
Your Guide to Healthy Web Sites
MSN Health & Fitness
www.health.msn.com
More than 30,000 pages of health
and fitness content and interactive
tools can be accessed on this
wide-ranging site. In addition to
extensive information on common
acute and chronic medical
conditions, the site provides
customizable diet and exercise
plans and walking routes in U.S.
cities, as well as slide shows,
videos, and self-assessment tests.
Health experts respond to reader
questions on a variety of topics,
including weight loss, fitness,
and health conditions.
Back.com
www.back.com
An authoritative guide to the
causes, symptoms, and
treatments for back pain is
available on this site. Surgical,
nonsurgical, and alternative
treatment options are offered,
along with exercises that can
restore and strengthen the spine
and a minicourse in back anatomy.
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders
and Stroke
www.ninds.nih.gov
A vast array of information
regarding neurological disorders
is available on this site. Hundreds
of conditions are outlined in the
Disorders A–Z section, including
Alzheimer’s disease, autism, brain
injury, chronic pain, meningitis,
stroke, tremor, and whiplash. The
disease information pages include
an overview of each condition,
treatments, and resources for
further information.
Consumer.Gov
Home and Community
www.consumer.gov/yourhome.htm
A wealth of essential health and
safety information is provided on
this government site. Topics of
interest include preventing carbon
dioxide poisoning, electrical and
fire safety, reducing radon risks,
improving indoor air quality, wise
use of household chemicals,
indentifying and removing mold
and lead, and eliminating indoor
allergens.
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