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Allergies

Local Allergy Information
Pollen count indexes and allergy symptoms.

Ask Dr. Ira
Information on asthma and allergies.

Current Medical Issues

CDC - West Nile Virus
Information from the Centers for Disease control about the West Nile Virus.

What You Should Know about West Nile Virus
Information from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health on West Nile Virus.

Family Medicine

familydoctor.org
Health information on a variety of topics.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Government site with information on both health and safety topics.

Fitness and Exercise

Body Mass Index Calculator
A free BMI calculator provided by the Centers for Disease Control.

Target Heart Rates
Find your target exercising heart rate as recommended by the American Heart Association.

Headaches

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
ACHE makes a wide range of educational resources available to physicians, patients, families, schools and employers.

Needle-stick Information

NeedleStick.org Homepage
A site containing information on needle stick prevention

Safer Needle Devices: Protecting Health Care Workers
A page maintained by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration containing information on needle-stick safety and the risks associated with needle-stick.

Nutrition

Nutrition Navigator
A collection of nutrition links with descriptions and ratings.

Cyberdiet
An online guide to dieting with recipes, articles, and advice.

health-heart.org
Nutrition, health, and heart disease

FDA: The New Food Label
Information on reading food labels

Skin Conditions

American Academy of Dermatology

Sex and Health

American Social Health Association
Information about HIV and Herpes.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer

FDA: HIV and AIDS

Go Ask Alice
A Columbia University site with lots of good information.

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