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Places to Look Every Daywww.cnn.com/HEALTH/index.html - This site is part of the "CNN" network and provides good information on new events in healthcare and new products on the market. Specific Medical Conditions and PopulationsAsthmawww.ginasthma.com - Global Initiative for Asthma Cancerwww.quitnet.org - Visit this site if you want to stop smoking Depressionwww.psycom.net/depression.central.html DiabetesFair PharmaCarewww.hibc.gov.bc.ca - Are you registered for Fair PharmaCare? To receive your maximum financial assistance under the Fair PharmaCare plan, register now. Visit the Health Insurance BC web site at www.hibc.gov.bc.ca. or call 1-800-663-7100. If you have already registered, you can check the status of your registration on the web site. Remember, your deductibles begin again in January 2009. Heart and Strokewww.heartandstroke.ca - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada: includes heart, stroke and dietary information plus individual risk assessment and smoking cessation guidelines Immunize BCwww.immunizebc.ca - "Have you had your flu shot?" Visit www.immunizebc.ca for more information or to find a clinic near you. Menopausewww.menopause.org - North American Menopause Society: includes Consensus Opinions, surveys and Consumer Education materials Nutritionwww.hc -sc.gc.ca/hpfb-dgpsa/onpp-bppn Osteoporosiswww.osteoporosis.ca - Osteoporosis Society of Canada: includes osteoporosis diagnosis, prevention and treatment plus Calcium Calculator www.nof.org - National Osteoporosis Foundation: includes NOF guidelines plus professional and patient information on osteoporosis SeniorsSmoking Cessationwww.lung.ca - Canadian Lung Association www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/cessation - Smoking Cessation Guidelines: University of Toronto Complementary Medicinewww.healthy.net - If you're not sure about where to start looking for information, this site provides an easy to follow map of the options available to you as well as an option to take an information tour. www.healthy.net/clinic/therapy/herbal/herbic/herbs/index.html - This site provides information on a broad range of herbal products as well as further references and links. www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/paguide - Health Canada Physical Activity Guide Professional Internet SitesMiscellaneouswww.cnn.com/HEALTH/index.html - CNN Interactive Health covers a wide variety of topics with links to AIDS, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, CANCER, DIET, HEART, MEN, SENIORS, AND WOMEN'S |