Health and Wellness Resources

AIDS / HIV: 

• Aids Info (aidsinfo.nih.gov)
• The Body (thebody.com)
• Centers for Disease Control: HIV/AIDS (cdc.gov/hiv)
• HIV InSite (hivinsite.ucsf.edu)
• Medline Plus: Living with AIDS (medlineplus.gov/livingwithhivaids.html)

Alzheimer’s disease: 

• Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org)
• Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center (nia.nih.gov/alzheimers)
• Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation (alzinfo.org)
• Alzheimers.gov (alzheimers.gov)

Arthritis: 

• Arthritis Foundation (arthritis.org)
• Medline Plus: Arthritis (medlineplus.gov/arthritis.html)
• MedicineNet: Arthritis Center (medicinenet.com/arthritis/focus.htm)

Cancer: 

• American Cancer Society (cancer.org)
• National Cancer Institute (cancer.gov) 
• Association of Cancer Online Resources (acor.org)
• CancerCare (cancercare.org)

Diabetes: 

• American Diabetes Association (diabetes.org)
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes)
• Joslin Diabetes Center (joslin.harvard.edu)
• Diabetes Monitor (diabetesmonitor.com)

Heart disease: 

• American Heart Association (americanheart.org)
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Coronary Heart Disease (nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/cad) 
• Medline Plus: Heart Diseases (medlineplus.gov/heartdiseases.html)

Kidney disease: 

• Medline Plus: Kidney Diseases (medlineplus.gov/kidneydiseases.html)
• National Institute of Health: Kidney Disease (niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease)
• National Kidney Foundation (kidney.org/kidneydisease) 
• WebMD (webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-kidney-disease-basic-information#1)

Obesity: 

• Family Doctor: Obesity (familydoctor.org/condition/obesity)
• Mayo Clinic (mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/obesity/basics/definition/con-20014834)
• Medline Plus: Obesity (medlineplus.gov/obesity.html)
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Obesity (nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe)

Respiratory Disease: 

• American Lung Association (lung.org)
• Medline Plus: Lung Diseases (medlineplus.gov/lungdiseases.html)
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Asthma (nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/asthma)
• World Health Organization: Chronic Respiratory Diseases (who.int/respiratory/en/)

​Stroke: 

• American Stroke Association (strokeassociation.org)
• American Stroke Foundation (americanstroke.org) 
• Medline Plus: Stroke (medlineplus.gov/stroke.html)
• National Stroke Association (stroke.org)

​Substance Abuse: 

• Addiction Center (addictioncenter.com)
• Medline Plus: Drug Abuse (medlineplus.gov/drugabuse.html)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (niaaa.nih.gov)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (niaaa.nih.gov)
• WebMD: Substance Abuse (webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/substance-abuse#1)

The Health Reference Series at STCC includes titles on a variety of specific health topics. In addition to those listed below, other books in the series include AIDS, blood and circulatory disorders, brain disorders, respiratory disorders, sleep disorders, stroke, sports injuries and many other medical disorders.  Click here to see other titles in this series.