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Urology

American Urological Association

American Urological Association Foundation

Interstitial Cystitis Association

National Association for Continence

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive and Kidney Diseases

urologychannel
This valuable website serves patients and physicians by providing a wide range of educational resources and responding to inquiries about urological conditions and treatments. The channel's interactive features include Health Profilers enabling users to profile their PSA, prostate cancer risk, and more. Visitors can post questions for physicians or peers via online forums.

UrologyHealth.org

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General Health

Health on the Net
The Health on the Net Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Geneva that monitors medical Web sites to make sure they are dispensing credible, accurate information. The group was founded in 1995 after a conference of international medical experts decided there was a need for oversight on the Internet. Health on the Net has issued its seal of approval to over 1300 Web sites that promise to follow its guidelines. At the site, you can read about the group's code of conduct and search its database of sites that meet the foundation's standards. A seal from the group is a good sign that a Web site is playing by the rules.

InteliHealth
InteliHealth, a joint venture of Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc. and Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Health System, is frequently recommended because of big names behind it. It also has content supplied by such trusted names as the National Institutes of Health and the National Health Council. The site's main focus is advice, ranging from what causes panic attacks to how to cure hiccups. Another particularly useful feature is a drug index that describes the uses and side effects of both generic and brand name medications.

Mayo Clinic
A team of doctors and researchers from the respected clinic directs this site, which contains sections - called "centers" - that focus on different topics, such as Alzheimer's disease and heart issues. Each of the centers is then broken into smaller sections, such as quizzes to test your knowledge, a library of references and links to other sites. One of the best features is the Ask Mayo section, which allows a patient to e-mail a question directly to a team of Mayo clinic physicians. Answers are posted to the Web site, and an archive of previously asked questions can be searched according to topic.

Medline
Accessible through this site is a huge database of abstracts from the National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine. The abstracts cover more than nine million articles from more than 3800 biomedical journals. The site isn't particularly fancy-it's basically just a barebones search engine-but this is some of the most useful medical information on the Web. The Medline database covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health-care system, and preclinical studies. Unfortunately, receiving the full articles is a complicated process that involves setting up a relationship with a local medical library.

The New England Journal of Medicine
The online version of this prestigious medical journal allows visitors to search for scientific studies the journal has published. The full text of the publication is available online only to subscribers or to nonsubscribers by mail or fax for $10 per article, but anyone can check out the abstracts, back to 1990.

Wellness Web
Bart Moran, Villanova, Pa., started this site more than five years ago after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Mr. Moran went to several doctors to find out about different treatment, but didn't feel he was getting the whole truth about alternative-medicine procedures. He spent half a year researching the topic, and then posted what he learned on the Web to share with others. In time, the site grew to include lots of other medical information; now it has big sections on both alternative and conventional medicine. The alternative-medicine section, for example, offers news about herbs and supplements, nutritional medicine, and questionable practices.

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Urinary Tract Stones:

Urologystone.com
Extensive education with clinical photos about urinary tract stones and obstructions. Learn about treatment options for stones based on their location in the urinary tract and the size of the obstruction.

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Cancer:

Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center

Prostate Cancer M.D. Anderson

Prostate Seed Institute - Dallas

American Association for Cancer Research
This scientific society, which has more than 13,000 laboratory and clinical cancer researchers as members, was founded in 1907 to disseminate knowledge about cancer. Some areas of the site are for members only, but nonmembers can use the site to search the abstracts of the society's four scientific journals. Search for the words "prostate cancer" and the site returns dozens of abstracts.

CancerGuide
This site is created by a cancer patient and is designed to help other cancer patients find the answers to their questions-and to figure out what questions they should be asking. The site does a good job of walking a patient through the difficult choices he or she will face, with sections on everything from the basic information about cancer to issues that should be considered before undergoing experimental treatment. Also offered: stories from other cancer patients about how they have coped.

CancerNet - National Cancer Institute
CancerNet has separate sections for patients, health professionals and basic researchers. Here you can get access to data from PDQ, the National Cancer Institute's computer system that tracks cancer and its treatments. This is some of the most up-to-date cancer information on the Net. To make sure it is current, the data are reviewed and updated each month by cancer experts. In the section for patients, you can find screening, prevention, and treatment data on dozens of types of cancer, all written in easy-to-understand language. You can find a typical treatment plan for prostate cancer in each of the four stages of advancement.

oncologychannel
This informative website serves patients and physicians by providing a wide variety of educational resources for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Board-certified physicians develop and monitor the content on oncologychannel to ensure accurate and reliable information. The site also offers online forums where consumers can post their questions for physicians.

Prostate Cancer Foundation

Us TOO International
Prostate Cancer Education and Support

American Cancer Society

Kidney Cancer Association

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Drug Information:

RxList
This online drug index allows visitors to look up a drug by either generic or brand name, find out about possible side effects, read about clinical studies and find out about any warnings. This site is smart enough to have "fuzzy search" capability - if you misspell the name of a drug you are seeking, it will bring up other possible matches.

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Vasectomy:

Articles on Vasectomy

Vasectomy: Top 10 Questions & Answers

Scalpel vs. No-Scalpel Vasectomy vs. No-Needle?

What Women Want to Know.
Answers to your most intimate questions. The vasectomy procedure should be considered carefully by each man and every couple. As a woman, you may have special concerns that need to be addressed.

Does a Vasectomy Reduce a Man's Sexual Drive?
It's a natural concern, for both husband and wife. Couples often want to know, but sometimes don't know how to ask the question. Will things be the same - especially for the man - following a vasectomy?

Methods of Contraception – Comparison Chart & Information.
A vasectomy is a popular and safe method to prevent conception. Here’s how it compares among other options available to couples.

Common Fears: Real and Imagined
The idea of having a vasectomy can raise fears - both real and imagined - about the procedure and what to expect. While apprehension can be common, the best answers are always found in knowing the facts.

How Much Will This Cost?
The cost of a vasectomy is usually affordable, and may be covered under your health insurance plan. Here's what to expect - and ways to make the procedure fit your family budget.

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Support Organizations

Poison Control
1.800.222.1222

Cancer

American Cancer Society (ACS)
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network - BCAN
Bladder Cancer WebCafe
Cancer Site Finder
National Cancer Institute

Incontinence

National Association for Continence
Simon Foundation for Incontinence

Interstitial Cystitis

Interstitial Cystitis Association
The Interstitial Cystitis Network

Kidney

American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information
National Kidney Foundation
Kidney Cancer Association

Kidney Stones

American Urological Association
Urologystone.com

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Foundation
Prostate Cancer Calculator
Prostate Cancer Research Institute
ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Education Council
University of Michigan Health System
Us TOO Prostate Cancer Education and Support
The Cancer Information Network

Prostatitis

Prostatitis Foundation
Male Chronic Pelvic Pain Network

Reproductive Health

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
American Urogynecologic Society

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

American Social Health Association (ASHA) (STDs)
Herpes Zone

Testicular Cancer

TC-Cancer.com

Vasectomy

Vasectomy.com

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