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Health

Sites selling health and beauty products to the consumer are listed in this category.

Sites selling health or beauty products to the consumer are listed in this category. Sites must include product descriptions and prices; please refer to the Shopping descriptionfor additional information.

Please submit the site to the one most appropriate sub-category. This will hasten the review of the site.

Alternative

Includes sites which offer a variety of alternative health products.

Sites that offer a specific type of alternative health product, such as herbal remedies, nutritional supplements, aromatherapy, etc. should submit to the more specific subcategory.

Websites must be in English. If the site is not in English and is submitted to this category, it will not be reviewed.Non-English websites should be submitted to the appropriate area in the World branch.

Beauty

This category includes sites that sell general beauty products and sites that sell a very wide range of beauty products online. The subcategories of this category offer sites which sell more specific product ranges.

Please look at the subcategories and find one that describes the majority of your products and submit there. Submitting to the main category, when more appropriate elsewhere may cause a lengthy delay of 6 months or more in the time it takes for a site to be listed.

It is very important to look through the category before completing the submission form and finding the most appropriate placement.

Conditions and Diseases

Features sites that sell products to treat specific conditions and diseases. Please submit to an appropriate subcategory as no sites are placed in the main category.

Dental

Websites selling products to the consumer for care of the mouth and teeth.

This category is ONLY for sites with online sales to the consumer.

Sites providing service and sales to the dental profession should be submitted to Business/Healthcare/Products_and_Services/Dentistry or one of its sub-categories.

Sites about businesses that manufacture consumer dental products, that are not selling online, should be submitted to Business/Industries/Manufacturing/Consumer_Products/Health_and_Beauty. Sites of sellers of AmeriPlan or Oxyfresh are not listed.

Submission to the correct category greatly reduces any delay in listing the website.

Do not submit dental practice sites to this category. Dental practices should be submitted to their proper locality in Regional.

Disabilities

Disability products sold online directly to consumers.

Please do not submit individual companies to this level, unless there is no suitable subcategory. Also do a keyword search before submitting as there are other categories for medical equipment and supplies.

Submit sites for businesses serving the healthcare industry to Business/Industries/Healthcare/Products and Services/Disability

Submit sites selling products to treat specific health conditions to Health/Products and Shopping

Submit sites for companies that only sell in local areas to the appropriate Regional category

Before submitting your listing, please first review the Shopping Guidelines and the Shopping FAQ, since these pages apply to all listings in Shopping.

Feet

Sites that only sell orthotics for the foot should be submitted to this category.

Hearing

Features sites that sell products or services for people with nominal hearing abilites.

This category is for sites with sales to the consumer of products and services for people with nominal hearing. Sites providing products and services to the hearing impaired should be submitted to Shopping/Health/Disabilities/Assistive_Technology/Hearing/

Home Tests

Products and devices for home health testing or monitoring.

Successful submissions will offer a focus on home testing kits for HIV.

Massage Equipment

Only submit sites that have information about or sell massage oils. Essential oils belong in the alternative health category.

Men

Please list only sites that really sell products online (via online order form or email).

Nutrition

Nutrients.

Submit only sites offering vitamins, minerals, proteins, fatty acids, meal replacement products combining these nutrient substances, and other nutrient-rich food supplements.

Sites offering a broader range of products should be submitted at Shopping/Health or a more appropriate sub-category thereunder.

For general information on what belongs and what is not permitted in Shopping, see the Shopping FAQ and the Shopping Description.

Orthopedic

Orthopedics is concerned with the correction or prevention of skeletal deformities.

Pharmacy

Preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs must be offered. A pharmacist shop or dispensary which offers online ordering.

Please submit only sites which offer unique content and that follow the shopping guidelines.

Affiliate sites such as and not limited to, E-Scripts.md, KwikMed.com, PillStore.com , Drugs-Express.com, OnlinePills.com, EPrescribe.com UltimateRX.com, and USAPrescription will not be added.

Sites that compare prices and have direct links to affiliate shopping pages will not be added.

Physical Therapy

Includes sites that sell hot/cold packs.

Reproduction and Sexuality

Products and services listed here are related to all aspects of human sexuality, pregnancy, contraception and physical functions. Some of the images and descriptions are graphic, but no pornographic sites are included.

Please submit your site only once, and to one category only. To be listed here, your site must

provide prices and online ordering information
deliver to a wide area ( preferably at least nationwide )
not be under construction
have working links

Please do not submit a website to this level unless it concerns more than one aspect of this topic. Instead, please read the subcategory descriptions and select the most appropriate. This will speed up the review process and get your site published sooner.

Substance Abuse

Submit only sites that don''t repeat the content of others.

Vision

Information about eyeglasses, contact lenses, and sunglasses.

Websites must provide specific products and prices to be listed here.

Websites of local optical services that do not sell online should be submitted to the Regional branch.

Weight Loss

Sites offering online sales of products for weight loss or reduction.

Independent representatives, distributors, or resellers of multi-level marketing (MLM) systems or pyramids such as Herbalife are not listed in the directory. Submissions of sites of this nature will be rejected and flagged for deletion.