| Guidelines_International_Network Association of organisations and individuals involved in the systematic development and application of clinical practice guidelines. Features a searchable list of members. |
| Health_Information_Research_Unit Developing evidence-based principles in the field of informatics, and studying applications for health care policy. A department of McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. |
| Institute_for_Clinical_Systems_Improvement_(ICSI) A collaboration of health care organizations provides evidence-graded practical guidelines and technology assessment reports, with online summaries and full text documents available to download. |
| National_Institute_of_Clinical_Studies Working with consumers, health professionals and organizations, researchers and government agencies to improve clincial health care in Australia. |
| New_Zealand_Guidelines_Group An independent society providing evidence-based technical assistance and clinical guidelines to healthcare organisations, government departments and health professionals. |
| Nordic_Cochrane_Centre Part of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international network of individuals and institutions committed to preparing, maintaining, and disseminating systematic reviews of the effects of health care. |
| Oregon_Evidence-Based_Practice_Center Develops systematic reviews, evidence reports and technology assessments, including reports from the Drug Effectiveness Review Project. |
| RTI-UNC_Evidence-based_Practice_Center Provides practice guidelines, performance measures, and quality improvement tools for public and private health organizations. From the Research Triangle Institute and the University of North Carolina |
| Southern_California_Evidence-Based_Practice_Center Conducts systematic reviews and technology assessments of all aspects of health care and provides technical assistance to other health organizations. Affiliated with the International Cochrane Collabo |
| Active_Manuka_Honey Information about Active Manuka Honey for medical use in the treatment of leg ulcers, skin infections and digestive problems. |
| Apis_Rossi Brazilian propolis from Sao Paulo extracted with food grade alcohol and diluted to release its essential natural proprieties. |
| Apitherapy_Works History and uses of royal jelly. Description of honey, pollens, beeswax, and venom. |
| Apitronics_Services Bee venom therapy supplies. |
| BeeHoo_Apitherapy A directory of apitherapy websites. |
| Beelief_Apitherapy Information about apitherapy, the medicinal use of honey bee products to help with many illnesses, including eczema, asthma, and rheumatism. |
| Bee-Rich_-_Bee_Pollen_and_Bee_Propolis_Products Pollen products to provide the benefits of bee pollen and increased health. |
| Comvita_New_Zealand_Ltd A manufacturer of bee pollen related products. |
| Corigem_Propolis Skincare products from a Brazilian firm. |
| Dancing_Bee_Acres Bee venom therapy supplies, videos, books, training, bee hotels, and bees (Oregon). |
| Endovital Products that combine honey, pollen, propolis and beetroot syrup. |
| General_Information_about_Apitherapy Explains collection and uses of bee venom in questions and answers format. |
| Honey_Bee_Science_Research_Center Tamagawa University, Japan, research on propolis. |
| MediComm_-_ApiTherapy Explanation of apitherapy, how it works, and health benefits. |
| What_Is_Apitherapy? Apitherapy is the use of products from the bee to promote health and healing. The bee usually used is apis mellifera, or honey bee. The products that are involved are honey, royal jelly, pollen, propo |
| AIS_Health_Web Develops targeted news, data and strategic information in hospitals, managed care plans, medical companies and other health organizations. |
| Amedeo_Group Provides access and help to medical professionals who are publishing information online. |
| Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention_(CDC)_Data_and_Statistics Links to healthcare data and statistical sources. |
| Differential_Diagnoses_in__General_Medicine A resource for doctors and medical students. Contains over 400 lists of differential diagnoses in various topics in medicine. |
| The_Doctor\'s_Lounge Offers news, articles, software, forum, chat, humor, and Medline search. [Some areas require Internet Explorer] |
| DrsReference_Site Medical reference site aimed at doctors. Australian site but of worldwide interest. Includes medical publications, medical texts, Medline and conferences. |
| eMedicine_World_Medical_Library Directory of free online medical reference textbooks for physicians, medical students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and the public. Up-to-date, searchable, peer-reviewed medical j |
| Evidence-Based_Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School site providing tutorials and links to database resources. |
| Federation_of_State_Medical_Boards National non-profit association with membership consisting of 68 medical licensing authorities in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands. |
| Greater_South_Eastern_Division_of_General_Practice An organization that provides services and a focal point to help General Practitioners work better. Includes programs, events, a newsletter, a library, software, services and links. |
| Health_and_Medical_Care_Archive Holdings consist of empirical data collected by health care researchers, in universities as well as in public and private agencies. |
| Health_Pages Consumer ratings of physicians, dentists, hospitals and HMOs across the USA. |
| Health_Resource_Partners_-_Connecting_the_Healthcare_Community An information clearinghouse for professionals and resource for employment, training, education and events. |
| Health_Systems_Performance Offers catalogue of debates surrounding health systems performance and the World Health Report 2000, information on current WHO works, links. |
| HealthLeaders_com Medical portal for health professional. Offers news, chat and databases. |
| Healthlinks Directory of professional healthcare sites, with a searchable directory, newsletter, forums, chatrooms, continuing education and classified ads. |
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