Patient's Health Information Clearinghouse

The internet is a valuable source of practical information for patients about disease and healthy lifestyles, presented in pamphlet or fact sheet format. This information however, is often widely disperesed over the digital highway, and difficult and time-consuming to find.

BlackHealthCare.com is constantly reviewing these sources, and identifying those that have the best information from the viewpoint of presentation and content. This section provides links appropriate for patients seeking information about illness.

• AIDS

  • AIDS Related CMV: How to Help Yourself
  • AIDS Related MAC: How to Help Yourself
  • The Brain Infection Toxo: How to Help Yourself
  • HIV Related TB: How to Help Yourself
  • Infections Linked to AIDS: How to Help Yourself
  • The Lung Infection PCP: How to Help Yourself
  • Taking the HIV (AIDS) Test: How to Help Yourself
  • Testing Positive for HIV: How to Help Yourself

• Asthma

  • Asthma and Allergy Prevention
  • Your Asthma Can Be Controlled: Expect Nothing Less
  • Asthma and Physical Activity in the School

• Cancer

  • Facing Forward: A Guide for Cancer Survivors
  • Help Yourself During Chemotherapy
  • The Pap Test: It Can Save Your Life
  • Having a Pelvic Exam and Pap Test
  • Eating Hints for Cancer Patients
  • Mammograms: Not Just Once, But For A Life Time
  • Managing Your Child's Eating Problems During Cancer Treatment
  • Radiation Therapy and You
  • Support for People With Cancer and the People Who Care About Them
  • Talking With Your Child About Cancer
  • Understanding Breast Changes
  • When Someone In Your Family Has Cancer
  • What Are Clinical Trials All About? A Guide for Patients With Cancer
  • Young People With Cancer: A Handbook For Parents
  • What You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer

• Diabetes

  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Take Care Of Your Feet For A LifeTime
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
  • Kidney Disease Of Diabetes
  • Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Blood Sugar Control
  • Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes
  • Understanding Gestational Diabetes
  • Diabetic Neuropathy

• Eye problems

  • Cataract
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Age Related Macular Degeneration
  • Don''t Lose Sight of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

• Gout

  • Questions And Answers About Gout

• Heart Disease

  • Exercise And Your Heart: A Guide To Physical Activity

• Hiatal Hernia

  • Hiatal Hernia

• Hemorrhoids

  • Hemorrhoids

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Kidney

  • Kidney Stones In Adults
  • End-Stage Renal Disease
  • Kidney Disease Of Diabetes
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease

• Liver

  • Cirrhosis Of The Liver

• Lupus

  • What Black Women Should Know About Lupus

• Lyme Disease

  • Lyme Disease: The Facts, The Challenge

• Marfan Syndrome

  • Questions and Answers About Marfan Syndrome

• Men's Health

  • Impotence
  • Peyronie's Disease
  • Prostate Enlargement

• Oral Health

  • Snack Smart For Healthy Teeth
  • Seal Out Dental Decay
  • Temperomandibular Disorders

• Osteoperosis

  • Osteoperosis: Progress And Promise

• Pancreatitis

  • Pancreatitis

• Pregnancy

  • Drinking And Your Pregnancy

• Rheumatism

  • Questions And Answers About Rheumatism

• Rosacea

  • Questions And Answers About Rosacea

• Shoulder Problems

  • Questions And Answers About Shoulder Problems

• Stroke

  • Preventing Stroke