Medical Glossary

The Internet is a great source of information for you to use in managing your healthcare or the healthcare of a loved one. It can also be good way to locate the support resources you need as a patient or caregiver. Below is a list of links which we hope will help you find the information and support you need. Please call our office directly if we can be of any assistance to you. When in need of outside help, a local information/referral service can be very useful. Even if they don't have the specific information you're looking for they most likely will know where you can get it. The yellow pages of your phone book should have a guide to local service agencies listed in the Human Services section. If you're unable to find a Human Service guide, or the specific service you're looking for, call the local service of a national service organization and explain your problem. They should be able to direct you to the right place.

Healthcare Resource Sites:

• American Healthcare Association - http://www.ahca.org
• AAHomecare - http://www.aahomecare.org
• Basic health issues - http://www.healthsquare.com
• CareFlash – keep loved ones connected & updated! - http://www.careflash.com
• Dr. Green – pediatric health issues - http://www.drgreene.com
• Intelihealth – variety of health information - http://www.intelihealth.com
• IHS - http://www.ihs.org
• Mayo Clinic - http://www.mayoclinic.org
• Medline Plus® - http://www.medlineplus.gov
• MySeniorCare - home health care, assisted living, and hospice
• WebMD - http://webmd.com

Health Conditions and Organizations:

• Aging Parents - http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com
• Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics - http://www.aanma.org
• ALS Association of America (ALSA) - http://www.alsa.org
• American Association for Respiratory Care - http://www.AARC.org
• American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
• American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology - http://www.acaai.org
• American Heart Association - http://www.americanheart.org
• American Lung Association - http://www.lungusa.org
• American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org
• American Sleep Apnea Association - http://www.sleepapnea.org
• Arthritis Foundation - http://www.arthritis.org
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - http://www.aafa.org
• Brain Injury Association of America - http://www.biausa.org
• Center for Neurologic Study - http://www.cnsonline.org
• Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center - http://www.cpmc.org
• Les Turner ALS Foundation - http://www.lesturnerals.org
• March of Dimes - http://www.marchofdimes.com
• Muscular Dystrophy Association - http://www.mdausa.org
• National Asthma Education and Prevention Program - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp
• National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) - http://www.nfcacares.org
• National Home Oxygen Patient's Association: - http://www.homeoxygen.org/about.html
• National Jewish Medical and Research Center – Pulmonary Disease - http://www.njc.org
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society - http://www.nationalmssociety.org
• The Pulmonary Paper - http://www.pulmonarypaper.org
• Rehabilitation - http://www.nraf-rehabnet.org
• Spina Bifida - http://www.sbaa.org
• United Ostomy Association - http://www.uoa.org
• United States COPD Coalition - http://www.uscopdcoalition.org/
• Visiting Nurses Association - http://www.vnaa.org

Government and Social Services:

• Administration on Aging - http://www.aoa.gov
• Medicare - http://www.medicare.gov
• Social Security Administration - http://www.ssa.gov
• United Way - http://national.unitedway.org
• YMCA/YWCA - http://www.ymca.net- http://www.ywca.org