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Cancer

American Cancer Society
Web site features: news, information on types of cancer, patient services, treatment options, sections on children with cancer and living with cancer and cancer statistics.

Intercultural Cancer Council
Web site features: cancer statistics and fact sheets about minorities and underserved populations, news and resource links.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)-cancer.gov
A comprehensive web site loaded with information on A-to-Z cancer topics.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
For patients with cancer.

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association
Web site features: news section, overview of the disease, risk test, statistics, nutrition and healthy recipes section.

Joslin Diabetes Center (Harvard Medical School)
Web site features: news section, discussion boards, library of terms, online classes, Spanish and Asian-American sections.

Lab Tests Online®
This web site offers patient education to help health consumers better manage their care. A public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing.

Heart Disease

American Heart Association
Web site features: heart attack warning signs, latest news, disease statistics, nutrition tips, medical encyclopedia, Spanish language information and links to additional resources.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders.

National Women's Health Information Center
Web site features: frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers for women about heart disease.

Disease Prevention Resources & Research

Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle

My Family Health Portrait

Office of Disease Prevention (NIH)

Put Prevention Into Practice (AHRQ)

Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness

The United States National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health 

Free Electronic Resources: Books, Databases, and Journals

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - clinical, evidence-based information on quality, patient safety and more!

Bioethics Resources on the Web - dozens of links to background information and issues on bioethics.

California Healthcare Foundation -resources to health insurance and medical care.

Gene Tests -authoritative information on genetic testing and uses.

HighWire Press®-Stanford University -online versions of peer-reviewed journals and articles in full text.

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Literature Databases - biomedical literature resources.

National Library of Medicine Databases & Electronic Resources -many links for medical information resources.

Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses -online handbooks covers patient safety and more!

Web-based, interactive, audio-visual and multimedia resources

Health Education Assets Library (HEAL)

Healthy Roads Media  

Inside the Brain: An Interactive Tour

Inside Cancer

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

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