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Fitness
Calculate Your Lifespan

eFit: This searchable site contains news and articles on a large number of fitness concerns, including cardio fitness; cooking and nutrition; healthy living; kid's, teen's, men's, women's and senior's health; cycling; walking; hiking; running; swimming; yoga; fitness training; and weight management. Free registration entitles you to utilize the personalized diet and exercise programs and MorphOver, which uses a digitized photo (provided by you) to help you visualize how you would look after you reach your goal weight. Activity calorie, body mass index, and fitness calculators; a gym locator; and a healthy restaurant ocator are also included.

Real Age: A Health and Wellness Community: Developed by leading academic physicians, the RealAge program allows you to discover your RealAge and create a personalized Age Reduction Plan; featured on the Oprah Winfrey show

You First: A health risk assessment which provides a confidential chart about your personal health and life span

 


Health Encyclopedias

Drug Database: Information and facts about prescription drugs

DrugFacts: A drug, herbal, interaction and disease info resource

Healthopedia: A medical and health consumer information resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focussed health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications drug, herbal, interaction and disease info

Medicine Net: A free medical reference, medical dictionary, pharmacy, and medical news

Medline Medical Encyclopedia: An authoritative Medical Encyclopedia is at your fingertips thanks to Medline. Entries include definitions of diseases, along with alternative names, causes and risk factors, prescription drug information

MedTerms: A free e-encyclopedic dictionary designed for use by anyone concerned with health issues; contains over 9,000 entries covering standard medical terms as well as pertinent scientific terms, abbreviations, syndromes, eponyms, and medical history related to medicine and the biomedical sciences

MedExplorer: Information about ailments from A to Z, and access to experts

Medsite: Puts 3,000 medical journals at your fingertipss

Virtual Hospital: Search for the answer to any medical question, or for information on any medical topic - SEARCHABLE by keyword


Health Magazines Online

Muscle Magazine
Fitness Online
Men's Health
Prevention Magazine

Health Sites

American Heart Association: A great resource for information about healthy living

Arbor Nutrition Guide: Wealth of nutrition information

Ask Dr. Weil: Pertinent Health Issues Addressed

Better Health & Medical: A Health Community Providing Medical Support

CNN Health: Up-to-date health issues

Dr. Koop Online: Health news; recalls; health events; polls; health resources; fitness, mental health, nutrition, first aid, and prevention information and MORE

Family Doctor: Comprehensive health information site from the American Academy of Physicians

HealthLink Plus: Avoid wading through thousands of health-related Web pages in order to find information they're looking for. A variety of topics are contained within seven categories ranging from children's health to stress management.

Health finder: From the Department of Health and Human Services: A gateway to health information at federal, state, and local agencies

Healthlinkusa.com: Free links to 1,000's of health sites, 100's of health topics, featuring treatment, cures, diagnosis, prevention, risk factors, support groups, Updated regularly.

HealthWorld Online: Comprehensive health and wellness site; integrates both natural and conventional health information

Internet Mental Health: This site is divided into these main areas: Disorders, Diagnosis, Medications, Magazine, Research, and Internet Links. The site discusses 54 of the most common mental disorders, along with treatment and research information on each

Medsurf: Medical-related resources - SEARCHABLE by keyword

MedWorld: MedBot: Search up to four databases at the same time for information on health-related topicss - SEARCHABLE by keyword147

Medical News: An "online prescription for good health", medical news, health-related links, and RealVideo clips about medical topics

MetLife: Covers practically all health-related topics from how to eat right, to how to choose a dentist, and how to deal with disabilities

OnHealth: Look up any health-related issue, from smoking to dreams to STDs to natural remedies, and it is almost guaranteed to be there

Reuters Health Information Services: A daily newspaper dealing with the latest news in health and well-being

U.S. Public Health Service: Online exhibits, videos and links on health topics - nice overview of the history of Health Care in our country

What is Your Cancer Risk? A site that asks questions, and then charts your cancer risk for major types of cancer

Yahoo! Health: Organized and easy to use. It provides ample amounts of information and links to other health-related sites.


Herbal Medicine

All About Herbs: Aromatherapy, Chinese Herbalism, Ethnobotany, Fitness / Sports, Herb FAQ's, Herbs and Kids, Herbs and Cancer, Skeptics Corner, Therapeutic Recipes, Weight Loss, and More

Herbal Dictionary: Information about herbs, weight control, diet, vitamins

Medicinal Herbs Fact Page: A FAQ for herbs and a medicinal herblist.

Natural Health and Longevity Resource Center: Resource for valuable information exchanges on Natural Health, Alternative Medicine, Complementary Medicine, Longevity, Healing Methods, and Holistic Health


Kids' Health

Health Sites

Mayo Health Oasis: Newsstand, resources about health- SEARCHABLE by keyword

Parenting and Child Health: For parents of children from preschool on up, this site brings together current information on all topics pertinent to family health concerns - SEARCHABLE by keyword


Nutrition

Eat Right CyberDiet: Interactive diet profiles and food court, updated food facts, recipe index, exercise tips, fast food facts

Foods and Nutrition

VegSource: Explores all aspects of the vegetarian lifestyle

Zone Files: Dr. Barry Sears" Official Web Site, Diet Information, Recipes, Health Information


Search Engines for Medical and Health Topics

Health A to Z: The search engine for health and medicine

HealthlinkUSA: Links to 1000's of health websites


 


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