Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Pathological conditions of a part of an organism resulting from causes such as infection, genetic defect, or environmental stress, and characterized by an identifiable group of signs or symptoms.

Sub-headings:

Addictions

The use of substances or activities harmful by nature or in harmful quantities.

AIDS

Allergies

Alzheimers

Arthritis

Birth Defects

Blood Disorders

Cancer

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Communicable Diseases

Contagious/infectious diseases; diseases that can be caught from someone or something else.

Diabetes

Digestive Disorders

Dystonia

Eating Disorders

Genetic Disorders

Hair, Nail & Skin Diseases

Heart Disease

Immune & Autoimmune Disorders

Kidney Diseases

Lyme Disease

Mental Disorders

Multiple Sclerosis

Neurological & Neuromuscular Disorders

Nose, Ear & Throat Disorders

Prostatitis

Reproductive System Diseases

Respiratory & Lung Disease

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sleep Disorders

Tourette Syndrome

Viruses

Vision and Eye Conditions

Resources in this category:

BMC Endocrine Disorders
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6823/

"Publishes original research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of endocrine disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology."

BMC Infectious Diseases
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/

"Publishes original research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology."

BMC Medical Imaging
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2342/

"Publishes original research articles in the use, development, and evaluation of imaging techniques to diagnose and manage disease."

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/

"Publishes original research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology."

BMC Urology
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2490/

"Publishes original research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of urological disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology."

Emerging Infectious Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm

The journal's mission is to "enhance communication of public health information about emerging diseases so that prevention measures can be implemented without delay. Emerging Infectious Diseases is peer reviewed and will be providing information on emerging infections."

Epidemiology and Infection
http://128.232.233.5/action/displayJournal?jid=HYG

Registration required. Tables of contents and abstracts of articles may be accessed free of charge by all users.

Hypertension
http://hyper.ahajournals.org/

Intended for "office-based and academic cardiologists, physiologists, endocrinologists, nephrologists, and internists/primary care physicians." Indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, and Index Medicus. Full-text is freely available online for issues more than 12 months old.

MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

"The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. The reporting week concludes at close of business on Friday; compiled data on a national basis are officially released to the public on the succeeding Friday."