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Acupuncture

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
http://www.medicalacupuncture.org/referral.htm
This site features a newsletter, calendar, state chapter links and a referral service to acupuncturists within the U.S. Acupuncturists with hospital privileges are listed separately.

Canadian Medical Acupuncture Society/ Healing People.com
http://www.acupuncture.com/Referrals/Can.htm
A source for complementary and alternative medicine; this site includes everything from aromatherapy to pet health and beyond. Acupuncture is listed under Chinese Medicine.

Dentists

Dentalfind
http://www.dentalfind.com
Finding--and going to--a dentist doesn't have to be scary. Dentalfind makes it easy to look for a new dentist by searching worldwide in 13 categories, including children's dentistry, emergency dentistry, orthodontics and periodontics.

Disabilities

Half the Planet
http://www.halftheplanet.com/
In the United States alone, 150 million people--half the population--are affected by disability, either through having a disability or knowing someone who does. Half the Planet serves as a forum for community building and information sharing. It provides articles on wheelchair-accessible hotels, outdoor adventure trips, automobiles, housing and general merchandise.

Fertility

Infertility Resources
http://www.ihr.com/infertility/index.html
These resources provide information both for people experiencing infertility and physicians or embryologists. Providers, educational articles and other resources are the three major database groups on the site.

The American Surrogacy Center
http://www.surrogacy.com/
Legal, medical, psychological, personal and agency information appears here. Email and discussion groups are also available online.

Fitness

Sports Match Online
http://www.sportsmatchonline.com/
Find a workout partner and make a friend! Sportsmatch.com helps you network with sweat soldiers! Workouts are more fun with friends, and some sports, e.g., synchronized swimming, are really hard to play alone.

Sportsmed
http://www.sxsportsmed.com/
You may not have your own Olympic personal trainer, but you can get advice from one. Sportsmed informs on topics ranging from pre-workout snacks to after-activity cool-down stretches, all within 24 hours of entering your query.

Traveling Tikes
http://www.travelingtikes.com/
Next time you go jogging, take the kids! On this site you'll find baby joggers, jogging strollers, trikes, pedal cars, baby carriers, car seats and tons more travel- and fitness-related items.

Get Outdoors
http://www.getoutdoors.com/
This site gets you out of the office, out of doors, and into the wilderness! Get Outdoors helps you plan a natural getaway in a variety of locales. Search by ZIP code and/or outdoor activity.

Kitchen Counter
http://homearts.com/helpers/calculators/caldocf1.htm
Trying to drop a few pounds or eat healthier foods? This handy site allows you to keep track of what you are eating and the nutritional content therein. Use it for a meal, a day or a week! It also includes a burn barometer so you can figure out how many calories your activities burn.

Fitness Finder
http://homearts.com/depts/health/ffindf1.htm
Sometimes the secret to getting fit is finding a plan that works for you. On this site, an interactive guide assess your needs and outline the types of exercise you should pursue to achieve your goals.

Foodfinder
http://www.olen.com/food/
If you want to make the healthiest choices at fast-food restaurants, check out this site. You can enter the criteria you want to look for (items with less than 10 grams of fat, for example) and Foodfinder will display, by restaurant, all the items that meet that criteria. It's fun and enlightening.

Asimba
http://www.asimba.com
You won't find any fluff here! Articles take a serious, committed approach to familiar fitness and health topics such as motivation techniques, training for marathons, maximizing diet and nutrition quality and financing a professional athletic career.

Health

Yoga at Your Desk
Feeling tense? Try "Yoga at your Desk," offered through On Health.com. In just five minutes, these simple stretches and rejuvenating movements will leave you relaxed, refreshed and ready to charge through your day.

OnHealth
http://onhealth.com/alternative/home/index,5.asp
This division of WebMD has a personal wellness manager that allows you to track your health and fitness goals. On-line Health also has a family channel.

Health and humor
http://www.humorandhealth.com/
This site is sponsored by The International Center for Health and Humor, a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading the healing art of laughter.

National Rehabilitation Information Center
http://www.naric.com/
This federally funded center for rehabilitation information provides links to in-house services and databases, as well as descriptions of projects it has funded.

Achoo Gateway to Healthcare
http://www.achoo.com/
Get information on women's health issues, news from Mayo clinic, and facts about the business and finance of the health industry and organizations, plus links to a Human and Health and Disease Directory.

American Drug Stores
http://www.oscodrug.com/
Shop online for health and prescription products.

More.com
http://www.more.com
This health and drugstore site features an amazing array of products and information.

Adam.com
http://www.adam.com
Adam.com provides multimedia-based content on health-related topics, including an interactive presentation on bathing a baby and a slideshow on fetal development. It's a great way to learn about medical issues in a fun-to-use forum.

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org
The ACS provides up-to-date stories on the latest in research, studies and cancer treatment. A breast cancer resource center discusses early detection, mastectomy issues and the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act. There's also an online bookstore.

StayHealthy
http://www.stayhealthy.com
Get advice on diet, exercise, health books and products on this site that challenges users to take charge of their own health and wellness. There are links for more information on children's health, natural medicine, geriatrics and aging, women's health and more.

ParentsPLACE.com
http://www.parentsplace.com
This parenting site has a strong health focus, with articles on pregnancy, family and fertility. Some interactive features include an online parenting radio show and an ask-the-expert section.

Personal Health Manager
http://www.myhealthnotes.com
This site serves as a personal health bookkeeper where you can keep your medical records, set health goals for yourself, track your fitness progress and remind yourself to keep striving for more. The site includes articles on such diverse health topics as allergy causes, vitamin B, calcium deposits and hangovers.

RealAge.com
http://www.realage.com
This site aims to help you "live your life to the youngest." Begin by taking a test to determine your "real" age in terms of lifestyle, health habits, fitness level, etc. Then subscribe to the health-tip email of the day to help you meet your goals. You can also subscribe to Healthbytes, an email newsletter with a health and wellness focus.

Mental Health

Cyber Psych Disorders Page
http://www.cyberpsych.org/anxindex.htm
This site helps you find answers to mental-health concerns about yourself or loved ones. It lists books, bibliographies, article abstracts, pen pals and related sites.

Patient Advocate

Patient Advocate Foundation
http://www.patientadvocate.org/
The Patient Advocate Foundation is a national network designed to represent patients in Congress and other policy-making forums. It also provides links to related resources, publications and groups.

Speech and Language

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/ And
http://www.asha.org/consumers/consumers.htm
More than 98,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists and speech, language and hearing scientists belong to this organization. Use ASHA's consumer site to find a referral to a speech-language pathologist or audiologist. Find links here to support-group lists, information on Medicare caps, summer programs, infant hearing, and more.