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Air Quality: Maintained by the Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality
Community Resources: Hospitals, pharmacies, nursing care facilities, shelters, etc... for greater Lane County, Oregon
Dictionary: This online dictionary is slightly confusing to navigate at first, but has a large medical database. Try looking up borborygmi or singultus as examples.
Electronic Medical Records: put your medical history in secure online sites so that healthcare providers (with your consent) can access your medical record in a time of need. If you are comfortable with online transactions and enjoy being "internet savvy" this can be a convenient and simplified way to store important medical information.
AMA Medical News article on the subject November 8th, 1999
Influenza Activity: Go to CDC Flu Report
Lab Tests Online: This is a well put together site that provides reliable information about all sorts of lab tests. Even physicians may want to visit this for up to date information.
Longevity Calculator: Provided by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance.
Medical Humor: Yahoo.com keeps of list of medical-specific yucks on-line.
MedSpeak: The dictionary for those that follow the television show ER.
QuackWatch: The mission of this web site is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Its primary focus is on quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere.
RARE Diseases:
ORD (office of rare diseases at national institute of health and...
NORD ( National Organization for Rare Diseases) keeps information on hundreds of common and uncommon diseases. Patients with common variable immunodeficiency or Wegener's Granulomatosis or yellow nail syndrome or Marfan's, etc... may find resources via these web pages.