Reference

Diseases and Conditions

Categories

* Alcohol and Drugs
* Allergy
* Alzheimers
* Arthritis
* Asthma
* Cancer
* Deafness and Hearing
* Diabetes
* Disabilities
* Eyes and Blindness
* Head
* Heart
* HIV-AIDS
* Mental Health
* Pregnancy and Childbirth
* SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
* Sexual Health
* Skin
* Smoking
* Support Groups

Sites

* Diseases and Conditions @ Te Puna Web Directory
Links to New Zealand organisations and information.
* Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies. References to further information in books, magazines and web sites. Symbol guide for pedigree charts and chromosome map. Ed. Stacey L. Blachford. Gale, 2002.
From The Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
* Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Written especially for patients and allied health care students by experts in the field, this encyclopedia covers approximately 450 surgical procedures and related topics, such as anesthetics, medications, and postoperative care. Entries include definition, purpose, demographic information, diagnosis/preparation, aftercare, risks, morbidity, and mortality rates, alternatives, and more. Ed. Anthony J. Senagore, M.D. Gale, 2004.
From The Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
* MEDLINEplus
Contains extensive information on diseases and conditions, prescription and non-prescription drugs and health news. This is an excellent site linking you to evaluated health information, run by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.A).
* ACTION: Advocacy to Control TB Internationally
Tuberculosis (TB), is a global disease that kills one person every 20 seconds. ACTION is an international partnership of advocates working to mobilize resources to treat and prevent the spread of TB and XDR-TB (Extremely Drug Resistant TB).
* African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)
Africa's leading health development organisation - working across sub-Saharan Africa to improve health.
* American Foundation of Thyroid Patients
* American Liver Foundation's (ALF)
The nation's leading nonprofit organization promoting liver health and disease prevention. ALF provides research, education and advocacy for those affected by hepatitis and other liver-related disease.
* American Lung Association
Information on asthma, smoking and tobacco, environmental health, EPA standards, medical updates, ALA news releases and information regarding the ALA.
* Best Health
Written by the authors of the British Medical Journal, Best Treatments provides basic information and treatment advice on common health conditions.
* Center for the Study of Emerging Infections
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is an agency of the Public Health Service, in the Department of Health and Human Services.
* Clinical Evidence
Clinical Evidence, from the BMJ Publishing Group, is a source of evidence for effective health care - promoting informed decision making by summarising what's known -- and not known -- about the treatment and prevention of nearly 200 medical conditions.
* Common Infectious Diseases
Information from Community Public Health
* Communicable Diseases
Information from Community Public Health
* Dyslexia: The Gift.
Information for Parents and their Children
* Dyspraxia Support Group of New Zealand
* Everybody
Written for New Zealanders, Everybody provides fact-sheets on health topics, diseases and conditions. Articles are written by medical writers and reviewed by consumer health organisations and health professionals. Contains listings of support groups and an over-the-counter medicines guide.
* Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System
Support of global surveillance, training, research, and response to emerging infectious disease threats. From the US Department of Defense
* Haemophilia Foundation of NZ
* Living With Lupus
information regarding symptoms, treatment and current research. Created by the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
* Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand
* Associated New Zealand Myalgic Encephalopathy Society
ANZMES is proactive and busy serving existing members and assisting those who are newly diagnosed, as well as helping those who may only suspect they are sufferers. Their Christchurch group has it's own website
* National Hemophilia Foundation
US body dedicated to finding better treatments and cures for bleeding and clotting disorders and to preventing the complications of these disorders through education, advocacy and research.
* National Kidney Foundation
A major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.
* New Zealand Endometriosis Foundation
* New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders
* New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists
* Osteoporosis New Zealand
* Parkinsonian : the quarterly magazine of the Parkinsonism Society of New Zealand Incorporated
* Parkinsons New Zealand
* Research 1st
This website is intended to become a one-stop shop for the most current and reliable information about CFS-related research being conducted by top-flight scientists worldwide.