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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Commercial Websites and Journals

This page presents commercial websites (often advertising supported offering general medical information), paid circulation journals and some commercial products sites.

I have not necessarily reviewed and do not endorse either the firms or the specific products shown here. Descriptions may have been provided by the respective firms.

Betaseron MS Research Center: Promotes the drug Betaseron and includes specific information related to Multiple Sclerosis and this drug. Offers a free subscription to Betaseron Networks by calling 800/788-1467.   ««»»

BioMedNet: Includes Medline access with evaluations, full-text access to medical journals and a magazine (HMS Beagle). An excellent research tool. (Registration required.)   ««»»

DoctorDirectory.com: A commercial site for locating doctors.   ««»»

drkoop.com: drkoop.com is a company led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General. It is a public company. Shares are traded on the NASDAQ exchange. The website offers general medical information. Free registration is required.   ««»»

drkoop.com Multiple Sclerosis Page    ««»»

Emerging Horizons: A quarterly magazine for accessible travel options. Free samples are available.   ««»»

EraseMS.com: The site previously offered living aids to the MS community and donated 5% to 15% from the profits to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The site appears to be in transformation at this time.   ««»»

Exercycle: Offers the Theracycle, a motor driven exercise machine to assist those who lack the strength but need the exercise.  ««»»

Ferris Apiaries: Ferris Apiaries sells bees, particularly for use in bee-venom therapy. The site also includes information about bee-venom therapy.   ««»»

Ginco Medical Equipment: An interesting lift system for the disabled. (See also Dixie's Delight in the Personal Stories section for an intriguing application of this system.)   ««»»

Health Journeys: Belleruth Naparstek's Health Journeys website offers visualization audiotapes, books, research and resources on guided imagery, a complementary medicine and holistic mind and body healing process.   ««»»   

Multiple Sclerosis: This audio tape is targeted to MSers. Side B has affirmations.   ««»»   

HealthGate: A general health portal site. Large!   ««»»

HealthlinkUSA: Free links to 100's of health topics, 1,000's of health sites, featuring treatment, cures, diagnosis, prevention, risk factors, support groups, email lists and personal stories. Appears to be a commercial, advertiser supported site.   ««»»

HealthlinkUSA Multiple Sclerosis Page  ««»»

Healthlinks.net: Styled as a "World-Wide Directory - Portal Service for healthcare professionals and consumers", Healthlinks.net offers categorized listings of health resources on the internet. It also provides forums, free classifieds ads, healthcare specific chat rooms and a monthly newsletter. Appears to be a commercial, advertiser supported site.   ««»»

Healthlinks.net Newsletter: A monthly emailed newsletter containing articles about healthcare, computer and internet subjects. ««»»

Healthtouch: A commercial online health portal. Appears funded by medical industry advertisements.   ««»»

Healthtouch Multiple Sclerosis Pages  ««»»

HealthWorld Online: A general health portal.   ««»»

Immunex MS Knowledge Center: Sponsored and run by the drug company, it includes information on many MS topics.   ««»»

InteliHealth: InteliHealth is a joint venture of Aetna U.S. Healthcare® and Johns Hopkins University and Health System. This website appears to be an advertiser supported, commercial site.   ««»»

International Journal of MS Care: This is the official journal of (1) the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers and (2) Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis. Subscribers can view the articles online. Nonsubscribers are out of luck; only a table of contents is available to the visitor.   ««»»

MedExplorer: Medexplorer provides a comprehensive medical site including many categories of health information, a discussion forum, a chat area and a humor section. The site includes search functions.  ««»»

MedExplorer Multiple Sclerosis Links: This page is the result of clicking to "Disease Disorders" then to Multiple Sclerosis.  ««»»

MedicineNet.com: MedicineNet.com appears to be an advertiser supported, commercial site.   ««»»

Medinex: A commercial site offering general health information. The site also features a certification program for other sites honoring a code of ethics. These Multiple Sclerosis pages on my Refrigerator Door site are a certified participant in this program. The site also features a newsletter.   ««»» 

Medinex Multiple Sclerosis Links: This page shows other Multiple Sclerosis sites.  ««»»

Medinex Newsletter: A weekly (or bi-weekly, depending on which part of the site you believe) email newsletter on health topics. This page allows you to subscribe on the web. Or, send a blank email to new-subscribe@medinex.com.  ««»»

Mednet Media: This firm provides internet marketing, advertising and promotion for medical and healthcare companies. Includes a free newsletter.   ««»»

Medscape: Medscape^® intends to offer specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated multi-specialty medical information and education tool. Medscape is built around practice-oriented content. Content includes Medscape General Medicine, the web's first primary source, peer-reviewed, general medicine journal. Access is free; registration is required.   ««»»

Mental Health Net: Mental Health Net is sponsored by CMHC Systems. It is a general Mental Health portal site and is run by psychologist Mark Dombeck, PhD. Services include a twice monthly newsletter (sign up on the main page) and Perspectives, a quarterly, on-the-net, journal.   ««»»

Mobility Limited: Mobility Limited is a producer and distributor of nationally acclaimed exercise videos for people with Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Breast Cancer, and other types of limiting conditions resulting from aging or illness.   ««»»

MortgageLoan.com: Mortgages for People with Disabilities: This page outlines a mortgage loan process for people with disabilities. It outlines a loan process and provides guidance on buying a home. It also provides a few links to organizations with additional information.  ««»»

MS Active Source: This site is operated by Biogen, Inc., the makers of Avonex®, a brand of Interferon beta-1a. The site offers a large volume of information related to MS. Users are advised to review the site privacy policy prior to registration. The site uses cookies and web bugs.   ««»»

MS LifeLines: A website by Serono, the US affiliate of Serono, S.A., the Swiss drug company and makers of an MS drug named Rebif. ««»»

MS One-to-One: MS One-to-One is a monthly one-sheet periodical featuring an individual's personal story along with the person's photo. A free complimentary sample issue is available.   ««»»

MS Only: MS Only is a monthly, paid circulation compilation of peer reviewed journal abstracts and commentary published monthly on Multiple Sclerosis.   ««»»

MS Only Forum: Affiliated with MS Only, a monthly, paid circulation magazine.  ««»»

MSWatch: A free Multiple Sclerosis site sponsored by a drug company. Includes a personal diary, free email, discussion groups, chat rooms, expert sessions, news and a humor section.  ««»»

Multiple Sclerosis Information Gateway: Operated by Schering AG, in Berlin, Germany. It include an international "site" as well as links to various "regional sites". The regional link for the USA, links to www.betaseron.com.   ««»»

New England Journal of Medicine: Owned and published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, the NEJM is one of the most prestigious medical journals. Unlike some of its sister publications, it provides non-subscribers with access to some of its material, including abstracts. The site includes a search engine for locating Multiple Sclerosis articles.   ««»»

Neuroguide.com: A searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet, including neurobiology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive science sites and information on human neurological diseases.   ««»»

Neuroguide.com Multiple Sclerosis Page: Links to other Multiple Sclerosis sites.   ««»»

PSL Doctor's Guide to Medical and Other News: Operated by the P\S\L Consulting Group this page links to current medical news.   ««»»

Reyah's Bees-Ness: Honeybees, including bee venom.   ««»»

Spanish Medical Translations: Offers medical translations, including certifications and notarization, of all types of medical documents, from English to Spanish or Spanish to English.  ««»»

Think Better to Feel Better and Beat the MS Blues (EnableMe Publications): Michael D. LeBow, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Manitoba. Disabled by he has created a self-help workbook for beating the blues that MS can bring. His workbook is based on research and the principles of cognitive behavior modification.  ««»»

WebMD: WebMD intends to be a comprehensive online health resource serving all health information and support needs. New information is added regularly.  WebMD appears to be an advertiser supported, commercial site.  ««»»

Multiple Sclerosis Pages On
James S. Huggins' Refrigerator Door

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This site was a Medinex Certified Health Site and subscribed to the Medinex Code of Ethics. [NB: These links point to an archive of the actual page which is no longer available. The archive is hosted by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. The assets of Medinex were sold in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale in March 2003. The future of the Medinex certification and code of ethics program is uncertain at this time but it is unlikely to continue. I maintain this information for reference.]