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General Health Information
- WebMDProvides health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information.
- Mayo ClinicProvides information and services from the world's largest integrated, not-for-profit group medical practice.
- Health FinderA site of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Cancer.orgA site of the American Cancer Society.
- Merck ManualsOnline medical library.
- Medline PlusA site of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- American Heart AssociationThe American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."
Plastic Surgery
- Real SelfInformation (much of it from patients’ personal experiences) on plastic-surgery treatments. There are also doctor-answered Q. & A.’s about rhinoplasty, Restylane, and breast implants.
- Unpeeling Cosmetic Surgery's Glossy SurfaceArticle from BU's college of communication.
- The Ethics of Making the Body Beautiful: Lessons from Cosmetic Surgery for a Future of Cosmetic GeneticsSara Goering, California State University, Long Beach
