Medical/Health Links

General

• The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: medical information. Orthopedic Injuries.
• OSHA: effective work ergonomics
• Healthlinks: links to health and medical related sites including ExRx
• Health on the Net Foundation: medical and health information
  • HON Media: medical and anatomy images
• Med Explorer: free medical and health search engine for professional and consumers
• WebMD: health has a Homepage; medical, fitness, nutrition, and emotional wellness, etc.
• UpToDate for Patients: learn more about a medical condition, better understand management and treatment options
• Drugwatch.com: Prescription and over-the-counter medication information
• Discovery Health: medical, fitness, nutrition, weight management, etc.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: top source of info on chronic diseases, injuries, and prevention.
  • CDC Maps: Overweight & Obesity Trends in the US. Download Powerpoint maps 1985 onward.
• Department of Health and Human Services: Healthfinder links to online publications and databases on consumer health and medical information.
• Type 2 Diabetes & Exercise: Exercise Causes Blood Sugar to Go Down—Most of the Time.
• Men's Health: Exercise Provides Help for Erectile Dysfunction
• Blood tests: find a nearby clinic that will test your blood (over 400 tests) with no medical exam or prescription required
• 23andme: decode DNA for only $1,000. Track ancient lineage. Do you have the genetics for endurance?
• Rxlist: the internet drug index
• Kinesis Myofascial Integration: Anatomy Trains maps the 'anatomy of connection'
• Understanding the Mechanisms That Link Alcohol and Lower Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (24:11) Podcast interview with Kenneth Mukamal
• The True Cost of Healthcare: Dr. David Belk's view on Healthcare Costs in the USA
• Medscape: Importance of Attenuating Quadriceps Activation Deficits After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Gut Bacteria

• The Surprising Reason Americans Might be Obese, Anxious and Depressed: New research suggests the answer to a number of modern ailments may reside in our gut
• Some of My Best Friends Are Germs: New York Times article.
• Gut Bacteria Diversity Linked With Weight, Study Suggests: Huffington Post article.

Obesity/Weight Loss

• The Obesity Epidemic: Podcast Interview with Jennifer Shea (11:30)
• An Open Apology to All of My Weight Loss Clients: Huffington Post article

Epigenitics

• Nova
  • Tale of Two Mice: 5 part video presentation of the epigenome and environmental contaminants effects on obesity, cancer and aging. Soy protects the epigenome from BPA from exposure to plastics and other products which has been linked to health problems including obesity in offspring.
  • Epigenetic Therapy: aging, cancer, medical trials. A diet rich in foods that lowers inflammation (Omega 3 Fatty Acids, low sugar, etc) would positively affect one’s epigenetics pertaining to health.

Environmental

• 10Green.org: Scores the air quality US cities and towns.
• Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database: Rates personal care products for health hazards. Over 75,000 products have been analyzed and scored.
• Environmental Working Group’s Cleaners Database: Rates house hold cleaning products for health hazards.

Environmental Estrogens & Hormone Disrupters

• Are plastic products coated in peril?
• Estrogen-like Component of Plastic Stimulates Growth of Certain Prostate Cancer Cells
• Diabetes from a Plastic? Estrogen mimic provokes insulin resistance
• Compounds in plastic packaging act as environmental estrogens altering breast genes
• Triclosan & Triclocarban: Anabiotic found in products like Colgate’s Total, Ajax and Dawn dish detergent, and over 76% of antibacterial washes

Anatomy

• AnatomicallySpeaking.com: features over 600 anatomy images for your presentation or educational handout.
  • Anatomy store: charts, displays, models, study tools, software, and reference materials.
• Life Science: 3D BodyParts Anatomography
• Zygote Body: Explore a 3-D interactive representation of the Human Body.
• Healthline BodyMap: Explore a 3-D interactive representation of the Human Body.
• Gray's Anatomy: Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
• Human Anatomy On-Line: information and illustrates the human body by using animation.
• Web Anatomy: University of Minnesota anatomy diagrams and online quizzes.
• BBC Science: Human body interactive demos, games, and quizes
• Howard Luks MD: Informative articles and videos on orthopedics

Sports Medicine

• emedicine Sports Medicine: Diagnosis testing and treatment information on orthopeadic injuries and sports medicine topics.
• Physican's Neck and Back Clinic: chronic spine pain treatment outcome data in peer reviewed, professional medical journals. By orthopedist Brain W. Nelson, MD.
• Orthoteers: Orthopaedic Education Resource
• EOrthopod: orthopaedic patient education
• The Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT)-the first hospital-based facility dedicated to the study of sports medicine in the country
• The Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI) offers informational resources on anatomy and orthopedic procedures for the education of the general public.
• Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries: running injuries, biomechanics, shoes, physiology, side stitches, strength training, etc.
• Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics: online medical textbook on bones, joints, muscles, tendons, nerves, etc.
• American College of Sports Medicine: ACSM research and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health, and quality of life.
• Why You Should Avoid Ice for a Sprained Ankle: Why You Should Avoid Ice for a Sprained Ankle
• Paradigm Shifts: Use of Ice & NSAIDs Post Acute Soft Tissue Injuries

Medical Databases

• Medline Plus: National Library of Medicine Health Information
  • Health topics, drug information, dictionaries, directories, other resources.
  • Search current medical research database (medical, exercise, nutrition) with summary
• National Institutes of Health: NIH provides excellent consensus development statements on current medical and health issues and info.
  • Medical Resources: medical dictionaries, database of articles, directories, libraries, etc.
  • Medline search: National Library of Medicine.
  • Search current medical research database (medical, exercise, nutrition) with summary
• HealthWorld: topics are arranged in a user friendly small town theme.
  • Medline search: National Library of Medicine.
  • Search current medical research database (medical, exercise, nutrition) with summary

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