Health and Medicine
Consumer Health Sites
Buying
Medicines and Medical Products Online FDA
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tips about purchasing medical products
via the Internet.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/default.htm
Healthfinder
Healthfinder is a free gateway to consumer health and human services information
from the U.S. government. Information is available in English or Spanish
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Kids
Health
Created by the Nemours Foundation, Kids Health provides families with
accurate up-to-date health information.
http://kidshealth.org/
MayoClinic.com
The Mayo Clinic maintains this searchable and customizable consumer health
site with “condition centers” that provide the latest information on areas
of specialization that make the Mayo Clinics famous.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Medem
This site offers a full range of patient education information provided
by a collaboration among national and state medical associations and societies.
http://www.medem.com/MedLB/medlib_entry.cfm
NOAH:
New York Online Access to Health
Consumer health information on various topics available in both English
and Spanish.
http://www.noah-health.org/
Quackwatch
Quackwatch is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related
frauds, myths, fads and fallacies. This site offers tips on how to recognize
quackery, and maintains a list of questionable products, services and
theories.
http://www.quackwatch.org/
Reports
of the Surgeon General
This site contains official reports, conference and workshop reports,
and proceedings from the Office of the Surgeon General.
http://sgreports.nlm.nih.gov/NN/
WebMDHealth
This searchable site is designed to connect physicians and consumers to
the health care industry.
http://my.webmd.com/webmd_today/home/
Diseases and Conditions
Librarian's
Index to the Internet Diseases Links
A directory of links to a wide variety of diseases and associations, developed
and maintained by librarians.
http://www.lii.org/search/file/diseases_and_conditions
Doctors and Hospitals
AMA
Physician Select
Compiled and published by the American Medical Association (AMA), Physician
Select is a reference source of demographic and professional information
on individual physicians in the United States that can be searched by
medical specialty, location or physician name.
http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
America's
Best Hospitals
From U.S. News & World Report magazine, this survey lists hospitals
that have earned the highest scores in various specialties. Search by
medical specialty and geographic region.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm
American
Hospital Directory
This directory provides online, comparative data for any hospital in the
U.S. that treats Medicare patients. It includes services provided, outpatient
statistics, financial reports, and costs and charges.
http://www.ahd.com/
Healthgrades.com
Updated annually using information from government and private sources,
this site contains mortality rates associated with specific procedures,
physician’s credentials, and hospital and physician directories.
http://www.healthgrades.com/
Drugs
FDA
Drug Approvals
From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), find a weekly updated
list of drug approvals, which includes information on trade name, dosage,
indications, and whether the drug is prescription or over-the-counter.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/
Healthtouch
Online: Drug Information
Find information about prescription and over-the-counter medications -
including common uses of a drug, proper ways to use the medicine, and
possible side-effects.
http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/p_dri.htm
RxList
- The Internet Drug Index
A database of U.S. products, which is searchable by brand or generic names,
symptoms, side-effects or drug interactions.
http://www.rxlist.com/
Safemedication.com
Sponsored by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, this site
provides information on using medications safely and effectively. Searchable
by drug or generic name.
http://www.safemedication.com/
Government Sites
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is an excellent source for data, statistics and health information
for travelers.
http://www.cdc.gov/
Medicare:
The Official Government Site for Medicare Information
Federal government educational materials about Medicare in English and
Spanish.
http://www.medicare.gov/
MEDLINE
Plus
The National Library of Medicine provides a carefully selected list of
resources for families and individuals. This information is less technical
than that available on a similar database called PUBMED.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Medical Journals
JAMA:
The Journal of the American Medical Association
This site includes the JAMA journal's table of contents, however, not
all articles are available.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
New
England Journal of Medicine
This site includes the NEJM journal's table of contents, however, only
selected articles are available.
http://content.nejm.org/
Alternative Medicine
The
Alternative Medicine Homepage
The University of Pittsburgh serves as a gateway for sources of information
on alternative therapies.
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.php
DrWeil.com
The popular Dr. Andrew Weil answers health questions, promotes self-help
programs, and provides a vitamin advisor to help users identify nutritional
needs.
http://www.drweil.com/
Health
Care Information Resources: Alternative Medicine
A comprehensive health site from Canada McMaster University for patients,
their families, friends and health care workers.
http://hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/altmed.php
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