Health & Medicine Links to information about physical wellness.

 

 
WebMD

New features of the website include the WebMD Weight Loss Clinic, the WebMD Health Manager, and the WebMD Fertility Center.   You can also search using general terms about specific health conditions.

 
Discovery Health

Included are links to Diseases and Conditions, Sexual Health Center, Pregnancy Center, and Berman and Berman.   There are also links to the other Discovery websites,   Discovery Kids, BBC America, Discovery Science, Discovery Home, Discovery Wings, Discovery en Espanol, Discovery HD Theater, FitTV, and Discovery School.

 
Nutrition

This website is geared toward educating the public on healthy eating tips and facts about nutrition.   Includes information on health management, food assistance, research, food safety, food facts, and special life cycle sections.

 
Eat Right

With nearly 70,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being.

 
OB Focus

Includes: Prenatal diagnosis: Targeted ultrasound, genetic counseling, and prenatal diagnostic procedures; Management of medical complications of pregnancy: Including diabetes, hypertension and pre-eclampsia, lupus, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal diseases; Management of complicated pregnancy: Including diagnosis and management of poly- and oligo-hydramnios, fetal anomalies, intrauterine transfusion, and percutaneous umbilical blood sampling.  

 
The Virtual Hospital: A Digital Library of Health Information


This site provides educational content for patients, health care providers, and students interested in the health sciences. It includes textbooks, pamphlets, and images at both the professional and lay levels. Users may search either the adult or children's hospital content or browse by topic to find information about anatomy and physiology and conditions and diseases. All materials on the site are peer-reviewed; site maintained by the University of Iowa.

 
American Heart Association (AHA): Delicious Decisions

A site for learning how to eat right, stay fit, and establish good habits for a lifetime. Features the AHA Food Pyramid, grocery shopping advice, recipes, heart-healthy tips for dining out, and suggestions for a fitness routine. From the American Heart Association.

 
Hardin Medical Directory

Also known as Hardin MD, this is a directory of directories on many medical subjects, plus "direct links to primary information in circumscribed subjects" and medical pictures. From the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa.

 
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