The Essential Massage Companion's

Essential Internet Reference Guide

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All About Drugs

www.drugdigest.org - One-click access to fast reference information about every drug. This is the fastest, most accurate guide on the net! (It is safe but necessary to disable ad blockers and allow cookies for this site to work at full speed.)

Check for Drug Interactions - A Powerful tool! Check potential interactions between two or more drugs instantly. (It is safe but necessary to disable ad blockers and allow cookies for this site to work at full speed.)

RxList -The Top Listed Prescriptions by Number of US Prescriptions.

Disease Reference

health.allrefer.com - Extensive information on over 4000 conditions, pictures, treatments, and surgeries arranged in an A-Z order.

http://www.pharma-lexicon.com - A dictionary of over 200,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations.

www.chemotherapy.com - An excellent resource for patients and therapists alike.

www.nih.gov - A massive clearinghouse of information related to all things health.

The Meaning Of It All

medlineplus.gov/ - This page contains a comprehensive health dictionary and encyclopedia.

The E-Atlas of Pathology - A quick atlas of pathological conditions with the microscopic imaging to back it up.

My continued favorite is www.google.com.  Simply type "define:" then your word and hit enter.

Learn to Pronounce Anything!

www.merck.com/mmhe/resources/pronunciations/index/a.html   Thousands of medical terms - just click and listen.

On The Surface

familydoctor.org - Step-by-step questions quickly help define the skin condition in question and what to do about it.

Dermatlas.org - This image library of skin conditions will help you clarify what to look for.

DermIS - This is reportedly the largest dermatology information service available on the internet. A great image resource for your library.

The Best Alternative

www.mercola.com - Stay informed of all sides on the latest medical news and health information. Fantastic free email newsletter.

Massage Referrence

www.massageandbodywork.com/archive.htm - Over five years of archived massage articles for hours of reading and reference.

www.massagetoday.com - Massage-related articles for online reading and a free email newsletter to boot!

The Massage Therapy Journal - Online Articles from the magazine of The American Massage Therapy Association.

The Secret Stash

www.cdc.gov/hoax_rumors.htm Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors debunked by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

www.fedstats.gov - The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

health.howstuffworks.com - A great resource for clear, reliable explanations of how diseases, drugs and treatments actually work

familydoctor.org/x2544.xml - Body Mass Index Calculator:  The body mass index (BMI) is an approximate measure of body fat. The higher your BMI, the greater your risk for diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and certain cancers.

The Official U.S. Time - When you need to know the exact time!

Free Email Pickup - Pick up your Email from any computer, anywhere in the world. No fee or registration needed!

TeleFlip - With TeleFlip, you can send messages from ANY computer email or web-email program to virtually EVERY cell phone…and your email will be received as a text message on their cell phone!

Sensible Computer Solutions - Detroit area's best provider of practical services for small businesses and home office users.  Applications, networks, hardware, security, web sites (even this one!).  Solutions that work for you!