Chapter 7 Links
DNA Analysis And Diagnosis
PCR
DNA Probe
RFLP
HIV
- The Body: A Multimedia
AIDS and HIV Information Resource
- A great looking site with a lot of information. The Body
provides you with basic AIDS information, information on
political issues, insight from experts, and opportunities for
interaction. Highly recommended!
- HIV InSite
- HIV InSite is designed as a gateway to in-depth information
about particular aspects of HIV/AIDS.
- JAMA
HIV/AIDS Information Center
- An easy-to-use, interactive collection of useful and
high-quality resources for physicians, other health
professionals and the public. The links will let you access
clinical updates, news, and information on a broad range of
social and policy questions relating to HIV/AIDS.
- Ask NOAH
About: AIDS and HIV
- A great site full of a variety of information.
- Doctor's Guide
to AIDS Information and Resources
- This guide provides extensive links to medical news and
alerts, disease and drug information, and links to discussion
groups, newsgroups, and other sites. Go here to learn about new
developments.
Tuberculosis
Lyme Disease
- LYME
DISEASE: The Facts, The Challenge
- An excellent introduction to Lyme Disease.
- Lyme
Disease Information Resource
- This is a nicely designed, asthetically pleasing site with
good information. Recommended!
- American
Lyme Disease Foundation
- The American Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. was created to
advance research, treatment, prevention and public awareness of
Lyme Disease throughout the United States. This site has
information on ecology and environmental management of Lyme
Disease, general precautions, specific recomendations, and
vaccines.
- Lyme Disease
Network
- The Network is a nonprofit foundation, dedicated to the
education of the public about the prevention and treatment of
Lyme Disease. This Web site contains general information about
the diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of Lyme disease. This
site also provides the reader with pointers to other
information sources on the Internet.
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Genital Warts
Peridontal Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
- CF
Web
- This site has a lot of information on many aspects of CF.
Some apects included are support groups, newspaper articles and
books about people with CF, CF Information for the
Non-Technical Reader, and CF Information for Doctors and
Researchers.
- Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation
- The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) is to
assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic
fibrosis (CF) and to improve the quality of life for those with
the disease.
- A Family Guide
to Cystic Fibrosis Genetic Testing
- This is a very nice, easy to understand site. It answers
questions such as: What is your chance of being a CF carrier?
and Who will benefit from CF genetic testing?
- Pulmozyme
DNase Approved for Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
- An article from the Feb. 94 issue of Medical Sciences
Bulletin on this new CF drug.
Also check out the Pulmozyme
page at Genentech for more info.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Dystrophin
Huntington's Disease
Fragile X Syndrome
- FRAXA Research
Foundation
- FRAXA is a national nonprofit organization run by parents
and medical professionals. It made up entirely of volunteers.
In 1994, three parents of children with fragile X syndrome
founded FRAXA because fragile X research is drastically
underfunded. (This site is recommended.)
- Fragile
X Homepage
- Information on Fragile X diagnostic tests and the disease
itself.
Retinoblastoma
Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's
Association
- The Alzheimer's Association is the oldest and largest
national voluntary health organization dedicated to research
for the causes, cure, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and
to providing education and support services to Alzheimer's
patients, their families and caregivers. (This site has all the
latest information.)
- Ask
NOAH About: Alzheimer's Disease
- From the terrific resources of the New York Online Access
to Health (NOAH).
Valuable answers to many questions about this disease.
- Alzheimer's
FamilyCare
- A nice looking site that is also very complete. Alzheimer's
FamilyCare is a cost-free support service from Parke-Davis for
patients with Alzheimer's disease and their family
members/caregivers.
- Alzheimer
Web
- The Alzheimer Web provides a resource for researchers in
the field of Alzheimer's disease and for the people who have an
interest in research developments.
- The Institute for
Brain Aging and Dementia
- The goal of the Institute is to mobilize and unify
University resources to discover meaningful ways to prevent
decline in brain function with aging prior to its inception and
to reverse loss of function once it has occured. (This
institute deals with more than Alzheimer's Disease.)
- Alzheimer's
Disease Review
- An internet journal which offers discussion of the latest
advances in research and an overview of current issues.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- The ALS Association
- The ALSA web site is another component in the delivery of
information specific to ALS. Our purpose is to provide you
accurate and timely information as well as a resource directory
pointing you to sources of information.
- Doctor's Guide to
the Internet - ALS
- It's contents include: Medical News and Alerts Disease
Information, Drug Information, Discussion Groups and
Newsgroups, and Other Related Sites.
- ALS
Resource Page
- This page was created by a person with ALS. It has many
links to ALS resources and links to inspirational stories.
Diabetes - Type II
Melanoma
- American Cancer
Society
- A nice site for information on all types of cancer. Topics
and links include the Relay for Life, the Breast Cancer
Network, the Great American SmokeScream, and Prostate Cancer
Information. This great looking site won three top site
honors.
- Melanoma
Patients' Information Page
- A complete resource of information because it includes many
links!
- The
Melanoma Project
- The goal of this project is to develop methods for
detecting malignant melanoma by analyzing color images and
dermatoscopic images of lesions. This site includes an
introduction, pictures of skin lesions, and links to other
resources.
- Malignant
Melanoma
- By Stephen Douglas, M.D. this site provides general
information about melanoma in a way that it would be descibed
to a patient.
- Malignant
Melanoma - Check for the ABCD's of Melanoma
- A very good site which shows pictures to help identify the
ABCD's of Melanoma - asymmetry, border irregularity, color, and
diameter. Included is a short paragraph giving general
information on melanoma.
- Newly
Cloned Gene Could Aid in Treating Melanoma
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientists have identified,
cloned, and sequenced a gene coding for one of the principal
proteins that elicit natural immunity against melanoma, a
cancer of the pigment-forming cells of the skin.
p53