Medical Information - more top online sites
MEDLINEplus
- The National Library of Medicine's authoritative and
current database of health information for consumers and health
professionals. Coverage includes conditions and diseases, drug
information, dictionaries, physician and healthcare directories,
and links to other medical resources.
U.S. Food and Drug
Administration: Buying Medical Products Online - Resource
for consumers to help them make better buying decisions when shopping
online. Includes information on how to determine if a site is
legitimate, how to spot health fraud, and how to report fraudulent
sites.
Colzium - health
- Mirror of the Open Directory health category, covering Conditions
and Diseases, Medications, Professions, Mental health and Alternative
medicine.
Accent Health - Health
TV network produced by CNN and delivered to medical waiting rooms
across the US. Includes programming guide, articles, and tips
for living a healthy lifestyle.
Access Place
Health - Web directory containing links to medical news, specialty
sites, and general health information.
Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research - Consumer health and patient information
on health plans and insurance, prescriptions, conditions and diseases,
surgery, quality of care, quitting smoking, and prevention and
wellness.
America's
Best Hospitals - U.S.News & World Report ratings and rankings
of the top U.S. medical centers in various specialties.
AnswerMed.com - Provides
basic information on medical conditions and procedures including
symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, predicted outcome and alternative
diagnoses.
Apples For Health
- Weekly consumer news e-zine on a variety of healthcare topics.
Ask a Patient - Provides
a database of patient opinions and ratings of medicine effectiveness.
Also includes weekly consumer opinion polls on healthcare topics,
and a health care research assistance section.
Beat Your
Health Condition - Educates about common age-related health
conditions and offers dietary, lifestyle, and nutritional supplement
protocols to treat them.
Best Doctors - Comprehensive
knowledge-based medical referral service.
BluePrint for Health
- A health and wellness portal which provides health information,
personalized newsletters and interactive health tools.
Body1.com - Health news and
medical information community for consumers.
Citypractice.com -
Provides information on preventative approaches in physical, behavioural
and emotional healthcare.
CNN Health - Health news,
chats and advice from CNN.
Cochrane Consumer
Network - This international group dedicated to the study
of evidence-based medicine, explains how to decipher clinical
studies and how to use them when making decisions about medical
care.
Combined Health Information Database
- A database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal
Government. Provides titles, abstracts, and availability information
for health information and health education resources.
Consumer
Laboratory Testing Information - A thorough guide to medical
laboratory tests, why they are performed, and what they might
mean.
CountryNurse.com -
Includes information on clinics, family wellness, disease prevention,
diet, exercise and pharmacies.
C.S.S. Doctor's
Credentials Search - Search for a Doctor's Medical School,
Board Certification, residence training, licensing, disciplinary
action (if any), and other important information.
Digital City - Health
- Health resources and providers across the United States.
Discovery Health -
Offers news and a variety of health information resources.
Discuss Your Health
- Discussion forums and health information.
Diseases,
Disorders and Related Topics - Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm,
Sweden. Comprehensive listings of links to medical information,
most reliable, some not.
Doctor Healthynet
- Offers diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases, medical
procedures, preventive health guidelines, and sources of free
medicines.
DoctorInfo
- Provides searches for background information on medical doctors
or doctors of osteopathic medicine.
Dr. Gabe Mirkin - Reports
on health, fitness, and nutrition news from talk show host Gabe
Mirkin, M.D., in text and audio form.
Dr. Koop's Community - Former
Surgeon General Koop's resources for health information. A wide
variety of topics, an encyclopedia, pharmacopeia, and resources
guide.
Duke University
Healthy Devil On-Line - Online medical resources and information.
eCureMe.com - Identify
symptoms to make a self-diagnosis; set up online consultations
with physicians and therapists; view online medical dictionary
of diseases, treatments, drug information.
Evaluation
of English and Spanish Health Information on the Internet
- The findings of a large study that describes and evaluates English
and Spanish health information on the Internet. Assesses search
engine performance and the quality and readability of health information
on the Internet, and provides conclusions and recommendations.
GetWell.org - Offers resources
for consumers on medical conditions, treatment and research.
Halls MD - Clinical calculators
of body surface area, breast cancer risk and body mass.
50+Health - Health
topics, lifestyle magazine, discussion forum, news and research.
Health & Family Resource
Guide - Personal and professional sites containing valuable
information and links.
Health A to Z - Includes
a directory of more than 50,000 professionally-reviewed Internet
resources, supportive online communities, and a calendar.
Health Communication Network
- Provides the up-to-date health information on a variety of subjects.
Health Consumer Alliance
- Provides information to consumers and advocates about access
to health care for low-income consumers, including consumer education
materials in 13 languages.
Health Depot - Directory
to health and medical sites about diet, fitness, disabilities,
diseases, health resources, products and sales.
Health Forums - Customized
libraries of health and well-being information. Log in to access
an extensive library of resources.
Health In Depth -
Health information links to newspapers, magazines and internet
resources.
Health
Leader - A webzine produced by The University of Texas Health
Science Center, which provides information to help you make better
decisions about your health.
Health Plug - Provides
information on prescription drugs and other medications, with
a message board and news links.
Health Reserve.com
- Offers information on men's, women's, and general health topics.
The Health Resource,
Inc. - Specialized medical research reports on mainstream,
experimental, and alternative treatments, specialists, and support
organizations.
HealthAnswers - Contains
health news and information, including a health encyclopedia.
Health-Center.com
- Resources on numerous health topics. Includes a bulletin board
and discussion forum.
Healthfinder (tm)
- Resource for consumer health and human services.
HealthFrontier.com
- Offers information including diseases and conditions, nutrition,
exercise, mental health, live discussions and a message board.
Healthgrades.com -
Grades the performance of hospitals, physicians, health plans,
nursing homes and other health care providers in the United States.
HealthInk Plus -
Health information including health assessments, quizzes, polls,
news, articles, and drug information.
HealthLink Plus
- Consumer health information on general health, health care providers,
medical research, insurance, wellness, mental health, and alternative
medicine.
Healthology.com - Provides
health and medical information, written by professionals for consumers,
and offers interactive online events and educational videos.
Health+Plus
/ Dr. David Clark - Information and alternatives on various
health challenges.
HealthStatus - Free
reports on body fat percentage, body mass index, calorie burning
activities, target heart rate and smoking costs. Online health
risk assessment which provides resources based on your health
risks.
HealthWindows - A
membership healthcare network that helps individuals to become
more knowledgeable and active participants in managing their personal
health.
Healthy Living
- A guide with information about mental health, wellness, disease
prevention, and family supports.
iMedNetworks - An
internet-based healthcare network that connects physicians and
patients to each other and to a virtual world of medical information,
tools, and services.
Internet Health Library
- Searchable index to healthcare sites.
Internet Pharmacy
and Online Pharmacies Verification - National Association
of Boards of Pharmacy provides searchable listings of approved
online pharmacies.
Laurus Health Information
- Information on health conditions, pharmaceuticals, medical news,
plus profiles of physicians and hospitals. Free registration.
The Lifestyle Doctor
- Information on lifestyle issues and simple ways to help oneself.
LivingandHealth.com
- Offers information on topics such as diabetes, irritable bowel
syndrom (IBS), hypertension, and epilepsy.
MayoClinic.com - Clinical
experts provide current medical information and news on health
topics.
McGill Molson Medical
Informatics: Student Projects - A growing collection of multimedia
projects in medical teaching. Developed by McGill medical students
under the supervision of the McGill Medical Faculty. Includes
a student/faculty forum.
MCW HealthLink - Features
health news and information, produced by the Medical College of
Wisconsin.
MDAdvice.com - Provides
health and medical information, health tips, resources, experts,
news, chats, and community support.
MDinteractive - Providing
consumers with healthcare information and resources in every medical
specialty. Providing physicians and patients with an efficient
way to create and store medical records interactively.
Medical Consumer
Guide - Medical information pertaining to primary care, elective
care, dental care, vision care, and drug and products safety and
health.
Medical Elite - International
medical consulting and information company that specializes in
locating medical specialists. Translated into English, Arabic,
Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and other languages.
MedicalClub - Provides
interactive free health information on Womens, Childrens and Family
health concerns. The site also includes extensive information
on herbal medicines, supplements and First Aid. Bilingual, English/Spanish.
Medicalresourcesusa.com
- Offers guides to American hospitals, health clinics, medical
practices and specialties.
Medicine OnLine - In-depth
information on cancer for health care professionals and patients.
Medidoctor - A home
health guide to diagnosis and treatment, and when to see your
doctor or go to hospital.
Michigan
Electronic Library - Health Information Resources - Extensive
resources and links of interest to the health consumer and to
professionals.
Mindy Machanic's
Change Pages: Wellness and Health Info - Articles on healthy
foods, cancer and breast cancer. Includes comprehensive links
to additional resources for health and wellness.
Mylifepath - Provides
information on health and wellness, daily health news and message
boards.
National Institutes of Health
-- Health Information Index - Main consumer health information
page for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NetHealthBook.com
- Find symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment of conditions
and diseases. The content is categories and a newsletter is offered.
No Frills Health
- An easy to use and useful guide to health sites on the net.
Patient Protect
- Medical consultation devoted to protecting and defend patients.
Contributes to reducing health costs, by preventing abuses, negligences,
medical errors and incompetence in the health field.
A Patient's Guide to the
Internet - A step-by-step guide for patients seeking medical
information on the Internet.
Planetamber - Global
International health, medical and disability resources database.
Categorized medical condition search for people with disabilities
or health impairments, their families and those providing services
and support.
ProWho - Locate health professionals
anywhere in the world.
SciTalk.com - Science related
resources for the public on health and disease. Discussion boards,
chat, news, patents, clinical trials and books.
Search-It-All
- Doctor and hospital search, nutrition facts, drug and disease
lookup and health information.
A Second Opinion
Medical Information Services - Medical treatment options,
physician background check service, best hospitals and doctors.
(Ft. Walton Beach, FL)[Fee based service - ed]
Selfhealth - Consumer
health information including a medical Q&A database and an
Australian drug database. Covers infertility, emotional health,
sexual health & integrative & complementary health issues.
Surgery
Door Home Healthcare Guide - Symptoms of common illnesses
and ailments. From the UK's on-line health service.
SymptomTracker -
An interactive medical diagnosis and treatment reference that
uses brief yes/no questions about a users symptoms to arrive at
possible conditions and treatments. [Please note the "Warning"
before proceeding - ed]
UHealthy Network - Global
health information network and community that integrate every
aspect of Health and Fitness in one place.
Vital Star Health, Science
and Technology Resource Center - Free online Medical Check
up How healthly your are? Test your eye, BMI, carbs, protein,
cholestrol, heart, height, calories, depression. Plus articles,
news and updates related to health and fitness.
WebMD - Consumer - Frequently
updated portal for healthcare, chat forums, health quizzes, news
and consumer product updates.
Well-aware - Provides
information on conditions, complementary treatments and expert
views, all written by doctors in the United Kingdom.
Wellness Hour Medical Informational
Talk Show - A medical talk show aired in over 100 cities throughout
the United States.
Wellness.com - Includes
health resources, discussion and news.
WoundHeal.com
- Educational information and resources for the non-surgical healing
of pressure ulcers, at home.
Your
Health IS Your Business - Site includes information on health
and wellness including primarily links to sites on the internet
on health and wellness.
Medical Product Reviews
American
Medical Association Guidelines for Medical and Health Information
Sites on the Internet - Principles governing the production
and publication of AMA sites on the Web. Guidelines focus on providing
quality and reliable information for consumers.
Bathing.org - Information
on personal hygiene, health and bathing from sales site.
Bathtime Suds Report
- Bath and body product news, reviews and links to online shopping.
Beauty Buzz - Cosmetics
articles and reviews, shopping guides, interviews with cosmetics
professionals and other features.
BeautyProductSearch.com
- Comprehensive beauty information site with complete product
information, consumer product reviews, feature articles, beauty
tips, product suggestions, and makeup advice on everything beauty-related.
Buying
Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide - Offers
basic do's and don'ts for buying prescription medicine online.
Produced by the US Food and Drug Administration.
The Consumer Health Information
Centre (CHIC) - General health tips and advice to help consumers
overcome illnesses.
ConsumerSearch.com:
Hair Dryers Product Reviews and Reports - Identifies which
products reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree,
and why.
ConsumerSearch.com:
Shampoo Product Reviews - Identifies which products reviewers
like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why.
The Cosmetics Cop -
Critiques of cosmetics and skin care products, including detailed
analysis of ingredients.
Criteria
for Assessing the Quality of Health Information on the Internet
- Mitretek Systems policy paper presents a set of seven criteria
developed for use in evaluating the quality of health information
provided on the Internet.
Cybele Says - Beauty
reviews in a magazine form with a new issue posting on the 1st
of every month.
DestinationRX - Comparison
shopping for prescription drugs, health, beauty and wellness products.
Conditions and diseases database.
E-Make Me Up - A beauty
related site offering cosmetic reviews for women of all ages from
all around the globe.
Euro Development
Corporation Laserstrand Scam - Claims to exposes the truth
behind this company's bogus laser techinques for dermal retention
and hair restoration.
Flowerpod Product Review
- A place for women to share and exchange beauty and makeup tips.
Site includes individual product reviews, chat, and forums.
Heather Kleinman's
Cosmetic Connection - Get product reviews and makeup advice
on everything from lipstick to haircare, skin care and all the
latest cosmetics. Includes a list of beauty resources and links
to online companies.
How to Evaluate
Health Information on the Internet - National Cancer Institute's
fact sheet helps consumers help decide whether the health information
they find on the Internet or receive via e-mail from a Web site
is likely to be reliable.
KidAllergy.com - Includes
information about allergies in children, the clues, how to reduce
them and treatments.
Paul Penders
Beauty & Health - Provides skin and hair care tips and
advice, skin analysis, and ingredients dos and don'ts.
PetAllergy.com - Resource
for pet allergy sufferers. Includes section about allergies, coping
with them, and tips for allergy proofing the home.
Sun
Exposure: Precautions and Protection - Ohio State University
Extension fact sheet
Sunless.com - Your Sunless Tanning
Guide - A comprehensive guide to sunless tanning products
and techniques
Town
and Country: Make up Brushes - Product recommendations for
make up brushes and beauty tips such as how to use each brush
and makeup for the desired effect.
Medical Reference resources
The National Center for
Health Statistics - Comprehensive information on births,
deaths, aging, disease classification and other health statistics.
AskDrWalker - Resources
and links to medical information. Includes medical databases,
medical search engines, diseases and conditions and useful links
for health professionals and patients.
Best Evidence Topics -
Access to evidence-based medicine topics. Includes a searchable
database.
British National Formulary (BNF)
- The twice-yearly source of up-to-date guidance on prescribing,
dispensing and administering medicines. Free registration required.
Building Better
Health - Medical and healthcare information on disease and
health improvement topics. Includes medical news, clinical research
and newsletters.
CDC Health Topics A to Z
- A listing of disease and health topics from the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention in the United States.
Centre for Medical Web Research
- A virtual centre for researching medical questions on the internet.
DiagnosisHealth.com
- An online forum discussing various medical topics.
DiagnosisHeart.com
- Information on heart disease with surgical data and related
resources.
Disease
Conditions and Information - A reference guide for about 100
disease and health conditions in an alphabetical listing.
DocMD.com - Provides links to
free medical and medically-related sites.
DoctorNDTV.com - Information
on a variety of health issues from medical experts.
Doctor's Desktop
- Tables and charts for practicing medical professionals. It also
provides an ECG course by e-mail.
The Doctors Page - Links
to patient education materials, medical reference sites and medical
humor.
eMedicine
- Consumer Treatment Guidelines - Textbook on the treatment
of common medical problems.
Essent Medical
Library - A patient-oriented health resource provided by the
Essent Healthcare system.
Family
Practice Reference Guides - ABFP’s 19 Reference Guides from
FamilyPractice.com.
Globalrph - Provides drug
information, intravenous drug dilution standards and online clinical
dosing calculators for health care professionals.
Guide to Clinical
Preventive Services - The 1996 update report of the U.S. Preventive
Services Task Force (USPSTF) at the CPMC website.
Harrison's Online
- Regularly updated online version of the medical textbook. Subscription
required with free 4-week trial.
Health
Information Library - Alphabetical listing of health information
topics by the Carle Clinic and Hospital.
HealthAmericaOnline.com
- Provides health information for the individual, physician and
healthcare employee. Covers information on a variety of medical
topics.
HealthDigest.org -
Directory of resources covering health employment, pharmacy information,
nutrition, education, and news.
Healthsites UK -
A portal to medical and health information for patients and doctors.
Access medical and NHS healthcare sites plus news, advice and
complementary therapy resources.
The Healthy Forum
- Provides post-diagnosis advice on health, wellbeing and complementary
medicine.
The Homeless
Handbook - An online manual designed to assist support workers
of homeless and similarly disadvantaged people who find themselves
in medically challenging situations.
HospitalWeb - Directory
of medical resources for professionals.
i-Medicine - Collection
of clinical audit, governance and informatics resources, articles
and tools.
Library of the National
Medical Society - Links to various journals, online diagnosis,
medical textbooks and atlases. Subscription required.
Longevity Healthy Aging Research
Group - Information from this Canadian organisation on getting
older and staying healthy.
MDconsult - Includes reference
books, journal search, practice guidelines, patient education
and drug information. Subscription required with free 10-day pass.
MedCalc - A comprehensive
collection of online clinical calculators. Includes ABG, GFR,
Fluids and BMI calculations and interpretations.
MedConnect - Information
services with a clinical and practical focus for physicians and
other health care professionals.
Medicine Online
- A guide to health, offering medical news, health guides, discussion
groups, disease information, E-exchange using reverse auction
technology for cosmetic surgery, dentistry, ophthalmology and
podiatry.
Medics Travel - Lists
hospitals, charities, NGOs and recruitment agencies around the
world to help doctors, nurses and medical students plan work and
electives overseas.
Mediresource - Information
on diseases and conditions, support groups and drug information.
Primarily patient-oriented.
Mednav.com - A guide to resources
in medicine and science. Links reviewed by experts, projects with
the Journal of the AMA and the journal Science and software tools
are offered on the site.
MedPix
- Database of medical images.
MedServ Medical News - Provides
medical information and news to medical professionals worldwide.
MedWebPlus - Directory
of biomedical resources on the Internet. Maintained and updated
daily.
The Merck Manual
- Online version of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.
The Merck Manual
- Home Edition - Transforms the language of the professionals'
version into commonly used English while retaining the vital information
about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
My Body - Interactive symptom
checker, includes details of some possible causes.
NCEMI: Common
Simple Emergencies - An online manual with detailed instructions
and illustrations on how to treat various everyday medical emergencies.
Needy Meds - Provides
information on pharmaceutical manufacturers that have special
programs to assist people who can't afford to buy the drugs they
need.
OHSU Health - Information
for patients and clinicians on aspects of healthcare. Includes
an index of health topics.
Overlake
Hospital Medical Center Medical Library - Directory of medical
websites evaluated for their presentation, content and thoroughness.
PedsCCM
File Cabinet - A resource of original and distributed educational
and practical materials for pediatric critical care practitioners.
4Physicians - A guide
to doctors and hospitals and resources for doctors and patients.
Physicians Online - Provides
physicians with free access to core services, including MEDLINE,
email, private physician discussion groups, full text medical
news articles, financial news and stock quote services. Membership
required.
PolyMedicine.com -
Clinicians review electronic medical information resources available
in any of the following media: browsable WWW sites, downloadable
datasets and software or CD-ROMS.
Predictonline - A
testing and awareness site to provide the public and healthcare
provider with medical information on various medical conditions.
Prescriptions
of The Country Doctor - A collection of informative and current
articles issues written by John G. Hipps MD on various health
topics.
PreventDisease.com -
A patient-oriented portal for up-to-date health information on
fitness, lifestyle, nutrition and health tools.
Research Resources for
Evidence Based Nursing - The site contains links to evaluated
guidelines, clinical protocols, medical databases, full text resources
useful to nursing researchers.
RJ's Medical Directory
- A collection of medical links and information categorized by
specific topics.
South African Health Information
- Reviewed, evidence-based health information based on the South
African health system.
Stroke
Resources - Information site for strokes, mini strokes, stroke
symptoms, treatment and recovery.
TheMediweb - Provides
a medical dictionary of health information for research and education
for health care professionals, academics and the general public.
Virtual Hospital - A digital
health sciences library at the University of Iowa for health care
providers and patients.
Virtual Naval Hospital - A digital
library designed to help primary care providers and to help patients
associated with naval medical issues. A service of the U.S. Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
Well-Connected -
Offering over 100 in-depth reports on physical and mental diseases
and wellness issues. Written by medical writers and reviewed by
a board at Harvard Medical School. Some information available
free but most requires paid access.
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