Health Resources

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Abuse
US    Elder Abuse Information

Addiction to Alcohol
US    Alcohol Abuse Guide
US    Alcoholics Anonymous
US    About Alcoholism
NJ    AllDrinkingAside.com book Jim Anders
US    St. Jude Retreat House for Alcohol and Drug Recovery
US    WhenTheyWontQuit.com - Bruce Cotter & Assoc. Interention

Addiction to Narcotics
US     Narcotics Anonymous
NJ/NY     Dr. Albert Greenwood - Office based addiction treatment

Addiction to Other Drugs
US     Canabis / marijuana info (NIDA)
US     Club Drugs (NIDA) - MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD
US     Drug & Alcohol Rehab | Recovery Network
US     Drug Abuse in Teens, signs
US     National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NJ     NJ Overeaters Anonymous
US     Overeaters Anonymous
CA     Support Systems Alcohol Rehab Drug Rehabilitation Centers

Addiction to Tobacco  / Smoking
US    ASH:  Action on Smoking and Health
US    CDC Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS)
NJ    Tobacco Quit-Net
US    The Truth

Addiction Treatment (General)
US   Depatment of Health And Human Serivices - Prevention Online
US   Network International-Coalition for On-line Resources
CA   Scripps-McDonald Center for Drug Rehabilitation

Alternative Medicine
CA    The Chopra Center - Dr. Deepak Chopra
US    HealingDaily.com - detoxification, chelation
US    Health Claims for Products (False, FTC)
US    Natural Health Web
US    NIH: National Clearinghouse for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
US    NIH: "Herbs at a glance" National Clearinghouse for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
US    Naturopathy - American Academy of Naturopathic Physicians
US    Self Growth Search
US    Silencio Music - music, yoga and relaxation directory
AZ    DrWeil.com: Dr. Andrew Weil
NY   Holistic Urology of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital

Anatomic Body Systems

ACLS - Study Guide to the Systems of the Body

Children's Links
US    Public Television (PBS)
US    Sesame Street

Consulting
NJ   Craig M. Wax, DO, LLC - Family Medicine

Diet / Nutrition
US    American Dietetic Association
CA    Dean Ornish, MD / PMRI:  Low fat program
US   Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
US   Citizens for Healthy Options in Children's Education
US    National Agricultural Library / USDA
US    No Junk Food, Jacqueline Domac - Create a healthier learning environment for our youth US   Physician's Council for Responsible Medicine (Vegan Diet)
US    Vegetarian Recipes: Fatfree.com
US    Veg Web
US    Verywell

Direct Care Practice

US  AAPS Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Direct Care Database
OK  Surgery Center of Oklahoma Direct Care Surgery

Death / End of Life Issues
US    American Hospice Foundation
US    Hospice Foundation of America

Disease Information
NJ    AIDS - HIV Coalition of Southern New Jersey
US    Alzheimer's Disease
US    Alzheimer's Disease - Fisher Center For Alzheimer's Research Foundation
US    Arthritis Foundation
US    Asthma Education and Prevention (NIH)
US    American Brain Tumor Association
US    Breast Cancer Info (Komen Foundation)
US    American Cancer Society
US    American Cancer Society- Great American health check cancer prevention plan
US    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
US    Cerebral Palsy Symptoms
US    Children with Diabetes
US    American Diabetes Association
US    National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
US    National Eczema Asspciation for Science and Education
US    American Heart Association
US    American Lung Association
US    Lupus Foundation of America
US    Cancernet / National Cancer Institute
US    Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
US    Hepatitis Foundation
US    Joint Replacement Videos, hip and knee
US    Lactose (milk sugar) Intolerance - National Institute on Digestive Diseases
US    March of Dimes / Birth Defects
US    National Marfan/Marfan's Foundation
US    Menopause Reference of Symptoms and Treatments- Dr. Michael Roizen
US    Multiple Sclerosis Society
US    Multiple Sclerosis: Effecting College Students
US    Muscular Dystrophy Association
US    National Brain Tumor Society
US    NephCure Foundation (kidney diesease)
US     National Osteoporosis Foundation
US    American Pain Foundation
World    International Pemphigus Foundation
US     Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association
US    National Psoriasis Asociation
NJ    The Rhinoplasty Center - nose job, nasal anatomy
US    Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network
US    Scleroderma Foundation
US    Smoking in the Elderly
US    Sjogrens Syndrome Foundation
US    American Sleep Apnea Asociation
US    Sickle Cell Disease and Trait
NJ    The Sinus Treatment Center - sinusitis, sinus, sinuses
US    Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center
US    Stuttering Foundation of America
US    West Nile Virus (CDC)

Education
Psychology Degree Programs
Counseling Programs

Environment
NJ    Depatment of Environmental Protection
NJ    Depatment of Environmental Protection - Radon Gas
US    Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - U.S. Department of Labor

Exercise
NJ    Fitness Yoga program in Mullica Hill, NJ
NJ  South Jersey Running Company

Grief
Grief Awareness - Learn Psychology

Healthcare Advocacy and Politics
US     AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
US     ConsumerWatch.com - Safety and Recall Information
US     AOA patient advocacy - campaign for reform
NJ     Edge Professional Liability Service - Peter Leone
CA     Pacific Research Institute - Free Market Healthcare Ideas
PatientAdvocacyInitiatives.org

Health Insurance Plans
US     AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
US     AHRQ.GOV - Choosing and Using a Health Plan
US     Aetna
US     Amerihealth
US    Beech Street
US     Cigna
US    Devon HealthServices
US   Healthnet
NJ     Horizon BCBS NJ
PA    Independence BC BS
US    Medicare
US    Mutual of Omaha

Health Systems / Hospital Resources (Partial listing)
NJ    Kennedy Health System
NJ    New Jersey Hospital Association
NJ    South Jersey Hospital System
NJ    Underwood Memorial Hospital

Laboratories & Testing (reference labs & home testing)
LabCorp
Quest Diagnositcs
TestCountry.com - Home test kit superstore

Medical Reference
US   BioMedSearch.com is a biomedical literature resource search engine
NJ    Department of Health
US    Department of Health and Human Services
US    Food and Drug Administration(FDA)
US   Healthfinder (NIH)
US    National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute(NIH)
US    HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - CDC site
US    National Library of Medicine(NLM)
US    National Library of Medicine(NLM) - Medline Plus Search
US    National Institutes of Health(NIH)
US    Travel Medicine(CDC)
US    Self Help Advice and Expert Contacts

Mental Health
PA    ADHD Aware - community support for ADHD - Doylestown, PA
NJ    The Center For Emotional Health - Cherry Hill, NJ
US    National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
US    Mental Help Network
US    Mental Health Network
US    Obsessive- Compulsive Foundation

Musculoskeletal Medicine
US   American Academy of Osteopathy
AU   Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine
UK   British Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine
US   Cranial Academy
US   Sclerotherapy - American Association of Sclerotherapeutic Pain Management - sclerotherapy, prolotherapy
WORLD   International Federation of Musculoskeletal Medicine

Neurology Guidelines
US   American Academy of Neurology

Osteopathic Medicine
US   American Osteopathic Association
US   American Academy of Osteopathy
US   American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
NJ    Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
US   American Osteopathic Association

Parenting
NJ  Adoption - NJ Youth and Family Services
Canada   Alyson Schaffer - Principles, Rules and Tools for Parenting
US  The AntiDrug.com
US  Consumer Product Safety Commission
NJ  DYFS - Division of Youth and Family Serivces
NJ  Free To Be Me Preschool
NJ  Health and Human Services Department
US  Safe Kids - infant / child car seat info and more
NJ  Sex Offenders / NJ State Police search (Megan's Law)
US  Teen Pregnancy information site

Pharmaceutical (Drug) Companies

Assistance - Rx4NJ, free or low cost prescription assitance for NJ residents.
Abbott Laboratories
AstraZeneca
Bayer
Bristol Myers Squibb
Forest Laboratories
Glaxo Smith Kline
Janssen
Johnson and Johnson
Lilly
Merck
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
Pfizer
Purdue Pharma
Sanofi-Aventis
Wyeth/Pfizer

Physicians
NJ    Family Medicine - Craig M. Wax, DO
NJ    Nose and Sinus Center - Daniel Becker, MD

Politics of Health Issues
US   American Medical Association
US   American Osteopathic Association
US   American Medical Association
US   Common Good - Reforming America's Lawsuit Culture
US    Health and Human Services - HIPAA/Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
NJ   Medical Society of New Jersey

Preventive Medicine
US    National Institute on Aging (NIH)
US    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality(AHCPR)
US    Cord blood / Stem cell donation (parent's guide)
US    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
US    CDC: Travelers Health
US    FTC:  Fraudulent Health Claims
US    National Network for Immunization Information
US    Occupational Safety & Health Administration(OSHA)
US    Planned Parenthood
CA    Preventive Medicine Research Institute / Ornish Program
US    Vaccine Information from Immunization Action Coalition

Public Speaking
NJ/PA/DE    Craig M. Wax, DO, LLC

Research
US   Clincal Trials / Research (NIH)
NJ   New Jersey Cancer Trial Connect
US vitamins-nutrition.org / Vitamins / Minerals / Nutrition / Research

Safety
US   Consumer Product Safety Commission

Services
US    123greetings.cm - health greeting cards

Social Issues
StopBullying.org

Sports Training
LA    MackieShilstone.com - health, exercise, diet

Suicide Prevention
Suicide & Depression Awareness - Learn Psychology

Supplies, Medical
US   Amazon.com
WA    Sun Precautions (Solumbra sun protective clothes)

Vision

Vision Center

HealthIsNumberOne.com - LINKS updated 1/18/2018