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General
Health |
| Better Health Channel |
Better Health Channel is run by the Victorian Government and is a very good source of information and factsheets on just about every aspect of health, from pregnancy to old age. |
| Australia's
national agency for health and welfare statistics |
is a rich source of information on a range of topics in the
fields of health, housing and community services in Australia.
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| Inner
Body |
This site has all
the systems of the body covered, together with great popups
explaining each area and what each part does. The user can move
his mouse over the image to learn more about any area. |
| Human
Muscles |
This covers
all the muscles of the body, together with the various actions
they perform. It starts at the top of the head and moves downwards.
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| Educypedia
Anatomy |
The Educypedia is a huge resource.
This link will take you to the Anatomy Images section, where
you can download or view pictures of all the human systems and
organs. Text explaining what everything is and what it does
is linked to the images. |
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Penn State University Skeleton tutorial |
A biology
faculty page. This uses a real skeleton. There are little numbers
corresponding to each bone, and students have to guess which
number belongs to which bones. The answers are linked to the
page. A useful page to test one's knowledge of the human skeletal
system. |
| E
Skeletons |
An interesting
site which enables students to compare animal and human skeletons.
All of the great apes are represented, as well as lemurs. |
| Berkeley
Skeleton |
A friendly animated skeleton
who collapses at the click of a mouse. Can you put him back
together again? |
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| Asthma |
| The National Asthma Council Australia |
This is the official site of Asthma Council Australia and it brings together all the information and associated conditions need to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of people with asthma and their carers. |
Diabetes |
| Diabetes
Australia |
This is
the official site of Diabetes Australia, a national organisation
set up to help minimise the impact of diabetes. Facts sheets
in pdf format are downloadable and cover many aspects of the
disease. Its links library is extensive and well worth exploring.
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| Centre
for Disease Control: Diabetes |
An American site. This provides
much useful general information on living with diabetes and
managing the disease. |
| Mendosa |
A site which
explains the role of a dedicated diabetes nurse-practitioner.
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| Medline:
Cystic Fibrosis |
Medline's official site on Cystic
Fibrosis. It includes overviews, explains the diagnosis procedure
and has an interactive tutorial explaining the disease (This
requires Flash.) |
| Cystic
Fibrosis Australia |
Cystic Fibrosis Australia is the
national body linking and coordinating all the state organisations.
It is in charge of national education and fundraising into research.
Links to all the various state organisations are on this page.
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| Australian
AIDS resources |
This is a directory run by the
University of Queensland to Australian AIDS and HIV links. They
also have links to gay and lesbian resources. |
| AIDS
online journal archive |
This is the AIDS online journal
archive. AIDS is the official journal of the Aids society.
Their online archive is free from 1 year ago. Current editions
are not browsable. |
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| Australian
Cancer Council |
The Australian
Cancer Council is a national non-government organisation working
to control and prevent cancer. Its members are the eight State
and Territory cancer associations. The ACC carries out research,
and has many useful links and fact sheets. |
| Quit
Victoria |
Quit Victoria is an organisation
within the Victorian branch of the Australian Cancer Council.
It runs campaigns and ads and is committed to reducing the harmful
effects of tobacco in Australia. |
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Thyroid
Deficiency Disorders |
The Australian Thyroid Foundation Ltd |
The mission of The Australian Thyroid Foundation Limited is to provide support and educate members and the community about thyroid disease. It also agitates for funding into research and medical assistance for those with thyroid disorders. |
Thyroid Australia Ltd |
Thyroid Australia is a support organisation for people with thyroid conditions as well as their families and their friends. It is a voluntary organisation whose founding members have suffered or been affected by various thyroid conditions and who wish to help others in similar situations. |
| Thyroid Disease Information Source |
Thyroid Info.com is an American site with many links to all aspects of Thyroid disorders and diseases. Includes international links. |
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| CSIRO
Health and Nutrition |
CSIRO's Health and Nutrition
site has many useful Information Sheets on various aspects
of diet and health. Have a look through the rest of their
site for current research on the topic. |
| Healthy
Eating Club |
This is an Australian website
devoted to Healthy Eating and Nutrition. It offers online
courses in nutrition (for paying members only) but has heaps
of great free recipes and healthy eating tips. |
| Federal
Government's Healthy Site |
The Federal Government's guide
to healthy eating. Includes reasons why people should eat
healthily, ethical issues involved with genetically modified
crops, recipes and more. |
| Better
Health |
This is the Victorian Government's
website on healthy eating and how to achieve it. It's also
linked to the Healthy Eating Channel. The Victorian Government
assures the quality of all the information on the site, which
is reassuring. |
| World's Healthiest Foods |
This site is run by the George Mateljan Foundation, and promotes healthy living and eating. It contains a list of the world's healthiest foods, together with their nutritional content. There is also a recipes section. A little American in tone, but not enough to matter. |
