Consumer Health Information on the Internet Resource Guide
These consumer health links provide access to a wide range of health and medical information available on the Internet. They do not give medical advice or interpretation, and the information is not a substitute for consultation with your health care professional. Any linking to commercial sites does not imply endorsement of products, services, or content.
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- CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - A wide range of information on health and disease, including Health Topics A-Z. Some materials in Spanish.
- HealthAtoZ.com - Your Family Health Site - The 'search by subject category' option on this site provides access to a large number of health-related sites ranked by medical professionals for content, ease of use, layout and appeal.
- Healthfinder
- HealthWeb.org
- MayoClinic.com - Provides a wide array of information on medical topics, and all material is reviewed by Mayo Clinic experts. New material is added each business day.
- MEDLINEplus - A service of the National Library of Medicine, this site provides access to health topics, drug information and links to other resources.
- NOAH - NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. It is currently available both in English and Spanish.
- National Institute on Aging - Includes publications and video listings, aging-related organizations and links to other federal sites.
- NIHSeniorHealth
- Arthritis Foundation - Search by disease or keyword on this site. Arthritis Foundation chapter locator by zip code.
- American Cancer Society - Site has a useful 'Cancer Resource Center' that allows searching by specific type of cancer. Also includes information on cancer drugs, ACS publications and other websites.
- Cancer Centres and Institutes - Contains links to cancer centres and institutes world-wide.
- Cancer.gov: A service of the National Cancer Institute - Includes information on types of cancer, treatment options, screening, prevention and patient support. Also provides a link to PDQ and clinical trials.
- Oncolink (University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center) - Current cancer news updated daily in addition to extensive information on various types of cancer.
- KidsHealth.Org - Site provides interfaces for parents, teens and children.
- CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service - Contains trials for many diseases and is searchable by disease category. All of the trials listed are open and may be narrowed by geographic area.
- ClinicalTrials.gov - Lists clinical trials and has a useful section explaining what clinical trials are and how they work.
- ADA.org - Includes information on a myriad of oral health topics, an index to dentists, listing of ADA approved products and American Dental Association news.
- Pediatric Dental Health - Site provides information on a wide array of children's dental topics, including finding a pediatric dentist.
- American Diabetes Association - Links to "pre-diabetes", type 1 and type 2 diabetes, nutrition, exercise, recipes and other resources.
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation - Information on type 1 diabetes, portraits of families dealing with the physical challenges and emotional toll, management of the disease in the school setting and other resources.
- medlineplus.gov
- Cyberdiet - An interactive site where the consumer can find personalized information on self-assessment, diet and nutrition as well as exercise and fitness.
- Consumer Advice FDA- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - This site has links to questions and answers about nutrition and weight loss, food storage and preparation, nutritional supplements, and food labelling.
- MEDLINEplus: Drug Information - A guide to over 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
- AMA Physician Select - Produced by the American Medical Association, this site allows searches for a physician by name or specialty in a geographic location
- Genes and Disease - An introduction to genetic factors and related diseases. Includes information on many genetic diseases with links to related resources.
- National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. - A non-governmental clearinghouse for information on rare disorders. Includes access to the Rare Disease Database, providing understandable information on over 1,100 rare disorders.
- American Heart Association - Site includes information on arrhythmia, children & heart disease, cholesterol, diabetes, heart attack, congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, treatment options. Links to statistics, publications and other resources for consumers.
- American Stroke Association - Provides information about stroke warning signs, stroke care, stroke therapeutic trials, and provides access to a heart and stroke encyclopedia.
- National Stroke Association - Prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation links. Also provides information designed for the Hispanic community.
- HIV / AIDS Medem Medical Library - Includes treatment guidelines, 'Newsline', 'Library' and 'Best of the Net' links reviewed by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
- HIV InSite - From the Unversity of California, San Fransico, treatment information and resources, as well as current news items.
- National Kidney Foundation - Links to information on topics from bed-wetting, dialysis, transplants, kidney stones and urinary tract diseases. Includes Spanish language information.
- American Lung Association - Links to federal resources, health care associations, insurance and counselling information.
- Adam Medical Encyclopedia - "The Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations."
- The Merck Manual Home Edition - Written by nearly 200 leading medical experts, access to health and disease topics, enhanced with photographs, animations, and illustrations.
- Male Health Center Internet Education Site http://www.malehealthcenter.com/
Links to information on testicular and prostate cancer, impotence, self-care, a male health self-quiz and other resources.
- Mental Help Net
Information on finding a therapist, locating a treatment facility or self help organizations, links to mental health glossary terms, psych journals and other resources.
- Center for Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN)
Links to a wide array of mental health topics including anxiety, children's mental health, eating disorders, homelessness, school violence, schizophrenia and others from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
- HealthWeb: Minority Health - Multiple links to minority health and disease sites from Michigan State University Health Sciences Library.
- Office of Minority Health - The mission of OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic populations through the development of effective health policies and programs that help to eliminate disparities in health.
- Quackwatch - Described as a consumer's guide to health fraud and quackery, this site run by Stephen Barrett, M.D. lists specific questionable products, services, and theories, as well as discussing various aspects of quackery.
- CDC Current Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors - Alerts to a selection of current hoaxes and frauds.
- SAMHSA Public Information - Provides information from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on self-test measures, and treatment as well as facility locators and service providers.
- Transplant Living: UNOS Patient Services Home Page - Information from the United Network for Organ Sharing about waiting lists, support groups and payment methods.
- YourSurgery.Com - A multimedia site describing the most commonly performed surgical procedures.
- Virginia Department of Health - Office of Family Health Services - Information on some 50 programs that focus on strengthening the health of families and communities, plus risk avoidance tips.
- National Women's Health Information Center - Site sponsored by the Office of Women's Health, Department of Health and Human Services includes information on pregnancy, breast cancer, eating disorders, heart disease, nutrition, exercise and diet, mammography, cancers, menopause, osteoporosis, contraception/gynecology, older women's issues and sexually transmitted diseases.