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Pediatric House Calls is a collection of medical and parenting advice articles from a pediatrician's "inside" perspective, written in a down to earth, conversational style and punctuated with many examples and stories from years of medical practice and caring for infants, children and adolescents. This section includes references to medically related web Resources which have been selected for their: lack of bias, truthfulness and completeness — these days, not so easy to find. They include:

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  1. There are so many links on the "Web" now it's hard to know where to begin - and just as hard to find the truth!
  3. Pediatric House Calls — Ol' Doc Robert's Medical Stuff and Advice. (Ok, I'm biased)
  5. National Center for Disease Control — Especially great for travel advice and about contagious infectious diseases. (Non-commercial, government)
  6. Utah State Department of Health — Great for their Disease Fact Sheets. (Non-commercial, government)
  7. Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia — A good source of "information" but not always without "bias" or vested interest articles of dubious health value. Keep to the basic's and you should be ok. (Opensource reference site, quasi commercial)
  8. National Library of Medicine - Medline — U.S. Government National Library of Medicine and Institues of Health. Great stuff even though a bit difficult to navigate. (Non-commercial, government)
  9. World Health Organization — A lot of health topics with a global viewpoint. (Non-commercial, humanitarian)
  10. MDTravelHealth — It's a commercial site so be careful for bias. A New York doctor (with a bit of an ego) who specializes in travel medicine. (Commercial)
  11. CDC yellow book for travelers — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Center for Disease Control. A great collection of information about a large number of diseases. (Non-commercial, government)
  12. Health Canada — Canadian govermental healh site covering a large number of diseases and conditions. (Non-commercial, government)
  13. Mayo Clinic — A fairly unbiased site for a clearly commercial site. Excellent information, easily navigated. (Commercial)
  14. Ask Dr. Warren — A personal website of a New York Pediatrician. Interesting articles without any observable bias or commercial intent. (Personal Web)
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