Self Care Links
From time to time we all have to cope with illness or injury. Educate yourself about the basics of self care so you'll know when to treat yourself and when to get professional care.
Services
Medical Services offers medical advice and self care instructions for routine concerns throughout the day. Advice for urgent conditions is available from the on-call physician when it's closed.
The Vaden Health Series
- Aches and Pains
- Allergies
- Ankle Injury
- Burns
- Colds and Flu
- Fatigue
- First Aid
- Headache
- Insomnia
- Medications
- Your Skin
- Sore Throat
- Staying Healthy at Your Computer
- Stomach Problems
- Sunburn
- Wounds and Abrasions
The Vaden Virtual Health Library has additional articles on self care.
Websites
The following resources are recommended for self-care information and advice.
The Stanford University Medical Center Health Library
http://www.stanfordhospital.com/healthLib/index.html
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
The Healthy Devil from Duke University
http://healthydevil.studentaffairs.duke.edu/health_info/
Health Information from the American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.familydoctor.org/