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Probity Insurance has provided useful web sites ranging in
content and
subject matter. We hope this interactive resource is helpful,
interesting.. Please enjoy what is a remarkable source for
great information and
continued education.
http://www.medscape.com/
Medscape, Inc. Get
your medical information from the site that doctors use. This
site offers original, peer-reviewed reports as well as journal
articles organized by medical specialty.
http://www.webmd.com/
WebMD, Inc. Come for
the content, stay for the 'community'. This site offers health
news and information, a physician directory and
condition-specific "communities" or support groups.
http://www.drkoop.com/
drkoop.com is a
company led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon
General, and others who are dedicated to improving the quality
of people's lives by empowering them to improve their
health.
http://www.cancer.org/
The American Cancer
Society is committed to fighting cancer through balanced
programs of research, education, patient service, advocacy,
and rehabilitation.
http://www.americanheart.org/
The American
Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose
mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular
diseases and stroke.
http://www.lungusa.com/
The mission of the
American Lung Association (ALA) is to prevent lung disease and
promote lung health. Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis,
ALA today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special
emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental
health.
http://www.aakp.org/
Founded over 30 years
ago, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) exists
to serve the needs, interests and welfare of all kidney
patients and their families. Its purpose is to help patients
and their families cope with the emotional, physical and
social impact of kidney failure, thereby enabling them to
resume productive and satisfying lives.
http://www.nih.gov/
Begun as a one-room
Laboratory of Hygiene in 1887, the National Institutes of
Health today is one of the world's foremost medical research
centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in
the U.S. The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge
to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and
disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common
cold.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
The mission of the
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the
burden of mental illness through research. This public health
mandate demands that we harness powerful scientific tools to
achieve better understanding, treatment and, eventually
prevention of mental illness.
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