CCAC Libraries - Databases A to Z

KidsHealth for Parents - Anemia: Created by the Nemours Foundation, KidsHealth provides users with accurate and timely health information. It discusses the types and causes of the condition.
Lab Tests Online - Anemia: This site concisely describes the types and causes of anemia.
MayoClinic.com - Iron deficiency anemia: The staff of the Mayo Clinic provides information about the signs & symptoms, causes, risk factors, screening & diagnosis, complications, treatment and prevention.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - Anemia: Areas of discussion include a definition, causes, symptoms, signs & tests, treatment and complications.
MedlinePlus - Anemia: Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus is updated daily and offers extensive information on over 600 diseases and conditions. Topics covered include an overview, diagnosis/symptoms, treatment, nutrition, specific conditions and clinical trials as well as a list of organizations and directories.
womenshealth.gov - Anemia: Sponsored by the National Women's Health Information Center, this site provides answers to many questions that most women would ask.

MayoClinic.com - Aplastic anemia overview: The staff of the Mayo Clinic has created this site that covers the topics of signs & symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatment and more.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia: Drawing information from the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies, MedlinePlus offers this information in the categories of causes, symptoms, signs & tests, treatment, prognosis, prevention and complications.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - Secondary Aplastic Anemia: Drawing information from the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies, MedlinePlus offers this information in the categories of causes, symptoms, signs & tests, treatment, prognosis, prevention and complications.
MyOptumHealth .com - Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia: This site provides information, in layman's terms, in the areas of symptoms, signs & tests, complications, treatment, causes, incidence, risk factors and prevention.
National Marrow Donor Program - Aplastic Anemia Severe: The program maintains a registry linking patients, donors, physicians and researchers to resources they need to help people live longer lives. The site offers information on symptoms/diagnosis, treatment, therapy and transplantation.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins - Aplastic Anemia: The Center provides information about AA under the subject headings of risk factors, diagnostic tests, cancer symptoms, current treatments and new treatment approaches.

American Sickle Cell Anemia Association: The Association was founded in 1971 and is the oldest non profit sickle cell organization in the United States. Their sections on "FAQS" and "Educational Material" provide a great deal of information on the disease.
Genetic Disease Profile - Sickle Cell Anemia: Funding for this site is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Biological and Environmental Program. Information about the condition includes a description, inheritance, incidence, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, as well as additional links to related sites.
HealthCentral.com - Sickle Cell Anemia: This extensive site is sponsored by Merck and provides a layman's explanation of the condition as well as treatment, symptoms, signs & tests and much more.
March Of Dimes - Quick Reference & Fact Sheets - Sickle Cell Disease: Updated daily, the site provides extensive information in a question and answer format.
MayoClinic.com - Sickle Cell Anemia: The staff of the Mayo Clinic has created this site that covers the topics of signs & symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatment and more.
MedlinePlus - Sickle Cell Anemia: Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, Medline Plus is updated daily and offers extensive information on over 600 diseases and conditions. Topics covered include overviews, diagnosis/symptoms, treatment, clinical trials, prevention/screening and more.
MedlinePlus - Medical Encyclopedia - Sickle Cell Anemia: Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, Medline Plus is updated daily and offers extensive information on over 600 diseases and conditions. Extensive information is provided, not only on the page, but through the numerous links imbedded in the page; illustrations of blood cells are available.
National Human Genome Research Institute - Learning About Sickle Cell Disease: A division of the National Institutes of Health, the Institute provides comprehensive information in the areas of heredity and the disease, tests to detect the disease, clinical resources and additional resources.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - Sickle Cell Anemia: Questions such as "Who is at Risk" "What Causes Sickle Cell Anemia" and more are answered in layman's terms.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center - Sickle Cell Anemia: The health care reviewers at the Center have compiled a quick reference guide intended as a supplement to a physician's care. Areas of discussion include treatment, symptoms, diagnosis, causes and self care tips.
University of Michigan Health Systems - Pain in Sickle Cell Disease (Sickle Cell Anemia): This is an extensive site at first glance; at second glance, it becomes even larger because of the links that are embedded in the text.
womenshealth.gov - Health Problems in African American Women: Sickle Cell Anemia: This concise page is a portal to a vast amount of information about minority women and their health; the minority women's fact sheet is especially useful.