Useful Links

Health & Age

• General Issues
• Food Issues

General Issues

• Alternative Health News Online
  http://www.altmedicine.com - A most-helpful alternative, complementary and preventive health-news on the Internet.
• Alzheimers Society
  http://www.alzheimers.org.uk - UK's leading care and research charity for people with all forms of dementia and their carers.
• Alzheimers Scotland
  http://www.alzscot.org - Scotland's leading dementia charity.
• Association of Medical Research Charities
  http://www.amrc.org.uk - The objects of AMRC are to further medical research in the UK, and in particular, the advancement of the effectiveness of those charities of which a principal activity is medical research.
• Brainwave
  http://www.brainwave.org.uk - Therapy for Children with Special Needs.
• Calm Centre
  http://www.calmcentre.com - Online Stress Relieve aid.
• cancerBACUP
  http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk - with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.
• Chest Heart Stroke Scotland
  http://www.chss.org.uk - CHSS is one of Scotland's leading medical charities.
• Cyber Space Health Clinic
  http://www.cyberspacehealthclinic.co.uk - UK's Centralised Booking Service for Complementary Health Practitioners.
• DepressionAlliance
  http://www.depressionalliance.org - a UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves.
• Dignity in Dying
  http://www.dignityindying.org.uk - Dignity in Dying is the leading campaigning organisation promoting patient choice at the end of life.
• Drugscope
  http://www.drugscope.org.uk - offers one of the most comprehensive drug information services currently available on the Internet.
• Drugs Misuse in Scotland
  http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org - Aimed at informing those involved in tackling Scotland's drug problem.
• Health Finder
  http://www.healthfinder.gov - healthfinder is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• fpa
  http://www.fpa.org.uk - The Family Planning Association's aim is to advance the sexual health, reproductive rights and choices of all people throughout the UK.
• Healthy Gay Scotland
  http://www.hgscotland.org.uk - The colourful and recently launched Healthy Gay Scotland site, which can be also accessed from the SCVO home page.
• Jooly's Joint
  http://www.mswebpals.org - Online support for people with Multiple Sclerosis.
• The Labour of Love
  http://www.thelaboroflove.com - Pregnancy & Parenting.
• Lothian Health Council
  http://www.lhc-online.org
• Lymphoma Net
  http://www.lymphoma-net.org - Lymphoma-net.org aims to help improve communication about non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and its treatment.
• Meningitis.org.uk
  http://www.meningitis.org.uk - Meningitis Research Foundation.
• Mental Health Charity
  http://www.mind.org.uk - Mental health information for the public and health professionals.
• NetDoctor
  http://www.netdoctor.co.uk - Medical Information Bank.
• NHS Direct Online
  http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk - Gateway to health information on the Internet.
• Scottish Business in the Community
  http://www.sbcscot.com - featuring information about SBC's programmes, news and events.
• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
  http://www.nhshealthquality.org - to improve the quality of healthcare across Scotland.
• Scottish Development Centre
  http://www.sdcmh.org.uk - A not-for-profit Scottish-based organisation dedicated to the continuing development and improvement of mental health services in Scotland.
• Scottish Drug Services Directory
  http://www.scottishdrugservices.com - Funded by the Scottish Government, this online directory includes details of services available to residents of Midlothian.
• The Scottish Partnership Agency for Palliative and Cancer Care
  http://www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk - SPA is the national umbrella and representative body for palliative care in Scotland.
• UK Public Health Association
  http://www.ukpha.org.uk - The voice of the public health movement.
• WorkingBacksScotland
  http://www.workingbacksscotland.scot.nhs.uk - helps health care professionals, employers and the 60 - 80% of the adult population who will suffer from acute low back pain to manage the condition.
• WHO
  http://www.who.int - World Health Organization.

Food Issues

• The Caroline Walker Trust
  http://www.cwt.org.uk - Improving Public Health through good food.
• Food Poverty Network
  http://www.sustainweb.org - Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming.
• Community Food and Health (Scotland)
  http://www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk - Supporting initiatives in low-income communities which help people take up a healthy diet.