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ALLERGY About all types of human allergies how allergies influence<br />

our health and lifestyles, treatments for allergies from the<br />

consumer perspective and experience, self help prevention<br />

of allergy symptoms, allergy self care, allergy support<br />

systems, and basic facts. Related topics also include hives,<br />

sinusitis, asthma, itches, eczema, rashes, sinus, nasal and<br />

respiratory difficulties, mastocytosis, etc.<br />

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BEHAVIOR Behavioral and Emotional Disorders in Children.<br />

HERB Medicinal and Aromatic Plants discussion. Make sure you<br />

also visit http://sunsite.unc.edu/herbmed for databases<br />

containing a wealth of interesting information.<br />

SPORTPSY Exercise and Sports Psychology.<br />

talk.abortion About abortion.<br />

MALARIA a forum for anyone wishing to ask, preach, or communicate<br />

on the general subject of malaria.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se mailing lists often save all messages in log files, and let you search these files for<br />

topics of interest. Thus, they are both living discussion forums and interesting searchable<br />

databases!<br />

Mednews is a weekly electronic newsletter. Its columns bring regular medical news<br />

summaries from USA Today, Center for Disease Control MMWR, weekly AIDS<br />

Statistics from CDC, and more.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>World</strong> Health Organization provides access to world health statistics, WHO<br />

press releases, full text of selected WHO publications and more .<br />

You can easily find where to find information about different health topics<br />

provided by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) by using the irsearch service at<br />

http://search.info.nih.gov/.<br />

Other health related links<br />

<strong>The</strong> MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia contains over 4,000 articles and medical<br />

images organized in eight topical sections: Disease, Injury, Nutrition, Poison, Special,<br />

Surgery, Symptoms, and Tests.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Ear, Nose, and Throat Manual offers general information regarding some of<br />

the more common diseases in ear, nose, throat such as: ear infections, ear tubes, tinnitus,<br />

nasal obstruction, rhinitis, nosebleeds, sinusitus, sinus surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery,<br />

septoplasty, tonsillitis, adenoid hypertrophy, tonsillectomy, snoring, adenoidectomy,<br />

obstructive sleep apnea, uvulopalatopharygoplasty, hoarseness, head and neck cancer .<br />

AllAllergy.net is a metasite of <strong>resources</strong> on allergies, asthma and food intolerance.<br />

<strong>The</strong> ChiMed webpage functions as a clearinghouse for scholars who study the<br />

history of medicine in China.<br />

CYSTIC L is a free email service dedicated to the exchange of information and<br />

support specific to cystic fibrosis. An extensive Cystic L Handbook is available on line<br />

(contains much CF information, and references to other CF <strong>resources</strong>.<br />

Information about the Hepatitis B Information and Support List can be found at<br />

http://hbv.web page.net.<br />

Multiple sclerosis MS is the site of the International MS Support Foundation.<br />

Hundreds of articles and links. For those with MS, their family, and friends. Also, check<br />

this portal to MS information.<br />

Diarrhoea: http://www.bdf.org.uk/leaflets/diarrhoe.html. Medline Plus has a<br />

comprehensive psoriasis resource.<br />

<strong>The</strong> US National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR) offers information<br />

on sleep disorders and related <strong>resources</strong> for both the general public and the scientific<br />

community. Talkaboutsleep.com is an Internet sleep information community providing<br />

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