Health Problems and Treatments - Best Websites

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

http://familydoctor.org/

http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Health treatments:

http://www.besttreatments.co.uk/btuk/home.jsp

http://www.remedyfind.com/

http://www.youngagain2000.com/

http://familydoctor.org/

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/hp.asp

Self-help:

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/selfhelpguide/index.aspx

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/disclaimer.asp

Find a doctor near you (Great Britain only):

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/LocalServices/LocalServices.aspx

Complementary Medicine:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alternative-medicine/CM99999

http://www.cyberspacehealthclinic.co.uk/treatments/index.html

http://www.bionetics.co.uk/hairtest1.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alternative-medicine/PN00001

http://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/

Discussion forums:

http://www2.netdoctor.co.uk/discussion/index.asp

Support groups:

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/support_groups/index.shtml

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/support-groups/MH00002

Healthy living:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/HealthyLiving/fs/en

http://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/

Ask a specialist:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/AnswersIndex/AnswersIndex

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/disclaimer.asp

http://www.healthandfitnessfriend.com/

http://www.whatshouldido.com/

Children's health:

http://www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk/kids/hospital/treatment/cf.html

http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/ChildrenServices/fs/en

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/children/index.shtml

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/childrens-health/CC99999

Women's health:

http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/azhealthtopics/a/hlthtrtmntguide.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/womens-health/WO99999

Men's health:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malereproductivesystem.html

http://www.malehealth.co.uk

Websites for the disabled & their carers

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/

http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/health-care/guide/helpline.shtml

Helplines/counselling

http://www.childline.org.uk/

http://www.childhelplineinternational.org/index.php

http://www.relate.org.uk/

http://www.cccs.co.uk/

http://www.lacap.co.uk/

A-Z of health - useful links:

Abdominal pain

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003120.htm

Abscess

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=3

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001353.htm

Abuse helplines (adult and child)

http://www.advicehq.co.uk/Helplines.htm

http://www.childline.org.uk/

Accidents:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/Accidents/AccidentsUsefulLinks/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4072235&chk=pDz2Lj

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=571

Acid reflux

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=571

Acidosis

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001181.htm

Acne

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=4

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/spots.htm

http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/acne.html

Acupuncture

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=6

Addiction and drug abuse

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/drugabuse.htm

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=448

Alcalosis

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001183.htm

Alcoholism

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001944.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alcoholism/DS00340

Allergic rhinitis (see 'Hay Fever')

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000813.htm

Allergies:

http://www.allergy-network.co.uk/

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=11&sectionId=5524

http://www.allergymatters.com/

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/focus/asthma/index.shtml

http://www.foodallergy.org/

http://allergies.about.com/

http://www.lactose.co.uk/

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/allergies_immune/allergies.html

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/allergicdiseases.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000812.htm

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/skin_hair/eczema_index.shtml?articleIdent=uk.eczema.facts.eczema.uk_eczema_xmlarticle_003731

Alexander Technique

http://www.alexandertechnique.com/

Alopecia

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-loss/DS00278

http://www.alopeciaonline.org.uk/

Alternative (complementary) medicine

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alternative-medicine/PN00001

http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmccomplementalternmed/

http://www.alternativemedicine.com/retailer/store_templates/shell_id_1.asp?storeID=02AD61F001A74B5887D3BD11F6C28169

Alzheimer's disease

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=14

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/alzheimer.htm

Anaemia

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/anaemiairon.htm

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=19

Anaphylactic shock

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=398

Anger management

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=1890

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anger-management/MH00075

Angina

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=23

http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/angina.html

Anorexia nervosa

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=27

http://www.priory-hospital.co.uk/htm/anorex.htm

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/anorexianervosa.htm

Anxiety:

http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=cg22

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=28

http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby_factsheets/anxiety.html

http://www.freeofdepressionandanxiety.com/anxiety.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anxiety-disorder/AN01139

Appendicitis

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=31

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/appendictitis.htm

Aromatherapy

http://www.aocuk.net/

http://www.aromatherapyassociates.com/

http://www.naha.org/

Arrhythmia

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/arrhythmia.html

http://familydoctor.org/286.xml

Arthritis

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=32

http://www.arthritis.org/

http://arthritis.about.com/

http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/Home

http://www.allaboutarthritis.com/portal/DPUY/AAA

http://www.arthritis.com/

Assisted conception:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/AssistedConception/fs/en

http://212.49.193.187/cps/rde/xchg/hfea

Asthma:

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/focus/asthma/index.shtml

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/asthma.htm

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=1272

http://www.everydaykidz.com/about_program/index.asp?source=501?source=501

http://www.asthma.org.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/asthma/

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/asthma_exercise.htm

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD:

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=40

Atherosclerosis:

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=579

http://www.athero.org/

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Atherosclerosis/Atherosclerosis_WhatIs.html

Athlete's foot:

http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/athletesfoot.html

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/athletesfoot.htm

Autism:

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=41

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001526.htm

Avian (bird) flu:

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=1565

Back pain

http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/lowbackpain.html

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=234

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/lumbago.htm

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/slippeddisc.htm

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/lumbago.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/back-pain/DS00171

Bacteria and viruses

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/virusbacteria.htm

Bed sores

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=296

Bell's palsy

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/bellspalsy.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bells-palsy/DS00168

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=45

Bile reflux

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bile-reflux/DS00651

Bird (avian) flu

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/disease/ai/index.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bile-reflux/DS00651

Birth marks

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=48

Bites & stings

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=49

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/diseases/snakes_and_snake_bites.htm

Bleeding gums (gyngivitis)

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=50

Blepharitis

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/blepharitis/DS00633

Blood clots

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=363

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/peripheral-arterial-disease/DS00537

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thrombophlebitis/DS00223

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pulmonary-embolism/DS00429

Blood pressure, high (hypertension) - HBP

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=50

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/hypertension.htm

Blood pressure, low (hypotension) - LBP

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=490

BMI (Body Mass Index)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007196.htm

Boils and carbuncles

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/boils-and-carbuncles/DS00466

Bone & joint infections

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bone-and-joint-infections/DS00545

Bone cancer

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bone-cancer/DS00520

Bowel cancer

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/cervicalcancer.htm

Brain aneurism

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/brain-aneurysm/DS00582

Brain tumour

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/brain-tumor/DS00281

Breast cancer

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=398

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-cancer/BR99999

http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/

Bronchiolitis

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/brain-tumor/DS00281

Bronchitis

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/acutebronchitis.htm

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=67

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000119.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bronchitis/DS00031

Bruises and sprains

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/sprains.htm

Bulimia nervosa

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/bulimianervosa.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bulimia/DS00607

Bullying

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bullying.html

http://www.bullying.co.uk/

http://www.childline.org.uk/extra/bullyingindex.asp

Bunions

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bunions/DS00309

Bursitis

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=70

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/brain-aneurysm/DS00582

Bypass surgery

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartbypasssurgery.html

Calluses & corns

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/corns-and-calluses/DS00033

Candida albicans (Thrush)

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/candidaalbicans.htm

Cancer:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/Cancer/fs/en

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=72

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/

http://www.cancer.gov/

http://www.breastcancer.org/

http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/

http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007196.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer/CA99999

Cancer - alternative therapies

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/canceralternativetherapies.html

Cancer - living with cancer

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancerlivingwithcancer.html

Cancer in children

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancerinchildren.html

Cancer - male breast

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/male-breast-cancer/DS00661

Cardiac bypass surgery

http://www.heartinfo.org/ms/guides/16/main.html

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartbypasssurgery.html

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/carpaltunnel.html

Cataract

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cataract.html

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/cataract.htm

Cervical cancer

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cervicalcancer.html

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/cervicalcancer.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cervical-cancer/DS00167

Cervical spondylosis

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cervical-spondylosis/DS00697

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000436.htm

Chickenpox:

http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/chickenpox.html

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=97

Child abuse

http://www.childline.org.uk/Childabuse.asp

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/html/home/whatwedo/whatischildabuse.htm

http://www.unicef.org.uk/campaigns/campaign_detail.asp?campaign=16

http://endabuse.org/programs/display.php3?DocID=9916

http://www.kidscape.org.uk/professionals/childabuse.shtml

Chinese medicine

http://www.ftcm.org.uk/

Cholesterol

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/CL99999

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/QZ00046

Coeliac disease

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/glutenallergy.htm

Colon cancer

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colon-cancer/DS00035

Complementary medicine

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alternative-medicine/PN00001

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alternative-medicine/CM99999

Cosmetic surgery (independent advice):

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/CosmeticSurgery/fs/en

Coronary Heart Disease:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/CoronaryHeartDisease/fs/en

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/

http://www.heartstats.org/homepage.asp

http://www.heart.nhs.uk/scripts/default.asp?site_id=23&id=5363

Counselling

http://www.counselling.ltd.uk/

http://www.relate.org.uk/

Crohn's disease.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/crohns-disease/DS00104

Cystic fibrosis

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000107.htm

Cystitis

http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/cystitis.html

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=119

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000436.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/urinary-tract-infection/DS00286

Dandruff

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/dandruff.htm

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=121

Delayed (retarded) ejaculation

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/sex_relationships/facts/ejaculatoryincompetence.htm

Health Problems and Treatments - Best Websites

Best links for health problems, diagnosis and treatment