Free Stuff/Links
Here are some links you might find helpful and informative. Please feel free to send me additional links or comment on those I have listed here. My personal comments are in parentheses. – Ann Blanchard
Medical Links:
Everyone’s Health
Health Information For The Whole Family From the American Academy of Family Physicians. Includes a “search by symptom” feature, along with a dictionary of medical terms. (This is a great easy-to-use resource. Be sure to bookmark the site!): http://familydoctor.org/
Information on diseases, treatments, drug information, a medical dictionary, and medical news. Written by board-certified family physicians and sub-specialists: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/hp.asp
Medical Test results explained by Lab Tests Online, a public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing. Non-commercial, peer-reviewed, patient-centered: www.labtestsonline.org
Information on medications you or your family members take are explained by the National Council on Patient Information and Education (This site has great info on medications you take): http://www.bemedwise.org/
Information on Dietary Supplements: http://www.ods.od.nih.gov/
National Center For Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Institutes of Health): http://nccam.nih.gov/
Seniors Health
Official Medicare site: www.medicare.gov
Free “The Vial of Life” site where you can print out critical information:
http://www.vialoflife.com/index.html
Children’s Health
Dedicated to children’s health, this fun Website aimed at kids contains health information, games, and is very interactive. Also contains information for parents and health care providers.
http://www.kidshealth.org/
Recommended Childhood Immunizations (Ages 0-6 years) from the Department of Health and Human Services/American Academy of Family Physicians:
http://www.aafp.org/online/etc/medialib/aafp_org/documents/clinical/immunization/childsched.Par.0001.File.tmp/childsched.pdf
Weight Loss/Healthy Eating/Using External Solutions to Cope
Body Mass Index Calculator (With “possible risk of health issues” detail) (Good spot to visit for those of us trying to lose weight): http://familydoctor.org/x2544.xml
The Pathway is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching children and adults coping skills to free them from using external solutions. (This is a great program to teach you how to nurture and set limits from within to free yourself from external solutions like overeating, overspending, over-drinking, perfectionism, over-thinking, being over-busy, etc. I highly recommend it!): www.thepathway.org
Personal Business Links:
Ratings of charities (Helps you assure you’re donating your hard-earned money to fiscally responsible organizations):
http://www.charitynavigator.org
Get off direct mail lists from the Direct Marketing Association (Cuts down on junk mail):
http://www.dmaconsumers.org/offmailinglist.html
National Do Not Call List (Reduce those annoying dinnertime solicitation calls!): https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx
Get Your Free Annual Credit Report: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/
Personally Recommended Commercial Links:
For those diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, The Health Resource is a professional medical information research organization whose expert medical researchers help you and your loved ones learn about all the treatment options for your cancer or other serious medical conditions. (I purchased one of their reports for a dear friend diagnosed with a life-threatening form of cancer. The report detailed the latest treatments and clinical trials, and the survivor stories in the report gave him hope.):http://www.thehealthresource.com
Dynamic Living Catalog: Offers hundreds of kitchen products, bathroom helpers and unique daily living aids that promote a convenient, comfortable and safe home environment for people of all ages. (I’ve found a number of useful products for my parents and a friend with cancer in this catalog): www.dynamic-living.com