Dr. Weinberg's Guide to the Best Health Resources on the Web

293 Pages·2008·1.01 MB·English

by  MD Harlan R. Weinberg

D R . W E I N B E R G ’ S G U I D E

B eto thse St

H e a l t h
Resources
on the Web
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HARLAN R. WEINBERG, MD, FCCP
To my wife, Meryl, for everything.
To my daughters, Jaime and Victoria,
for their love and inspiration.
In memory of Dana and Christopher Reeve,
for whom there were no insurmountable obstacles.

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CONT E NT S
Introduction xi
1. General Health Resources 1
2. Aerospace Medicine 6
3. AIDS/HIV 7
4. Allergy and Immunology 9
5. Alternative and Complementary Medicine 12
6. Alzheimer’s Disease 16
7. Anemia 18
8. Anesthesia/Anesthesiology 22
9. Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) 23
10. Autism 25
11. Bioethics/Medical Ethics 29
12. Bioterrorism/Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 31
13. B irth Defects 34
14. Breast Cancer 37
15. C ardiology/Heart Disease 41
16. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 48
17. Clinical Calculators 52
18. C linical Trials 54
19. Colorectal Cancer 55
20. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 57
21. Critical Care/Intensive Care Medicine 59
22. Cross Cultural Health/Minority Health 63
23. Dermatology/Skin Disease 66
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Contents vi
24. D iabetes Mellitus 68
25. Eldercare 72
26. Emergency Medicine 74
27. E ndocrinology/Hormone Disorders 76
28. End-of-Life Care/Palliative Care 78
29. En Español 81
30. Erectile Dysfunction (ED)/Impotence 91
31. Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) 93
32. F amily Practice 95
33. Gastroenterology/Abdominal Disorders 97
34. Genetics/Genes/Heredity 99
35. Geriatrics/Old Age/Aging 102
36. Headaches 104
37. Health Care Policy 108
38. H ematology/Blood Disorders 111
39. High-Altitude Medicine 113
40. Hyperlipidemia/High Blood Lipids/Cholesterol 115
41. Hypertension/High Blood Pressure 117
42. I nfection Control 120
43. Infectious Diseases (ID) 122
44. Internal Medicine/Adult Medicine 125
45. Journals 127
46. Lung Cancer 130
47. Medicare 134
48. Menopause/Change of Life 137
49. Neonatology/Newborn Disorders 139
50. N ephrology/Kidney Disorders 140
51. Neurology/Brain, Spine, and Nerve Disorders 142
52. Neurosurgery/Brain and Spinal Cord Surgery 146
53. N utrition 148
54. Obesity 153
Contents vii
55. Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN)/
Women’s Health 156
56. Oncology/Cancer 159
57. Ophthalmology/Eye Disorders 162
58. Organ Donation 165
59. Orthopedics/Bone Disorders 167
60. Otolaryngology/Ears, Nose, and Throat 169
61. Pain 172
62. P arkinson’s Disease 176
63. Pathology/Tissue Medicine 178
64. P atient Rights/Advocacy 180
65. Patient Safety 183
66. P ediatrics/Childhood Medicine 185
67. P harmacology/Medication 190
68. Postpartum Depression (PPD) 194
69. Pregnancy and Lactation Drug Safety 197
70. Prescription Assistance Programs 199
71. P reventive Medicine/Prevention 202
72. Prostate Cancer 205
73. P sychiatry/Mental Health 208
74. P ublishers (Medical) 211
75. P ulmonary/Respiratory Disease 214
76. Radiology 220
77. Rare Diseases 224
78. Rheumatology/Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal Disorders 226
79. Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) 229
80. Sports Medicine 232
81. S tatistics (Medical) 235
82. Stem Cells 237
83. Stress Management 242
Contents v iii
84. S urgery 246
85. Teratology/Causes of Abnormal Fetal
Development 249
86. Toxicology/Toxins 251
87. T ransplantation 255
88. Trauma 257
89. Tropical Medicine 260
90. Undersea/Hyperbaric 263
91. Urology/Urinary Tract Disorders 265
92. Weight Loss 267
93. Wilderness Medicine 270
94. W ound Care 272
References 275
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