*158580 MYOPATHY, DISTAL 2 from "OMIM(TM), Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information."
CancerNet "CancerNet of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) database links to cancer information based on the results of current research. It includes general cancer information, information on treatments, detection, prevention, supportive care, and clinical trials throughout the PDQ system"
The ABCs of Dyslexiafrom
The International Dyslexia Association (formerly the Orton Dyslexia Society). Although they have some excellent material, I find that they are only geared toward dealing with one part of the dyslexic population, and may not have a good understanding of ADD or how it overlaps with dyslexia.
HELPING SIBLINGS WITHOUT CF COPE WITH CF Although written by someone with CF, it is useful for all families raising children with chronic illness or special needs.
General Medical and Learning Resources
Pain ManagementA good overview article from the Mayo Clinic's site.
Accessibility Links from the National Center for Accessible Media. "Here are just a few of the many sites on the Web which are associated with disabilities, technology, media and education."
Free Online Full-text Articles (List limited to journals published online with the assistance of HighWire Press)
"HighWire Press is one of the two largest archives of free full-text science on Earth! As of 7/10/00, we are assisting in the online publication of 163,162 free full-text articles and 725,715 total articles." From Stanford University.
Dual Exceptionalities"Gifted students with disabilities are often called twice exceptional or students with dual exceptionalities." A wealth of resources including Internet resources, online support groups, print resources, schools and more from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education.
Information about Rare DiseasesInformation about Rare Diseases "Includes: links to definitions, causes, treatments and publications; links to Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH); links to glossary for defining technical language and an extensive list of rare diseases." From the National Institute of Health Office of Rare Diseases.
PUBMED "is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's free access to the MEDLINE database. This contains a vast collection of published medical information from scientific and medical journals."
Milo thanks Lee Ferry for help in creating this page. Lee and Milo can be contacted at Milo@satucket.com .
Page revised July 20, 2000.
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