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General Health Sites
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| Website |
Description |
Link |
| Mayo
Clinic. |
Great
on line magazine, select from a list of health related issues
or use the their easy to use A-Z index to research a disease
or condition. |
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| Health
Web. |
Type
or search from nearly 80 conditions or diseases from their home
page. |
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| InteliHealth.
|
Very
much like the Mayo Clinic Site. |
|
| Health
A-Z. |
Similar
to HealthWeb |
|
| Health
Finder |
Government
site for reliable health information-type and search. |
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MedicineNet.com
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| American
Heart Association |
|
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World
Health Organization
|
Great
site for foreign travel and vaccination recommendations |
|
|
Medication Information (Back
to Top) |
|
Physicians
Desk Reference
|
Information
on drugs |
|
Medscape
Drug Info
|
More
information on drugs |
|
|
Nutrition (Back
to Top) |
| USDA |
Food,
nutrition and consumer advice |
|
Tuft’s
University Nutrition Navigator
|
Choose
a special diet; select from both men and women windows. Good
site form those on a special diet. |
|
American
Diabetes Association |
A
must site for all diabetics |
|
Interactive
Healthy Eating Index |
Compare
your eating style with the recommendations from the U.S. Dietary
Guideline |
|
| Diet
Watch |
DietWatch.com
is the first and largest diet center on the Web, where members
receive tailored meal plans and personalized feedback on their
progress, in addition to a wealth of current information on
diet, nutrition and fitness, and access to a warm and caring
community of fellow dieters. |
|
Calorie
Control Council
|
Start
counting calories accurately with a food dairy and calculator. |
|
Better
Health Foundation |
A
unique search tool that allows users to obtain factual information
on a variety of produce |
|
|
Recipes (Back
to Top) |
Special
Diets |
Click
the special diet tab or Diet on |
|
Meals
for You |
Both
have excellent diet ideas for those with diabetes |
|
|
Nutrition for performance (Back
to Top) |
NCAA |
Offers
information targeted to student-athletes, athletic trainers,
coaches, administrators and parents. |
|
Gatorade
Sports Science Institute |
Sports
nutrition information for all types of athletes |
|
Information
on Herbs and Botanicals (Back
to Top) |
| Herbs
and Botanicals |
Comprehensive
information about herbs, botanicals and other products. |
Go |
| Herb
Research Foundation |
The Herb
Research Foundation is the world's first and foremost source
of accurate, science-based information on the health benefits
and safety of herbs---and expertise in sustainable botanical
resource development. |
|
FDA’s
Adverse Herb Monitoring System |
Research
adverse effects of all known herbs |
|
|
Athletes (Back
to Top) |
USADA |
Registered
national athletes can stay up to date on all prohibited drugs |
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| USA
Water Polo Inc. |
|
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| Long
Beach State University Department of Athletics |
|
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| United
States Olympic Committee |
|
|
Active.com |
Great
site for athletes that run, bike and swim |
|
Sports
Medicine.Com |
From
careers in sports medicine to wellness and caring for injuries. |
|
USA
Swim |
Great
site for all swimmers and polo players. |
|
|
Local Gyms (Back
to Top) |
Cardio
Beat |
Let
coach George show you the right way to train. |
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