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=Medical Information=

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 * GENERAL INFORMATION **

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [|http://www.cdc.gov]

Internet Resource for Special Children (IRSC) []

Black Healthcare.com [] This site is still being developed. For example, the Disease Dictionary, which includes hundreds of conditions, did not work, but lnks to the few diseases in the Disease Center did work.

The List of Disability and Health Related Internet Mailing Lists (family village) [] These mailing lists can help you stay abreast of changes in the field and contact others who are interested in sharing information regarding specific disabilities.

Young Adult Health (ages 18-25) []

Pillbox http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/ Pillbox "enables rapid identification of unknown solid-dosage medications (tablets/capsules) based on physical characteristics and high-resolution images." This is done by the National Library of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration.

Gastrostomy feedings [|http://wellness.ucdavis.edu/child_health/special_needs/gastrostomy_feedings/index.html] This page contains family-friendly information about how to feed a child through a "Gastrostomy tube", a tube that directly goes into the stomach. This information is provided by the UC Davis Health System Wellness Center.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Your Child's Health [] This page contains lots of valuable information related to special health care needs such as seizures, ear infections, and a G-tube (gastrostomy tube).

Best Practices for Administering Medication in School []

Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society http://www.faqs.org/childhood/index.html


 * SEARCH TOOLS **

MedTerms.com: Medical Dictionary []

Fact Sheets on Childhood Diseases and Conditions [] Fact sheets from Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Health Topics A – Z [] This site is from the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

WebMDHealth [] Two areas are especially useful to search for information about various diseases and conditions: - On WebMD home page You can do searches within three areas: “Stay healthy: Fitness, food, fun” or “Newly diagnosed? Start here” or “Living with illness? Check our resources” - Diseases and Conditions [] Part of the WebMD.com web site, you can search alphabetically for a large list of diseases and conditions.

MedTerms [|http://www.medterms.com] This site includes two especially useful areas. If you don’t find the name of the condition in one index, you will almost always find it in the other! - Diseases & Conditions Index [] - MedTerms Medical Dictionary Index []

MedicineNet []

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources [] This site gives links to many resources for a wide range of conditions.

Encyclopedia of Children's Health http://www.healthofchildren.com/

PubMed [] You can do searches on a huge collection of articles about medical conditions. It only gives abstracts and citation information. In some cases, you can purchase the article from this site. This is part of the National Library of Medicine.

GeoParent’s Health and Wellness Dictionary [] This is a small collection of basic definitions for some conditions.

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) [] The index and database of disorders links you to a basic description of the disorder and a list of organizations, but you must purchase the full report.


 * BIRTH DEFECTS **

Birth Defects []

Birth Defects Research []

MedicineNet.com. Birth Defects []