Prevention and wellness
Stress and Relaxation
MayoClinic.com: Meditation
A brief article from the Mayo Foundation for Medical Research on meditation and its use for stress reduction during illness. Included are helpful ways to incorporate meditation into a daily routine.
MayoClinic.com: Yoga
A brief article from the Mayo Foundation for Medical Research on the basics of yoga and its benefits to your health. Included are precautions before starting and tips on finding the right yoga class.
MEDLINEplus: Stress
Information portal page with an overview on stress. There are organized links to extensive resources on stress management, related conditions, and research.
Nutrition
American Dietetic Association
Presents the American Dietetic Association (ADA), based in Chicago, Illinois. Posts contact information via mailing address, e-mail, and telephone and fax numbers. ADA promotes optimal nutrition, health, and well being. Offers a FAQ section and information on annual meetings. Notes that the majority of members are registered dietitians. Includes nutrition resources and information on ADA membership and careers in dietetics. Contains a calendar of events and employment opportunities for dietetics professionals.
CPSI (Center for Science in the Public Interest)
The CSPI offers selected articles from their Nutrition Action newsletter, quizzes, news and other nutrition information on their web site.
Food & Nutrition Information Center
Presents the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC), which is one of several information centers at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), located in Beltsville, Maryland. Includes information about publications and databases of the FNIC on general nutrition, nutrition education, food service, and other items. Provides details about the USDA/Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Foodborne Illness Education Information Center and the Healthy School Meals Resource System. Links to nutrition-related Web sites and the home pages of the NAL, the ARS, and the USDA. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.
Nutrition.gov
Nutrtion.gov is a gateway site with links to reliable sites featuring information on food, nutrition, and food safety for people of all ages.
Safety and Poison Control
American Association of Poison Control Centers
The AAPCC site provides educational outreach, exposure management instructions, and potential poison information to the public. There are first aid and poison prevention tips, resource directories, and patient management guidelines.
Household Products Database
From the National Library of Medicine, this database connects over 8,000 consumer brands to their health effects. The information is issued from manufacturers and on brand-specific labels. Browse products by type, or search listings of products, manufacturers, ingredients, and health effects.
ToxTown
Uses color, graphics, sounds and animation to explore connections between chemicals, the environment, and public health. Generally non-technical in nature but links to selected, authoritative chemical and environmental health Internet information.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
The CPSC site is a central resource for product safety news, standards and research, and means of reporting unsafe products. Included are links to the CPSC Electronic Reading Room to read product safety information by category.
Traveler's Health
CDC Travelers' Health (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
The National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), a Center within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), provides information on diseases, outbreaks, vaccinations and other topics of importance to travelers of all types and ages.
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