Thursday

Gmail Calendar and Docs gadgets

If you need to keep track of medical appointments or other obligations, it easy with Calendar and Docs gadgets.

It seems like everyone checks their email several times a day but have missed appointments because they forget to check their calendar. With Gmail, as you check your email, the calendar will be right next to the email.

No more missed appointments! This is especially important for medical appointments.

Saturday

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental health is often ignored so often mental illness and disorders go undiagnosed and untreated. The following blogs have information on mental health issues. A couple have posts specifically for National Mental Health Awareness Month 2008.

Here are some blogs that have mental health related posts:

One is Jan’s Group Home Support blog, which provides resources and support for group home support staff and group home managers: Jan’s Ideas is a blog about an internet entrepreneurs journey:

This blog is Bob Schmuck's and he helps new internet entrepreneurs earn money on line:

Friday

Health Data Base

There is a small but growing data base, The Health Database. It has basic information on the following topics:
The mental health section includes information about mental illness, insurance, and anxiety disorders.

A database provides brief and introductory information on a variety of topics and links to related information.

Wednesday

The Selective Mutism Site

The anxiety disorder, Selective Mutism, (previously known as elective mutism) is a social anxiety disorder in which someone who can normally speak is unable to speak in certain situations. A person with this disorder may be mistakenly taken for being extremely shy.

In 1934, this disorder was first described. It wasn't until 1990 that Dr. Bruce Black from the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland held the first research program.

On The Selective Mutism Site there is information about the causes of selective mutism, the symptoms, how selective mutism is treated, and some commonly asked questions.

The site is simple and easy to read. It is a good introduction to the anxiety disorder, selective mutism.

Tuesday

The Lymph Node Site

Lymph Nodes
Thelymphnodes.com has information for people who need written content about lymph nodes. This site has these helpful topics

  • swollen lymph nodes
  • Lymphadenectomy
  • lymph nodes and cancer
  • Hodgkin's disease.

The Lymph Node Site gives sensible and helpful information for people that should know about their lymph nodes throughout the body. Knowing about their lymph nodes can aid them by diagnosing different sicknesses and diseases.

The following are the most beneficial pages on thelymphnodes.com:

When you are in search for quality information on lymph nodes, you should journey to thelymphnodes.com.

Monday

Jan's Group Home Support

Jan's Group Home Support is a blog written by and for group home support staff. There is help and resources for group home support staff, group home managers, and anyone else who is a caregiver.

The blog gives practical and useful information in various aspects of working in a group home for mentally and physically disabled adults and teens who are group home residents. Mental health is also included in the categories.

The following household help is also available on Jan's Group Home Support:

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This will be the place where health sites and health related sites will be reviewed