HEALTH / MEDICINE
| These links have been recommended by librarians and contain reliable, up-to-date information on general health topics. This information is not to be used in place of a health care professional’s advice. |
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| American Board of
Medical Specialties (ABMS - http://www.abms.org/ The most important part of this site is "Who's Certified" which identifies if a doctor is certified by an approved medical specialty board in the United States. |
| American Medical
Association: Physician Select - http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm Provides "basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 690,000 doctors of medicine (MD and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO." From the American Medical Association (AMA. |
| Combined Health
Information Database (CHID - http://chid.nih.gov/ Database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. Provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. Covers such topics as AIDS education, cancer, diabetes, quitting smoking, and weight control. |
| Consumer Health
Information: Diseases and Conditions - http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/chi/ Briefly annotated links to key resources available on the Internet from government, university, and medical sites. From the Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Drugs@FDA - http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/ Database listing most brand name and generic drug products approved by the Food and Drug Administration since 1939, including prescription and over-the-counter human drugs currently approved for sale in the United States, as well as discontinued drugs. |
| Emedicine:
Consumer Treatment
Guidelines - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ Online textbook covering different diseases and conditions; written for consumers. |
| Family Doctor - http://familydoctor.org/ American Academy of Family Practice offers well-written, easy-to-understand health and medical information. |
| Healthfinder:
Your Guide to
Reliable Health Information - http://www.healthfinder.gov/ Site for consumers contains a directory of health organizations and links to hundreds of sites featuring "government and nonprofit health and human services information. "From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Healthgrades.com
- http://www.healthgrades.com/ Those choosing physicians, hospitals, or health plans may check this site for quality ratings and geographic information about locations. Updated annually and includes mortality rates for specific procedures, physicians' credentials, a glossary, and hospital and physician directories. |
| HealthWeb - http://www.healthweb.org/ Extensive annotated directory of "evaluated non-commercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources." Collaborative project of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM and the Committee for Institutional Cooperation supported by the National Library of Medicine (NLM. |
| HerbMed - http://www.herbmed.org/ Scientific information about medicinal herbs including summaries of Medline research article abstracts as well as links to traditional and folk use reports. Information includes warnings about toxicity, adverse effects, drug interactions, and contraindications; preparations; mixtures; and mechanism of action. Also links to pictures of the herbs. |
| IBIDS Database - http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/IBIDS.aspx "The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements is a database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals." From the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health. |
| MayoClinic.com - http://www.mayoclinic.com Well-written and easy-to-understand information on health and medical topics. The following are included: signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, when to seek medical advice, screening and diagnosis, complications, treatments, prevention, self-care, coping strategies, and complementary and alternative medicine. |
| MayoClinic.com:
First-Aid Guide
- http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/ firstaidandselfcare/index.cfm Basic first aid information for situations such as bites, burns, chest pain, choking, heat stroke, hypothermia, poisoning, shock, and other medical emergencies. Includes links to information about related diseases and conditions. From the Mayo Clinic. |
| MEDLINEplus - http://medlineplus.gov/ Directory site includes information from MEDLINE, links to self-help groups, the United States Pharmacopeia http://USP drug database, medical dictionaries, directories of doctors and hospitals, and a search databases section with dozens of databases on topics such as clinical trials, nutrition, AIDS, cancer, etc. |
| MedlinePlus:
Interactive Health
Tutorials - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html Animated graphics of tutorials on diseases and conditions, tests and diagnostic procedures, surgery and treatment procedures, and prevention and wellness. |
| The Merck Manual
of Diagnosis
and Therapy - http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp This well-known medical diagnostic handbook is online in its entirety. |
| The Merck Manual
of Medical
Information - Home Edition - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html Full-text, searchable consumer edition of the famous Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, written in everyday language for non-health care professionals. |
| National
Institutes of Health:
Health Information - http://health.nih.gov/ Primary access point to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health http://NIH. Links to databases with information about health hotlines, clinical trials, and related topics. |
| NIMH: National
Institute of
Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ Site is about mental health: depression, anxiety and panic disorders, Alzheimer's disease, learning disabilities, autism, schizophrenia, and other illnesses. Contains information for researchers, practitioners, and the general public. From the National Institutes of Health - http://www.nih.gov. |
| RXList: The
Internet Drug Index
- http://www.rxlist.com Useful drug index that provides information on both consumer and professional levels. An advanced search engine allows searching. |
| The Stanford
Health Library - http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/ Includes links to Web sites and electronic books http://e-books on women's health, children's health, men's health, diseases and disorders, and drug information and therapies. Online video collection addresses current medical treatments, cancer supportive care, and other health topics. |
| The Virtual
Hospital: A Digital
Library of Health Information - http://www.vh.org/ Site provides educational content for patients, health care providers, and students interested in the health sciences. Includes textbooks, pamphlets, and images at both the professional and lay levels. All materials on the site are peer-reviewed; site maintained by the University of Iowa. |