MEDICINE & HEALTH
See also: Web Site Disability / Accessibility Design

"Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted." -- Albert Einstein

"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." -- Mark Twain
(The same might be said about Web sites too!)

Searchers Rarely Vet Online Health Sources ...
"Three-quarters of those seeking health information online check the source and date of health information "only sometimes," "hardly ever," or "never." 100 million people almost completely trust the health information they find online." ... Are you one of them?


 

• First Aid
  • Active First Aid Online! >> Kids First Aid
  • First Aid 4 Kids
  • Call Your Pediatrician
  • First Aid Glossary
  • Asthma First Aid
  • Bush First Aid - Aids to Survival
  • Emergencies & What To Do About Them
  • WebHealthCentre.com First Aid
  • Approved Code of Practice for First Aid in Commonwealth Workplaces
    
    
• Travellers' Medical Advice and Assistance ...
  
  • The Travel Doctor - International SOS
  • Travel Medicine (University of Maryland)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
     
• Poisoning ...
  • Poisons and Antidotes
  • What to do in case of a poison emergency
  • Poisonous Plants
   
• Bites and Stings ...
  • What To Do if Bitten by a Snake (USA)
  • Snake Bites in Australia
  • Bites & Stings (Victorian Poisons Info Centre)
  • Emergency First Aid for Snakebite in Australia and Papua New Guinea
  • DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING? (about jellyfish)
  • Snakebite in Australia
  • CSL Australia Antivenom
   
• Health Insite - "Quality health information"
• What's your Real Age? >> HEALTH TIPS archive



• Patient Privacy Rights Foundation
• Google Directory - Health (search)
• Google Health (service for USA) >> Google Health privacy policy
  • Organize your health information all in one place
  • Gather your medical records from doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies
  • Keep your doctors up to date about your health
  • Be more informed about important health issues


• Sleep and Sleeplessness ...
  • SleepNet.com - Tips for Healthy Sleep (a late-night site for insomniacs)
  • Sleep Disorders Guide
  • CDC Study Reveals Adults May Not Get Enough Rest or Sleep
  • National Sleep Foundation (NSF)
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine
    • Short, Long Sleep Duration Is Associated With Future Weight Gain In Adults
       
• American Headache Society
  Streaming videos (WMV format) ...
  • Migraine Pathophysiology 2006
  • What's Happening in the Brain During Headache?
  • Recognizing and Diagnosing Common Headache Disorders
  • Imaging of Secondary Headaches


• Healthline - "Search the Web's best health sites"
• Medstory - Intelligent Search for Health & Medicine
• Medical News Today >> Health Videos
• Daily Mail - Health online
  
  
• Calculate your net worth - "Have you ever tried to figure out your net worth? This downloadable template - a net worth calculator for Microsoft Excel - makes it easy."
   
• ABC Health & Wellbeing
• US National Network of Libraries of Medicine
• Barbara's Diseases Page
• Web MD Health
• WrongDiagnosis.com - "See for yourself"
   
• Toxic Shock Syndrome Information Service
• Breast Health Link >> Resources
• NBCF - National Breast Cancer Foundation (USA)
• Women's Health Victoria
• menstruation.com.au
• Pelvic Floor Exercise - Pelvic floor strengthening is the first step to overcoming stress incontinence and sexual dysfunction, and also assists in childbirth preparation and recovery.

• Lifeline -- 24-Hour Counselling Support
  "To be heard is a wonderful thing"
  Contact info >>  PHONE: 13 11 14 (Australia)

 
• ARE YOU FEELING BLUE?
  Support for people who have Depression or are Depressed ...
  • Dr. Ivan's Depression Central
  • depresioNet
  • Beyond Blue - Australian depression initiative
  • Depression information in Australia
    • Free 200 page book on Depression
    • Depression undiagnosed in 40 per cent of older people - Dr Jeff Looi, a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University Medical School, said that while 15 per cent of Australians over 65 have depression, many are not diagnosed by their GP.
  • SEE-change - A Social Enterprise Endeavour
  • Weekly Web Motivator
  • David Joffe's Depression site - Overview of Clinical Depression
  • There’s hope for hopelessness and depression
  • The Foundation For a Better Life
    • Values - Good News - Uplifting Billboards
  • Wing of Madness
  • hole boy
   
• Online grief support service ...
  
  • The Centre for Grief Education - Grieving Australians mourning the loss of loved ones can now look for support on the internet.
     
• Swimming with dolphins can be a therapy for people with depression
• You Are The Boss - 10 Ways To Start Taking Control - Practicing positive thinking allows people with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) to focus on our strengths and accomplishments, which increases happiness and motivation.
• Robotic Dog Makes Nursing Home Residents Less Lonely - For those people who can't have a living pet but who would like to have a pet, robotics could address the issue of companionship.
   
• Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD)
  • Positive Stories - candid accounts of people who are still tackling or have beaten issues with drugs and alcohol.
     

• (worth a regular visit)

• Paint just like Jackson Pollock

• The Best of Hubble (turn up your speaker volume)

• Eternal Sunset - view a sunset now occurring somewhere in the world!

• Oscar-winning animated shorts - to cheer you up!
   

• HaveAWhinge.com.au - let off steam about your pet peeves and complain to your heart's content on its message board.
   

• BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY ... Webshots! Over 20 MILLION FREE screen saver and wallpaper photos!

  
  
• 43 Things - People have known for years that making a list of goals is the best way to achieve them. Why is that? First, getting your goals in writing can help you clarify what you really want to do. You might find you have some important and some frivolous goals. That is OK. You’ve got space for 43 Things on your list. Not every one of them has to change the world but save room for the ones that might).
   
• Ethics and Life Principles
  • Series by Bruce Weinstein, PhD in BusinessWeek ...
    Five Easy Principles? - Principle No. 2: Make Things Better - Principle No. 3: Respect Others (Part 1) - Principle No. 3: Respect Others (Part 2) - Principle No. 4: Be Fair (Part 1) - Principle No. 4: Be Fair (Part 2) - The Fifth Life Principle: Be Loving
     
• Medical Information on the Web - by Irene E McDermott
• Australian Emergency Medicine Resource Directory
• AMA - Australian Medical Association >> Medical Journal of Australia
• AMA - American Medical Association
• AMSA - American Medical Student Association >> Health & Human Rights - International Health - Humanistic Medicine Resources
• Links to Medical Associations and Societies
   
• Psychology / Psychiatry / Mental Health ...
  • SANE Australia - a national charity working for a better life for people affected by mental illness. Call the SANE Helpline at (country code 61) toll free 1800 18 SANE (1800 18 7263) ... 9AM - 5PM weekdays Australian Eastern Standard Time
    • SANE Helpline Online
  • Internet Mental Health
  • Psychology-Related Sites on the Web
  • Mental Help Net
  • Assessing Mental Health Across Cultures
  • Psych Central
     
  • PsycHits - "Your guide to psychology online"
    • Psychology & Technology - Branches of Psychology
       
  • Are you ready to clean up your life?
  • FeelBetter.com.au - "Back on Track!"
  • Psychiacomp - Psychosis, Dementia, Bipolar disease, Panic disorder, Schizophrenia, Treatment Resistant Depression, Suttering, Phobias, and more
     
  • The Retirement Syndrome - The Psychology of Letting Go
     
  • Internet fuels the risk of suicide pacts
  • Directorio Psicología en Internet (in Spanish)
  • APA - American Psychological Association
    • Facing Human Suffering - Psychology and Psychotherapy as Moral Engagement
    • Monitor on Psychology Magazine
       
  • ATMHN - Australian Transcultural Mental Health Network

  • Narcissism -  A Genetic Trait - NPA Theory of Personality Types Based on Mendelian Genetics (Narcissism , Perfectionism and Aggression)
     
  • Mindful Things
    • Alphabetical glossary of psychological terms - Psychological side effects of prescription drugs, and side effects of drugs prescribed for psychological and psychiatric disorders - Quick history of psychology
  • Classics in the History of Psychology
     
  • Professor Guy Claxton - Books ...
    • Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less
    • The Wayward Mind: An Intimate History of the Unconscious
     

  • Mental Health Information Centre

  • MMHA - Multicultural Mental Health Australia
  • The Australasian Society for Psychophysiology

  • International Organization of Psychophysiology
    

  • Thinking Through the Body

  • Guide to Philosophy on the Internet

  • Chapel Hill - Philosophy links
     

  • Center for Nonverbal Studies
    • The NONVERBAL DICTIONARY
       
• Ergonomics in Australia - Interesting free information about ergonomics and safety
  • What is ergonomics about? A primer.
  • Workstation assessments  (ergonomics, posture, layout, furniture, strain reduction, environment)

  • Office training - ergonomics (workplace set-up and adjustment, posture, comfort, productive methods)

    • How to sit at a computer
  • Strain risk assessment (manual handling, lifting, exertion, repetitive aspects)
     
• Ask Your Pharmacist (community pharmacy in Australia) - accessible medicines, professional medicines, health management advice.
   
• Genital Herpes advice and information
   
• Drivermetrics - Are you a safe driver?
  • Find out using this unique psychometric test -
    the Driver Risk Index™ (DRI)
     
• Halitosis >> Put heat on dragon breath - Australian Breath Clinic - Fresh Breath Australia - BreezeCare
   
• Acne >> Acne Assassin - Acne Treatment Lab
   
• Blackmores
  • Conditions Clinic - helps you find information on a wide variety of health matters, by category or by keyword search.
     
• Anderson Left Hand Side - products specially crafted for left handed (lefthanded / left-handed) people.
   
• Pattern to hair loss - "Hair loss is a natural part of ageing that generates some unnatural responses. But it's not just men with bad comb-overs or toupees struggling to cope with losing their hair. More than half of women also experience pattern hair loss as they age: up to 15 per cent are severely affected."



• Road Trauma Support Team (Victoria, Australia)
   

• Poisonous Plants - Symptoms to recognise and First Aid ...
    Classes of toxicity, with pictures of the plants:
  • Danger, don't plant - Asthma or stick weed, Rhus, Yellow oleander ...
  • Avoid these plants if you have children - Cactus and many succulents (all species with spines), Chillies (especially hot varieties), Dumb cane, Mushrooms and toadstools
  • Poisonous, treat with caution - Angels trumpet, Cycads, Grevilleas, Oleander, Poinsettia, the leaves of Rhubarb (the stem is edible), White cedar, Yesterday today tomorrow
  • Poisonous, but not usually a concern - Agapanthus, Amaryllis, Arum lily, Azaleas and rhododendrons, Daffodils and other narcissus, Foxgloves (Digitalis), Lily-of-the-valley
  
  
  
• Asthma and Allergies ...
  • Asthma Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
    • Asthma overview - Allergy overview - Food and Drug allergies
       
• Food / Weight Control / Obesity / Overweight / Underweight / Eating Disorders / Bulimia / Anorexia ...
  • Center for Weight and Health
    
  • The female fat trap - "While overall in Australia there are more men carrying excess weight than women ... women are gaining weight more rapidly than men. ... The fact that females are now starting to fill out much earlier in life than in the past is a worry on its own. But it's particularly troubling for those women who become mothers, as this is a life event recognised as a 'danger time' for long-term weight gain."
    
    
  • Building a Healthy, Active Australia - addressing the growing problem of declining physical activity and poor eating habits
    • The Go for 2&5 website (2 types of fruit and 5 types of vegetables per day) - provides families with reliable, practical and consumer friendly information on the importance of healthy eating and physical activity to maintain a healthier lifestyle.
    
    
  • Dietriffic - a blog that helps you achieve a healthier lifestyle!
     
  • The Butterfly Foundation (Australia) - "dedicated to changing the culture, policy and practice in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders"
  • Eating Disorders Foundation Inc. (EDF Inc - NSW, Australia)
  • Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria (EDFV - Australia)
     
  • Australian National Centre of Excellence in Functional Foods (NCEFF) - undertakes the scientific substantiation of benefits from "functional foods" -- those that that support human health and wellbeing, providing health benefits beyond basic nutrition
    • NCEFF News and Newsletters
       
  • JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
    • Study - Excess Deaths Associated With Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity (Katherine Flegal et al.) - CONCLUSION: "Underweight and obesity, particularly higher levels of obesity, were associated with increased mortality relative to the normal weight category. The impact of obesity on mortality may have decreased over time, perhaps because of improvements in public health and medical care."
       
  • New Study Crushes CDC's Obesity-Death Statistic
  • Studies Show Being Fat is Not So Bad - Being overweight is nowhere near as big a killer as the government thought, ranking No. 7 instead of No. 2 among the nation's leading preventable causes of death, according to a startling new calculation from the CDC
  • Dangers of being overweight overstated
  • CDC links extra pounds, lower death risk
  • Fewer than expected dying from obesity
  • CDC overstated risks of being overweight
    
    
  • Coffee may spell heart trouble for some - Research on more than 4,000 people in Costa Rica found that among "slow caffeine metabolizers", those who drank two or more cups of coffee daily were at least 36% more likely to have a non-fatal heart attack than those who drank little or no coffee.
    
    
  • Academy of Health Education of Victoria (AHEV) >> Drink Driving program: .05.com.au (and other programs) - "A Drug Called Alcohol" - What is a "standard" drink? - Myths about sobering up - Effects of alcohol in society - Interaction of alcohol and drugs - Procedures to follow when re-applying for your driver licence, etc >> "Today Tonight" TV program story on The Effects of Alcohol
    
    
  • Food Intolerance Network - "Fed Up with Food Additives
    • Information about the effects of food on behaviour, health and learning ability in both children and adults.
    • Support for families using the low chemical elimination diet recommended by the Australian Royal Prince Alfred Hospital - Free of Additives, Low in Salicylates, Amines and Flavour Enhancers ("FAILSAFE").
  • Fish could fight diabetes
  • High carbs and low Glycemic Index (GI) are tops
    

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• Animals / Pets - your four-legged friends can help both kids and adults from feeling "blue" ...
  • PetPlace
     
• Music Therapy / Humor in Medicine ...
  • Using Music in Therapy - The Power of Music as a Coping Skill - Examines the power of using popular music, something people already listen to, in therapy. Includes examples of therapeutic messages in popular music (as well as original music by Freudian Slip, therapeutic rock band).
  • The Humour Foundation - "Laughter is the best medicine" - Humour for sick children
  • Australian Music Therapy Association - American Music Therapy Association - Canadian Association for Music Therapy - British Society for Music Therapy
  • Center for the Study of Autism >> Music Therapy and Language for the Autistic Child
  • Prelude Music Therapy
  • Musictherapyworld
  • Funny doctors may miss the mark - laughter isn't "always the best medicine"
     
• The Death Clock - When Am I Going To Die? - The Internet's friendly reminder that life is slipping away .. second by second. Like the hourglass of the Net, the Death Clock will remind you just how short life is. Just enter your date of birth, sex, non-smoking or smoking status and your Body Mass Index (BMI) and the Death Clock will give an indication of your likely date of departure!
   
• LifeTips
• Life Training - Online
  • How to Read People - "Learning to read people is one of the most important skills you can have in your nterpersonal life. Whether you’re focusing on professional success, friendship, romance, marriage, career or parenting, understanding."
    1. Preparing Yourself to Read People
    2. Beyond Words - what people are really saying
    3. How to Tell if Someone is Lying to You

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• Computer-related & Technology-related Health Issues ...
  • Online banking creates "bankaholics"
  • Keys to happiness - "A seemingly innocuous activity, typing is in fact the cause of many a bung wrist."
  • Taking your life in your hands - Keyboards spread disease
  • EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information
  • When your computer can kill you ... e-Thrombosis
     
  • HealthyComputing com
  • How to Avoid Keyboard Fatigue (carpal tunnel syndrome)
  • Stop Squinting: Combat Computer Eye Strain - "Ever had dry, irritated, inflamed or sore eyes, headaches or blurred vision after prolonged computer use? Then you might have suffered computer vision syndrome (CVS). Check out these tips from Microsoft for combating computer eye strain including how far to sit from your screen, reducing lighting and glare and swapping your contacts for glasses when at your PC."
     
  • Keeping Fit While Working ...
    • Five Quick Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk
    • 15 Effective Stress Banishing Tips
       
  • Your Computer Is Bad for You - ""Toxic dust" (brominated flame retardants on the surfaces of common devices in homes and offices) found on computer processors and monitors contains chemicals linked to reproductive and neurological disorders, according to a new study by several environmental groups.
  • NewTreatments.org
    • Claims that there are Health risks associated with DECT cordless phones
       
  • Computer-related injuries - long periods of working at a computer can cause musculoskeletal problems, eyestrain and overuse injuries of the hands and wrists.
  • The Dvorak Keyboard and You
  • Wrist pain? Try the Dvorak keyboard - around 60 to 70 percent of typing in English can be performed on a Dvorak keyboard without ever leaving the home row, while only 30 to 35 percent of typing on a QWERTY keyboard can be done on the home row.
     
  • Folding@Home - a distributed computing project which studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases. You can help by downloading and running their client software. For every computer that joins the project, they get a commensurate increase in simulation speed.
     
  • Heavy computer use linked to glaucoma
  • Laptops can be risk to fertility - Teenagers and young men should keep their laptops off their laps because they could damage fertility, an expert says.
  • Helpless as a ... (about tracking and monitoring technology, reliance on technology, loss of identity) - Surveillance and monitoring of one kind or another is here to stay. ... "by embracing identity technology we lose our identity." ... Many technologies offer instant solutions. Our reliance on these is changing the way we deal with frustration. "We have come to expect that when we need a piece of information we can get it instantly." Over time, frustration with technology can erode self-confidence.
     
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - the first open-access journal devoted to the world's most neglected tropical diseases.
     
  • Ability Technology (abilitytech) -
    WHAT DO THEY DO? ... "Working with you to choose best way for you to use a computer. We look at ways in which you can CREATE TEXT. We explore comfortable options for you to undertake MOUSE FUNCTIONS. We identify options that will maximise your independence." -
    HOW? ... "Our expert staff will assist you to use a computer productively and comfortably. We draw from Australia's widest range of keyboards, trackballs, joysticks, special software and other Sales." - WHO FOR? ... "Spinal injury, cerebral palsy, MS, brain injury, stroke, RSI - whatever your disability, we have the solution. All age groups are catered for. We also prepare expert reports for rehabilitation, insurance or medico-legal situations."
     
  • Internet fuels the risk of suicide pacts
  • Tech rage an office problem (survey)
  • SOHO: Are you working comfortably? - People don't usually think of computers as being dangerous, but they can have a nasty bite resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive strain injury (RSI).
  • Ewww! Don't touch that mouse! - Computer mouses (sic) found in cyber cafes have been ranked as the second most bacteria-infested items in a list of commonly touched objects.
     
  • Ten signs you're tech obsessed
  • Center for Internet Addiction
  • Internet Addiction Gaining Credibility
  • 'Info-mania' dents IQ more than marijuana - The relentless influx of emails, cellphone calls and instant messages received by modern workers can reduce their IQ by more than smoking marijuana, suggests UK research. Far from boosting productivity, the constant flow of messages and information can seriously reduce a person's ability to focus on tasks, the study of office workers found.
  • Are You Addicted to Email? - results of AOL's third annual Email Addiction Survey (2007)

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• Deafness & Blindness / Hearing / Eyesight ...
  • Blind Citizens Australia >> Assistive Equipment & Software Suppliers
  • The Doctors' Reference Site - "Helping doctors help patients"
  • eMedical - Australian Doctors & Pharmacy Online
  • Med411.com - medical portal and search engine
  • e*pub >> Intermedic : A Journal on Internet and Medicine - Journal of Medical Informatics - The Online Journal of Dentistry and Oral Medicine - The Online Life & Health
  • The Challenge of Translating Chinese Medicine
  • Java Breakthrough: Code That Helps Blind People To Read Maps - "Take Java computer code that can translate images into sound, via a rudimentary software program capable of converting pixels of various colors into piano notes of various tones, and what you have is a technology that enables blind people to read maps."
  • 39dollarglasses.com - an interesting way to order inexpensive eyeglasses and sunglasses
  • Ear3 - "a miniature, personal hearing threat detector that can immediately signal the user when a sound source exceeds safe listening levels. Ear3 can be used with iPods, MP3 players, boom boxes, stereo systems, automobile audio systems, rock concerts, discos, orchestras and other sound sources. When used properly, Ear3 can dramatically reduce opportunities for sound induced hearing trauma."
    
     
• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia ...
  • Alzheimer Web - ADEAR - Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center - Alzheimer's Association - Alzheimer Week - Alzheimer Europe - Dementia (Medical Care Corporation) - Alzheimer Research Forum - Poppy's Head - Alzheimers disease video drama - Radio Netherlands Alzheimer Site - Stanford/VA Alzheimer's Disease Research Center - The Alois Alzheimer Center - Alzheimer's Disease International - Neurology Channel >> Alzheimer's Disease - Alzheimer's, The Forgotten Disease - The Alzheimer's Song - Mayo Clinic >> Alzheimer Center
  • The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Intel to aid Alzheimer's research
    
  • Plainsense >> Dementia
  • Illuminating Alzheimer's: Research Sheds Light on Creatine's Presence in Brain (April 2006) - a team of Canadian and American scientists reports the first-ever finding of elevated levels of creatine -- the newly discovered agent of Alzheimer's-in brain tissue.
  • D has its day in sun - a Vitamin D deficiency could be a cause of Alzheimer's disease, world-first Melbourne research has found. The vitamin is fed to the body through exposure to sunlight. But Australians tend to hide from the sun because of the fear of skin cancer and our food is not fortified with vitamin D. Colder countries in Europe and America fortify their food to avoid deficiencies.
  • New Source of Replacement Brain Cells Found
  • Depression Boosts Risk of Dementia, but Does Not Increase During Early Alzheimer's, studies show
  • Research illuminates link between Alzheimer’s and stroke
     
  • Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) ...
    • Frontotemporal dementia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Frontotemporal Dementias — An Overview (is is FTD or Alzheimer Disease?)
    • Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Support Center
    • Frontotemporal dementia - Mayo Clinic article
      
       
• Ageing / Aging / Ageism / Senior Citizenship ...
  
  • UN Programme on Ageing >> UN Principles for older persons
  • COTA - Council on the Ageing (Australia) - - Sociology of Aging - Age Inequality, Ageism, Gerontology
  • seniors.gov.au - Information for Senior Citizens in Australia

  • Office of Senior Victorians >> Useful links to other resources for seniors
     
  • About Seniors - "Seniors, this is your site!" (Concession cards, computing, lifestyle, travel, finance, government, and lots more)
  • Retirement and Aged Care in Australia - a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to addressing the needs and interests of Australians aged 55 and older. (Through information and education, advocacy and service, seeking to enhance the quality of life for all by promoting independence, dignity and purpose.)
     
  • The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors
  • The Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association (ASCCA) - a site for for Seniors, particularly those who are interested in using a computer.
  • Thriving Wisdom - "Live long, live well"
  • Assuage age
     
  • Fight memory loss: Be healthy, wealthy, and wise and Trends in the prevalence and mortality of cognitive impairment in the United States: Is there evidence of a compression of cognitive morbidity? and New study links falling dementia rates, education
     
  • Department of Health and Ageing (Australia)
    • Ethics >> Health & human research ethics - Animal research ethics
    • Office of the Gene Technology Regulato
    • Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)
       
  • Tufts University >> Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) - Aiming to determine the nutrient requirements that are necessary to promote health and well-being for older adults and to examine the degenerative conditions associated with aging >> Nutrition links - Aging resources

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• Stuttering ...
  • Australian Stuttering Research Centre - The Stuttering Home Page - The Psychology Speech Group - Helsinki University of Technology - Brock University Stuttering Research Laboratory - Baylor College Stuttering Center - Brain Imaging Studies of People Who Stutter - East Carolina University's Stuttering Page - Janus SpeechEasy fluency device - British Stammering Association - Stuttering Foundation of America - Stuttering Science & Therapy Website - healthyNJ - Information for Healthy Living - Stuttering >> articles on stuttering, causes of stuttering, treatment of stuttering
    
    
• Dyslexia ...
  • dyslexic.com >> About dyslexia - Technology and dyslexia - Web accessibility for dyslexic readers
  • Catalogue of products to aid dyslexics
  • Disabilities ... Dyslexia - Dyspraxia - Visual Impairment - Mobility Impairment
  • Comparison of Speech Recognition Software
  • Werdz ... software that corrects the spelling of words after they are spelled the way they sound. It will spell correctly words such as "sossidge, lettis," and "menny utha werdz." This technology is a great tool for many people who are learning a language, especially children, non-native English-speakers, and dyslexics. >> Download the latest Werdz software from IBM aphaWorks
  • The Irlen Institute >> Irlen Syndrome (Scotopic sensitivity) - Headaches, Migraines, Stress & Strain - Autism
  • Dyslexia Services Australia
  • Oz Read and Spell - an online (also downloadable) video to help you learn to read and spell. Useful for children, older learners, and teachers.
     
• Coping with Cancer ...
  • Steve Dunn's Cancer Guide
  • The Seasons of Survival - "dedicated to helping people who have been diagnosed with cancer to cope ... also intended to help the patient’s care-givers as well as providing information and resources to the treating physician and psychotherapist"

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• Cloning ...
  • New Scientist - Cloning Special Report - Society, Religion and Technology Project (Church of Scotland) - Cloning Ethics - Reason Magazine - Should Cloning Be Banned? - A Spark of Science, a Storm of Controversy - About.com - Human Cloning
  • Clonaid.com - a Human cloning company
     
• Bioethics ...
  • Biomedical & Health Care Ethics links (University of British Columbia) - Information Sources for Bioethics (University of Tsukuba) - Australasian Bioethics Association - L'Association Européenne du Droit de la Bioéthique >> Recommended links - European Network for Biomedical Ethics - Southern Cross Bioethics Institute - The Medical Ethics Alliance - La Sociedad Internacional de Bioética - SIBI
     
  • Health, Medicine, Biology, and Longevity Information Hub (health.xq23.com)
  • GLADNET - Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training
  • Strategian - "The objective of this Web site is to assist you to define, identify, locate, and critically evaluate the information found in journal and magazine articles, books, documents, Internet sites, reference publications, etc. that helps you to understand Science and make it relevant to your life."
  • IBM Introduces World Community Grid - a global humanitarian effort that applies the unused computing power of individual and business computers to help address the world's most difficult health and societal problems.
     
• The Brain / Coma / Traumatic Brain Injury / TBI / Trauma / Acquired Brain Injury / Concussion / ABI links ...
  • The Whole Brain Atlas
  • Allen Institute for Brain Science - "a non-profit medical research organization ... committed to understanding how the brain works and having a positive and long lasting impact upon brain science."
    • Allen Brain Atlas - "a freely available scientific resource developed by the Allen Institute, which provides maps of the expression of approximately 20,000 genes in the mouse brain."
       
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Resources >> FAQs
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Guide
  • BIAUSA - Brain Injury Association, Inc. >> The Anatomy of a Brain Injury >> Links page
  • Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) - Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide >> Brain Functions and Map
  • Acquired Brain Injury, Defined - Acquired Brain Injury & Hidden Visual Problems - The Protocol Pal - Acquired Brain Injury
     
  • Headway Victoria >> Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury >> Useful Links
  • Call Your Pediatrician - Head Injury
  • The Management of Minor Closed Head Injury in Children (AAFP)
  • British Trauma Society >> Trauma Scores
    
    
  • The Washington University School of Medicine - Neuroscience Tutorial
  • Brain Research Institute (Australia)
  • Medical College of Wisconsin - Coma and Persistent Vegetative State - InnerSelf Magazine: Coma - A Healing Story - Comas.net (including Brain Injury and Concussion information) - NACD (National Academy of Child Development) - Coma - PBS Nova - Coma