Annie's Crohn's Disease Web Page

Celiac Support Page
A site designed to offer support for people with Celiac Disease.

Colitis Cookbook
Offers a list of recipies and other information that should be helpful to the colitis sufferer.

Crohn's Disease Resource Center
A nice site for people with Crohn's disease - the digestive system illustrations are especially helpful.

Teens With Crohn's Disease Page
Stories, advice, and recipes!

IBD Sucks
An extensive discussion board for people with IBD. Topics range from alternative remedies to mental health issues, and everything in between!

Onelist.com
Mailing list and support group for Crohn's disease patients. Requires subscription to the mailing list.

http://ibdcrohns.about.com/bio/Amber-J-Tresca-8403.htm

Amber Tresca was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 16. After 10 years of active disease, medical therapy failed and she underwent the 2 step j-pouch surgery (removal of the large intestine and creation of an internal pouch from the last part of the small intestine).  This is an e-mail newsletter on ibd

Please note that INOVERA Bioscience Inc., are NOT responsible for any e-mails or other correspondence received once signing onto any of the preceding message boards!

American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
1007 Church Street
Suite 404
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 491-9091
The web site discusses the purpose of the ABMS. To find out if an individual physician or surgeon is board-certified, call (800) 776-2378.

American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA)
PO Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
(916) 632-0922
The ACPA seeks to provide a support system for those suffering with chronic pain through education and self-help group activities.

American College of Gastroenterology
4900 B South 31st Street
Arlington, VA 22206-1656
(703) 820-7400
You can call this professional society to request information or pamphlets. Tap into the "Digest This!" section of their site for "Understanding Your GI Tract" and "Digestive Health Tips."

American College of Surgeons (ACS)
55 East Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Office of Public Information
(312) 664-4050, ext. 391
The web site describes the ACS, and also lists pamphlets you can order by phone, including "Patient's Choices," "What is Laporoscopic Surgery?" and a four-part series, "When You Need an Operation."

American Gastroenterological Association
7910 Woodmont Avenue
7th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 654-2055
The Web site of this professional association of gastroenterologists features a digestive health section for patients.

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
401 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
E-mail: sgna@sba.com

The Cleveland Clinic
This comprehensive site takes a look inside the Cleveland Clinic. Includes physician education programs, information about clinical trials and multilingual text.

Cedars-Sinai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
The Cedars-Sinai IBD Center Web site, geared mostly toward research.

American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses, Inc.
http://www.abcgn.org
Certification for gastroenterology and endoscopy nurses.

Doctor's Guide to the Internet
Doctor's Guide provides the latest news, medical information and resources with daily news updates and frequently updated links.

IBD Page
Maintained by Stephen Holland, M.D.; provides interesting articles, discussions, and links.

Johns Hopkins Gastroenterology and Hepatology Resource Center
Site includes information on causes, therapies, complications, and research. Please note: you must click on the disease name in the scrolling list at top to begin. Navigation within sections is also at the top of each page.

MedicineNet.com
A leading online healthcare destination healthcare destination for 100% doctor produced medical information.

·         About.com
The About.com site covers a number of topics, including IBD and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Contains links to commercial sites with information or products for IBD.

American Dietetic Association
Extensive and interesting information about diets and nutrition.

Medexplorer.com
Medexplorer is a free medical/health related search engine, used primarily for healthcare professionals and consumers.

Med411
A helpful database of additional medical reference Web sites on the Internet.

MedMark: Medical Bookmarks
A resource for Web sites, divided up by disease category.

Mednav.com
A searchable guide to Internet medicine.

MedWebPlus

MEDLINEplus
Provides a rich array of evaluated health and disease-related web resources for the consumer.

Scripps Clinic - Inflammatory Bowel Disease FAQs
Some of the more commonly asked questions about IBD are addressed here. Provides opportunity to ask for additional FAQs to be added.

http://onlinenursepractioner programs.com
Listing of accredited schools offering nurse practioner degree programs online

National Foundation for Celiac Awareness

Celiac disease symptoms, gluten free diet, gluten free products, and related celiac disease symptoms. National Foundation for Celiac Awareness.

www.celiaccentral.org