Contents
BMHS Catalog
MVLC Catalog
Databases
Curriculum links
Assignments
Billerica Memorial High School LMC
Health
updated March 5, 2008
General Health and Wellness Resources
Health and Medicine U.S. Government portal with all the best health databases.
MEDLINEplus Information on conditions, diseases and wellness, plus a medical encyclopedia.(A great place to start)
CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Health topics A-Z, public health concerns, i.e., anthrax, AIDS, flu, etc.
Columbia University Complete Home Medical Guide
GoPubMed Search engine for medical and health related topics
Health A-Z Family health and fitness
KidsCount a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. Statistics state by state on child welfare issues.
Healthfinder Resources for a healthier lifestyle.
Medicine Net Doctor supervised information on diseases and conditions, procedures and tests, medications, medical terms dictionary and information for healthy living.
NCCAM National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (National Institute of Health site)
National Women's Health Information Center
NOAH New York Online Access to Health
AMA Health Insite Medem site, patient information on diseases and conditions for all ages.
Web MD Health and wellness, diseases and conditions.
A Guide to the History of Medicine
Communicable Diseases -- Information for Consumers
NIH
Interactive Health
Tutorials
Aids
and HIV Information Resource
Eating
Disorders and Nutrition
ANRED Anorexia Nervosa and related eating disorders
It's my life PBS Kids
Tips for Kids on Eating Well and Feeling Good About Yourself
Media Awareness Network Body Image and Self Esteem
Something Fishy -- A web site on eating disorders
Dying to be Thin a documentary from NOVA on the issue of eating disorders. View a rebroadcast of the program on line or use NOVA's extensive list of online links.
Eating Disorders A young woman's journal of her personal struggle with eating disorders.
Nutrition, Quest for the perfect food. Web links to nutrition sites
Nutrition Analysis Tool Assess how healthy your diet is and analyze foods for a breakdown of nutrients, fat content and calories
The Vegetarian Resource Group What is a healthy vegetarian diet?
Heart
Health
Cancer
Diagnosis and Treatment
Mental Health Information
APA (American Psychology Association) Online Good current articles on a variety of psychological disorders.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
NAMI The Nations Voice on Mental Illness
National Institute of Mental Health Current articles describing a variety of mental illnesses.
NIH Child and Adolescent Mental Health
PTSD - Veteran's Administration
Science.gov--Mental Health A government portal with the best mental health data bases.
Sleep
Disorders and Treatment
National Center on Sleep Disorders and Research
Drugs and Drug Abuse
Drug War Facts "(Our) mission is to offer useful facts cited from authoritative sources to a debate which is often characterized by myths, error and emotion."
Partnership for a Drug Free America Accurate, authoritative resource about illegal drug use and consequences.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
National Institute on Drug Abuse Science-Based Facts on Drug Abuse and Addiction
NIDA -- How various drugs affect the brain
Reality Check from Center for Substance Abuse Understanding Marijuana and other drugs.
Tobacco and its related issuesSmoking and Tobacco Medline Plus
Spit Tobacco Chewing tobacco and snuff
ASH Action on Smoking and Health
American Academy of Periodontology Cigar and Pipe smoking and adverse effects on dental health.
Driving
and Highway safety
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
National
Center for Injury Prevention and
Control - CDC
Hair
Loss
Alopecia Areata web site of NAAF
Teen
Health
Teen Consumer Scrapbook From credit cards to tattoos, find out all the information you need to know from this government web site.
Kids Health -- Teen health issues.The Nemours Foundation.