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Body1.com
 
Contains health news, and information about diseases and their diagnosis and treatment, first aid, symptoms, tests, and procedures. Features links to an affiliated series covering wounds, knees, shoulders, veins, and medical technology. Contributors include physicians, business people, medical writers, and computer specialists from Harvard and MIT.
http://www.body1.com/
Topics: Health, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices
Last updated Jan 15, 2007
Discovery Health
This Discovery Channel site features current health news, a section on diseases and conditions, encyclopedias on diseases, injuries, surgery, and medical tests, and links to further references such as MEDLINE, a medical dictionary, and clinical trials. Find articles by physicians about health topics and calculators for calories burned by activity, basal metabolic rate, blood alcohol content, body mass index, cost of smoking, and heart rate.
http://health.discovery.com/
Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices, Nutrition & Food Safety
Last updated May 19, 2005
Doctor's Guide
Aimed at health care professionals and patients, this site includes information about diseases, medical news, conferences, webcasts, journal articles, and newly approved drugs. From P\S\L Research, which specializes "in attitudinal and communication research pertaining to healthcare and medicine." Searchable.
http://www.docguide.com/
Topics: Health
Last updated Oct 16, 2005
Everyday Choices for a Healthier Life
"The American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association have joined together in a historic collaboration to encourage the prevention and early detection of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke." The site provides suggestions about healthy eating, exercise, quitting smoking, and medical screenings. Also includes links to interactive tools on these topics. In English and Spanish.
http://www.everydaychoices.org
Topics: Health
Last updated Jan 18, 2005
Familydoctor.org
This site offers well-written, easy-to-understand health and medical information. Search by keyword or browse by age group or medical condition. Includes self-care flow charts, health facts on specific topics with referral information, and health information handouts. Some information available in Spanish. From the American Academy of Family Physicians, "a national medical organization representing ... family physicians, family practice residents and medical students."
http://familydoctor.org/
Topics: Health, Health
Last updated Jun 12, 2007
FirstGov for Consumers: Health
This large collection of links to federal health resources includes information on aging, choosing quality health care and health insurance, diseases, drugs, health risks, prevention, medical procedures, nutrition, product recalls, referral services, smoking and tobacco, travel health, women's health, and more. From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
http://www.consumer.gov/health.htm
Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Federal (U.S.) Government, Finance, Health, Senior Health
Last updated May 19, 2005
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
Also known as Hardin MD, this is a directory of directories on many medical subjects, plus "direct links to primary information in circumscribed subjects" and medical pictures. From the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa.
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/
Topics: Health
Last updated Apr 5, 2004
Health Information
Topics include conditions and concerns; medications; women's, men's, children's, and teens' health; food and nutrition; sports and fitness; sexuality and health; alternative health; travel and health; mental health; and diagnostic and surgical procedures. Also features interactive tools (anatomy and condition explorers, healthy living calculator); a quick reference guide to diseases, conditions, and injuries; and a medical dictionary. From the University of California, San Diego, Medical Center.
http://health.ucsd.edu/healthinfo/
Topics: Health
Last updated Jul 24, 2006
Health Information Literacy
Compilation of resources for health information literacy, including fact sheets, reports, and other documents. In addition to material for health and information professionals, the site contains a few links to resources for consumers. From the Medical Library Association.
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/
Topics: Health, Librarianship
Last updated Apr 3, 2008
Healthfinder: Your Guide to Reliable Health Information
This site for consumers contains a directory of health organizations and links to hundreds of sites featuring "government and nonprofit health and human services information." Includes news, articles, and a Kids section. Parts of this site available in Spanish. Searchable, and browsable by topic. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Health, Health
Last updated May 19, 2005
Healthline
This site is designed to offer a way for "consumers to quickly and easily find consistently excellent health information on the Web." Includes material on health topics, a symptoms search feature, drug search, dictionary, videos, and news.
http://www.healthline.com/
Topics: Health
Last updated Sep 22, 2008
Hmoob Kev Mob Nkeeg/Hmong Health Website
This site provides basic health information in English and Hmong. It includes a health dictionary, information about traditional healing, library resources, and links to Hmong Web sites, as well as general family health information. Managed by medical librarians with the Northern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center, and sponsored by the National Library of Medicine.
http://www.hmonghealth.org/
Topics: Health, Languages
Last updated Dec 28, 2003
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
KFF is a "non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation." It sponsors health care policy research and communications programs. The site offers reports on issues such as insurance, prescription drugs, minority health, women's health, HIV/AIDS, and entertainment media and health. It also provides fact sheets and current health policy news.
http://kff.org
Topics: Health, Public Health & Safety
Last updated Jul 19, 2005
Medem
Although some of the content here is for physicians, this site offers "health care information from the nation's medical societies." All of the consumer health information here is from peer-reviewed sources. There is information about diseases and conditions, therapies and health strategies, and health care at various life stages. The site has a directory of physicians by location and specialty and links to the Web sites of professional societies. Searchable.
http://www.medem.com/
Topics: Health
Last updated Mar 13, 2001
Medical Reference For Non-Medical Librarians
An annotated collection of links to Web sites for consumer health information. In addition to diseases, drugs, and general guides, topics include multilingual sites, information on evaluating online health sites, and much more. From librarians at the Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
http://denison.uchsc.edu/outreach/medbib3.htm
Topics: Health
Last updated Jul 29, 2002
MedlinePlus
"MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 700 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. MedlinePlus is updated daily."
http://medlineplus.gov/
Topics: Cancer, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Health, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices
Last updated Feb 12, 2007
MedlinePlus: Easy-to-Read Health Topics
Links to health information on common illnesses and conditions in easy-to-read language. Many of the browsable topics feature interactive tutorials. The site is available in Spanish and English and appropriate for people with limited reading skills. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/easytoread/all_easytoread.html
Topics: Health
Last updated Aug 21, 2004
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
This well-known medical diagnostic handbook is online in its entirety. Searchable, and browsable by chapters.
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/
Topics: Health
Last updated Feb 12, 2007
The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition
The full-text, searchable consumer edition of the famous Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy "meant for all those people interested in medical care who did not have a medical degree." Includes audio files of pronunciations, photographs, animations, and video files.
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/
Topics: Health
Last updated Nov 19, 2005
MerckSource
Contains information on hundreds of conditions, news, tips for visiting a doctor, articles, medical reference texts, and more.
http://www.mercksource.com/
Topics: Health
Last updated Jan 18, 2006
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
The heart of this site is its Health Information Resource Database, which includes thousands of U.S. organizations and government offices that provide health information on request. Included are a list of toll-free health information telephone numbers and federal health information centers and clearinghouses. Browse by subject or search by title, keyword, city, or state.
http://www.health.gov/nhic/
Topics: Health, Health, Technology
Last updated May 19, 2005
National Institutes of Health: Health Information
This site is the primary access point to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Users can choose a specific health topic, browse categories, or search all topics to access information about specific diseases. Links are also provided to databases with information about health hotlines, clinical trials, and related topics.
http://health.nih.gov/
Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices
Last updated May 19, 2005
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health/Pregúntale a NOAH Sobre la Salud
This searchable directory provides access to "full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased." Sites are selected by librarians and health professionals. Available in English and Spanish.
http://www.noah-health.org/
Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Health, Health
Last updated May 19, 2005
Reuters Health
Daily "medical and healthcare news" for the professional and consumer, and daily news about the medical industry. Archived for about one month. Searchable by keyword and topic. Note: some news available as headline only.
http://www.reutershealth.com/
Topics: Health
Last updated Oct 15, 2005
Revolution Health
This site is "a free, comprehensive health and medical information site, specifically designed with the Family's Chief Medical Officer -- women and other caregivers -- in mind." Features news, a blog, and background about conditions and diseases (such as arthritis, depression, and pain management), healthy living, and drugs and treatments. Also includes "tools to help you take control of your health and improve your life," such as finding doctors and a symptom checker.
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/
Topics: Health
Last updated Sep 22, 2008
SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
SPIRAL provides consumer health information in Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese. Pamphlets are also available in English so that health care providers will understand the contents. Browsable by language or subject. The site also includes links to Asian and Pacific Islander health resources. From South Cove Community Health Center (Boston) and Tufts University Health Science Library, with support from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
http://www.library.tufts.edu/hsl/spiral/
Topics: Health, Languages, Nonfiction by Genre
Last updated Nov 4, 2003
Your Link to Virtual Hospital's Wealth of Patient Information
Health information on many topics, arranged by category. All materials on the site are peer-reviewed and written by "faculty and staff from the University of Iowa's Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and UI Hospitals and Clinics."
http://www.uihealthcare.com/vh/
Topics: Health, Health
Last updated Dec 2, 2007
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