MyDr
myDr is an Australian healthcare Web site dedicated to providing Australian consumers with the most comprehensive and relevant health information resource in Australia. myDr is a project of atmedica and MediMedia Australia, a Vivendi Universal Publishing Company.

Medscape
Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and education tools.

BioMed
BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.

MedWebPlus
MedWebPlus is to give users tools to quickly locate and assimilate good and reliable information covering the entire spectrum of healthcare.

Health Central

drkoop.com
drkoop.com is a company led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, and others who are dedicated to improving the quality of people's lives by empowering them to improve their health.

Quackwatch, Inc
Quackwatch, Inc., a member of Consumer Federation of America, is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies

PubMed Central
PubMed Central is a digital archive of life sciences journal literature, developed and managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Med Help
Med Help International is dedicated to helping patients find the highest quality medical information in the world today. We offer patients the tools necessary to make informed treatment decisions within the short time lines dictated by their illness or disease.

Medivibe
Medivibe Health Education Company's mission is to provide physicians, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals with prominent, up-to-date medical and healthcare information, and to make available medical resources in an easy-to-access format from one convenient source.

YourSurgery.Com
YourSurgery.Com® is a developing website that seeks to empower and educate the average individual by providing a comprehensive library of surgical procedures presented in an easy to understand format. Designed to be an additional and complementary source of information to a doctor's care, YourSurgery.Com® provides a basis for the patient to generate questions for his/her personal surgeon, and acts as a resource for physicians with which to educate their patients. Equipped with simple diagrams and state of the art animation, YourSurgery.Com® is an excellent resource for patients and their families, physicians and students.

Gastroenterology general

Gastroenterological Society of Australia
The Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) is the peak body for the disciplines of gastroenterology and hepatology in this country, with approximately 1100 members comprising mainly gastroenterological physicians and surgeons, trainees and scientists.American College of Gastroenterology www.acg.gi.org/
The American College of Gastroenterology was founded in 1932 to advance the study and medical treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. The College promotes the highest standards in medical education and is guided by its commitment to meeting the needs of clinical gastroenterology practitioners.

The American Journal of Gastroenterology
The American Journal of Gastroenterology presents the latest clinically oriented information in the field of gastroenterology, including manuscripts, case reports, papers presented before the annual convention and postgraduate course of the American College of Gastroenterology. Gastroenterology - Official Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastrojournal.org/
Gastroenterology is the most prominent journal in the field of gastrointestinal disease. As the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, Gastroenterology delivers up-to-date, authoritative, clinically oriented coverage of all areas in gastroenterology.

The British Society of Gastroenterology
The British Society of Gastroenterology is an organisation focused on the promotion of gastroenterology within the United Kingdom. It has over the two thousand members drawn from the ranks of physicians, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, scientists, nurses, dietitians, and others interested in the field. Founded in 1937 it has grown from a club to be a major force in British medicine, with representation within the British Royal Colleges and thus to the Department of Health and Government. Internationally it is represented at World and European level.

American Gastroenterological Association
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) was founded in 1897 and is the oldest non-profit specialty medical society in the country (Usa). Today, approximately 12,000 gastroenterologic physicians and scientists throughout the world engaged in clinical practice, research, and education belong to the AGA. Membership is limited to physicians, researchers and/or educators whose primary practice, research and/or teaching involves the functions and disorders of the digestive system.

The Digestive Disorders Foundation
The Digestive Disorders Foundation (DDF) was established in 1971 and is the only national charity in the United Kingdom which supports research into the whole range of disorders that can affect the digestive system. Details of research fellowships currently supported by DDF can be found on this site. The Foundation also offers help directly to sufferers by producing patient information leaflets explaining, causes, symptoms and treatments of a wide range of digestive disorders. Examples of these can be found under the 'patient information' section of this site.

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology is one of 23 Current Opinion journals that aims to help clinicians and researchers keep up-to-date in a systematic way with the vast amount of information published in gastroenterology.

World Organisation of Gastroenterology
The purpose of OMGE is to contribute to the development of gastroenterology worldwide; to maintain contact with the affiliated gastroenterological associations and societies for the advancement of gastroenterology; to foster interaction with the disciplines encompassed by gastroenterology; to support vigorous research, education and ethics; and to promote and hold regular World Congresses of Gastroenterology.

GastroenterologyWeb
GastroenterologyWeb is an independently produced e-publication created by and for practicing, teaching and student gastroenterologists as a comprehensive source of new information, practical knowledge, and educational resources pertinent to the evolving field of gastroenterology. GastroenterologyWeb's expert Board of Advisors, which includes gastroenterologists, radiologists, hepatologists and other specialists, brings you a broad selection of original articles, reviews, editorials and teaching/conference cases concerning important issues and new developments in the practice of gastroenterology.

GastroHep.com
GastroHep.com is an education and information resource in gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy, for health-care professionals working in these areas.

GastroNet
GastroNet is an online information service for patients and health professionals, presented by GastroNet Australia Pty Ltd, and written by gastroenterologists and other health professionals in the field of gastroenterology (diseases of the human digestive system). Its aim is to provide accurate up-to-date information for patients, to be used with guidance from the health professional. It is intended primarily for Australian patients, although many sections are relevant to all who suffer diseases of the digestive system.

Gastrotherapy.com
Gastrotherapy.com was developed to assist primary care physicians and other health care professionals in remaining current in their knowledge of GI diseases, focusing on diagnosis and treatment, with the guidance of leading GI specialists

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Association (USA)
A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping everyone who suffers from
IBS through patient support groups, treatment, accurate information and education

Others

http://atgastroenterology.com/
http://www.gastrointestinal.net/
http://www.gastrotherapy.com/

Gastroscopy

Procedure information

http://www.mydr.com.au/default.asp?article=2477
http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/003728.cfm
http://www.internationalreports.net/europe/finland/2002/searching.html
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/tocrender.fcgi?journal=30
http://www.medhelp.org/perl6/gastro/

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