General resources on therapies offered by allopathic medical practitioners. The section "Health Care Information Resources" offers access to general and specific resources in Alternative Medicine. "The Expanded Dictionary of MEtaphysical Healthcare", written by Jack Raso, is an online dictionary which van be consulted for meanings of terms used in alternative therapies. In the "Illness" section you wil find a set of links to web sites that discuss "Fraud in healthcare".
Publications about intercultural contexts and representations of chronic illness, specially in West-Africa, in a historical perspective : textes, bibliographies and maps on-line. Editor: A.Bargès, University of Tours (France).
Brings together social and behavioral scientists who share an interest in the social contexts of health, illness, and health care. The Section examines the phenomena of health and illness, the social organization of health care delivery, and differential access to medical resources.
Credible, current and comprehensive cancer information presented by the National Cancer Institute (USA). Information on types of cancer, treatment options, clinical trials, causes & prevention, testing for cancer, coping with cancer, and support groups.
Health information and services in the Netherlands, with links to 600+ WWW links and email addresses from the Dutch health care.
An interdisciplinary faculty applying history, sociology, literature, and philosophy to analyze clinical practices and biomedical research to broaden medical school curricula and inform public policy.
A unified database of bibliographic records from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the USA. There are sixteen databases that can be searched individually or at once, ranging from AIDS Education and Alzheimers Disease to Cancer Prevention and Weight Control. Users van browse the information or search the databases with a simple interface or detailed (allowing Boolean operators).
A resource center of print materials, electronic databasis and a web site dealing with culturally competent health care for regugees and immigrants. The site contains bibliographies and links to relevant resources about refugees and immigrants. Especially for nursing students, health care provides, social workers,and medical interpreters. Editor: Jacquelyn Coughlan (State University of New York, Institute of Technology).
"MeSH Classified" (Medical Subject Headings) resources on Internet for laypersons, health care professionals and scientists.
A forum for the discussion of health issues by scientists in the field of sociology & public health; it collates and synthesizes knowledge and experience across European countries; and it creates opportunities for research and for participation in international cooperation and planning. ESHMS is an independent organization whose membership is open to persons resident or working in Europe who work as sociologists, applying sociological paradigms and methodology to health issues. It organizes regular scientific meetings of the membership to review the state of European knowledge on selected topics, and periodic summer schools for members and students. The association participates in European discussions and activities concerned with health policy, health planning and health service development. A newsletter is published informing ESHMS members of developments in medical sociology and carrying announcements and information on conferences, publications, working groups, research projects and other events. ESHMS has during the last few years paid special attention in mobilizing colleagues in countries of central and eastern Europe (CCEE) and newly independent states (NIS) of the former USSR.
This site encourages diabetics and loved ones to become involved in Diabetes CURE research and projects to support cure research. It includes a personal story of living with diabetes for 30 years and tons of useful diabetes links
The newsletter of the Health Sociology Section of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA).
Health care in the Netherlands from Surfnet. (English and Dutch versions)
Information about public health care in Amsterdam.
Designed to give you fast information on medical issues. The database is searchable. With an email service you can stay up-to-date.
Consumer healthcare information from the U.S. Government, with selected online publications, databases, web sites and support groups.
Collection of links from a virtual library. University of Florida, USA.
The health science librarians of the Committee for Institutional Cooperation (CIC) schools work together to develop an interface which provides organized access to evaluated non-commercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources. The resources include those currently available as well as new resources developed in collaboration with other organizations. The interface integrates educational information so the user has a one-stop entry point to learn skills and use material relevant to their discipline. They provide an alphabetical list of all subjects: from AIDS to Women's Health.
An educational site that is interactive and intended for non-technical audiences. It includes hundreds of graphics, educational information and animations.
A good introduction to those with a very limited understanding of genetics. You will find links to various resources that will be of interest to both the casual net-surfer and the researcher. It's a great site, and it starts with this: "Genetics: the study of biological heredity and variance. In simpler terms, it's the study of how genes are passed from parent to offspring, and how those genes create certain characteristics in an organism." And you do get the whole story.
Provides access to both Internet-wide health information and local health information (for the San Francisco Bay Area).
Child and Youth Psychiatry in the Netherlands (Dutch only).
National society for public health care in the Netherlands.
The Shaping of a Discipline: The Case of Medical Sociology in the United States, 1950s - 1980s
Shows the development of medical sociology in the United States as an exemplary case illustrating how an intellectual activity became an established special field, a field which became full-fledged in the 1950s and is fully institutionalized today. During four decades, medical sociology experienced dramatic growth. Nevertheless, it had to overcome the disdain and suspicion of colleagues both within the discipline of sociology and within medicine. The paper addresses issues about the factors that lead to grow and institutionalization of the field, its major themes and changing terrains, and how the developmental trends and present status of medical sociology have been shaped.
Information on lung cancer: facts, treatments, clinical trials, and a forum.
Includes a Library of health information, Cancer Center, Diet & Nutrition, Heart Center, Pregnancy & Children.
Discussion archive of the MedSoc discussion group.
A documentation-center, specialized on homecare in the Netherlands. Annotated links to services and pages with links relevant to homecare.
The UK based NHN works to promote positive change in the health service to benefit patients and the public health.
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