| International_Medical_Academy_for_Thermography_ Professional group promoting the use of Computerized Regulation Thermography. |
| International_Medical_Volunteers_Association Provides information about international health volunteer work and helps volunteers and organizations find each other. |
| International_Organization_for_Medical_Physics Organizes international cooperation in medical physics and allied subjects, and contributes to its advancement, especially in developing countries. |
| International_Rehabilitation_Council_for_Torture_Victims_(IRCT) An independent, international health professional organization, founded upon the medical response to torture. Promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention o |
| ISIPS__International_Sharps_Prevention_Society International group of medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare instituations, and industry professionals joining forces to reduce medical sharps injuries worldwide. |
| Medical_Group_Management_Association Organization for professionals in group practice medical management. |
| Midwest_Healthcare_Marketing_Association A nonprofit organization providing a forum for education and information about healthcare marketing. |
| The_Military_Health_System The Official Web Presence of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and the TRICARE Management Activity. |
| National_Association_of_Health_Unit_Coordinators_(NAHUC) NAHUC is dedicated to promoting Health Unit Coordinating as a profession through education and certification. |
| National_Association_of_Nephrology_Technicians_and_Technologists Nonprofit professional organization established to improve the quality of care in the dialysis industry and promote education, recognition through certification and licensing, job security, and employ |
| National_Kidney_Foundation Provides patient services, education, research to prevent kidney disease and promotes organ donation. |
| National_Medical_Association Professional society representing the interests of physicians of African descent and the patients they serve. |
| Olive_Index_of_Health_Resources_and_the_NHS Directory of health resources, hospitals, trusts, charities and public information. |
| PDA,_Parenteral_Drug_Association Association for pharmaceutical science and technology, provides scientific education, professional meetings, publications, membership benefits and features |
| Project_Hope Active in the field of medical education and training, and in the development of effective and sustainable health care systems in low and middle income countries. Project HOPE's emphasis is on "help |
| Provident_Medical_Institute A nonprofit educational organization founded by Dr. Michael Jacobson providing Biblical health and medicine information to church, family, and healthcare leaders via seminars, newsletters, books and t |
| The_Royal_Society_for_the_Promotion_of_Health Founded in 1876 with the aim of promoting the continuous improvement in human health through education, communication, and the encouragement of scientific research. |
| Royal_Society_of_Medicine Membership details and forthcoming educational events for health care professionals. Exchange of ideas and information plus an extensive library catalogue. Bookings taken for conference facilities. |
| Society_for_Medical_and_Biological_Engineering Professional organization for biomedical engineering; technical meetings and newsletters. |
| Society_for_Pediatric_Pathology A worldwide professional organization whose goal is to foster research, education, and practice as they pertain to pediatric pathology, and to provide a forum for discourse among its members. |
| Society_of_Primary_Care_Policy_Fellows Multi-disciplinary community of scholars committed to affecting primary care policy, education, research, and service at the local, state, national, and international levels. Membership information, m |
| Thermophysiology_International_Resource_Center Surveys the entire field of Thermal Physiology and fosters all its activities (including those outside of the purely medical sphere) world-wide. |
| US_Medical_Alliance_and_Health_Insurance_Foundation A not-for-profit service organization formed to help fulfill the needs for modern healthcare and health education in developing and under-developed nations. |
| U_S_-Mexico_Border_Health_Association Promotes public and individual health along the United States-Mexico border through reciprocal technical cooperation. |
| World_Health_Organization Publication catalog, media resources, health articles, and current health news. List of upcoming health events, conferences, and summits. English, Spanish, and French. |
| Accordant_com Free self-help resources for those whose lives are touched by disease. |
| American_Self-Help_Group_Clearinghouse Database of over 900 national and international self-help support groups for various health problems. Local self-help clearinghouses worldwide. How-to's on starting groups. |
| Dream_Foundation Grants wishes to s battling terminal illness. Provides resources, stories, services, sponsorships, and donation information. |
| Fairygodmother_Foundation Volunteer charity that grants wishes nationally to s facing terminal illness. Provides information about upcoming events, donations, and contacts. |
| Health_Diaries A community of people writing diaries and blogs about personal experiences with health conditions from cancer to mental health. |
| Article_Sciences Scientific article search and order engine, a service provided by Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique (INIST) of Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France. |
| Entrez Simultaneously search multiple life sciences databases at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). |
| Gateway The National Library of Medicine Gateway allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine. |
| Healia Personalized consumer health search engine. Using specialized algorithms, it attempts to evaluate the quality of health-related content found on web pages. |
| Kosmix Categorized search engine for health topics. |
| Med411 A medical search engine and portal. |
| Med_Help_International_Search Consumer medical search engine comprising articles, patient support groups, glossary, and Q&A. |
| MedHunt A tool from Health on the Net that searches the full text of 60,000 medical documents. Searches can be narrowed by location or type of source. |
| Medical_World_Search This tool has the ability to query other search engines, also provides a discussion forum, medical spelling and drug acronym devices. All users must register and pay annual membership fee. |
| Medic8_com Directory and medical search engine for healthcare professionals. |
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