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Health / Physical Education: Links to health related issues and sports information.

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Hardin Meta Directory of Interent Health Sources  This site is a gateway to pages with pointers to the most frequently cited lists in each subject..
Medicine Net  A source for information about health, diseases, and illnesses.
MEDLINEplus Health Information From National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health covers reference information  on medical, drug information, a medical encyclopedia with pictures and diagrams, etc.
National Library of Medicine Health Information Health information: provides a wide variety of resources related to biomedical and health sciences.
The BrainWeb and Brain Information Current information on brain function, diseases, and articles about such topics as addiction, learning, sleep and more.
Centers for Disease Control  Information about disease and health from the government.
Immune Attack An educational video game that introduces basic concepts of human immunology to high school and entry-level college students.
Access Excellence Hosted by the National Health Museum, is an outstanding resource for health and bioscience.
Internet Mental Health
Resources for understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders.
Merck Manual - Home Edition
Reliable information about medical conditions
Healthfinder
Healthfinder of current and timely information for teens.
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Dissemination of authoritative information on alternative healing practices.  The consumer fact sheets cover all types of treatment from acupuncture to St. Johns Wort.
Teen Health This site includes links to reputable sites on a variety of topics of interest to teenagers, including nutrition, emotions, body image, alcohol and drugs, and sexuality.
iEmily
iEmily provides girls with respectful, in-depth information about physical health and emotional well-being.
Get Body Smart An online examination of human anatomy and physiology.  Visually learn about the human body using their interactive "Flash" animations.
Medical Information Resource Center Excellent link for study guides and tutorials on subjects from anatomy and diseases to radiology and body systems.
Food & Nutrition Information Center
Online searchable database of foods, tables of food composition and other useful tidbits.
USDA Food Labeling and Nutrition Tells how to read and understand the nutrition facts panel on food labels, articles on nutrition and health, etc.
Medicine and Madison Avenue This database from Duke University includes 600 advertisements and documents dated between 1911 and 1958 relating to the creation and influence of health-related advertising.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation A partnership between American Hearst Association and William J. Clinton Foundation addresses one of the nation's leading public health threats - childhood obesity.
Sports Medicine
The Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT) includes physical therapy, athletic training, nutrition, and exercise physiology.
ESPNET SportsZone  ESPN on the World Wide Web with their unique approach to sports information.
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