Links
Medicine and health care pages on the Internet
Medicine and health care in general:
www.webMD.com
Large medical online service with comprehensive information for doctors and patients.
www.netdoctor.co.uk
Medical information on health, diseases and medicine, in a language that is comprehensible to everyone.
www.britannica.com
The Encyclopedia Britannica online – more than just an encyclopedia with over 40 million references, it is also a gateway to knowledge with up-to-date information.
Links for professionals:
www.medscape.com
Large American medical gateway for doctors. Contents include specialist articles.
www.healthgate.com
Health information for doctors and patients
www.reutershealth.com
Offers a freely-accessible medical news service under "Health eLine" with topics relevant to patients.
www.nlm.nih.gov
Homepage of the United States National Library of Medicine. In particular the service "Medline plus" offers information for doctors and patients on "almost every medical subject".
Special topics:
Diabetes
www.easd.org
Website of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
Dialysis
www.renalresearch.com
Homepage of the Renal Research Institute (RRI) in New York
More links at Fresenius Medical Care under www.fmc-ag.com
www.pdserve.com
PDserve is a comprehensive, innovative service developed to enhance the quality of peritoneal dialysis care.
www.kidneyoptions.com
Kidney Options is an educational resource for people who have, or know people who have, kidney disease.