- Health, Medicine,
and Wellness
- Virtual Hospital ® a
service of University of
Iowa Health Care. Also has:
- Virtual Children's Hospital ® Includes pages just For Kids.
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WellnessWeb. ". . .one of the top five (Web sites) in the world in the health category." -- Net Magazine
- Medline
Plus Health Information. NLM site. Select diseases,
afflictions, and ailments by name and find valuable data for
each. Topics over entire range. Selections include: Back
Pain, Hand/Wrist/Arm
Injuries and Disorders, Rosacea, Sinusitis,
and others. First
aid/Emergencies topics include:
Child Safety Hypothermia Insect Bites and Stings Heat Illness Injuries and Wounds Safety Topics - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health.
- SafetyAlerts.com. Recalls and other safety-related materials.
- Kid's
Health. Everything from family planning and birth, care and
treatment, parenting, etc.
- Parent's section; Teen's section; Kid's Section
- Nine Steps to More Effective Parenting. An article with materials for parents.
- Tai Chi links page. From the Chinese Kung Fu Association. Also has pages on training and all other facets of this martial art.
- Bill Adams Martial Arts and Fitness Centers. Western New York trainer in Akido, Karate, Tai Chi.
- Tai Chi
Research Connection. All sorts of information and concepts.
Reiki
- Reiki Plain and Simple. A Comprehensive Guide to Usui Shiki Ryoho. Spritual discipline and healing techniques.
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Computer-Related Injuries and Other Disabilities
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International RSI Awareness Day: February 28. Because work shouldn't hurt! Valuable data and links to other sites. Provides materials for increasing awareness in the workplace and at home.
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Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center. Everything on the ADA, including copies of texts of the laws, interpretations, and other related items.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Home page.
- Hand/Wrist/Arm Injuries and Disorders. Medline Plus Health Information, NIH site on RSI and related disorders. Good site with all sorts of data and information..
- Useful Sites Concerning Ergonomic Issues. Has links to online journals, ergonomic study institutes and university departments, publications and resource manuals, national institutes, societies, and help groups, and technical reports.
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CTD News. The latest on cumulative trauma disorders, RSI, CTS. Has links to OSHA and other materials.
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The RSI Network Newsletter. From the CTD Resource Network, Inc. Very good source for news, reviews of adaptive equipment and treatments, and a variety of other materials. Also great for ideas on how to start support groups and other services for RSI sufferers.
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Typing Injury FAQ & Resource Center. Also from the CTDRN.
- ErgoLib. University of California, Riverside, Libraries. For safe computing in the library. Helpful tips, ideas, and ways to prevent typine injuries.
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Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome (FMS & CMPS). Good site--the two items below are from this site. By the Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome Institute.
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Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome Information. Terms and concepts for the patient. Offers suggestions for treatment. Read it if you need it!
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Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome Information. Guide for Relatives and Companions. Read this if you are related to a sufferer, or work with one. It also has Fibromyalgia information (they are different situations).
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"Yes, I am in Pain..." (coming soon or maybe later, I've been in too much pain to write it).
Martial Arts, Eastern Wellness, and Fitness
Tai Chi
