2) NIH Office of Alternative Medicine
The acronym for the National Institutes of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine -- OAM -- sounds more like a meditational mantra than a federal research institute. But its Website gets right down to the business of medical research.
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3) Wellness Web
Subtitled The Patient's Network, Wellness Web looks at medical and health care subjects from the other side of the desk.
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4) Mother Nature's General Store
It's human nature to put our faith in Mother Nature, so Mother Nature's General Store figures Netizens are ripe to buy from such a trusted manufacturer.
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5) Living Victoria
From acupuncture to spiritualism, Living Victoria is an online advocate for alternative and up-and-coming health-styles.
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6) Health WWWeb
The Alchemical Medical Research and Teaching Association (AMR'TA) must have decided its name was a bitter pill to swallow online, so it's changed its homepage title to Health WWWeb.
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7) Alzheimers.Com
Alzheimer's Disease can take a terrible toll not only on its sufferers but also on their families and caregivers; by compiling a wealth of information about the disease and its terrible ripple effect, Alzheimers.Com, provides a valuable service for patients and their loved ones.
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8) International Network for Interfaith Health Practices
Whether you're a true believer or a curious cure-seeker, the International Network for Interfaith Health Practices is a storehouse of information on faith and healing.
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9) University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden
Wander the fragrant and health-giving paths of the Seattle Campus of the University of Washington's Medicinal Herb Garden at this hypertour site.
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10) Health Ink
"Those Compression Pants" is just one of the many off-beat health articles you'll find at Health Ink, which features stories from managed care publications. The site is awash in seemingly silly but ...
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11) Safer Sex Page
This is a very blunt page on the serious subject of safe sex. Don't expect cybersmut: the multimedia here is in the range of how to put on a condom, not Porky's. Plenty of HIV/AIDS data, including ...
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12) Better Homes & Gardens Guide to Colds, Flu & Allergies
Put away that damp tissue and click into Better Homes & Gardens Guide to Colds, Flu & Allergies, where you'll learn the causes and cures (if any) for the commonest of bugs and irritants. Sponsored ...
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13) KidsHealth.org
The Nemours Foundation, which funds children's medical institutions across the country, has created KidsHealth.org to spread the word about childhood and teen health topics. Special pages for kids, ...
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14) The Six Senses Review
This glossy healthcare Web review site gathers up the best of the med sites and gives them a check-up before making the final prognosis. Those that get a clean bill of health come away with the Six ...
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15) Osbon Foundation: Impotence Resource Center
Hey, not talking about it won't make it go away -- er, come back again.
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16) Alternative Health News Online
All the alternative health news that's fit to link -- that's the idea behind this compendium of the latest and, often, oddest info from the the healing arts frontier. Webmaster Frank Grazianoİs ...
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17) Special Equestrian Riding Therapy, Inc.
Horseback riding offers more than fitness benefits -- as the full-trot Special Equestrian Riding Therapy, Inc. (SERT) Website explains, horsing around can be therapeutic for the mentally, ...
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18) The MacArthur Foundation Library Video Project Health Collection
Looking for a documentary about a comic book artist with Spina Bifida? Or a film, from the African perspective, on female genital mutilation (ouch)? The MacArthur Foundation (yes, those folks who ...
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19) National Safe Kids Campaign
Working to protect children from common injuries, the National Safe Kids Campaign is spreading the word online about simple preventative measures parents and caregivers can take to safeguard ...
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20) National Safe Kids Campaign
Working to protect children from common injuries, the National Safe Kids Campaign is spreading the word online about simple preventative measures parents and caregivers can take to safeguard ...
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21) Acupuncture.com
Poke around in Acupuncture.com and you'll find plenty ofinformation about this increasingly popular alternative therapy,along with coverage of other Oriental treatments such as herbologyand massage. ...
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22) Healthtouch
Healthtouch, an electronic consumer health info electronic compendium available at pharmacies, now makes its patient pamphlets and health education write-ups available on the Web. Search the drug ...
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23) GlobalMedic
This terrific all-in-one medical and wellness resource comes from a Montreal-based health information company, and is offered in both English and French. It's sort of an online encyclopedia (in fact ...
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24) MedicineNet
The more medical science advances, the more frequently we can feel left in the dust -- but MedicineNet has the cure: It offers comprehensive, easy-to-understand information on everything from common ...
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25) COHIS
Boston University Medical Center's Community Outreach Health Information System (COHIS) is an expansive site devoted to patient and consumer healthcare information. Many of today's most pressing ...
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