Useful Links
Health & Age
- 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.