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"High blood pressure and diabetes are life-threatening conditions that are nearing epidemic proportions in the United States. If you've been diagnosed with either one, chances are your doctor has impressed upon you the importance of proper diet, exercise and medications, or some combination of the three. Doing so can ward off heart disease, linked to both diabetes and blood pressure problems. But there's another vital reason to carefully manage blood pressure problems and diabetes, although many patients are unaware of it: To preserve your kidney health. 'Most people with high blood pressure and diabetes seem to focus on the consequences to their heart,' says Dr. Brian J.G. Pereira, president of the National Kidney Foundation. 'But high blood pressure and diabetes are two of the most important causes of kidney disease,' Pereira adds." - Source

1. Monitoring Your Blood Pressure at Home

2. THERAPET: Animals as Part of the Therapeutic Process

3. Managing Anxiety in Times of Crises

4. Healthlinks.net- Online Healthcare Information Portal

5. SARS Fact Sheet:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a new disease called severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). This fact sheet provides basic information about the disease and what is being done to combat its spread.

6. Advance Magazine 17 therapies

7. Mayo Clinic specialists answer select questions from readers. Browse by specialty or search by topic to find an answer.

8. Arthritis Foundation-Index

9. Health Finder: This a gateway site for health and human services information from the U.S. Government. 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.

10. Health Care Guidelines For Individuals With Down Syndrome

11. The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation

12. NORD: National Organization for Rare Disorders

13. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

14. HealthCentral: Language impairment- Dysarthria & Aphasia

15. Sensory Integration Resource Center

16. Clinician's View: Great Parent Rehab. Resource

17. Autism Resources

18. ASPEN: Asperger Syndrome Education

19. PECS: Picture Exchange Communication System

20. The Autism Link Page

21. Rett Syndrome

22. Comprehensive Williams Syndrome Foundation

23. OnHealth- Web MD - A new way to look at Everything

24. Patient Advocate Foundation: National Network for Healthcare Reform

25. Handwriting Club: Using Sensory Integration Strategies to Improve Handwriting

26. AOTA home page

27. World Health Organization - English, Español and Français

28. New York Times Artical by Michel Marriott (4/24/2003):
VIRTUAL HANDS; With Wires, the Disabled Gain Control.
A New Jersey professor is a sort of 21st-century Geppetto who refashions toys, computer chips and assorted circuits into useful tools for a group that has largely been excluded from the PC revolution: the severely disabled.

29. Local Pollen Reports and Forecasts - Pollen.com:
Reliable up-to-the-minute allergy forecasts that show the upcoming airborne allergen conditions in your local environment. Information that can help you maximize the quality of your life, and perhaps minimize visits to your physician or allergy specialist. Also a complete glossary of information about pollen and periods of peak activity and coverage.

30. Medicaid Resource Book
This reference book describes four pivotal aspects of how the Medicaid program operates -- who it covers, what it covers, how it is financed, and how it is administered. It was written to assist the public and policymakers in understanding the structure and operation of the Medicaid program.

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