There are enough myths around vitamins to make an ancient Greek blush, and it’s easy to see why. We all know that vitamins and minerals are essential to good health — it says so right there on the cereal box. And we live in the more-is-better era of Hummers, Big Gulps, and McMansions. Which raises …
1. Avoid stressful situations. Stress is a great contributor to many different diseases, and although it is literally impossible to live stress-free life, try as much as you can to avoid chance of getting into stressful situations. 2. Avoid alcohol beverages. One glass of wine per day has positive effects on your body, but anything …
More and more research is pointing to lack of sleep as one of the reasons for the onset of several diseases. That sleep is rejuvenating, is a well known fact. There is nothing like a perfect night’s sleep, to kick start another day’s work. Symptoms for lack of sleep • Tendency to commit mistakes • …
Center for Disease Control: This site provides many useful features including reference material for international travel. (hazards, health recommendations by country). This site is sponsored by The Center for Disease Control and Prevention. International Travelers Clinic: This site provides a comprehensive resource for travel related information. This site is sponsored by The Medical College of …
Center Watch: This site provides a matchmaking service for patients who are looking for clinical trials with health institutions searchable by therapeutic and geographic areas. This site is sponsored by Center Watch, Inc. Connect Pharma: This site provides pharmaceutical business development opportunities. This site is sponsored by Connect Pharma, Ltd. CVS.com: This site allows purchase …
Arizona Health Sciences Library: This site provides databases and digital collections, journal articles and web resources. This site is sponsored by the University of Arizona. Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: This site provides organization info, news and events related to health science libraries along with internet resources. This site is sponsored by the Association …
Accent Health: This site provides health and wellness content, medical news, message boards and clinical databases. This site is sponsored by Accent Health. American Board of Medical Specialties: This site allows you to perform a free search through their database to determine whether a doctor is board certified in a specialty from a recognized board …
Arizona Health Sciences Library: This site provides databases and digital collections, journal articles and web resources. This site is sponsored by the University of Arizona. Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: This site provides organization info, news and events related to health science libraries along with internet resources. This site is sponsored by the Association …
Center for Disease Control: This site provides many useful features including reference material for international travel. (hazards, health recommendations by country). This site is sponsored by The Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: This site provides information from the FDA’s CFSAN on topics ranging from food safety, cosmetics, …
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research makes the full texts of guidelines available: Clinical Practice Guidelines, Quick Reference Guidelines and Consumer Guidelines (some are available in English and Spanish). The guidelines cover a number of conditions and health issues: pain management, pressure ulcers, depression, HIV, …