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Independent Life Resources attempts to bring you the most up-to-date Disability and Senior MEDICAL links available. This directory was personally created to support persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and those with other health related needs. This is, however, not an endorsement of any of the programs, products, or services listed.
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Physical Health
This link will take you to a full listing of Medical and Theraputic Supplies and Equipment in the World of Resources directory.
Many seriously-ill individuals have difficulty obtaining the medications they need. All too often, people are forced to choose between paying the rent and taking their AZT, Prozac, Cardizem or other medications. This does not have to be the case -- help is literally a phone call away.
AHRQ is the agency in the Federal Government in the United States that is the lead agency that is responsible for research on the health care system. On how the health care system is working. On the quality. On the costs. On access. On use of services. And on health care outcomes.
MossRehab is nationally recognized for its comprehensive medical rehabilitation programs. In addition, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has designated MossRehab as a Model System of Care for traumatic brain injury.
The American Heart Association is fighting back against stroke. Since the American Heart Association was reorganized into a voluntary health organization more than 50 years ago, it has funded research to learn about preventing and treating heart disease and stroke. It has also developed programs to educate the public about these deadly diseases.
This site is here to help Blind or deaf people, and especially deafblind people, and those who provide specialized services for those who are deafblind. A-Z to Deafblindness is also here, to make people more aware about deafblindness.
From its initial founding as a school for children with special needs, Bancroft has grown to include a full range of residential, educational, vocational and rehabilitative services for children and adults with developmental disabilities, acquired brain injuries, or other neurological impairments.
Medical and Disability Resources directory
Columbia Basin Edu-Care Association is a non profit organization, sponsoring the United States Department of Agriculture's Child Care Food Program. Our purpose is to aid the day care provider educationally and monetarily to help maintain the pre-school age child at an ever growing level of nutritional excellence.
Medical resources and information from a respected California hospital.
You can use this site to find a wealth of information related to clinical trials, such as a listing of more than 41,000 industry- and government-sponsored clinical trials as well as new drug therapies recently approved by the FDA. Our site is designed to be a resource both for patients interested in participating in clinical trials and for research professionals.
Do you have a child with Cerebral Palsy? Have you been searching for answers to your cerebral palsy questions? Learn all about cerebral palsy and the latest treatments, read articles and news, or ask the doctor why your child has cerebral palsy and find out if you’re entitled to lifetime benefits. You will receive an answer to your cerebral palsy question within 24 hours.
The Conill Institute has established comprehensive educational programs to reach patients and their families, physicians and other healthcare providers , employers and selected industries whose customers may have special needs.
The Cooley's Anemia Foundation (CAF) was incorporated as a 501c(3) non-profit health organization in 1954. The Cooley's Anemia Foundation is the only national non-profit health organization dedicated to serving patients afflicted with thalassemia.
Counterpart's Humanitarian Assistance Program (CHAP) provides medical and other special care needs for vulnerable people, including those who are elderly, destitute, chronically ill, homeless, disabled and orphaned. Counterpart works around the world with local non-government organizations (NGOs) to support the development of civil and democratic societies.
Cri du Chat Syndrome ("Cry of the cat" in French) is a genetic disorder caused by the loss or misplacement of genetic material from the fifth chromosome. It was first identified in 1963 by Professor Lejeune, who also identified the genetic cause of Downs Syndrome. He described the syndrome after the sound that many of the babies and young children make when crying.
We all are stakeholders when it comes to breathing.©
The Epilepsy Foundation is a national, charitable organization, founded in 1968 as the Epilepsy Foundation of America. The only such organization wholly dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy, our mission is simple: to work for children and adults affected by seizures through research, education, advocacy and service.
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Working at the national, state and community levels, we have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 15 years.
This Web site is published by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). All of the information within familydoctor.org has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians.
With this website, we hope to provide you with details and information that can help you understand and cope with epilepsy... we aim to provide you with the knowledge that will enable you or your loved ones to still live life to the fullest.
FRAXA was founded in 1994 by three parents of children with fragile X syndrome, Katie Clapp, Michael Tranfaglia, MD, and Kathy May, to support scientific research aimed at finding a treatment and a cure for fragile X syndrome.
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If you are a nurse, physician, social worker, consulting pharmacist, physical therapist or psychologist responsible for geriatric education you've come to the right place. You'll find a wealth of tools and information to improve patient outcomes, techniques for improving geriatric assessment skills, and materials which will improve the geriatric care skills of your staff - we can prove it.
The Mission of The Gerontological Society of America is: to promote the conduct of multi- and interdisciplinary research in aging by expanding the quantity of and improving the quality of gerontological research, and by increasing its funding resources; and to disseminate gerontological research knowledge to researchers, to practitioners, and to decision and opinion makers.
HealthAnswers.com has a new look with more health info than ever! Visit our Library for our Encyclopedia and Drug Finder. Click on News for what's current. Or try Health Topics for articles, videos, and more.
HealthAtoZ is a comprehensive, well-integrated health and medical resource developed by healthcare professionals. HealthAtoZ's aim is to partner with consumers so that every individual and family can better manage their health.
Information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. healthfinder® can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
The Health On the Net Foundation (HON), created in 1995, is a not-for-profit International Swiss Organization. HON's mission is to guide lay persons or non-medical users and medical practitioners to useful and reliable online medical and health information. HON provides leadership in setting ethical standards for Web site developers.
Image Paths Inc, is a private, multimedia publishing company, owned and operated since its start-up in 1991 by George R. Klein and Belleruth Naparstek. Time Warner is its retail distributor. Image Paths produces and sells guided imagery tapes, CD’s and books that enhance wellness, personal growth and healing.
Our Mission... to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level. Our Goal... to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to Native Americans and Alaska Native people.
This is the place to find out about the therapies and medications for irritable bowel syndrome which can make our lives easier. Hopefully if we can gather all the information in one place, with opinions from real IBS sufferers, we can all help each other.
MedExplorer was created by Marlin Glaspey. It's inception in March 1996 came about after too much time was being wasted sorting through irrelevant results and unrelated info when looking for health/medical information on the internet.
The mission of Medical Research Agencies of America (MRAA) is to raise funds and create unique collaborations among donors, charities and medical researchers, for a healthier tomorrow. Our purpose is to assist our member charities in raising the funds they need to fulfill their missions.
Free Prescription Medicine is Available
Welcome to MEDLINEplus, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
Directory of Online Genetic Support Groups
The Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation, Inc. provides services, resources, home medical equipment and adaptive devices to help people with muscular dystrophy and their family members live independent and productive lives.
The National Aphasia Association is a nonprofit organization that promotes public education, research, rehabilitation and support services to assist people with aphasia and their families.
Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.
Welcome to the National Down Syndrome Society Web site – a comprehensive, on-line information source about Down syndrome. Through education, research and advocacy, the National Down Syndrome Society works to ensure that all people with Down syndrome have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential.
Addressing the suffering of the more than 220,000 children born each year with birth defects of the head and face and the thousands more with acquired disfigurements, the NFFR lends its support to the mulidisciplinary craniofacial team at the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at NYU Medical Center. This outstanding assembly of world-renowned surgeons, mental health professionals, research specialists and staff, give their time and expertise, using the latest reconstructive techniques, to provide treatment to more than 1500 patients per year, regardless of a family's financial resources.
Access the latest information About MS diagnosis and Treatments, resources for Living with MS, and Society-funded Research efforts. Tap into our Library and Educational Programs.
NORD is the only organization of its kind--a unique federation of more than 140 not-for-profit voluntary health organizations serving people with rare disorders and disabilities. Thousands of affected individuals and their families--as well as support groups, health care and human service professionals, and advocates for people with rare disorders and disabilities.
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association is the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to helping the hundreds of thousands of Americans coping with the results of spinal cord injury and disease.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Drug Assistance Programs
This site is geared towards providing a great amount of resources to those in the nursing profession, as well as, those having interest in current nursing issues.
A world of information on pain management.
An independent nonprofit organization serving people with pain through information, education and advocacy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, promoting research, and advocating to remove barriers and increase access to effective pain management.
A Grassroots Community Resource for People with Spinal Chord Injury. Your on-line library of Free SCI information, we won't try to sell you anything.
The Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc. is a national, non-profit organization, chartered in the state of New York with offices in New York City and Chicago. The PDF is dedicated to supporting and promoting the highest-quality research world-wide into the cause(s) and cure of Parkinson's disease, and for better symptomatic treatments. This is accomplished via our various internationally-supported grant programs.
The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association was organized in the United States in 1975 to serve as an international vehicle of communication about Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a genetically based developmental disability.
The combination of innovation and worldwide distribution makes OTTO BOCK HealthCare a globally successful company. . More than 30 service and distribution companies provide global access to innovative key technologies, such as the first fully microprocessor-controlled knee joint, the C Leg, or myoelectric prosthetic arms. The combination of innovation and distribution under a strong umbrella make OTTO BOCK a leader in the global market for orthopedic technology.
Paralyzed.Com offers free information about: paralysis, spinal cord injuries, physical disabilities, resources for the disabled, accessibility issues, wheelchair resources, personal stories, mobility issues, people who are ventilator dependent, and more.
Search for drug names, keywords, imprint codes, and medical terminology from a single page.
TheMedSupplyGuide.com is here to help make buying medical supplies online easier than ever. We have compiled a list of the top medical supply and equipment companies in all the most popular categories.
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Sleep Disorders - Overview, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatments, Self Care.
We are deeply involved in our communities: in healthcare education and activism, patient advocacy, in disability non-profit organizations, and programs for children's health. Our management team has over 130 years of experience in the medical products industry, and we have succeeded over the decades both by running good businesses and by treating our clients ethically.
The Mission of the Spina Bifida Association of America is to promote the prevention of spina bifida and to enhance the lives of all affected. The Association was founded in 1973 to address the specific needs of the spina bifida community and serves as the national representative of over 70 chapters. SBAA's efforts benefit thousands of infants, children, adults, parents and professionals each year.
Our goal is to provide you with a comprehensive, highly informative and useful resource for understanding, preventing, and seeking appropriate treatment for back and neck pain and related conditions.
The Strokedoctor: David A. Steenblock, M.S., D.O. Providing a Comprehensive Neuro-Rehab Program utilizing Hyperbaric Oxygen, Pulsed Magnetic Therapy, Acupuncture, Biofeedback/Neuro-Biofeedback, Physical Therapy, External Counterpulsation, and Nutritional/Metabolic Therapies.
Sturge-Weber Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with Port Wine Stains (PWS), Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS) and Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KT). The Foundation strives to meet this goal by providing worldwide education and support and by facilitating research that could ultimately lead to a cure.
Training available on-line or "distance" for those seeking professional development classes in the healthcare field.
NMAP (Nursing, Midwifery and Allied health Professions) is a gateway to evaluated, quality Internet resources, aimed at students, researchers, academics and practitioners in the health and medical sciences. NMAP is created by a core team of information specialists and subject experts coordinated at the University of Nottingham Greenfield Medical Library, in partnership with with key organisations throughout the UK.
This web site is a communications tool committed to the support of the University of Kansas Medical Center's efforts to provide a technologically superior environment in support of health care and health education.
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
A list of resource Pages for Ventalation and othe Tracheostomy resources.
Columbia Basin Edu-Care Association is a non profit organization, sponsoring the United States Department of Agriculture's Child Care Food Program. Our purpose is to aid the day care provider educationally and monetarily to help maintain the pre-school age child at an ever growing level of nutritional excellence.
Welcome to the WE MOVE™ Web Site, the Internet's most comprehensive resource for movement disorder information and the hub of movement disorder activities on the web.
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Mental Health
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Information and resources for those suffering from depression and care providers.
Current information about psycholgical conditions, research and treatment.
Welcome to the website of the American Association of Suicidology, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. This site is designed as a resource for anyone concerned about suicide, including AAS members, suicide researchers, therapists, prevention specialists, survivors of suicide, and people who are themselves in crisis.
The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its 40,500 U.S. and international physicians specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional illnesses and substance use disorders.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association provides leadership to advance psychiatric-mental health nursing practice, improves mental health care for culturally diverse individuals, families, groups and communities and shape health policy for the delivery of mental health services.
Based in Washington, DC, the APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 155,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
Anxiety disorders are a heterogeneous group of psychiatric disorders with no clear knowledge of their aetiology and pathogenesis. Early recognization of symptoms of anxiety disorder may help one to get rid of it to a great extent.
ADAA promotes the prevention and cure of anxiety disorders and works to improve the lives of all people who suffer from them
We are a leading provider of mental health information and services for mental health practitioners and those they serve. Our online community consists of psychiatrists, pediatricians, family practitioners, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, counselors, researchers, educators, school psychologists, caregivers, and others who meet the diverse needs of those with mental health concerns.
BHWorld.com is the on-line service that is designed and developed exclusively for you the behavioral health professional and your clients/patients. The site encourages fellowship and sharing of experiences.
Here's the place to to find resources that help today's youth cope with the important issues facing them, and keep up-to-date on what's happening in the at-risk community.
Contra Costa County, California: If you're feeling hopeless or distressed, talking with someone who cares can help. Our counselors are trained and ready to listen. 24-Hour Crisis Line: 800-833-2900 24-Hour Grief Line: 800-837-1818 24-Hour Homeless Line: 800-808-6444 24-Hour Youth Line: 800-718-4357. Our mission is to keep people alive and safe, help them through crises, and connect them with additional resources in the community.
Resources and guidance for parents trying to direct their kids and family in the right direction. Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, ADD, ADHD, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Eating Disorders, Drug Rehab, Substance Abuse, Treatment Programs, Therapy.
Growthgroups Web Site offers help with anger, anxiety, assertiveness, Binge/compulsive eating.
Site that provides Information about depression, depression treatment, and facts about types of depression
'I Am So Angry, I Could Scream' by Laura Fox, M.A. with art by Chris Sabatino, teaches children techniques for releasing anger in healthy ways and methods for preventing anger-inducing situations.
Internet Mental Health
Effective, well-researched treatments exist for most mental disorders, yet the majority of people who have severe mental illness are not treated. Our goal is to improve understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness throughout the world.
This is a collection of links to many resources for depression.
Novo Vitae was founded to help people work through depression. While we are not a replacement for physicians or other trained professionals, we do offer a unique perspective on depression. Our guide was written on the back of personal experience and the desire to help others.
Welcome to MEDLINEplus, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
MHN is the most comprehensive source of online mental health information, news and resources. MHN has won numerous awards for design and content.
The first and only journal exclusively devoted to the mental health needs of persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. MH/DD is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary publication, with four (4) issues per year. The journal covers mental health aspects of diagnosis, treatment and habilitation needs of persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
CMHC Systems is the industry leader in providing management information systems for mental health, substance abuse, MR/DD, and children and family agencies in the United States. We help human services organizations nationwide meet their accountability, fiscal, and clinical information needs by bringing our customers the technology required to meet their increasingly complex needs.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders.
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An association for persons with developmental disabilities and mental health needs.
The NAPHS represents delivery systems working to coordinate a full spectrum of treatment services, including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and outpatient programs as well as prevention and management services.
The mission of the NDMDA is to educate patients, families, professionals, and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illness as treatable medical diseases; to foster self-help for patients and families; to eliminate discrimination and stigma; to improve access to care; and to advocate for research toward the elimination of these illnesses.
Recovery is real and this website is filled with practical information that will help you recover if you have been labled with a mental illness.
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research. This public health mandate demands that we harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment and, eventually prevention of mental illness.
Welcome to the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse, a consumer-run national technical assistance center serving the mental health consumer movement. We help connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources, and we offer expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run services for mental health consumers.
The Online Resource for Professionals in
Psychology and Psychiatry.
This is the goal of this web site - to provide all the valuable and accurate information on the disease schizophrenia. Obviously this will be an on-going effort...
Self Esteem Shop is your number one source for mental health resources. A therapist looking for the latest Eliana Gil book? A divorced parent looking for something to get you through the hard times? Self Esteem Shop has what you're looking for.
The mission of the Bipolar Network is to advance scientific understanding of the causes of bipolar illness and to establish strategies for the best long-term treatment of this illness.
SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.
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Miscellaneus Health
This link will take you to a full listing of Medical and Theraputic Supplies and Equipment in the World of Resources directory.
Our pages are filled with cutting-edge stories on the newest treatment arenas, protocols and products, therapy equipment and modalities as well as regular columns by highly respected leaders in the field. Our reputation for fair, honest reporting and open debate of critical issues has made us the most popular avenue for the exchange of professional ideas.
(AHAF) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that has dedicated over 30 years to funding research on age-related and degenerative diseases, educating the public about these diseases, and providing emergency financial assistance to Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers
Medical professionals' organization. Access to the AMA Journal of Medicine.
The American Occupational Therapy Association advances the quality, availability, use, and support of occupational therapy through standard-setting, advocacy, education, and research on behalf of its members and the public.
Berean Healthcare Staffing is a Travel Nursing company dedicated to providing the best content on travel nursing careers, travel nursing jobs, and travel nursing resource information. Travel nursing is our business and we endeavor to provide you, the travel nurse, with the best possible travel experience in the market.
Comprehensive vitamin and home remedy index, including information on vitamin benefits, deficiency symptoms, and food sources.
BIOME is a collection of gateways which provide access to evaluated, quality Internet resources in the health and life sciences, aimed at students, researchers, academics and practitioners. BIOME is created by a core team of information specialists and subject experts based at the University of Nottingham Greenfield Medical Library, in partnership with key organisations throughout the UK and further afield.
The MSOT program is an entry-level master's degree curriculum that prepares graduates with baccalaureate degrees in other disciplines to become occupational therapists. The entry-level MSOT program is designed for students who do not have an OT undergraduate degree.
This interdepartmental, interagency council will be made up of representatives from the State Departments of Health Services, Mental Health, Developmental Services, Social Services, Alcohol and Drug Programs, Aging, Rehabilitation, Community Services and Development, the Office of Statewide Planning and Development and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. The Council will coordinate long-term care policy development and program operations and develop a strategic plan for long-term care policy.
Home health aides care for elderly, recovering, or disabled persons in their own homes... Home health aides follow doctors', nurses', or therapists' orders when providing care. They give clients their medication. They also check clients' pulse, temperature, and respiration rate...
Headline news featuring health-related issues.
At Cochlear, we recognize the choice of cochlear implant is not just a medical choice but a lifestyle choice. It is clear why 3 out of 4 people with cochlear implants, worldwide, choose the Nucleus Cochlear Implant System. Technological advances, commitment to quality and our relationship with Nucleus recipients are why Cochlear is the global leader in cochlear implant technology.
Core:Tx for Stroke Survivors, an at-home stroke therapy program. The Core:Tx program uses your computer and our wireless motion sensor to transform therapy into a game-like activity.
Welcome to the Disability-Resources Site, providing you with an easy to access directory which has a wide range of facilities, products, services and web links of interest to disabled people, their families and caregivers.
Relaxation music, positive affirmations and online counseling for reducing stress and anxiety, promoting health, wellness and healing and improving self-esteem.
We all are stakeholders when it comes to breathing.©
We provide information on over 40,000 providers in the United States, including: nursing homes, home health and equipment agencies, hospice, retirement communities, long term nursing care, pediatric facilities and psychiatric facilities. If you're searching for extended care, start here!
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Pill Box Products from ForgettingThePill.com - Pill Organizers, Pill dispensers, pill reminders, alarm watch products, and more.
A comprehensive web site on health, environmental, and regulatory aspects related to fragrance.
If you are a nurse, physician, social worker, consulting pharmacist, physical therapist or psychologist responsible for geriatric education you've come to the right place. You'll find a wealth of tools and information to improve patient outcomes, techniques for improving geriatric assessment skills, and materials which will improve the geriatric care skills of your staff - we can prove it.
HealingWell.com is a thriving community and information resource for patients, caregivers, and families coping with diseases, disorders and chronic illness. Resources include medical news, feature articles, doctor-produced video webcasts, message boards and chat rooms, free email, web site hosting, health e-greetings, newsletters, books, and directories of related information and support resources.
The site is organized for physicians, other healthcare professionals, and patients. Within each area, information and interactive tools related to dysfunctions are grouped under seven topics (Alzheimer's disease, depression, diabetes, heart disease, impaired mobility, incontinence, nutrition and fitness), with an additional topic covering information on healthy lifestyles.
Healthcare Job Bank is the global Resume Exchange database with the primary focus on Health Care industry. It provides an opportunity for job seekers and employers to connect in a fast and effective manner. Our state of the art technology, focused clients and targeted searches help make us unique in our industry.
What started out as a personal research project turned into a directory with hundreds of health related sites.
McGowan Consultants has been a leader in providing health screening tools to public and private agencies serving the needs of persons with Developmental Disabilities. This role has been expanded to encompass any given population of individuals with or without complex health care challenges. Free Demo Available!
"HomeCare's editorial package targets home medical equipment providers... HomeCare's goal is to serve these readers by providing timely legislative, regulatory and business news (in the monthly magazine and a weekly newsletter)..."
Welcome to HOMECARE Online, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice's virtual headquarters. NAHC is committed to representing the interests of the home care and hospice community.
Today, Interim HealthCare is the nation's largest combined provider of home care and supplemental staffing. It is also the nation's oldest and most successful health care franchise organization with the average owner tenure of 18 years.
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE™, (DVD), is designed specifically for adults 55+ who have not exercised consistently and want to get into the best shape of their lives, at a slow steady pace and in a non-threatening atmosphere. This comprehensive program is for both men and women. It consists of all the components necessary to maintain optimum health and fitness while enjoying all that life has to offer. Feel better, feel younger!
The mission of Call Again Soon is to provide a place where people affected by Leukodystrophy, and those who know and love them, can find information.
LWW.com is the official site of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a leading international publisher of professional health information for physicians, nurses, specialized clinicians and students. More than an online store, LWW.com contains valuable tools for faculty, students, librarians, and practitioners. Make LWW.com your online medical, nursing, and allied health resource!
Hypnotist Richard MacKenzie is a leading International Self-Change Specialist. Being based in Oxford, Richard regularly sees Students and University staff, with a whole range of issues. Richard has an extremely successful Hypnotherapy, EFT and NLP practice in Witney Oxfordshire (UK) in which he has sessions with clients from all over the community in the South-East of England and Europe.
McGowan Consultants has been a leader in providing health screening tools and staff development materials to public and private agencies serving the needs of persons requiring long-term health care. This role has been expanded to encompass any given population of individuals with or without complex health care challenges.
Find a Doctor. Know Your Doctor. Over 85,000 listings across the United States.
MedAlerts is a service that uses advanced technology to call subscribers when it is time to take their medication. Our flexible telecommunications platform allows us to build a MedAlert solutions tailored to meet individual and group needs.
A lifesaver in any emergency! Medical alert necklaces come in different shapes, colors and sizes. Medical alert necklaces holds the doctor's address and phone number, your blood type and information on your condition. There are so many choices now available for men, women, and children.
MediCenter.com is the nation's premier career board matching medical personnel and employers. Covering all aspects of the healthcare industry from insurance and billing to patient care.
MedicTag™ is a patent pending, digital USB personal medic information and alert device that combines your emergency information with today's technology.
Welcome to MEDLINEplus, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
We are the largest website on the internet dedicated to medical supplies and equipment. You can use our site to sell your used medical equipment, buy new and used medical supplies, and even learn how medical supplies and equipment can improve your quality of life.
Features: Personal Emergency Response System (PERS). Wireless tabletop Medical Alert System Summons help at the push of a button (waterproof wristband or pendent). No long-term contracts. 30 day 100% satisfaction guarantee. And MedicTag: Patented USB portable hard drive (keyring or lanyard) that contains medical information about the person carrying the device. No subscription fees.
Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and education tools.
Here you'll find everything you need to know about building self esteem and the benefits that will bring to your life. I have filled this website with my own original articles and tips written from personal experience. Resources you'll find here include free courses, books and helpful links.
The National Academy for State Health Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice.
The nonprofit PHI focuses on strengthening the direct-care workforce within our nation’s long-term care system through developing innovative approaches to recruitment, training, and supervision; consumer-centered caregiving practices; and effective public policy. Our work is guided by the belief that creating quality jobs for direct-care workers is essential to providing high-quality, cost-effective services to long-term care consumers.
The PPARX brings together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that’s right for them.
Those of us, like myself, who have been injured by exposures to pesticides or other toxic chemicals usually find ourselves in much confusion.....similar to a "maze".
Access to physical therapists, clinics, educational information, chat rooms, and more...
Customized clothing and accessories for the special needs person.
PlanetAmber is in the later stages of development as a global information source for people with health impairments, their families and for those who provide services and support.
The pro-active premier health publication.
Search for drug names, keywords, imprint codes, and medical terminology from a single page.
A great listing of related Internet resources! Links page.
The Stanford University School of Medicine is a world-class training ground for future leaders in biomedical research and medical practice.
The Artificial Vision Device consists of the following three parts: a camera that receives the picture, a visual information processor that transforms the picture into electrical signals and a skin-attached transmitter. For the receiver, we used a simple black-and-white camera with a high-focus glass lens at a 90 degree angle. A personal IBM-compatible computer with special software was used for processing the visual information.
THERAPY 2000 is a licensed and certified home health agency which serves people with special needs at all stages of their lives. THERAPY 2000 seeks to enhance the quality of the lives of our patients by increasing the level of independence of the people that we serve through therapeutic intervention.
Training available on-line or "distance" for those seeking professional development classes in the healthcare field.
Welcome to the UAB Civitan International Research Center. Exciting research is underway here with a focus on preventing and treating a wide range of developmental disabilities that affect children and families everywhere. Our faculty, clinicians, and scientific investigators are international leaders in their fields and are deeply committed to training the next generation of professionals who will carry this expertise around the world.
In both size and number of students, UC San Francisco is the smallest of the nine UC campuses. But its relative size belies its distinction as one of the leading biomedical research and health science education centers in the world.
The mission of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities is to support the full inclusion and self-determination of people with developmental disabilities and their families. Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center.
Our publications cover the areas of therapeutic recreation, activity programming, long-term care, parks and recreation, leisure studies, behavior management skills, advanced CNA training, and private, public, and commercial recreation.
WeHelpMeds was created to assist you in finding Medication Assistance programs. We have gathered information about hundreds of programs that can help you obtain your medication free or at greatly discounted prices.
1-800-Wheelchair.com, based in New York City, is an online community for adults 55 and older and their care givers. The vision of this site is to have a community, where mature people can find everything that they may need to ensure a healthy and active lifestyle.
Welcome to WellnessBooks.com, an Amazon.com affiliate and the official bookstore of HealingWell.com, your community resource site to books on diseases, disorders, and chronic illness, including health and wellness.
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