nationwide community-based nonprofit health organization dedicated to eliminating morbidity and mortality due to asthma and allergies through education, advocacy, community outreach, and research."]
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology / Patients and Consumers Center
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
• National Library of Medicine / The Breath of Life
• MyAsthma ["MyAsthma is here to help you take control of your asthma. MyAsthma follows the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma."]

• Atherosclerosis (Hardening of the Arteries) and Stroke [(Full Text) From the UMC Patient Education Database: NEU-GEN-008-2000]

• Preventing Atherosclerosis (Hardening of the Arteries) [(Full Text) From the UMC Patient Education Database: NEU-GEN-009-2000]

Related Web Sites

• American Heart Association / Atherosclerosis

• Autism Fact Sheet [Child Development Institute]
• Autism Resources Links [www.autism-resources.com]
• Autism: The Hidden Epidemic? [MSNBC]
• Patient-Centered Guides: Autism Books and Other Resources [O'Reilly & Associates]

Related Web Sites

• Autisminfo.com

• Autism Information Center [CDC]

• Autism Society of America

• Cure Autism Now

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• Baby Bottle Tooth Decay [(Full Text) American Academy of Pediatrics]
• Brush Up on Healthy Teeth- Simple Steps for Kids' Smiles ((Full Text) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Domestic Violence: Protecting Yourself and Your Children Also available in Spanish [(Full Text) American Academy of Family Physicians, accessed via MedlinePlus]
• Guide on How to Pick the Perfect Summer Camp for Your [Special Needs] Kids [(Full Text) National Center on Physical Activity and Disability]
• Injury Topics and Fact Sheets [(Full Text) CDC - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control]
• Kids Health- for Parents
• LactMed [NLM "A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.]
• Maternal and Child Health Library [MCH Library Information on all aspects of parenting, including special needs children and more]
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [NIH]
• Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents [MCH Library ]
• Powerful Bones - For parents [CDC]
• Sexualityandu.ca: Parents Page [Your link to sexual well-being]
• we can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition [DHHS/NIH Games, activities, and information for children and parents] 

Just for Kids!

• Educational Games! [nobelprize.org]
• GirlsHealth.gov [HHS]
• KidsHealthGalaxy.com  [Children's Hospital of Philadelphia "Fun and Games!"]
• MyPyramid for Kids [USDA]
• Powerful Girls have Powerful Bones! [CDC Interactive games and activities]
• Sexualityandu.ca: Teens Page [your guide to sexual well-being]
• ToxMystery Game [NLM]

• Inside Clinical Trials: Testing Medical Products in People [(Full Text) U.S. FDA]
• Understanding Risk: What do Those Headlines Really Mean? [(Full Text) From the NIH]

Related Web Sites

• AIDS Clinical Trials [U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services "This page is designed to help you locate trials studying HIV/AIDS."]
• CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service ["You can use this site to find a wealth of information about clinical research, including listings of more than 41,000 active industry and government-sponsored clinical trials, as well as new drug therapies in research and those recently approved by the FDA."]
• ClinicalTrials.gov [NLM, NIH "ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details."]
• National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials [NCI, NIH "Search for Clinical Trials."]

• Index of Alternative Therapies and Modalities [(Full Text) Harvard Medical School, InteliHealth]
• Massage- A Relaxing Way to Relieve Muscle Tension [(Full Text) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research]
• Meditation: Calming Your Mind, Body and Spirit [(Full Text) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research]
• Selecting a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practitioner [(Full Text) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]
• What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)? Also available in: Spanish [(Full Text) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]

Related Web Sites

• HealthWeb / Alternative Medicine
• HerbMed
• Medicinal Herb Garden [University of Washington]
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Yahoo Health / Alternative Medicine

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• Consumers: People Who Buy and Use Wheelchairs [(Full Text) WheelChairNet]
• General Information about Severe and/or Multiple Disabilities [(Full Text) National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities]
• Guide on How to Pick the Perfect Summer Camp for Your Kids [(Full Text) National Center on Physical Activity and Disability]
• New Horizons- Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability [(Full Text) Dept. of Transportation]
• Physical Activities for Specific Disabilities and Conditions [(Full Text) National Center on Physical Activity and Disability]

Related Web Sites

• Access-Able Travel Source ["Providing Access Information for Mature and Disabled Travelers"]
• Disability.gov Access America ["to provide one-stop online access to resources, services, and information available throughout the Federal government. "]
• MossRehab ResourceNet [Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute in Philadelphia]
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability 

• Domestic Violence: Protecting Yourself and Your Children Also available in Spanish [(Full Text) American Academy of Family Physicians, accessed via MedlinePlus]
• Domestic Violence Safety Plan Also available in Spanish [(Full Text) American Bar Association, accessed via medlinePlus]

Related Web Sites

• aardvarc.org - An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection
• Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control [CDC]

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• Anorexia, Bulimia, & Binge Eating Disorder: What is an Eating Disorder? [(Full Text) National Eating Disorders Association]
• Causes of Eating Disorders [(Full Text) National Eating Disorders Association]
• Eating Disorders Information Index [(Full Text) National Eating Disorders Association]
• Strategies for Prevention and Early Intervention of Male Eating Disorders [(Full Text) National Eating Disorders Association]

Related Web Sites

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• National Eating Disorders Association 

• Emergency! 10 Steps (Factsheet) also available in SPANISH [(Full Text) Emergency Medical Services for Children]
• Emergency Medical Services - Children [(Full Text) American Academy of Pediatrics]
• First Aid Kits [American College of Emergency Physicians]
• Household Products Database [(Full Text) National Library of Medicine; "What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling." ]
• How to Use 911 [(Full Text) Nemours Foundation]
• What to do in an Emergency [American College of Emergency Physicians]
• When Should I Go to the Emergency Department? [American College of Emergency Physicians]

Related Web Sites

• American Red Cross
• Emergency Medical Services for Children

• Breatherville, USA [AANMA "As you stroll through the streets of Breatherville and step inside any of its buildings, you’ll find answers to your questions, concerns, and fears. You’ll learn to minimize asthma and allergy symptoms and prevent flare-ups…and have a little fun along the way, too!"]
• Enviro-Health Topics [NLM/SIS numerous environmental health topics can be found at this site]
• NLM SIS  - Specialized Information Services ["The Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is responsible for information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health."]
• Pesticides Nearby... But Staying Healthy Comic Book ; also available in SPANISH [PDF Migrant Clinician Network]
• ToxMystery Game [NLM]
• ToxTown [NIH/NLM  Interactive settings allow consumers to identify toxic chemicals and environmental health risks in their daily surroundings.]

• About.com / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia (Full Text)  

Related Web Sites

• WebMDHealth  / Fibromyalgia/CFIDS
• Support: Patient Support Resources [Support resources from Fibromyalgia Patient Support Center]
• Support Groups [Google]

• Foot Pain Identifier  [(Full Text) www.foot.com;"Do you have foot pain but don't know your condition? Click where it hurts on the picture of the foot below to find out more about your possible foot condition and find products that provide immediate relief of your particular foot pain."]
• Footwear Guide [(Full Text) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons]
• Smelly (Malodorous) Feet [(Full Text) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society]
• Specific Foot Conditions and Their Treatments [(Full Text) www.foot.com]

Related Web Sites

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Patient/Public Information
• Foot.com

• Asian Language Cancer Materials [AANCART and ACS]
• Conviviendo con el Cancer de Seno: Living with Breast Cancer [University of Wisconsin-Madison Spanish-language breast cancer materials]
• Ethnomed [The EthnoMed site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle or the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world.]
• Health Information Translations [The Ohio State University Medical Center]
• Health & Literacy Special Collection [World Education with help support from NIFL]
• Los hombres y la depresión [NIMH/NIH]
• Managing Cancer - Other Language Resources [Inova Health System: Cancer treatment and symptom information in the following languages: English, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, simple Chinese, Farsi, Arabic, French, Urdu, Somali, Russian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese. PDFs.]
• My Family Health Portrait- Spanish Language [DHHS, USPHS "Allows you to create a personalized family health history report from any computer with an Internet connection and an up-to-date Web browser. Information you provide creates a drawing of your family tree and a chart of your family health history."]
• National Kidney Disease Education Program: Spanish Language [NKDEP]
• Pesticides Nearby... But Staying Healthy Comic Book ; also available in SPANISH [PDF Migrant Clinician Network]
• Reducing Risk of Childhood Overweight Among Immigrant Families from Asia [UC Berkeley Center for Weight and Health: resources on the following languages: Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Hmong, English]
• Sacramento Healthcare Decisions Multi-Language Materials [select PREVIEW by any listing to view a PDF of the publication]
• SPEAK: Suicide Prevention Education Aareness Kit: Other Languages [New York State Office of Mental Health]
• SPIRAL [NLM/Tufts University Hirsch Health Sciences Library/SOuth Cove Community Health Center (SPIRAL provides access to consumer health information in the following Asian languages: Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese.)]
• Urban Health Information [Wayne State University - featuring Arabic-language health information]

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• Genetics Home Reference: Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions [(Full Text) U.S. National Library of Medicine "Genetics Home Reference is the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions." ]
• National Human Genome Research Institute Policy and Regulation Database [(Full Text) "This database contains Federal and State laws/statutes; Federal legislative materials; and Federal administrative and executive materials, including regulations, institutional policies, and executive orders." 
• Specific Genetic Disorders [(Full Text) National Human Genome Research Institute]

Related Web Sites

• Genetic Disorders & Birth Defects Information Center [Genetic Disorders & Birth Defects Information Center, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine]
• My Family Health Portrait [DHHS, USPHS "Allows you to create a personalized family health history report from any computer with an Internet connection and an up-to-date Web browser. Information you provide creates a drawing of your family tree and a chart of your family health history."]
• National Human Genome Research Institute

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Full Text Online Documents

• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) and Stroke  [(Full Text) From the UMC Patient Education Database: NEU-GEN-011-2000]

• Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure [(Full Text) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute]

Related Web Sites

• Lower Your Blood Pressure and Live Longer [Hypertension Education Foundation]

• WebMD / Hypertension

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• Cirrhosis of the Liver [(Full Text) National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse]

Related Web Sites

• American Liver Foundation
• Children's Liver Disease Foundation

• About.com / Lupus Erythematosus [(Full Text) Arthritis Resources]
• Do I Have Lupus? Tengo Lupus? Bilingual Booklet. [(Full Text) NIAMS - Federal Citizen Information Center]

Related Web Sites

• Google / Lupus
• Lupus Foundation of America
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)/ Health Information
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Support Groups
• WebMD / Lupus

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• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS]
• Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Costs [FIRSTGOV]
• Medicaid Benefits: Online Database by State [Kaiser Family Foundation]
• Medicaid Consumer Information [CMS]
• Medicare.gov [CMS/HHS]
• Medicare Eligibility Tool [CMS/HHS]
• Medicare Interactive ["Medicare Interactive (MI) is your one-stop source for information about health care rights, options and benefits. Brought to you by the Medicare Rights Center, a national not-for-profit, consumer service organization, dedicated to ensuring that older adults and people with disabilities get good affordable health care."]

• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research [(Full Text) U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
• Consumer Education: What You Should Know About Buying and Using Drug Products [(Full Text) CDER - U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
• Drug Interactions: What You Should Know [(Full Text) Council on Family Health - Federal Citizen Information Center]
• My Medicines Also available in Spanish. [(Full Text) NACDS and FDA - Federal Citizen Information Center]
• New Over-the-Counter Medicine Label... Take a Look! [(Full Text) FDA - Federal Citizen Information Center]
• Over-the-Counter Medicines: What's Right for You? [(Full Text) FDA - Federal Citizen Information Center]
• Think it Through: A Guide to Managing the Benefits and Risks of Medicine [(Full Text) FDA - Federal Citizen Information Center]
• You Know the Questions That Go Through Your Mind When You Take Your Generic Drug? Here Are the Answers. [(Full Text) FDA - Federal Citizen Information Center]

Related Web Sites

• DailyMed [USDA - contains searchable prescription drug label information]
• Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Costs [FIRSTGOV]
• LactMed [NLM "A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.]
• NeedyMeds.com ["This site is designed to provide information about patient assistance programs which provide no cost prescription medications to eligible participants."]
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance : Mississippi Page
• RxAssist ["RxAssist, created by Volunteers in Health Care, provides physicians and other health care providers with the information you need to access the pharmaceutical companies’ patient assistance programs."]
• RxWise medication safety checking system