Health, Medicine, & Nutrition

Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics
This excellent support organization features the latest news and research on allergies and asthma.

Alternative Health News Online
Updated daily, this site features a wide range of information on alternative medicine. It also provides good links to other reputable sites in the field.

Alternative Medicine: Health Care Information Resources
Published by McMaster University’s Health Sciences Library this page provides access to both general and specific resources in alternative medicine.

Alternative Medicine Homepage
This web site is a good starting point for sources of information on unconventional, unproven, or alternative medicine.

Alzheimer’s Society of Canada
The Alzheimer Society’s site features current news, treatment, research, discussion forums, and related information about Alzheimer’s disease.

Arthritis Canada
The Arthritis Canada site is a gateway to a plethora of information provided by The Arthritis Society, The Canadian Arthritis Network, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, Cochrane Muskuloskeletal Group, and the Arthritis Health Professions Association.

The Atlas of the Human Body
The Atlas, published by the American Medical Association, demonstrates the structure and function of various systems and organs of the human body.

Canada’s Physical Activity Guide Web Site
The guide is designed to help you make wise choices about healthy living. It gives suggestions on how to build fitness into your daily life.

Canadian Cancer Society
General information about the Canadian Cancer Society, cancer research and statistics as well as information about donations and volunteering are highlighted at this site.

Canadian Health Network
The Canadian Health Network page is a subject directory of high quality Canadian and international web sites that provide information on health promotion and disease prevention.

The Canadian Medical Association
The CMA strives to provide leadership for physicians and to promote the highest standard of health and health care for Canadians. Information about the association and how to contact them is available here.

Canadian Pharmacists Association
CPhA’s web site is your link to a comprehensive source of pharmacy practice support material, patient information and news on the association. Of special interest is the "New Drug Table" that contains information on products that have been submitted since the release of the current edition of the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (CPS). Also included is a list of discontinued products.

Canadian Women’s Health Network
The Canadian Women's Health Network promotes information sharing, education and advocacy for women's health and equality. Current news and links to women’s health databases are provided at this site.

Community AIDS Treatment Information Network
CATIE provides reliable and non-biased information to help people living with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers make informed health-care decisions.

Dietitians of Canada
The Dietitians of Canada page features fact sheets on nutrition, healthy eating tips, recipes, and a meal planner. They can also help you locate a dietitian in your area.

FitnessLink
FitnessLink features information on exercise, weight loss, nutrition, mind/body fitness, and current fitness news. The Men’s Locker Room and the Women’s Locker Room target specific aspects of fitness for these groups. The Virtual Gym presents a tour of a fitness club that explains how to properly use fitness equipment and how to target specific muscle groups. It also has links to related sites.

Food Allergy Network
Aiming to provide education, emotional support, and coping strategies to those with food allergies, this informative and up-to-date web site identifies research studies, issues allergy alerts, and posts monthly recipes and daily tips.

Food Finder
Do you want to devour that Big Mac, that Taco Supreme or a slice of Domino's pepperoni pizza? Find out how many calories and how much fat and cholesterol you'll be consuming. Food Finder is an interactive database providing caloric, fat, cholesterol, and sodium content of a variety of fast-food items from 15 popular fast-food restaurants.

Health Canada: Food and Nutrition
Health Canada provides links to food-related documents from the Canadian government. It also covers Canada's Food Guide, information on genetically modified foods, food additives, labeling, and The Food & Drugs Act.

Health Reference Center (InfoTrac Web)
Use this database to find current articles on: fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health & safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, etc. (This site can be accessed only within Lambton County libraries.)

HealthAtoZ
HealthAtoZ is a medical search engine for families.

Healthfinder
Healthfinder is an easy to use gateway to the vast amount of consumer health information sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Intended for the lay person, the database may be searched by subject. It includes links to online journals, audio and video files, health assessments, and libraries.

HealthyWay, Canada’s Health Guide for Canadians
HealthyWay is a Canadian health gateway that features articles on wellness, fitness, healthy living, illness, diets, alternative medicine, and health issues for men and women.

Healthweb
HealthWeb was designed by selected librarians and information professionals at leading academic medical centers in the U.S. It provides links to specific, evaluated information resources on the World Wide Web that emphasize quality information aimed at assisting health care professionals as well as consumers in meeting their health information needs.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
The Heart & Stroke Foundation site provides health news & statistics, information about heart healthy food, research, volunteering, fundraising, and donating to the Foundation.

Holistic Internet Resources
This page contains information on various holistic health care practices and a registry of holistic practitioners worldwide.

Internet Mental Health
Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information. Dr. Phillip Long, a Canadian psychiatrist, designed it with the hope of freely sharing information on mental health with the world.

KidsHealth
KidsHealth features children’s health and parenting information including topics such as infections, behaviour and emotions, food and fitness, and growing up healthy. This page is intended for parents, teens and kids.

Lambton Health Unit
The Lambton Health Unit’s Page provides current health information and information on the programs and services that they offer. It also includes public health advisories, a beach update, information about their publications, and links to other health sites on the Internet.

MedlinePlus ( U.S. National Library of Medicine)
MEDLINEplus is for anyone with a medical question. Both health professionals and consumers can depend on it for accurate, current, medical information. This service provides access to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information, dictionaries, and much more.

MedWeb
MedWeb is an enormous directory of diseases, treatments, and syndromes including alternative medicine and therapies

Nutrition Analysis Tool
The Nutrition Analysis Tool(NAT)is an interactive Web site educating users about the nutritional content of foods. Foods can be analyzed for various nutrients including calories, fat, cholesterol, and 17 additional diet nutrients. NAT can be used to create personal menus based on the age and gender of users. Links to related nutritional sites such as the Energy Calculator and the Soy Food Finder are included.

Nutrition Navigator
The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is designed to help you sort through the large quantity of nutrition information on the Internet and find accurate, useful information you can trust.

Ontario Hospital Association
The Ontario Hospital Association’s site provides healthcare news, links, association information as well as a directory of hospitals in Ontario.

Ontario Medical Association
The Ontario Medical Association is recognized as the organization officially representing the economic and professional interests of the province's 24,000 doctors. The site includes information about the association, its publications, media releases, and current issues.

PediaNet
PediaNet contains a wide range of information including a database of pediatric disorders; drug, immunization and nutrition facts; a growth projector and resources for children with special needs.

PharmWeb
PharmWeb is a comprehensive source of pharmaceutical information resources on the Internet.

Planned Parenthood (U.S.)
Planned Parenthood is the world's largest and oldest voluntary family planning organization. A large amount of information is provided at this site ranging from birth control and sexually transmitted diseases to teen issues and parenting.

Teen Health Pages
Teen Health Pages holds information for teenagers about health and sexuality prepared by the Dalhousie Medical School. Topics include sexual health, sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and sexual assault.

Travel Medicine Program
Health Canada’s Travel Medicine Program is responsible for providing health information for Canadians travelling outside Canada. This site features current information about international disease outbreaks, immunization recommendations for international travel, general health advice for international travelers, and disease-specific treatment and prevention guidelines.

The Vegetarian Resource Group
he Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger. This site provides information about vegetarianism, nutrition, vegetarian recipes, and more.

Your Child’s Health
The information on this site covers children's health from 3 to 18 years of age. Some topics include what to do if your child is sick, how to deal with some common illnesses, and information about asthma and tonsillectomy.

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Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics This excellent support organization features the latest news and research on allergies and asthma.

Alternative Health News Online Updated daily, this site features a wide range of information on alternative medicine. It also provides good links to other reputable sites in the field.

Alzheimer’s Society of Canada The Alzheimer Society’s site features current news, treatment, research, discussion forums, and related information about Alzheimer’s disease.

Arthritis Canada The Arthritis Canada site is a gateway to a plethora of information provided by The Arthritis Society, The Canadian Arthritis Network, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, Cochrane Muskuloskeletal Group, and the Arthritis Health Professions Association.

The Atlas of the Human Body The Atlas, published by the American Medical Association, demonstrates the structure and function of various systems and organs of the human body.

Canada’s Physical Activity Guide Web Site The guide is designed to help you make wise choices about healthy living. It gives suggestions on how to build fitness into your daily life.

Canadian Cancer Society General information about the Canadian Cancer Society, cancer research and statistics as well as information about donations and volunteering are highlighted at this site.

Canadian Health Network The Canadian Health Network page is a subject directory of high quality Canadian and international web sites that provide information on health promotion and disease prevention.

The Canadian Medical Association The CMA strives to provide leadership for physicians and to promote the highest standard of health and health care for Canadians. Information about the association and how to contact them is available here.

Canadian Women’s Health Network The Canadian Women's Health Network promotes information sharing, education and advocacy for women's health and equality. Current news and links to women’s health databases are provided at this site.

Community AIDS Treatment Information Network CATIE provides reliable and non-biased information to help people living with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers make informed health-care decisions.

Dietitians of Canada The Dietitians of Canada page features fact sheets on nutrition, healthy eating tips, recipes, and a meal planner. They can also help you locate a dietitian in your area.

Food Allergy Network Aiming to provide education, emotional support, and coping strategies to those with food allergies, this informative and up-to-date web site identifies research studies, issues allergy alerts, and posts monthly recipes and daily tips.

Health Canada: Food and Nutrition Health Canada provides links to food-related documents from the Canadian government. It also covers Canada's Food Guide, information on genetically modified foods, food additives, labeling, and The Food & Drugs Act.

HealthAtoZ HealthAtoZ is a medical search engine for families.

HealthyWay, Canada’s Health Guide for Canadians HealthyWay is a Canadian health gateway that features articles on wellness, fitness, healthy living, illness, diets, alternative medicine, and health issues for men and women.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada The Heart & Stroke Foundation site provides health news & statistics, information about heart healthy food, research, volunteering, fundraising, and donating to the Foundation.

Holistic Internet Resources This page contains information on various holistic health care practices and a registry of holistic practitioners worldwide.

Internet Mental Health Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information. Dr. Phillip Long, a Canadian psychiatrist, designed it with the hope of freely sharing information on mental health with the world.

KidsHealth KidsHealth features children’s health and parenting information including topics such as infections, behaviour and emotions, food and fitness, and growing up healthy. This page is intended for parents, teens and kids.

Lambton Health Unit The Lambton Health Unit’s Page provides current health information and information on the programs and services that they offer. It also includes public health advisories, a beach update, information about their publications, and links to other health sites on the Internet.

Nutrition Navigator The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is designed to help you sort through the large quantity of nutrition information on the Internet and find accurate, useful information you can trust.

Ontario Hospital Association The Ontario Hospital Association’s site provides healthcare news, links, association information as well as a directory of hospitals in Ontario.

Ontario Medical Association The Ontario Medical Association is recognized as the organization officially representing the economic and professional interests of the province's 24,000 doctors. The site includes information about the association, its publications, media releases, and current issues.

PediaNet PediaNet contains a wide range of information including a database of pediatric disorders; drug, immunization and nutrition facts; a growth projector and resources for children with special needs.

PharmWeb PharmWeb is a comprehensive source of pharmaceutical information resources on the Internet.

Planned Parenthood (U.S.) Planned Parenthood is the world's largest and oldest voluntary family planning organization. A large amount of information is provided at this site ranging from birth control and sexually transmitted diseases to teen issues and parenting.

Teen Health Pages Teen Health Pages holds information for teenagers about health and sexuality prepared by the Dalhousie Medical School. Topics include sexual health, sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and sexual assault.

Your Child’s Health The information on this site covers children's health from 3 to 18 years of age. Some topics include what to do if your child is sick, how to deal with some common illnesses, and information about asthma and tonsillectomy.