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MedlinePlus®

MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together, by health topic, authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other government, non-profit and other health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to the medical research literature. It also provides you with a database of full-text drug information and an illustrated medical encyclopedia.

Healthcare Resource Sites:

AAHomecare - http://www.aahomecare.org
Mayo Clinic - http://www.mayoclinic.org
WebMD - http://webmd.com
Intelihealth – variety of health information - http://www.intelihealth.com
Dr. Green – pediatric health issues - http://www.drgreene.com
Basic health issues - http://www.healthsquare.com
Iowa Health Systems - http://www.ihs.org/body.cfm?id=504

Caregiver-Specific Web Sites
There are a variety of Web sites that offer information and support for family caregivers, in addition to those from specific organizations.

Health Conditions and Organizations:

Accupuncture - http://www.acupunturealt.com
Aging Parents - http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com
Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics - http://www.aanma.org
ALS Association of America (ALSA) - http://www.alsa.org
American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology - http://www.acaai.org
American Lung Association - http://www.lungusa.org
American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org
Arthritis Foundation - http://www.arthritis.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - http://www.aafa.org
Brain injuries - http://www.biausa.org
Caregivers - http://www.nfcacares.org
Center for Neurologic Study - http://www.cnsonline.org
Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center - http://www.cpmc.org
Heart Disease - http://americanheart.org
Les Turner ALS Foundation - http://www.lesturnerals.org
March of Dimes - http://www.marchofdimes.com
Muscular Dystrophy - http://www.mdausa.org
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp
National Home Oxygen Patient's Association: - http://www.homeoxygen.org/about.html
National Jewish Medical and Research Center – Pulmonary Disease - http://www.njc.org
The Pulmonary Paper - http://www.pulmonarypaper.org/main.asp
Respiratory Care - http://www.aarc.org
Rehabilitation - http://www.nraf-rehabnet.org
Sleep Apnea - http://www.sleepapnea.org
Spina Bifida - http://www.sbaa.org
United Ostomy Associate - http://www.uoa.org/
United States COPD Coalition - http://www.uscopd.com
Visiting Nurses Association - http://www.vnaa.org

Government and Social Services:

Aging - http://www.aoa.gov
JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - http://www.jcaho.org
Medicare http://www.medicare.gov
Social Security Administration - http://www.ssa.org
United Way - http://national.unitedway.org
YMCA/YWCA - http://www.ymca.net- http://www.ywca.org