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UT Southwestern Health and Wellness
UT Southwestern provides a wealth of health information at your fingertips. Health Watch is a public service of the Office of News and Publications at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and provides transcripts of weekly broadcasts about consumer health information from ABC Radio. Topics covered include a wide variety of disearses and disorders, special health issues, and interesting stories about human anatomy and physiology.

MEDLINEplus (English)
MEDLINEplus (Spanish)
Reliable information on common diseases and disorders, dictionaries and definitions of medical terms, MEDLINE (PubMed), other National Library of Medicine databases, online publications, tutorials, and directories for locating hospitals and physicians. Available in English and Spanish from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

American Heart Association
Committed to reducing disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke, the American Heart Association provides information on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart conditions.

American Diabetes Association
The site offers numerous resources to aid in the prevention, detection, and management of diabetes. From recipes to information specific to teens or different ethnic groups, the site is a comprehensive resource.

Healthfinder
A gateway to selected consumer health and human services information resources provided by U.S. government agencies and other organizations serving the public interest.

Kidshealth
Provides families with accurate, up-to-date, jargon-free, and doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Designed for kids, teens, and parents, the site contains separate areas with age-appropriate content and tone.

Lab Tests
Designed to assist the patient or caregiver in understanding the numerous clinical lab tests used in routine care and in the diagnosis and treatment of various conditions and diseases.

National Cancer Institute
An award-winning government Web site that provides information on common types of cancer along with an A to Z list of all types of cancer, links to cancer topics, and cancer statistics.

National Women's Health Information Center
Committed to reducing disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke, the American Heart Association provides information on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart conditions.

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
Committed to reducing disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke, the American Heart Association provides information on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart conditions.

Consumer Health News

Latest News From UT Southwestern
Get a chronological list of the latest press releases from UT Southwestern News and Publications Department. This site highlights research completed here on campus.

Eurekalert
This site, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), offers news releases from biomedical journals, biomedical conferences, pharmaceutical companies, governmental agencies, and non-profit institutes, including Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Intelihealth
Designed to assist the patient or caregiver in understanding the numerous clinical lab tests used in routine care and in the diagnosis and treatment of various conditions and diseases.

MEDLINEplus Health News
The past 30 days of news from the New York Times Syndicate, AP News Service, Reuters Health Information, and others. Organized by date or topic.

Science Daily
This site is a good resource of press releases from major univeristies and research institutions worldwide. These announcements are loaded directly by the institutions, allowing for faster dissemination and greater accuracy. In addition, the site offers links to other news resources, discussion groups, and weekly bulletins of releases.

Yahoo! Health Headlines
Daily news stories for the consumer and health professional. This is a very good resource for the latest health news stories. It also has links to other types of news.