Health and Medical Links
- Men's Health
General health advice for blokes who want to get fit or stay in shape and has an emphasis on sex. - Access to World Health
Lists of World Health Organization publications. - Action on Smoking
Gives a daily summary of what is in the newspapers. - Association for Children with Life-threatening Illnesses
To raise the awareness about services available for children - BBC Health
Includes links to soaps and documentaries with a health angle, travel health, features on men's and women's health, Illness and Conditions Database &c. - British Medical Journal
Although aimed at the professional the online version has a lot to offer the layperson. - British Red Cross
A substantial site with lots of information and things to do. - Cancer BACUP UK
Professionally-presented information written by cancer specialists. - Electronic Medicine Compendium
The electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC) provides electronic Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and Patient Information Leaflets (PILs). It provides information on thousands of licensed medicines available in the UK. - Healthy Living
Diet advice and information on health food choices, a healthier diet and healthier lifestyle. - Help the Aged
Offers material for everyone - useful downloads of research documents. - Miscarriage Association
Supports women and their families in all aspects of pregnancy loss. - NHS Direct
Linked to a 24-hour telephone helpline operated by nurses. - SHOW - Scotland's health on the web
Online health information by NHS Scotland. Structured into 4 categories: For NHS Staff - Organisations - Publications - For the Public - Toxnet
A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas. - UK National Statistics
Figures on a wide range of social & economic topics. - Visugate
All you need to know about visual impairment
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