Useful
Medical Websites
By Waseem Shehzad (PMC)
waseem_dr@hotmail.com
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General
websites
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http://www.who.ch/
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World Health Organization
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
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PubMed – Medline on the Web
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http://www.nih.gov/health
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US National Institutes of Health website (biomedical research,
free)
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http://chid.nih.gov
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US combined Health Information Database of the NIH: clearing
house database, healthcare information and a good search engine.
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm
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US Mayo Clinic
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http://www.nice.org.uk
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UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence
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http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
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UK NHS Direct online
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http://www.chi.nhs.uk/
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Commission for Health Improvement
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Healthcare
journal and magazines
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http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/
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Bandolier (free abstracts and good links)
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http://www.bmj.com/index.shtml
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British Medical Journal
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http://www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/letters.htm
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Chief Medical Officer's letters
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http://www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/publications.htm
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Chief Medical Officer's publications
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http://www.thelancet.com/
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The Lancet
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http://content.nejm.org/
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Medical
societies and organizations
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http://www.gmc-uk.org/
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UK General Medical Council
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http://www.mrc.ac.uk
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UK Medical Research Council
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http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk
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Royal College of Physicians - England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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http://www.rcpe.ac.uk
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Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
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Chapter
1. Ethics and communication
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http://www.wma.net/e/policy.html
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World Medical Association policy
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http://www.bma.org.uk/ethics
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British Medical Association ethics site
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http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/
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US National Institutes of Health website: bioethics pages
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http://www.clinical-skills-net.org.uk
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UK Clinical Skills Network
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http://www.nivel.nl/each
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European Association for Communication in Healthcare
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Chapter
2. Infectious diseases, tropical medicine and sexually transmitted
diseases
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http://www.idlinks.com
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General starting point for infectious disease links
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http://www.cdc.gov
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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http://www.phls.co.uk/topics_az/index.htm
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UK Public Health Laboratory Service - figures and statistics on
communicable diseases
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http://www.medscape.com/infectiousdiseases.html
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Free registration - good source of latest information
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http://www.who.int/emc/
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World Health Organization Communicable Disease Surveillance and
Response
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http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta)
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http://www.phls.co.uk/
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UK regional information on infections
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Chapter
3. Cell and molecular biology, and genetic disorders
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http://www.genetichealth.com
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US company
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Chapter
4. Clinical immunology
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http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/MCQs/ MCQ.html
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http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/MBChB/ImmGloss.html
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MCQs and immunology glossary (University of Leicester)
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http://www.antibodyresource.com/
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Source of antibody resources for educators and researchers
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Chapter
5. Nutrition
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http://www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/
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World Health Organization site, provides information on
world-wide nutritional issues, resources and research
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http://www.fao.org/
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – autonomous body
within the United Nations, aims to improve health through nutrition and
agricultural productivity, especially in rural populations
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http://www.ific.org/
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International Food Information Council (IFIC) - non-profit
organization providing access to health and nutrition resources to improve
communication of health and nutrition information to consumers
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http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~food-lab/nat/
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Free analysis of the nutrient content of food available to anyone
(at University of Illinois, USA)
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Selected nutrition journals (for more extensive website addresses
see Journal of Nutrition 1997; 127:1527–1532)
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http://www.ajcn.org/
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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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http://www.nutrition.org/
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The Journal of Nutrition
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http://www.naturesj.com/ijo
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International Journal of Obesity
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http://www.cabi-publishing.org/JOURNALS/BJN/Index.asp
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The British Journal of Nutrition
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http://www.ilsi.org/publications/reviews.html
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Nutrition Reviews
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http://clinnutr.org/
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American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
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http://www.naturesj.com/ejcn/
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European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Chapter
6. Gastrointestinal disease
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http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet
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Gastric cancer
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http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band27/b27-7.html
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http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band38/b38-4.html
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Gastric ulcer and GORD
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http://www.nacc.org.uk
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UK National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease
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http://www.digestivedisorders.org.uk/leaflets/ibs.html
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Irritable bowel syndrome
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http://www.coeliac.co.uk
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Coeliac disease
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Chapter
7. Liver, biliary tract and pancreatic disease
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http://www.gastrohep.com
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Resources for gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy
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http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/335/Hepatitis.html
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Viral hepatitis
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http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic98.htm
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Cholecystitis, cholelithiasis
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Chapter
8. Haematological disease
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http://www.bloodline.net
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General website on haematology
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http://www.transfusion.org
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Journal of the American Association of Blood Banks
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http://www.shot.demon.co.uk
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Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) scheme, covering UK and
Ireland NHS and private hospitals, affiliated to the Royal College of
Pathologists (based Manchester Blood Transfusion Centre)
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http://www.blood.co.uk
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UK National Blood Service
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http://www.doh.gov.uk/bbt2
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UK CMO's Better Blood Transfusion Conference
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http://www.bcshguidelines.com
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British Society for Haematology guidelines
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http://www.wfh.org
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World Federation of Hemophilia
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http://www.hemophilia.org
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US National Hemophilia Foundation
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http://www.med.unc.edu/isth/
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International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)
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Chapter
9. Medical oncology including haematological malignancy
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http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk
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UK patient organization
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http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
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UK charity (formed from merged Imperial Cancer Research Fund and
Cancer Research Campaign).
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http://www.cancer.org
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US cancer organization
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http://www.palliativemedjournal.com
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Journal of Palliative Medicine
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Chapter
10. Rheumatology and bone disease
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http://www.rheumatology.org
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American College of Rheumatology
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http://www.arc.org.uk
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UK Arthritis Research Campaign
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http://www.rheumatology.org.uk/
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British Society of Rheumatology - useful, patient-oriented
information
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http://www.nos.org.uk/
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UK National Osteoporosis Society - useful information and reviews
of ongoing research
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http://www.osteo.org/
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US National Institutes of Health's bone-diseases page, with
useful links from there for osteoporosis, Paget's and osteomalacia
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http://www.cbcu.cam.ac.uk/calreviews
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Cambridge University site - links to quizzes, pathology images,
etc.
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Chapter
11. Renal disease
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http://www.tinkershop.net/nephro.htm
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Nephrology calculator
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http://www.nephronline.org
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For healthcare professionals involved in the management of
patients with kidney disease
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http://www.renalnet.org
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Kidney information clearing house database
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http://www.kidney.org.uk/
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UK charity run by and for patients
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http://www.nkrf.org.uk/
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UK charity
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Chapter
12. Water, electrolytes and acid–base balance
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http://www.tinkershop.net/nephro.htm
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Nephrology calculator
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http://www.nephronline.org
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For healthcare professionals involved in the management of
patients with kidney disease
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http://www.renalnet.org
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Kidney information clearing house database
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http://www.kidney.org.uk/
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UK charity run by and for patients
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http://www.nkrf.org.uk/
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UK charity
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Chapter
13. Cardiovascular disease
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http://www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/coronarych4.htm
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UK National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease (2000)
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http://www.americanheart.org/
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American Heart Association
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http://www.erc.edu/
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European Resuscitation Council
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http://www.resus.org.uk
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UK Resuscitation Council
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http://homepages.enterprise.net/djenkins/ecghome.html
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ECG tracings library
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Chapter
14. Respiratory disease
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http://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk
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British Thoracic Society
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http://www.thoracic.org
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American Thoracic Society
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http://www.asthma.org.uk
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UK National Asthma Campaign
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http://www.quitsmokinguk.com
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Good site for those wanting to quit or to help patients to quit
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Chapter
15. Intensive care medicine
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http://www.ics.ac.uk
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UK Intensive Care Society
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http://www.esicm.org
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European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
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Chapter
16. Drug therapy and poisoning
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http://www.nice.org.uk
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UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence
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http://cebm.jr2.ox.ac.uk/
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UK Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
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http://www.spib.axl.co.uk
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Toxbase poisons information
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Chapter
17. Environmental medicine
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http://www.who.int/m/topicgroups/environment/en/index.html
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WHO guidelines and information on various environmental topics
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http://www.hypothermia.org/
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Hypothermia
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hypothermia.html
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Hypothermia
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http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/
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Altitude sickness
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Chapter
18. Endocrine disease
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http://www.endocrinology.org
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UK Society for Endocrinology
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http://www.endo-society.org
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Endocrine Society
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http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/endo.htm
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US National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes
& Digestive & Kidney Diseases
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http://www.endocrineweb.com
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Endocrine web resource
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http://www.pituitary.org.uk
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The Pituitary Foundation (UK charity)
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http://www.tss.org.uk
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UK Turner Syndrome Support Society
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http://www.medicalert.org.uk
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Emergency identification system for people with hidden medical
conditions
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Chapter
19. Diabetes mellitus and other disorders of metabolism
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http://www.doh.gov.uk/nsf
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UK Government's forthcoming National Service Framework draft
information
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http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/index.html
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Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - guidelines on a
range of subjects including diabetes
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http://www.dtu.ox.ac.uk
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Diabetes Trials Unit (University of Oxford) - research
information, particularly the UK Prospective Diabetes Study results
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http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/easdec/
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Diabetic retinopathy
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http://www.diabetes.org.uk
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Diabetes UK charity – information for patients, researchers and
health professionals
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http://www.diabetes.org
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American Diabetes Association – heavyweight and authoritative,
with an American flavour
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http://www.diabetes.ca
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Canadian Diabetes Association site – well designed practical
site with many links to other diabetes-related sites; a good jumping off
point
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Chapter
20. Neurological disease
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http://www.theabn.org
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Association of British Neurologists information service
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http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/
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Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
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http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk
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UK National Society for Epilepsy
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Chapter
21. Psychological medicine
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http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk
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UK Royal College of Psychiatrists
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http://www.Connects.org.uk
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A free linking website for mental health in general
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http://www.cebmh.com/
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Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health
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http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk
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Mental Health Foundation, a charity that funds research and
services for people with mental health problems and learning difficulties
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Chapter
22. Skin disease
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http://www.bad.org.uk
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British Association of Dermatologists
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http://www.aad.org/MedWebGuide.html
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American Academy of Dermatology web guide
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http://tray.dermatology.uiowa.edu/DermImag.htm
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Dermatologic image database (adult)
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http://www.usc.edu/hsc/nml/e-resources/info/dermis.html
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Dermatologic image database (paediatric)
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http://www.eczema.org
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UK National Eczema Society (atopic eczema)
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http://www.paalliance.org/default.htm
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Psoriatic Arthropathy Alliance (psoriasis)
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