Health links

Health Links

These pages are for your general information and are not meant to be a substitute for information received from your physician.  Topics are arranged in alphabetic order.  We encourage you to bring your questions and concerns to the providers at Family Medicine Coeur d’Alene.

Alcohol Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Detoxification

• http://helpguide.org/mental/alcohol_abuse_alcoholism_help_treatment_prevention.htm
• http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm

Children’s Health

• Childhood Diseases and Conditions
  • http://www.chop.edu/healthinfo/
  • http://www.aap.org/parents.html
• Children’s Vaccinations
  • http://www.chop.edu/service/vaccine-education-center/home.html
• Parental Health Resources
  • http://kidshealth.org/parent
  • http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents.html
• Kids Health Resources
  • http://kidshealth.org/kid
• Teen Health Resources
  • https://kidshealth.org/teen
  • http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/teens.html
• Nutrition and Fitness
  • http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=familydoctor&lic=44&ps=103&cat_id=29

Dental Health:

• http://www.ada.org

Diseases & Conditions:

• Symptom Checker:
  • Use these sites to research the most common causes of our symptoms
    • http://mayoclinic.com/health/symptom-checker/DS0071
    • http://symptoms.webmd.com/
• Search engines to research specific diseases and conditions
  • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex
  • http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common.html
  • http://www.webmd.com/
  • http://www.healthcentral.com/
• American Heart Association
  • http://www.amhrt.org
• American Lung Association
  • http://www.lungusa.org

Drug and Substance Addiction/Abuse

• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug.addiction/DS00183
• http://www.ncadd-sfv.org/smptoms/smptom_checklist.html
• http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/DrugsofAbuse.html

Drugs(Prescription and Over-the-counter) and Supplement Guide:

• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
• http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/otc-center.html

Exercise

• http://www.cdc.gov//physicalactivity/
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fitness/HQ01217_D
• http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/physical.html
• Local Resources
  • http://www.crossfitcda.com
  • http://www.kroccda.org/main.php

Immunizations

• http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
• http://www.immunizationinfo.org/

Men’s Health

• http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/men.html
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mens-health/MY00394

Mental Health

• http://www.nmha.org
• http://mythreeshrinks.com
• Depression Screening and Information
  • http://bluepages.anu.edu.au
  • www.healthcentral.com/depression
  • www.depression-screening.org

Nutrition

• http://www.cdc.gov/healthweight/healthy-eating/index.html
• http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/food.html

Pregnancy

• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-week-by-week/MY00331
• http://www.medicinenet.com/pregnancy/article.htm
• http://www.americanpregnancy.org/

Senior’s Health

• http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/seniors.html
• Alzheimer’s Association
  • http://www.alz.org/index.asp
• Osteoporosis
  • www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX

Smoking Cessation

• http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco
• http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/

Traveler’s Health

• http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/

Weight Loss

• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss/MY00432
• Calculate Body Mass Index (BMI)
  • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bmi-calculator/NU00597

Women’s Health

• http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women.html
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/womens-health/MY00379
• http://www.womens-health.com/