OUR TRUSTED SOURCES
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OrganizationIn Their WordsWhy A Trusted Source

Med Help
www.medhelp.com

Founded in 1994 out of a shared need for better medical information and support, MedHelp is the pioneer in online health communities. The MedHelp site connects people with the leading medical experts and others who have similar experiences.

Today, MedHelp empowers over 8 million people each month to take control over their health and find answers to their medical questions. MedHelp, a privately funded company, has over 15 years of accumulated information from doctors and other patients across hundreds of conditions. In addition, MedHelp has long-standing partnerships with the top medical institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic, National Jewish, Partners Health, and Mount Sinai. MedHelp's audience, archives, and partnerships make it a unique health destination on the Internet.

Every day, members come to MedHelp to receive the support they need from other patients like them, to research information on drugs and health topics, and to share their knowledge with others in need. Through MedHelp's patients, doctors, experts, researchers, hospitals, and non-profit organizations, each day, we are one step closer in our mission to find cures together.

Because MedHelp has taken the concept of an online medical community to the next level. Without all the commercialization on the biggest medical portals. Here you can find real information from experts and consumers looking for the right answers. In addition, MedHelp has become a good place to get and give frank reviews and questions regarding medical service companies...like tSTD.

Web MD
www.webmd.com

WebMD has created an organization that we believe fulfills the promise of health information on the Internet. We provide credible information, supportive communities, and in-depth reference material about health subjects that matter to you. We are a source for original and timely health information as well as material from well-known content providers.

The WebMD content staff blends award-winning expertise in journalism, content creation, community services, expert commentary, and medical review to give our users a variety of ways to find what they are looking for. And that, we believe, requires dedicated, full-time staff professionals with state-of-the-art expertise in health news for the public, creating and maintaining up-to-date medical reference content databases, medical imagery, graphics, and animation, communities, live web events, user experience, and interactive tools.

Our board-certified physicians, award-winning journalists, and trained community moderators are solely dedicated to your daily information experience on WebMD. Our content staff includes individuals who hold advanced degrees in journalism, medical illustration, health communications, clinical informatics, nursing, and medicine.

Because WebMD invented the medical portal concept and is the established leader. The depth of information and links to related information and services is the best.

CDC
www.cdc.gov/std

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting public health activities in the United States.

CDC's focus is not only on scientific excellence but also on the essential spirit that is CDC - to protect the health of all people. CDC keeps humanity at the forefront of its mission to ensure health protection through promotion, prevention, and preparedness.

Composed of the Office of the Director, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and six Coordinating Centers/ Offices, including environmental health and injury prevention, health information services, health promotion, infectious diseases, global health and terrorism preparedness and emergency response, CDC employs more than 14,000 employees in 54 countries and in 170 occupations.

Because the Centers for Disease Control has done a great job of keeping up to date on safe sex, STDs, and testing. They have expanded their knowledge base by partnering with private sources have no commercial influences.

Kaiser Family Foundation
www.kff.org/hivaids

A leader in health policy and communications, the Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy.

Unlike grant-making foundations, Kaiser develops and runs its own research and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media companies.

They serve as a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public. Our product is information, always provided free of charge - from the most sophisticated policy research, to basic facts and numbers, to information young people can use to improve their health or elderly people can use to understand their Medicare benefits.

They operate a large-scale health news and information service on the Web and a series of specialized websites, featuring both data we produce as well as the latest and best data from others, to help to ensure that everyone has the same kind of information and access to events as insiders do. We also make a major effort to assist journalists working to inform the public about complex health issues.

Because the Kaiser Family Foundation is strictly non-profit, non-commercial experts and leaders providing a trusted and independent source of analysis and facts surrounding HIV and other STDs.

LabCorp
www.labcorp.com

LabCorp provides leading-edge medical laboratory tests and services through a national network of primary clinical laboratories and specialized Centers of Excellence.

Recognized for our innovation, quality, and customer convenience, LabCorp delivers timely, accurate results for improved patient care.

With scientific expertise in esoteric testing, genomics, and clinical and anatomic pathology, LabCorp performs more than one million tests on approximately 400,000 samples each day. LabCorp is a pioneer in applying advances in medicine and science to laboratory testing, with more than 35 years of experience in serving physicians and their patients.

LabCorp operates a sophisticated laboratory network, with corporate headquarters in Burlington, NC, and over 28,000 employees worldwide. Our 220,000 clients include physician offices, hospitals, managed care organizations, and biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under ticker symbol LH.

Because LabCorp is one of the two largest medical laboratory companies in the US. As such, LabCorp can offer consistent pricing and turnaround throughout the US. LabCorp has also been a leader in bringing their testing to consumers at lower costs and through more channels.

Planned Parenthood
www.plannedparenthood.org

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is many things to many people.

We are a trusted health care provider, an informed educator, a passionate advocate, and a global partner helping similar organizations around the world. Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of women, men, and young people worldwide.

For more than 90 years, Planned Parenthood has promoted a commonsense approach to women's health and well-being, based on respect for each individual's right to make informed, independent decisions about health, sex, and family planning.

Because for millions of women, Planned Parenthood is an excellent source of medical services...including STD advice and testing.

Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.com

Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness.

Mayo Clinic staff members work together to meet your needs. You will see as many doctors, specialists and other health care professionals as needed to provide comprehensive diagnosis, understandable answers and effective treatment.

Mayo provides clinic and hospital services at its locations in Rochester, Minn.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Phoenix and Scottsdale, Ariz. Every medical service you need is available on our campuses, and physicians devote the time you need to be fully understood and cared for.

The Mayo Clinic logo represents the three underpinnings that continue our reputation as a pioneer and innovator in medicine - patient care, medical research and academic education.

It is part of Mayo Clinic's mission to serve as a reliable source of health information. Read more about Mayo Clinic.

Because the Mayo Clinic is a world leader in the delivery of medical services and development of health information. The site demonstrates MC's dedication to making their expertise readily available to everyone seeking advice.

Westover Heights Clinic
www.westoverheights.com

Westover Heights Clinic has been serving the Portland area since 1982. We've grown since then, but still maintain the personalized service that comes with putting our patients first. We don't manage our patients; we get to know them, and that puts us in a position to provide the best care possible.

Services offered:

General Health Care: Our friendly, highly-trained staff is here to do more than treat problems. Our goal is to promote the overall health of our patients through routine preventative care, early detection and treatment when necessary.

Research Studies: A significant portion of our practice is now devoted to medical research. This allows us to stay abreast of the latest developments, as well as to offer an alternative way for patients to receive care.

Because the Westover Heights clinic, run by Terri Warren, is a leader in the diagnosis, testing, and treatment of Herpes. This site provides the best information and advice on everything from symptoms to handling delicate partner communication.