| The_Arthritis_Huddle Offers doctors, patients and communities across the country access to innovative osteoarthritis treatment strategies and educational programs. Find news, events and a calendar. |
| eMedicine_Health_-_Osteoarthritis Consumer health resource center providing an overview of this disorder and its causes, symptoms and treatment. |
| Exercise_for_Osteoarthritis Exercise information from The Physician and Sportsmedicine journal. |
| Glucosamine_and_Chondroitin_Overview Information on nutritional supplements for treatment of osteoarthritis, by Spine-Health.com. |
| Medical_College_of_Wisconsin_Arthritis_Health_Links Arthritis news and information from the physicians of the Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Medical_management_of_osteoarthritis_of_the_knee_and_hip_joints Full text article from the Medical Journal of Australia. |
| Osteoarthritis Handout from the National Institute of Health. |
| Osteoarthritis Find an overview on the symptoms, risk factors, causes, complications, and treatment. |
| Osteoarthritis Easy to understand information from a UK general practitioner. |
| Osteoarthritis Information and resources, including support group. |
| Osteoarthritis Diagnosis and treatment information from the American Family Physician. |
| Osteoarthritis Information from the Arthritis Foundation. |
| RealAge_Arthritis_and_Joint_Pain_Relief_Center Information on arthritis symptoms, treatment, medication, and natural remedies, and exercise. |
| Ilizarov_and_External_Fixator_Support_Group For all those undergoing orthopaedic surgery and medical treatments utilizing any form of external bone fixation. |
| Act_Boldly One woman's journey to find life after compulsive overeating. |
| Amy\'s_Losin_It A personal weight loss journey with blog, weigh ins and before and after pictures. |
| Angel\'s_Journal An online weight loss journey with daily blog, pics, progress, recipes, inspiration and links. |
| Best_Diet_Tips This site share tips, compares diets, and motivational stories. |
| Bill\'s_So_Simple_Diet Bill shares his eating and exercise routine. |
| Blooming_Fig A personal weight loss journal. |
| A_Brand_New_Me A firm believer's weight loss success story with behind the scenes photos from the taping of FIRM Infomercial II. |
| Budtka\'s_Food_Journal A daily food diary, thoughts and ideas from a working 19 year old male. |
| Cathys_Weightloss_Diary Personal weight loss achievements including photos and daily updates. |
| Chelle\'s_Sensational_Journey Personal site tracking the progress of weight loss. |
| Cici\'s_Place This site provides photos, links and an open forum. |
| Color_Me_Fit Thoughts and articles regarding fitness and healthier living, from a young woman currently involved in losing weight and maintaining it. |
| Common_Sense_Diet Offers tips and suggestions for dieting. |
| Conetess_Versus_Kirstie Personal site reviewing the differences between a purchased weight loss program and self control. |
| The_Continuing Blog of a woman trying to lose weight. |
| Courtney\'s_Fitness_Zone A personal journey to lose 230 lbs including progress photos, health articles and links. |
| Dave\'s_Journey_to_Fitness Details one man's recovery from binge eating disorder and morbid obesity, with FAQ, charts and photographs. |
| Decreasing_Diane A personal journey from debilitating obesity to an active vibrant life. |
| Desert_Mermaid The online health/lifestyle journal of a woman who believes that what you think is as important as what you eat or how many miles you walk. |
| Desperate_Dieter\'s_Doomsday_Diary Diet diary and journal. |
| Dhia\'s_Weight_Loss_Journal An online journal tracking one woman's attempt to lose 105 lbs. |
| Diet_Diaries Start your own public or private weight loss journal or just browse the ones online. |
| Diet_Stories Read and comment on inspiring weight-loss stories submitted by other users. Site encourages users to submit their own diet success story. |
| DietBlog_net The ramblings of a diet and exercise freak. |
| Dieters_Diary A dieters struggle to regain her life by losing weight. |
| Dieting_Sucks Weight loss and fitness tips. |
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Welcome to the Family Village! We are a global community
that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on
the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their
families, and for those that provide them services and support.
Our community includes informational resources on
specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and
technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health
issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!
So stop in, stroll around, and visit some of the Family
Village's attractions. Simply click on a place to explore and discover a
cornucopia of useful information!
Let us know what you
like (or dislike) and visit often, for our village is constantly changing.
Address
The Family Village
Waisman Center,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2280
E-mail:
familyvillage@waisman.wisc.edu
WWW:
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
The Family Village Web Site is an attempt to bring
together valuable information for parents of individuals who have
disabilities. We hope that you find the information and resources here to be
useful, but we would recommend reviewing this
disclaimer first.
The Family Village has been visited
times since February 13, 1996.
Last
updated
July 12, 2007
by
familyvillage@waisman.wisc.edu.
Keywords:
cognitive disability, children with disabilities, special health care needs,
handicapped, disabled, disability, adaptive equipment, parent support,
self-help groups, special education.
Document Source: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
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