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Health and Wellness Informational Resource

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Alcohol and Drugs
Athletics
Body Art and Piercings
Eating Disorders
Emotional Problems and Depression
Gay & Lesbian
General Health References
Health Education
Lab
Men's Health
Nursing
Nutrition and Fitness
Physician References
Sexual Abuse
Sexually Healthy Lifestyles
Smoking
Student Health Resources
Women's Health

Alcohol and Drugs

Adult Children of Alcoholics
Alcoholics Anonymous
Anabolic Steroid Abuse
B.R.A.D Be Responsible About Drinking
Boston University
College Prevention
Do It Now Foundation
Facts on Tap, Alcohol and Your College Experience
Families and Friends of Alcoholics
Federal Agency/Substance Abuse, Mental Illness
Monitoring the Future
Narcotics Anonymous Org.
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
National Instit on Drug Abuse
Partnership for Drug Free America
Reducing Alcohol on Campus

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Athletics and Orthopaedics

American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons
American College of Sports Medicine
American Physical Therapy Association
American Sports Medicine Institute
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Nicholas Institute/Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Research Society
Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine on the Web
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
The Arthritis Foundation
The Institute for Preventative Sports Medicine
The National Athletic Trainers' Association

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Body Art & Piercings

Body Piercing
Medline Plus: Piercing and Tattoos
Tattoo/Piercing Health/Safety Issues

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Eating Disorders

About.com: Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
Body Positive
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
Eating Disorder signs & symptoms
Eating Disorders
National Eating Disorders Assoc.
Overeaters Anonymous
Pale Reflections Online Community
Teen Help
The Renfrew Ctr. Foundation

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Emotional Problems and Depression

American Psychiatric Assoc.
American Psychological Assoc.
Anxiety Disorders Assoc. America
Center for Mental Health Serv.
National Institute of Health
National Mental Health Assoc.
Suicide Education

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Gay & Lesbian

Gay and Lesbian Medical Assoc
Gay Men's Health Crisis
GLB Youth Information
LGBT Consumer Health Info
Parents, Friends of Lesbians, Gays
Sexual Health Site for Lesbians

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General Health References

American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Assoc.
Campus Security
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Family Doctor
Family Doctor en espanol
FDA Consumer Drug Info
General Health
Grants Net
Harvard Medical School
Health and Medicine Directory
Health Assoc.
Health Information
Information Network Inc.
Link Directory
Mayo Clinic
Medical Information
Medical Matrix
Medline Plus Health Information
National Health Information Ctr
National Institute of Health
Teen Health Issues
US Dept. HHS
US National Library of Medicine
World Health Organization

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Health Education

2007 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information:
CDC National Prevention Information Network
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion:
Healthy People 2010
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Society for Adolescent Medicine

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Lab

Inst * College of Amer. Pathologists * CLIA Requirements/Analytical Quality
Clinical Laboratory Science Internet Resources
Clinical Laboratory Science Internet Resources
College of American Pathologists
EKG information
Laboratory Identification of Parasites of Public Concern
Lexicon of Microbiology Terms
Lexicon of Microbiology Terms
Rapid Diagnostic Testing

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Men's Health

Aetna
Information Links
Information Links
Prostate Cancer
Testicular Cancer

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Nursing

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Nursing Assoc.
Medscape (Nursing)
National League for Nursing
Nursing 2007
Nursing Information
Nursing Net
Nursing on the Net
RN Central
The Nursing Center

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Nutrition and Fitness

American Council on Exercise
American Dietetic Association
Body Mass Index Calculator
Calorie Counter/Activity Calculator
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Fast Food Nutrition
Government Nutrition Information Access
Healthy Weight and Physical Activity
Interactive Activity and Dietary Changes
Nutrition Facts and Calorie Counter

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Physician Reference

Up To Date Clinical Information
American Heart Association
Epocrates Mobile Medical Ref
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
General Health Reference
Health Encyclopedia
Journals of the AMA
Medical Information - Health Central
Medscape Resource Center
National Cancer Institute
National Eye Institute
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Office of Minority Health
Online Questionnaire Assess
Physicians Desk Reference
Potential Interactions/Side Effects
PubMed
The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
The Internet Drug Index
Toxicology Data Network
WebMD

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Sexual Abuse

Dating Violence
Men Can Stop Rape
National Center for Victims of Crime
Natl. Domestic Violence Hotline
Natl. Org on Male Sexual Victimization
Natl. Sexual Violence Resource Ctr
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
Rape Abuse & Incest Natl. Network

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Sexually Healthy Lifestyles

Advocates for Youth
AIDS and HIV Information Resource
Sexual Health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Smarter Sex
STD Information

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Smoking

About.Com
American Lung Association
National Cancer Institute
Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Site
Tobacco Cessation Guidelines
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source

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Student Health Resources

Adolescent Medicine Curriculum:
Columbia University
Harvard Medical Web
Johns Hopkins University
University of Georgia

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Women's Health

National Women's Health Resource
Women's Health
Women's Health Websites
Cervical Cancer
Black Women
HHS Women's Health Information

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