
Your Guide to Healthy Web Sites
Urology Health
www.urologyhealth.org
As the American Urology Association’s patient information portal, this site provides authoritative information on urologic conditions that affect men, women, and children. Among the topics: adrenal and kidney diseases, inflammation, urinary tract infections, sexual function, infertility, urinary incontinence, cancers, and prostate health. Visitors can also find a urologist and a relevant clinical trial.
National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
www.niddk.nih.gov
This government site includes essential information such as symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and research for diabetes, digestive and kidney diseases, and hormone and blood disorders. Dozens of specialized nutrition and weight control articles are offered, along with interactive health education tools, calculators, and planners to help visitors monitor their health through diet and exercise.
TimeToTalk
www.timetotalk.org
This site provides easy-to-use research-based guidelines and kits to help parents have ongoing, productive conversations with their children to keep them healthy and drug-free. The kits include suggestions on how to find teachable moments, sample scripts for talking to kids from preschool to college, information on the top 13 drugs your child is likely to confront, teaching kids to say no to drugs by resisting peer pressure, and answers to the question “Did you do drugs?”
Women’s Cancer Network
www.wcn.org
This interactive site is designed to inform women about gynecological cancers to enable them to be their own health advocates. The information provided helps women and their families learn about their risk for certain cancers, treatment options, and new therapies. Information on each type includes symptoms, screening tests, diagnosis, treatments, side effects, and follow-up care issues. Visitors can also find a gynecological oncologist and relevant clinical trials.
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