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General Information |
| allnurses.com (http://www.wwnurse.com/) |
| Numerous items of use to health-care professionals. Includes over 30 medical search tools, medical software downloads and reviews, and a discussion board. |
| AMA Health Information (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3457.html) |
| Includes specific conditions, general health, family focus, and interactive health. From the American Medical Assoc. |
| America's Best Hospitals (http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm) |
| Medical centers ranked in 17 areas of specialization by "U.S. News and World Report." |
| ClinicalTrials.gov (http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui) |
| From the National Institutes of Health. Over 5000 federal and private medical studies involving patients and others at more that 47,000 locations nationwide. |
| Diagnostic Tests (http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/diagnostics.shtml) |
| From the online companion to the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide". Searchable by category or the name of the test. |
| Directory of America's Hospitals (http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hospitals/hosp_home.htm) |
| From the American Hospital Association and "US News and World Report". Includes information on the types of treatment available, specialized services, and contact information. |
| drkoop.com (http://drkoop.com/template.asp?ap=93) |
| Created by former Surgeon General C. Everett Kopp. |
| Emergency Preparedness Information (http://theepicenter.com/) |
| The bulk of this site provides information about how to prepare for a natural disaster. |
| Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov/) |
| Access to "FDA Consumer", the agency's monthly magazine, from April 1989, plus a searchable index from 1985. |
| Galaxy: Medicine (http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Medicine.html) |
| Another comprehensive index. |
| Go Ask Alice (http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/index.html) |
| Ask Alice about relationships, nutrition and diet, drugs, sex, alcohol, stress, etc. Questions are submitted anonymously and answered publicly by Columbia University's Healthwise Office. Questions and answered are archived and searchable. |
| Harvard World Health News (http://www.worldhealthnews.harvard.edu/) |
| Public health issues from around the world. |
| Health Care: Consumer and Patients Index Page (http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/) |
| Provides information on health care plans, diseases, and what to ask your doctor about surgery or prescriptions. From the Agency for Health Care Policy Research. |
| Healthfinder (http://www.healthfinder.gov/) |
| Health information courtesy of the US government. Links to publications, databases, other sites, support groups and organizations. |
| HealthGrades Inc. (http://www.healthgrades.com/) |
| Quality ratings of thousands of hospitals and other health-care facilities. Someone spotty information on doctors. |
| HealthLink Plus (http://healthlinkplus.org/) |
| From the Public Library of Charlotte Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. |
| HealthScout (http://www.healthscout.com/) |
| Fifteen to twenty short, easy-to-understand articles each day on a variety of medical and health topics in the news. |
| HospitalWeb (http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalweb.shtml) |
| Comprehensive list of all hospitals with a web presence. |
| Lab Tests Online (http://www.labtestsonline.org/) |
| Designed to help patients and caregivers to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases. |
| MayoClinic Home (http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm?) |
| Contains recent health news, a library of medical references, and a community health area. The site is searchable. |
| Medicine Through Time (http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/medicine/) |
| History of medicine from prehistory to the modern era. From the BBC. |
| MEDWEB (http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/) |
| Emory Univ. site with extensive consumer health information. |
| Medicaid Resource Book (http://www.kff.org/medicaid/2236-index.cfm) |
| Intended "to assist the public and policymakers in understanding the structure and operation of the Medicaid program." From the Kaiser Family Foundation. |
| MEDLINEPlus: Clinical Trials (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/clinicaltrials.htm) |
| From the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Background information and guides to clinical trial concepts. |
| Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home edition (http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/home.jsp) |
| Full-text, searchable consumer edition of the famous Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. In everyday language for non-health care professionals. |
| HMonster (Healthcare) (http://healthcare.monster.com/) |
| Links health-care employers and job seekers. From Monster.com. |
| National Health Information Center (http://www.health.gov/nhic/) |
| Founded in 1979 by the Department of Health and Human Services, this clearinghouse and health information referral service puts consumers in touch with 1,100 organizations that have toll-free numbers, publications, and information on diseases, addictions, and health care issues. |
| New England Journal of Medicine Online (http://content.nejm.org/) |
| Complete text of many features of the print "Journal" and partial text of others. The current issue is available on the Web every week beginning Thursday morning. Past issues from 1996 are also available. |
| NursingCenter.com (http://www.nursingcenter.com/home/index.asp) |
| People and places, career center, journals, continuing education and more. |
| On-line Medical Dictionary (http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/) |
| Over 46,000 brief definitions of terms related to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology. |
| Overlake Medical Library Consumer Health and Information (http://www.overlakehospital.org/library/educ.htm) |
| Over 100 web sites with consumer health information. From the Overlake Hospital Medical Center Medical Library in Bellevue, Washington. |
| Prevention Center (http://www.ivillagehealth.com/library/prevention/content/0,12265,%2B264415_266067,00.html) |
| From "Prevention Magazine". Includes information on natural healing, weight loss, healthy cooking and children's health. |
| Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (http://www.bt.cdc.gov/) |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerts, advisories, and updates. |
| TrialsCentral (http://www.trialscentral.org/) |
| Database of clinical studies and trials in healthcare and medicine. |
| University of California San Diego (UCSD) Health Guide (http://health.ucsd.edu/guide/index.asp) |
| Concise information on more than 300 health topics, in six major topic areas. |
| Virtual Hospital (http://www.vh.org/) |
| From the University of Iowa, this is a Web version of a 700-page guidebook for patients, students, and practitioners of primary care. |
| Your Surgery (http://www.yoursurgery.com/index.cfm) |
| Multimedia tours of surgical procedures to educate patients. |
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Search Engines |
| Achoo Gateway to Healthcare (http://www.achoo.com/main.asp) |
| Yahoo-like directory for health. |
| CAPHIS 100 (Consumer and Patient Health Information Section) (http://www.caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/) |
| The best health web sites for consumers, as evaluated by the Medical Library Association. |
| CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service (http://www.centerwatch.com/) |
| You can use this listing to search for trials that are currently enrolling patients to evaluate investigational therapies. |
| Health A to Z - The Search Engine for Health and Medicine (http://www.healthatoz.com/atoz/default.asp) |
| Offers quick access to medical information on the Web. In addition to a search engine of the site, you can check the topic of the month which takes an important health topic or disease and offers in-depth coverage. |
| HealthWeb (http://healthweb.org/) |
| Organized access to evaluated noncommercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources. Provided by the health sciences librarians and information professionals from the Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago. |
| Intelihealth (http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/408/408.html) |
| Sponsored by Aetna US Healthcare. Health news, medical literature, journals and research. Major content providers include the Harvard Medical School and the Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. |
| Medline Plus (http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/) |
| Carefully selected list of resources, not a comprehensive catalog. Information from MEDLINE, and a variety of links. |
| Medscape Today (http://www.medscape.com/px/urlinfo) |
| Designed primarily for physicians, but general users will find peer-reviewed, full-text articles, which give much more than the basics of particular conditions. Requires free registration to use. |
| National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/) |
| World's most extensive collection of published medical information, including access to MEDLINE. |
| PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi) |
| National Library of Medicine's search service to access the 12 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases. |
| The Stanford Health Library (http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/) |
| Collection of resources from the free consumer health library of the Stanford Hospital and Clinics. |
| Webmd.com (http://my.webmd.com/webmd_today/home/default) |
| Cutting edge health news, information on important medical conditions, in-depth features on selected topics, and links to related sites. |
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Diet, Exercise, Food and Nutrition |
| ACE: American Council on Exercise (http://www.acefitness.org/) |
| Sponsored by the organization which certifies instructors and educates the public about the virtues of exercise. |
| American Dietetic Association (http://www.eatright.org/Public/) |
| Nutrition and diet information, locate registered dietitians, follow legislation, and more. |
| Carbohydrates: Going With the (Whole) Grain (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html) |
| Overview of carbohydrates and their role in nutrition. From the Harvard School of Public Health. |
| Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html) |
| This site, sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration, provides information on food labeling, nutrition and dietary supplements, consumer advice, pesticides and lead in food, and tips for the safe handling and preparation of food. |
| Dietary Guidelines (http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/Dietary/9dietgui.htm) |
| The Food Pyramid showing governmental dietary guidelines. |
| Enhanced Calorie Calculator (http://www.caloriescount.org/) |
| Keep a running total of calories by entering the names of foods and the number of servings. From the Calorie Control Council. |
| Fight Bac! (http://www.fightbac.org/) |
| Details on the basics of food safety. Sponsored by the Partnership for Food Safety Education. |
| Fitness Online (http://www.fitnessonline.com/) |
| Tips and information on everything from nutrition to workouts. |
| Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/) |
| Links about eating disorders, dietary guidelines, dietary supplements, food composition, and more. From the National Agricultural Library and the Univ. of Maryland. |
| Healthy Measures (http://www.healthymeasures.ca/) |
| Information for women to improve their fitness and health. From the Ontario Public Health Association (Canada) |
| Home Food Safety (http://www.homefoodsafety.org/) |
| Information about cooking and storing food safely as well as keeping food preparation areas clean. From the American Dietetic Assoc. |
| Lifeclinic (http://www.lifeclinic.com/) |
| Meant to help people control chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes. |
| Men's Fitness (http://www.mensfitness.com/mens.html) |
| Online version of magazine exploring fitness, health, sports, sex and more. |
| Nutricise (http://www.efit.com/) |
| News and articles on a large number of fitness concerns. Searchable. |
| Nutrient Data Laboratory (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/) |
| Detailed information about the nutritional value of more than a thousand foods. From the Agricultural Research Service of the US Dept. of Agriculture. |
| Nutrition Analysis Tools and System (http://nat.crgq.com/) |
| Look up nutrition information on almost any food. |
| Nutrition.gov (http://www.nutrition.gov) |
| From the US Dept. of Agriculture. Utilizes Flash plug-in. |
| Nutrition Data (http://www.nutritiondata.com/) |
| Searchable database of food composition and nutrition information. Primarily based on data from the US Dept. of Agriculture. |
| Nutrition Information and Resource Center (NIRC) (http://nirc.cas.psu.edu) |
| From Pennsylvania State University. Links for general nutrition information, nutrition for various age groups, fitness and sports nutrition, nutrition for sufferers of chronic disease, and nutrition for those with limited resources. |
| Nutrition News Focus (http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/) |
| Free daily newsletter offering concise nutrition tips and analyses of breaking nutrition news. |
| The Nutrition Source: Knowledge for Healthy Eating (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/) |
| Thorough source of scholarly material from the Harvard School of Public Health. |
| Tufts University Nutrition Navigator (http://navigator.tufts.edu/) |
| Database of evaluated and categorized nutrition-related web sites. |
| Yogabasics.com (http://www.yogabasics.com/) |
| Basic introduction to yoga and its history. |
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Drugs and Medication |
| Antibiotic Guide (http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/) |
| Current information on the use of antibiotics in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. From Johns Hopkins University. |
| Buying Medical Products Online (http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/) |
| From the US Food and Drug Administration. Includes help in determining if a site selling drugs and other medical supplies is legitimate, and in spotting medical fraud. |
| DrugDigest (http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Home) |
| Consumer information about drugs, herbs and supplements. |
| DRUGFACTS.com (http://www.factsandcomparisons.com/) |
| Large amount of free reference and professional resources for pharmacists and patients. Advanced features require free registration. |
| Institute for Safe Medication Practices (http://www.ismp.org/) |
| Nonprofit organization that works closely with health care practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical industry to provide education about adverse drug events and their prevention. |
| Medicare Drug Benefit Calculator (http://www.kaisernetwork.org/static/kncalc.cfm) |
| From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Use to estimate the cost of drugs under the new Medicare legislation. |
| MedicineNet (http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/hp.asp) |
| Read about diseases and treatment, look up medications for information on dosages, warnings and side effects, use an online medical dictionary and browse a list of poison centers. |
| MEDLINE plus: Drug Information (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html) |
| "Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications." From the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the US Phamacopeia. |
| PDR.net: Getting Well Network (http://consumer.pdr.net/index.html) |
| From the publishers of the "Physicians Desk Reference." |
| RxList: the Internet Drug Index (http://www.rxlist.com/) |
| Lists drugs by description, action, use, contraindications, warnings, etc. |
| US Pharmacopoeia (http://www.usp.org/) |
| Establishes state-of-the-art standards to ensure the quality of medicines for human and veterinary use, and develops authoritative information about the appropriate use of medicines. |
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Alternative Medicine |
| Acupuncture.com (http://acupuncture.com/) |
| Extensive site covering acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. |
| Alternative Health News Online (http://www.altmedicine.com/frameset.asp) |
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| Alternative Medicine Resources (http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/internet.html) |
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| American Chiropractic Association (http://www.amerchiro.org/) |
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| Chirobase (http://www.chirobase.org/) |
| Searchable site against health fraud. Wants to provide comprehensive information about chiropractic history, theories, and current practices and to warn the public about inappropriate chiropractic care. |
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine Citation Index (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nccam/camonpubmed.html) |
| A bibliographic index of over 220,000 bibliographic citations from 1963 to 1999, compiled by the National Institutes of Health, Office of Alternative Medicine. |
| HealthGate: The Natural Pharmacist (http://www.healthgate.com/) |
| Objective information from physicians and pharmacists derived from scientific studies about alternation medicine. |
| HerbMed (http://www.herbmed.org/) |
| Scientific information about medicinal herbs. From the Alternative Medicine Foundation. |
| Homeopathy (http://www.homeopathyhome.com/) |
| This page is a central jumping-off point and aims to provide links to every related resource available. This page was prepared by Jon Haworth, Cambridge, England. |
| Information Resource: About Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products (http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11571.cfm) |
| From the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. |
| Non-Mainstream Psychotherapy and Counseling Resources on the Internet (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/erthworks/nonmain.htm) |
| Admittedly idiosyncratic selection of resources covers unconventional therapies like Rebirthing and Polarity. |
| National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Institutes of Health) (http://nccam.nih.gov/) |
| The Office has established a clearinghouse, the purpose of which is to exchange information with the public about alternative medicine. |
| Quackwatch: Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions (http://www.quackwatch.org/) |
| Advisory board of doctors, dentists, pharmacists, veterinarians and others combat health-related fraud, myths, fads and fallacies. |
| WholehealthMD.com (http://www.wholehealthmd.com/) |
| Focuses exclusively on "integrative medicine" (health care using both alternative and conventional therapies) |
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