Hospitals and Surgery Centers
Advocate Christ Medical Center
http://www.advocatehealth.com/cmc/
Advocate Trinity Hospital
http://advocatehealth.com/trin/
Little Company of Mary Hospital
http://www.lcmh.org/
Tinley Woods Surgery Center
http://www.advocatehealth.com/system/
about/locations/outpatient/twsc.html
General Health
www.idph.state.il.us
www.womens-health.com - The Gynecologic Health Center provides women with comprehensive resources for learning about gynecologic issues, including menstrual disorders, endometriosis, reproductive system cancers, STD's and others.
www.HealthGate.com - HealthGate is a web site offering a variety of information on health care issues.
www.Fitnessonline.com - Fitnessonline offers news, information and a fitness cybermall at this site. The site is geared to everyday folks - as opposed to fitness professionals - who are looking for an interactive guide to health and fitness.
www.drkoop.com - Empower Health Corp. was co-founded by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, MD and Nancy Snyderman, MD. This site provides personal health information, news, e-commerce, community and other interactive services.
www.onhealth.com - OnHealth provides a wide range of health and wellness information for the consumer. Featured offerings include detailed content on a number of health-related topics and conditions.
www.parentsplace.com - Parentsplace is a fun site with plenty of general information.
www.femalehealthlinks.com - Femalehealthlinks is a site devoted to providing links to other sites for general information. There are a variety of topics that can be explored through this site.
www.4woman.gov – U.S. Health & Human Services Department. Plenty of general health information geared for women.
www.mayoclinic.com – Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research. A great overall research site.
www.nationalhealthcouncil.org – A nonprofit made up of voluntary health agencies, professional associations and medical nonprofits and businesses.
www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu – Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention. Helpful online questionnaires for a quick assessment of their risk for diabetes, heart disease and various cancers.
Pregnancy
www.pregnancy.org – Information about pregnancy and baby.
www.ePregnancy.com ePregnancy is a comprehensive site dedicated to pregnancy issues.
www.acog.org American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) - ACOG (was formed in 1951 and has a membership of over 37,000 physicians specializing in obstetric-gynecological care. Although some of the information at this site is available only to member physicians, it also contains valuable information for the general public about current healthcare issues affecting women.
Urogynecology
www.ic-network.com - The Interstitial Cystitis Network (ICN) is the largest free archive of IC
information on the web, offering weekly support group meetings, a patient handbook, etc.
www.ichelp.org - ICA is a not-for-profit health organization dedicated to providing patient and
physician educational information and programs, and support.
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/interstitialcystitis/ Describes causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Interstitial Cystitis / Painful Bladder Syndrome.
Endometriosis
www.endometriosisassn.org - Endometriosis Association
STDs-Sexually Transmitted Diseases
www.ashastd.org - American Social Health Association
Yeast Infections
www.yeastinfectionresource.com - Yeast Infection Resource
www.menopause.org – North American Menopause Society. A source for current information on menopause and lifestyle issues.
www.menopause-pms-progesterone.org - Menopause Resource Center
www.nih.gov/PHTindex.html - NIH Hormone Therapy Information
Osteoporosis
www.nof.org - National Osteoporosis Foundation
Medications
www.nlm.nih.gov – National Library of Medicine. Good source to look up drugs and medical conditions.
www.drugdigest.org – A good research site for drugs and their interactions.
Cancer
www.wcn.org - Oncologists and is designed to give up-to-date information on treatment options for reproductive cancers - ovarian, uterine, cervical and breast cancer. Healthy women can also use this site to obtain information on their personal risk for these diseases and to find out how the risks can be reduced.
www.cancer.org - American Cancer Society
www.ductallavage.com - Early Detection of Breast Cancer
www.nabco.org - National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
www.nccc-online.org - National Cervical Cancer Coalition
www.ovarian.org - National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
www.oncolink.com – University of Pennsylvania. A great resource for articles on current cancer treatments.
