
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Features the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), located in Bethesda, Maryland. Posts contact information via mailing address and e-mail. Contains news releases, a calendar of events, related publications, and information on research activities. Discusses the AIDS Reagent Program, clinical trials recruitment, technology transfer, and employment opportunities.
National Jewish Medical & Research Center -- Lung, Allergic, & Immune Diseases We Treat
NYU Medical Center Alzheimer's Disease Center -- For patients & families
Silberstein Aging & Dementia Research Center (NYU) (ADRC) -- Information for Patients & Families
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Extensive information on the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, including consumer/patient resources, research funding opportunities and training, and regularly updated news and events.
Autoimmune Diseases Publications from the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID
Questions & Answers About Autoimmunity
MEDLINEplus: Blood & Blood Disorders
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Spine Center
Your Orthopedic Connection : American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide
National Brain Tumor Foundation
Cancerbackup
The UK's leading cancer information service, CancerBACUP is accurate, up to date, and authoritative. Keep British spellings in mind when searching the site by keyword.
Cancercare
This site offers information on types of cancer, treatment, emotional and financial support, coping, practical help and guidelines for patients and families, legislative alerts, events, and other cancer-related issues.
Health Information for Patients : NYU Consumer Health Libraries @ The NYU Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Features CancerNet, presented by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Includes cancer information for patients and the public, health professionals, and basic researchers. Discusses general information on cancer, treatment information, detection, prevention, genetics, and clinical trial information. Provides some information in Spanish as well as English and offers a Kid's HomePage. Details the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
OncoLink
Presents OncoLink, a free, multimedia oncology information resource, accessible worldwide, compiled and distributed by the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. Provides access to disease oriented menus, including information on specific types of cancer; medical specialty oriented menus, with information on topics such as radiation oncology, chemotherapy, and gynecologic oncology; information on psychosocial support and personal experiences; information on cancer causes, screening, and prevention; information on clinical trials; global resources; frequently asked questions; information on conferences and meetings; and information on financial issues for patients.
Forward Face : Helping Children with Facial Differences
Medem: Children's Health/Surgery
The Medem web site provides consumer health factsheets and articles on reconstructive procedures and surgeries for children with congenital abnormalities or who have suffered trauma.
NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Wide Smiles : the cleft lip & palate resource
Children with Diabetes : The online community for kids, families & adults with diabetes
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
Hormone Foundation
The Hormone Foundation, the public education affiliate of The Endocrine Society, is a leading source of hormone-related health information for the public, physicians, allied health professionals and the media. Our mission is to serve as a resource for the public by promoting the prevention, treatment and cure of hormone-related conditions through outreach and education.The Hormone Foundation works directly with the Society, and its experts in the field of endocrinology, to translate science for the benefit of patients with endocrine disorders and raise the general publics awareness about emerging endocrine disorders. Through its website, free educational materials, public forums, physician referral service, presence at medical meetings, and media education campaigns, the Foundation has reached more than 200 million people with important health information. The Foundation started with a single public education campaign on menopause treatment options for women surviving breast cancer. Today, it proudly offers a library of educational materials and programs covering a wide range of endocrine topics, including:AcromegalyAddisons DiseaseAdrenal DisordersBreast CancerCardiovascular DiseaseCushings SyndromeDiabetesGrowth Disorders Hormone AbuseHigh Blood PressureHigh CholesterolImpotenceInfertilityLow TestosteroneObesityOsteoporosisMenopauseMetabolic SyndromePolycystic Ovary SyndromePituitary DiseaseProstate Disease and CancerSexual DysfunctionStressThyroid Disease and CancerTurner Syndrome
FACES : Finding a Cure for Epilepsy & Seizures
NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Genetics Home Reference: Your Guide to Understanding Conditions
The National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions. Information is accessible by condition name and category; gene name, symbol, and category; with basic information about each pair of human chromosomes. Additional resources include a guide to understanding genetics and a glossary of genetic and medical terms.
Jewish Genetic Diseases: A Mazornet Guide
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
AIDS Info: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, & Research
AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project that offers the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers, scientists, and researchers. Clinical Trials: AIDSinfo offers information on federally and privately funded clinical trials for AIDS patients and others infected with HIV. AIDS clinical trials evaluate experimental drugs and other therapies for adults and children at all stages of HIV infection - from patients who are HIV positive with no symptoms to those with various symptoms of AIDS.Medical Guidelines: AIDSinfo serves as the main dissemination point for federally approved HIV treatment and prevention guidelines, AIDSinfoprovides information about the current treatment regimens for HIV infection and AIDS-related illnesses, including the prevention of HIV transmission from occupational exposure and mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy.The AIDSinfo project is 100% federally funded. This project neither allows advertising on this site nor endorses any company or products.All of the information from the AIDSinfo staff, Web site, and other project resources is from federal government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and others.
HIVinfosource
HIVInfoSource is your guide to the innovative clinical research and comprehensive care options at the NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center. It is our mission to work with you as we discover new strategies for treating people with HIV and helping HIV-negative people stay safe.HIVInfoSource is also an informational resource about current topics in HIV/AIDS and the body.
National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
CDC's service for distributing HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB information.
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (NYU Medical Center)
Congenital Heart Information Network
NYU Cardiac & Vascular Institute (NYU School of Medicine)
NYU Medical Center. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Patient & Family Resource Center @ the NYU Cardiac & Vascular Institute
National Kidney & Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
Viral Hepatitis (National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, & TB Prevention)
National Institute of Mental Health
Features the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Posts contact information for the Rockville, Maryland, headquarters via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail. NIMH conducts and supports research nationwide on mental illness and mental health, including studies of the brain, behavior, and mental health services. Highlights key areas of research interest for NIMH. Contains public information and discusses Institute news, grants, contracts, and committees.
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
Features the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. States that the NMHA is a citizen volunteer advocacy organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illnesses. Offers access to position statements, news releases, Includes information about healthcare reform, affiliates, employment, staff, community outreach, and publications. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail.
NYU School of Medicine: Department of Psychiatry
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center -- Center for Mental Health Services
Presents the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), located in Rockville, Maryland, which is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Explains that the CMHS oversees a variety of service-related programs and conducts programs mandated by the U.S. Congress in the treatment of mental illness, the promotion of mental health, and the prevention or worsening of mental health. Includes information about block grants and programs supported by CMHS. Links to the home page of SAMHSA. Posts contact information via e-mail.
National Parkinson Foundation (NPF)
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Extensive information on the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, including consumer/patient resources, research funding opportunities and training, and regularly updated news and events.
NYU School of Medicine. Sleep Disorders Center
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Sugery (ASOPRS): Patient Information