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Parkinson's Awareness Month - Day 29 I've gathered links, bookmarks, and URL's for Parkinson Resources on the WWWeb and I plan to post them in bunches on this List in my own personal attempt to raise Parkinson's Awareness around the world... I encourage you all to jump in and critique, improve, support these efforts in whatever way you see fit.... WWWeb Resources 29 - Gen. Health Sites & Your Health Care Team National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/nia/site-index.htm National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/ National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/ Health On the Net Foundation http://www.hon.ch/ The top ten medical and healthcare Web sites (according to an H.O.N. Survey) http://www.hon.ch/Survey/ResultsSummary_oct_nov99.html 100 Best Web Sites for 2000 - Health http://www.zdnet.com/yil/content/mag/0001/100health.html Best Medical Hub Site: CBS HealthWatch by Medscape http://cbs.medscape.com/medscape/p/gcommunity/ghome.asp Honorable Mention (Best Medical Hub Site:) http://drkoop.com/ Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.com/ Best Fitness Hub Site: Women.com: Fitness http://www.women.com/fitness/ Open Directory - Health Conditions & Diseases http://dmoz.org/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/ http://dmoz.org/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Diseases/Parkinson%27s_Disease/ http://www.medicine.org/urllist.html CareInformation Pages http://www.careinformation.com/ Health Centre Pages http://site.health-center.com/ Best All Around Parkinson's Info Sites (According to an IMHO) http://www.pdindex.com/ http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/ ___________________________________________________ Who are your Health Care Team Members? General Practitioner Neurologist (See WWWeb Resources 09 - Doctor Visit) Speech Therapist (See WWWeb Resources 12 - Speech & Swallowing) Caregiver Support Group (See WWWeb Resources 15 - Caregivers & Support) Reg. Dietician (See WWWeb Resources 26 - Nutrition) Counsellor/Psychologist (See WWWeb Resources 28 - Inside the Brain & Psychology) Nursing Specialist Physiotherapist Occupational Therapist Social Worker Continence Advisor The Development of the Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist http://www.britannia-pharm.co.uk/nurse.htm Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist http://www.quartec.com.au/parkinsons/nurse.html Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist (NS) Information Sheet http://www.quartec.com.au/parkinsons/nursed.html The Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist Project http://www.med.ic.ac.uk/df/dfgm/pdproj.htm Kirsten Turner - Parkinson's Disease - Nurse Specialist http://www.uclh.org/nurse/turner.htm Journal of Community Nursing - The Challenge of Parkinson's Disease http://www.jcn.co.uk/2_8_6.htm Best Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation On-line http://www.scicentral.com/H-phythe.html Physiotherapy can aid Parkinson's patients http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_548000/548582.stm Physical Therapy and the Aging Adult http://www.geriatricspt.org/consumer/PTadult.html Occupational Therapy Information Promoting Occupational Therapy Awareness And Consumer Education http://www.otinfo.com/ Incontinence: What the Algorithm has to say, and More http://www.ionet.net/~jcott/homepage/archive/013.html National Association For Continence http://www.nafc.org/ Urinary Incontinence in Adults http://text.nlm.nih.gov/nih/cdc/www/71txt.html Incontinence Education Centre http://www.depend.com/incont_educ_center/ http://www.depend.com/incont_educ_center/support_groups/organizations/ http://www.depend.com/incont_educ_center/faq/ The Final Member of Your Health Care Team is... You! Learn a little every day so you can have a say in your Parkinson's management. Scroll these URL's, peruse them, forward them to someone to promote Parkinson's Awareness.... murray ********************************************************** Disclaimer: Be forewarned... you must never assume that information obtained from the web is necessarily the best information available (or even valid). Remember, no one sets content rules on the Internet. That said, there is an education awaiting you! Links to Web sites are provided for information purposes. I assume no responsibility or liability for material on linked sites. Please Be Advised: Medical information should always be reviewed with your physician or attending professional before attempting to change any medication or therapy. *********************************************************** [log in to unmask]