Calhoun Community College Library - VRD - Health - Diseases
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Diseases
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Alzheimers
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AlzBrain.org/ -
http://www.alzbrain.org/
Alabama's Alzheimer's Resource from the Dementia
Education and Training Program, provides information on Alzheimer's
and other dementias, including state resources, and describes the
video series offered by the program, as well as providing links to
other web resources on Alzheimer's and related dementias. |
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Alzheimer Europe -
http://www.alzheimer-europe.org/
The official site of a non-governmental European
organization aimed at raising awareness of all forms of dementia
through coordination and cooperation between Alzheimer organizations
in Europe, as well as organizing support to the sufferers of the
disease and their caregivers-- translated into eleven European
languages. |
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The Alzheimer's Association -
http://www.alz.org
The national association providing an information
and support network through
local chapters in
each state and thousands of local support groups across the country.
The local organization in our area is North Alabama Regional
Office in in Huntsville, which is a member of the
Mid-South Chapter in
Nashville. |
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Alzheimer's Directories -
http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/dirs.html
A site for a local caregiver's support group and an
extended Internet community of caregivers-- created and maintained
by a former family caregiver who is also a health-care
professional-- Marsha Penington. |
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The Alzheimer
Page - http://www.alzheimer.wustl.edu/adrc2/
From Washington University at St. Louis is the home
of the largest and oldest online Alzheimer's
support group/mailing list, with list
archives dating back to May 1994. |
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The Merck Manual of Geriatrics -
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/contents.htm
Information on nursing care, pharmacy issues,
discussions of the best drugs for the elderly; also includes
chapters on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, rehabilitation,
respiratory failure, and managed care. |
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Cancer
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American Cancer
Society - http://www.cancer.org/crcGateway/
Provides a searchable database of patient
information about the various types of cancer. |
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CancerPage.com -
http://www.cancerpage.com/
News, research, and information on prevention,
detection, and treatment. |
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Guide to
Internet Resources for Cancer -
http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks1.htm
A directory of links to cancer Web sites arranged by
disease type, cancer centers, country, and medical specialities. |
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Your Cancer Risk -
http://www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu/
A personalized tool, developed by the Harvard Center
for Cancer Prevention, that estimates a person's risk of cancer and
provides tips for prevention. |
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