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Genetic Diseases
National Center for Biotechnology Information: Genes and Disease- Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information
Genetics- list of sites dealing with various genetic diseases and conditions.
March of Dimes: Medical References- see Birth Defects and Genetics
Family Village: Specific Diseases- alphabetical listing of diseases and conditions
MedlinePlus- a medical encyclopedia with an alphabetical listing of diseases and conditions.
Find Articles in Health and Fitness- a searchable database of various medical journals. Type in your disease's name and read the various medical articles about it.
eMedicine Pediatrics- an alphabetical listing of Pediatrics genetics and metabolic diseases
HealthLink- an A through Z listing of diseases and conditions.
Doctor Page: Diseases and Conditions- an alphabetical listing of diseases and conditions.
Yahoo.com's Diseases and Conditions: Genetic Disorders- a list of genetic diseases and some sites that have information about them
Oncolink: Breast Cancer
http://www.oncolink.org/types/article.cfm?c=3&s=5&ss=33&id=8320
Komen Foundation
http://cms.komen.org/komen/AboutBreastCancer/index.htm
Breast Cancer Organization
http://www.breastcancer.org/
MedlinePlus: Breast Cancer
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html
MedlinePlus:
Colorectal Cancer
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000262.htm
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/
cri_2_4_1x_what_is_colon_and_rectum_cancer.asp?sitearea=cri
National Cancer Insttitute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/colon/patient/
Oncolink: Colon Cancer the Basics
http://www.oncolink.org/types/article.cfm?c=5&s=11&ss=81&id=7336
Medicine Net: Colon Cancer
http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_cancer/article.htm
WeMove
http://www.wemove.org/ts/
Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette
Syndrome
http://www.tsa-usa.org/Medical/guidetodiagnosis.html
Nemours Foundation: Tourette Syndrome
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/tourette.html
Medline Plus: Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000733.htm
National Cancer Institute: Hodgkin's
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/hodgkins
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_1X_
What_is_Hodgkins_disease_20.asp?sitearea=CRI
Medline Plus: Hodgkins
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000580.htm
Oncolink: Adult Hodgkin's Disease
http://www.oncolink.org/types/article.cfm?c=10&s=35&ss=808&id=9528
MedicineNet: Hodgkin's Disease
http://www.medicinenet.com/hodgkins_disease/article.htm
Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000358.htm
MedicineNet: Hyperthyroidism
http://www.medicinenet.com/hyperthyroidism/article.htm
MayoClinic: Graves' Disease
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/graves-disease/DS00181
InteliHealth: Graves' Disease
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/11025.html
National Graves' Disease Foundation
http://www.ngdf.org/
MedlinePlus: Poliomyelitis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000428.htm
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/polymyositis/DS00334
National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/polymyositis/polymyositis.htm
MedicineNet: Polymyositis
http://www.medicinenet.com/polymyositis/article.htm
Health A to Z: Polymyositis
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/polymyositis.jsp
MedlinePlus: Hemangioma
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001459.htm
MedlinePlus: Birthmarks Red
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001440.htm
Vascular Birthmarks Foundation
http://www.birthmark.org/
MedicineNet: Birth Marks
http://www.medicinenet.com/birthmarks_and_other_skin_pigmentation_problems/article.htm
University of Maryland Medical Center:
Hemangioma
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001459.htm
National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: Lupus Erythematosus
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Lupus/default.asp
Lupus Foundation of America: Facts and Overview
http://www.lupus.org/education/overview.html
Mayo Clinic: Lupus
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00115
Arthritis Foundation: Lupus
http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/DiseaseCenter/lupus.asp
NINDS: Alzheimer's Disease
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/alzheimersdisease.htm
Alzheimer's Association: What is Alzheimer's
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp
National Institute
on Aging: Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet
http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/adfact.htm
NIA: Alzheimer's
Disease Genetic Fact Sheet
http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/geneticsfs.htm
Mayo Clinic:
Alzheimer's Center
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alzheimers/AZ99999
American Diabetes Association: Diabetes
Information
http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp
Diabetes Overview
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/
WebMD: Diabetes Basics
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/46/1667_50911.htm
Emedicine: Diabetes
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/diabetes/article_em.htm
Emedicine: Schizophrenia
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/schizophrenia/article_em.htm
NIMH: Schizophrenia
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/schizophreniamenu.cfm
NMHA: Schizophrenia
http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/schizophrenia
MayoClinic: Schizophrenia
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizophrenia/DS00196
Lou Gehrig's Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
NINDS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_amyotrophiclateralsclerosis.htm
MayoClinic: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis/DS00359
MDA: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
http://www.mda.org/disease/als.html
Lou Gehrig's Disease
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/als.html
USA Today: Lou Gehrig's Disease
http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/53/main.html
Skin Cancer Foundation: Melanoma
http://www.skincancer.org/melanoma/index.php
Family Doctor: Melanoma: A Kind of Skin Cancer
http://familydoctor.org/666.xml
What is Skin Cancer
http://www.skincarephysicians.com/skincancernet/whatis.html
MayoClinic: Melanoma
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/melanoma/DS00439
Medicine Net: Melanoma
http://www.medicinenet.com/melanoma/article.htm
Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome (SCIDS)
SCID Homepage
http://www.scid.net/
Answers.com: Severe Combined
Immunodeficiency
http://www.answers.com/topic/severe-combined-immunodeficiency
Learning about Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
http://www.genome.gov/13014325
Last Updated: 01/18/08
Kristina McGlaun, Librarian
Jackson Creek Middle School
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