Health
Advice from Milpitas & Other Local Resources
Advice
American Red
Cross
Santa Clara Valley Chapter. Emergency preparedness, blood drive
info, and more.
The California
Patient's Guide
This guide is intended to inform you of your rights to receive
quality health care and what steps you can take if you encounter
problems. Prepared by The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer
Rights.
Department of Managed
Health Care
Get help with your HMO. How do HMOs rate on quality and service?
Click here to check out the online California HMO Report Card.
The Merck
Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Reliable, easy-to-use online book of medical information.
Santa
Clara County Public Health & Human Care
Explore health insurance programs, disease prevention information,
or local clinics and hospitals here.
Washington
Community Health Resource Library
Access to informational resources focusing on health-related
topics. The Library provides free, public access to a variety
of resources including books, journals, videos and a variety
of medical databases. Washington
Hospital, Fremont.
Allergies
Pollen
Report
Something in the air got you sneezing? Check the pollen report
for the San Jose area on weather.com.
Cancer
American Cancer Society
Put 95035 in drop down menu under "In Your Area." Local events and information. Santa Clara County Unit, 1715 S
Bascom Ave, Ste 100, Campbell, CA, 95008, 408-879-1032.
Patient
Information
For many of the 1.3 million people diagnosed with breast, prostate
and other cancers in the U.S. each year, there's encouraging
news today. From Varian Oncology Systems of Milpitas.
Common
Cold, Flu
Common
Cold
Suffering from a common cold and wonder how to treat yourself
and when you should see a doctor. Medical Self-help site has
some relief.
Cold
and Flu Facts
Influenza, or the flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a
variety of flu viruses. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 35 to 50 million Americans
come down with the flu during each flu season, which typically
lasts from November to March.
Diabetes
Are
you at risk for diabetes?
An interactive form from LifeScan provided for your use as a
preliminary screening device.
Ask the
Expert About Diabetes
LifeScan is pleased to present Suzanne Laws, 1996 Diabetes Educator
of the Year and Sherry Trunnel, the 1997 Diabetes Educator of
the Year as our online experts.
Hearing Loss
Bay-area-hearing-loss
This list is for hard of hearing, deafened and deaf people, their
friends and family, and service providers in the Bay Area to
share local news and info useful to people with hearing loss.
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