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American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Offers a free brochure called Managing Asthma and Allergies During Pregnancy. (800)842-7777.
American Health Assistance Foundation
AHAF is dedicated to a proactive program to educate the public about Alzheimer's disease, glaucoma, heart disease, stroke, and macular degeneration. AHAF also offers a variety of publications on these diseases.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
A reputable source of data on all aspects of health, nutrition, clinical trials; abtracts and many full text.
American Medical Association
A reputable source of data on all aspects of health and nutrition.
American Menopause Foundation, Inc.
Operates a nationwide network of support groups that focus on alternative treatment. Call (212) 475-3107.
The Arthritis & Glucosamine Information Center
Information on arthritis and glucosamine, the latest glucosamine research, details on arthritis medications and treatments, and tips for effectively managing your arthritis and joint pain.        
The Arthritis & Glucosamine Resource Center
A very informative site about arthritis and glucosamine. Over 100 articles on treating arthritis, the science backing glucosamine, a review of glucosamine products, an arthritis newsletter, tips to beat arthritis pain, and much more.
Arthritis Resource Center
American Medical Association
A reputable source of data on all aspects of health and nutrition.
American Menopause Foundation, Inc.
Operates a nationwide network of support groups that focus on alternative treatment. Call (212) 475-3107.
Better Health’s
Vitamins & Nutritional Supplements Message Board/Chat
 
The Cancer Chronicles' Serious Consideration of Alternative Ideas
CNN Interactive Health Main Page
Daily updates on food and health.
Consumers Union
Do You Know What You're Eating?: An Analysis of U.S. Government Data on Pesticide Residues in Foods
 
Databases of Interest
Herbal Databases
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      Dragonslayer's Guild
      Carbohydrate Counter for most all foodstuffs, including fish, fruit, herbs, beverages, nuts, meats, veggies, sauces & more. Taken from US Dept of Agriculture's data and simplied for your use.
      The Fitness Zone
      Searchable repository of the best-known health and fitness FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), as well as an archive of significant recent contributions to a number of health and fitness newsgroups.
      The FoodNews Organization
      Learn what pesticides & toxic chemicals are in the foods you eat everyday. Don't panic buy Certified Organic!!
      The Food and Nutrition Center/National Agricultural Library-USDA
      This comprehensive resource list contains sources of general information on the uses and risks of dietary supplements. The resources selected include nutrition information on phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, and other plant-derived substances.
      Glucosamine and Osteoarthritis Resource
      For anyone suffering from the debilitating disease of osteoarthritis. Here you'll find information on understanding and treating osteoarthritis. You'll find discussion forums, a free osteoarthritis email course and a free monthly newsletter.

      Herbal & Alternative Health News
      A customized search of all newswires related to all things herbal. Using Feed and customized by herbalhut.com.
      The Herb Research Foundation
      Will provide information packets on specific herbs for $7 each. Call (303) 449-2265 for a free brochure or write 1007 Pearl St., Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302.
      Holistic Healing and Alternative Medicine
      Holistic healing and alternative medicine healthy eating, vegetarian resources in Pennsylvania and the Northeast, as well as pages about healing art, naturalpet care, wildlife preservation, and global unity.
      Home Remedies
      This is a list of 151 natural, home remedies for everyday injuries, diseases, and ailments. All of the ingredients for the remedies are natural. The best medicine, however, is preventive medicine, so eat healthy, exercise and take care of oneself before an illness takes hold.
      International Food Information Council Foundation
      Ivanhoe Broadcasting News
      Breakthrough Medical News from the world's leading medical centers and research labs.
      KidsHealth.org
      Created by the pediatric medical experts at The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, The Nemours Children's Clinics, and other children's health facilities nationwide. Loads of information on infections, behavior & emotions, food & fitness, and growing up healthy, as well as cool games and animations! For kids, teens & parents.
      The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
      A reliable source of information concerning alternative medicine and methods.
      National Women's Health Information Center
      Stay on top of women's issues with health news & current events, FAQs, Journals, Dictionaries and more.
      Nutrition Focus
      The mission of NutritionFocus is more than to help you locate the nutritional and wellness information you are looking for; it is also intended to help guide you to information that you might not know is available. Thus, NutritionFocus is a guide as well as a hub of nutritional and wellness information.
      Recommendations: Vitamins, Minerals and Trace Elements

      University health & medical sites 
      U of Washington, Excellent & comprehensive health/research oriented site: "Connecting people with knowledge in the health sciences."
      Go ask Alice your medical question or browse over 1,500 previously-posted questions and answers which are housed on this site from Columbia U's Health Education Program. Subject and title searches are easily completed by entering key words or a question title. 
      NetWellness is a consumer health information service developed by the U of Cincinnati Medical Center. Search articles, reports, "Ask an Expert" questions & answers, rated web links, books, magazines, journals, citations & abstracts.
      USA Today Health
      Diet and nutrition news items.
      Your Health Daily
      Health column of the NY Times. Search past columns and articles.
      Zinezone.com
      Offers many informative alternative medicine articles, news and resources; everything from herbs and homeopathy to aromatherapy and naturopathy.