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Diet and Nutrition
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Top-Rated Diets Overall | US News Best Diets
U.S. News and World Report evaluated and ranked 20 diets with input from a panel of health experts. To be top-rated, a diet had to be relatively easy to follow, nutritious, safe, and effective for weight loss and against diabetes and heart disease. U.S. News also ranked diets best in special categories: Best Weight-Loss Diets –
diets ranked by effectiveness for both quick and lasting weight loss; Best Diabetes Diets – diets that can prevent diabetes or help diabetics; Best Heart-Healthy Diets – diets that lower cholesterol, blood pressure, or triglycerides; and Best Commercial Diet Plans –
brand-name diets ranked by overall effectiveness.
Injuries
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Sports Injuries and Prevention
Articles and overviews of athletic injury symptoms, preventative sports equipment and accessories, and safety measures. Provided by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
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STOP Sports Injuries: Sports Specific Injury Information
"The comprehensive public outreach program focuses on the importance of sports safety-specifically relating to overuse and trauma injuries. The initiative not only raises awareness and provides education on injury reduction, but also highlights how playing safe and smart can enhance and extend a child's athletic career, improve teamwork, reduce obesity rates and create a lifelong love of exercise and healthy activity. Our message underscores the problems of overuse and trauma and emphasizes the expertise of our coalition of experts." Topics include: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cycling, Dance, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Inline Skating, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Rowing, Rugby, Running, Skiing and Snowboarding, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo, and Wrestling.
Insurance
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Affordable Care Act Resources
Includes links to the New York Health Benefit Exchange (New York State of Health) and other official government websites about the new health insurance laws.
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HealthCare.gov
The Health Insurance Marketplace is coming soon. A new way to get affordable coverage launches October 1.
General Health sites
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eMedicine at Medscape
Mission Statement
To provide clinicians and other healthcare professionals with the most timely comprehensive and relevant clinical information to improve patient care;
To make the clinician's task of information gathering simpler, more fruitful, and less time-consuming; and
To provide physicians with the educational tools needed to stay current in their practice.
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FamilyDoctor.org
This site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organization representing more than 115,900 family physicians, family practice residents, and medical students. All of the information on this site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the AAFP. Visit the AAFP.org to learn more about the AAFP.
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MayoClinic.com
This site’s mission is “to empower people to manage their health. We accomplish this by providing useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic. A team of Web professionals and medical experts working side by side produces this site [giving] you access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 3,300 physicians, scientists and researchers of Mayo Clinic.” Visitors may also register for free email newsletters: House Calls, a weekly general-interest e-newsletter, and the biweekly specific topic e-newsletters Alzheimer's Caregiving and Living with Cancer.
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The Merck Manuals
Free online access to several Merck Manuals for healthcare professionals and the general public.
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National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
NCCAM is the federal government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. Choose a subject from Topics A-Z for a collection of resources on that topic or go to Herbs at a Glance to view fact sheets that provide basic information about specific herbs or botanicals—common names, uses, potential side effects, and resources for more information. What is CAM? offers an overview of complementary and alternative medicine, while both Safety and Be Informed offer guidance on making wise health-related decisions regarding CAM.
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National Library of Medicine
The world's largest medical library. Free to use.
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RadiologyInfo.org
RadiologyInfo.org tells you how various x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, radiation therapy and other procedures are performed. It also addresses what you may experience and how to prepare for the exams. The website contains over 200 procedure, exam and disease descriptions covering diagnostic and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy and radiation safety and is updated frequently with new information. All material on the RadiologyInfo.org website is reviewed and approved by experts in the field of radiology from the ACR and RSNA, as well as other professional radiology organizations.
Elder Issues
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Selecting a Nursing Home in New York State - A Guide for Consumers
Selecting a Nursing Home in New York State: A Guide for Consumers is intended to help you make informed decisions should nursing home care become necessary. The Guide is written for you as the prospective resident. NYS DOH strongly supports patient/resident participation in decision making. If someone else must organize the search and make the decisions, you should be as involved as much as possible in the process.
The information is presented in two sections:
Section I provides general information about nursing homes.
Section II provides information on what to look for when you visit a nursing home.
A Glossary of commonly used terms is also included.
Medical Topics
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NORD Rare Disease Information
The National Organization for Rare Diseases offers free, although limited, access to its online databases of rare diseases and patient organizations.
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Disease InfoSearch
"Simply type in the name of a condition above and Disease InfoSearch will locate quality information from a database of more than 13,000 conditions and thousands of support groups and foundations." From Genetic Alliance.
Medicines
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Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
Best Buy Drugs is a public education project of Consumer Reports which gives free, unbiased analysis of prescription drugs you take each day, detailed reports to help you and your doctor discuss what medicines are right for you, and recommended Best Buys that could save you money every year.
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Drug Digest
DrugDigest is a noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer health and drug information site dedicated to empowering consumers to make informed choices about drugs and treatment options.
Doctors
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AMA DoctorFinder
This online physician locator provides comprehensive information on individual physicians and includes more than 814,000 AMA member and non-member doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO).
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NYS Office of the Professions
Verify a medical practitioner's professional license here. You may also do the same for other professions requiring a license or permit in New York State.
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