Recommended Links
Be An Informed Patient
Health and Medical Field
The web is awash with medical information. A lot of it is highly technical and not very accessible to the average reader, and even more of it is of questionable quality as it subtly, or not so subtly, pushes you to purchase specific medications or treatments.
WebMD is a no-nonsense alternative that delivers basic medical information. The site is primarily an encyclopedic reference organized into a variety of broad topics. The site has a community component, with message forums for people to help each other with ailments and treatments. There are also a number of niche blogs written by doctors.
The web site of the World Health Organization provides country statistics and general health information.
MedlinePlus is a web site sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Information on this site includes Medical Encyclopedia, Health and Medical News, Resources and more.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medlineplus.html
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine web site includes "health information on the web" for both professionals and the public.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services web site.
Joint Commission International (JCI) is a division of Joint Commission Resources (JCR), the subsidiary of The Joint Commission. For more than 50 years, the Joint Commission and its predecessor organization have been dedicated to improving the quality and safety of health care services. Today the largest accreditor of health care organizations in the United States, the Joint Commission surveys nearly 20,000 health care programs through a voluntary accreditation process. The Joint Commission and its subsidiary are both not-for-profit corporations. The JCI accredited international hospitals are available at
http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/JCI-Accredited-Organizations/
http://www.jointcommission.org
National Catholic Bioethics Center offers a hospital membership with medical consultancy services only.
http://www.ncbcenter.org/hospital_membership.asp
Over 500,000
NHS patients in the United Kingdom (2007) wait over a year for surgery. An estimate
figure for Canada (2008) is over 140,000.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=460553&in_page_id=1770
UK medical directory.
NHSpurchasing is, according to the web site, THE online directory of the National Health Service
(United Kingdom) with 4 million hits on average per week.
Providing information on healthcare procurement and business links to a huge range of medical products, training and hospital care services.
Ireland's medical web site.
Malaria Prevention. An online demonstration of "Malaria for Expatriates and Travellers" is available at
http://www.internationalsos.com/demo/malariademo/index.html
Tourist information
Destination Thailand
For visa information:
Royal Thai Embassy
1024 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-944-3600
202-944-3611 fax
www.thaiembdc.org
Consulates in:
Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Coral Gables (FL),
Dallas, Denver, El Paso (TX), Honolulu,
Houston, Los Angeles, Montgomery (AL),
New Orleans, New York, Portland (OR),
Toronto (ON), Vancouver (BC)
For tourism information:
Tourism Authority of Thailand
611 North Larchmont Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90004323-461-9814
www.tourismthailand.org
Destination Germany
United States Diplomatic Mission to Germany
http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/
British Embassy Berlin Germany
http://ukingermany.fco.gov.uk/en
Tourist Information
http://www.germany-tourism.co.uk
Destination Philippines
American Embassy Manila
http://manila.usembassy.gov
List of Manila hospitals and doctors
http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhedoc.html
Tourist information
http://www.philippinetourism.us
P: Passport required for entry.
+: Vaccinations or other medical measures required.
$: Proof of sufficient funds and/or return/onward ticket required.
