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Consumer Health Websites
Medical information found on the Internet may be used to prepare for a visit to a physician or to better understand a diagnosis or treatment. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical care and should not be used to diagnose or manage one's own health concerns. If you have or suspect you have a health problem, and/or wish to commence or modify any medical treatment, consult your health care provider.
Beware of commercially-motivated and poorly focused consumer health resources. Look for a reputable sponsor of the page, uptodatedness, and ease of navigation. Before you begin searching the Internet for health information, be sure to take a look at these sites, which will teach you how to assess consumer health websites' information and products:
BE SURE TO CHECK THE GENERAL MEDICAL WEBSITES IN ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED UNDER MORE SPECIFIC TOPICS.
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| Medical Library Association MedSpeak Terms |
This website provides definitions of commonly used medical terms, prefixes, and suffixes. |
| Understanding Medical Words |
This website offers an introduction to medical terminology. The fast-paced and easy-to-use tutorial focuses on word roots and parts, memory shortcuts, and abbreviations to assist users in understanding medical conversation and jargon. |
HEALTH WEBSITES THAT CONTAIN INFORMATION ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS |
| CBS Healthwatch by Medscape |
Contains a large library of health topics, a drug directory, a medical dictionary, information on self-care and first aid, and links to other sites. |
| CHIDOnline: The Combined Health Information Database |
On this website you can choose from among 13 databases and 115 languages to search for health information from AIDS to weight control. |
| Consumer Health Resources on the Internet |
This website, from the Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network, offers a large number of excellent links divided into many categories. |
| Health Central |
On this site you will find information from Reuters, the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Society, etc. on mental and physical health, news, drug interactions, insurance, clinical trials, prevention, diseases and conditions. drkoop.com also has bibliographies and message boards. |
| DrugInfoNet |
Despite its name, you can find here not only drug information but medical news and helpful information about diseases. |
| Health on the Net Foundation |
HON provides a medical search engine that provides links to many sites. |
Healthfinder
(US Dept. of Health and Human Services) |
The US Department of Health and Human Services's website has fact sheets on healthcare and diseases. |
| Healthy People.gov |
HealthyPeople 2010 is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. |
FamilyDoctor.org
(American Academy of Family Physicians) |
Men's, women's, children's, elders' health; common conditions and illnesses; and tools such as a dictionary and a body mass indicator calculator. |
Intelihealth
(Johns Hopkins with Aetna-U.S. Healthcare) |
Covers a variety of topics from allergy to weight management, plus children's to seniors health, tools, and tips on leading a healthy lifestyle. |
| MayoClinic.com |
Directed by Mayo Clinic physicians and updated daily, this page is divided into centers (allergy to working life); includes a cookbook, a free e-mail bulletin, and a basic textbook on many subjects including explanations of medical tests; tools, slide shows, quizzes. |
| HealthCentral.com |
In addition to information on diseases, this site contains news, interactive education pages, and images. |
| MedicineNet Home Page |
MedicineNet's information is organized by diseases and conditions, symptoms and signs, procedures and tests, and medications (non-prescription and prescription drugs). You can also look up medical definitions in its medical dictionary. This site is written by physicians. |
MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine) |
Covers many health topics and includes dictionaries and glossaries, news items, adam.com medical encyclopedia with an extensive library of medical images, tutorials, information about specific diseases and conditions, and links to other types and sources of information. |
| Medtropolis |
Excellent explanations of diseases, outlines for healthy lifestyles, drug information, and fun lessons in anatomy. |
| Merck Manual Home Health Handbook |
The full text of the manual's 2nd home edition explains disorders, who is likely to get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how they might be prevented, and how they can be treated. It also provides information about prognosis and includes drug tables, illustrations, and anatomical drawings. |
| NetWellness |
(University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University) Basic health information, including an excellent illustrated health encyclopedia and an African-American health page. The site also includes an explanation of clinical trials. |
| PubMed |
A searchable database of medical journal article citations from the National Library of Medicine. |
| Reports of the Surgeon General |
The Reports of the Surgeon General website contains official reports, conference and workshop reports, and proceedings from the Office of the Surgeon General. |
| Everyday Health |
Revolution Health offers more than 100 tools to help people stay healthy. These include storage and management of personal health records, telephone services, disease information, articles, forums, calculators, a physician finder, symptom checkers, and much more. |
| WebMD |
WebMD is one of the most popular consumer websites. On it you can find health and wellness news, support communities, and interactive health management tools. You can also participate in real-time discussions with experts and with other people who share similar health conditions or concerns. |
| Well-Connected |
WELL-CONNECTED is a library of reports on common diseases and wellness issues. Each report is an in-depth discussion of the latest information on treatments, risk factors, causes, diagnostic tests, and preventative measures. |
ADDICTION/SUBSTANCE ABUSE |
| SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) |
Resources for people with or at risk for substance abuse and/or mental illness. Explains public policies on, contacts for, advice on, links to programs for substance abuse treatments, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, criminal rehabilitation, etc. |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) |
NIAAA's website provides pamphlets, brochures, and answers to frequently asked questions dealing with alcohol use and abuse. Also includes referral information and clinical trials data. |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
You'll find here a wealth of information for parents, teachers, and students on news, research, common drugs of abuse, and mental health and substance abuse disorders that often occur together. Includes a list of related websites. |
| Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration |
The emphasis of this site is on prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental illness. |
AGING (see also BONES AND JOINTS) |
| AARP |
AARP is a United States non-profit organization dedicated to the interests of older persons (aged 50 and up). Among its many activities, it advances the interests of aging populations through lobbying. It also negotiates reduced rates vacations, and medical and automobile insurance. |
Administration on Aging
(Department of Health & Human Services) |
Information for older persons and their families regarding AOA programs and services; also includes information about legislation, and help for caregivers. |
| Aging and Sleep |
The National Sleep Foundation explains problems as they relate to hot flashes, snoring, medical problems, and dementia, and makes some suggestions for resolution of those problems. |
| Alzheimer's Association |
Basic facts, diagnosis, treatment, research, news, and support. |
| Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center |
A service of the National Institute on Aging, this organization gives you access to research updates, fact sheets, research and technical reports, a clinical trials database, and resources for information and referrals. |
| Depression in Older Adults: There are several excellent websites, listed below: |
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| American Geriatrics Society: Foundation for Health in Aging |
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Depression in Older Adults
The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness) |
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| Don't Accept the Blues: Depression in the Elderly is Treatable |
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Older Adults Suicide Prevention
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| ElderWeb |
This award-winning website offers a regional directory of assistance organizations, very helpful legal and financial information, and information on diseases and conditions, statistics, medication, caregiving, and a multitude of other topics. This site is in compliance with accessibility guidelines. |
| USA.gov Senior Citizens' Resources |
A truly incredible website offering links to other sites dealing with health; consumer protection; education, jobs, and volunteerism; laws and regulations; retirement and money; taxes, travel and leisure. It also provides a list of links to federal and state agencies. This site is a must if you are looking for helpful information for seniors. |
| Merck Manual of Geriatrics |
This full-text geriatric care manual covers all of the body systems and offers health information as it relates to seniors. |
| NIH SeniorHealth |
On this website you can find simple explanations of conditions from Alzheimers to Stroke. Added features include the ability to change text size and screen contrast, and to turn on the speech function so that the text is read to you. |
| National Institute on Aging |
Health and research information related to aging. |
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| American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Patient and Consumers Center |
On this website, you can search by condition, or read about the topic of the month or current health headlines. The site also contains information specific to kids and seniors. |
| American Lung Association |
Explanation of lung diseases, listing of ALA chapters, publications, statistics, tobacco control. |
| National Jewish Medical and Research Center |
This well-known institution offers information for consumers on bronchitis, hay fever, chronic obstructive lung disease, smoking cessation, sleep disorders, parenting the asthmatic child, croup. Offers free booklets on a variety of topics such as allergy, asthma, chronic bronchitis. |
ALTERNATIVE/COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE |
| Botanical.com Index of Poisonous Plants |
Description, constituents, medicinal actions and uses, preparations, dosages, and antidotes of 40 poisonous plants. |
| The Longwood Herbal Task Force |
Information on herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins and minerals, interactions and toxicity; contains in-depth monographs, clinical information summaries, and patient fact sheets. |
| National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Institutes of Health) |
General information about alternative and complementary therapies, links to research centers currently conducting studies on alternative therapies for addiction, aging, AIDS, cancer, asthma, stroke, and neurologic conditions. |
| Quackwatch's Non-recommended books |
You might want to check this website before buying certain alternative medicine products, believing certain alternative medicine "gurus" or using certain alternative medicine methods. |
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| Human Anatomy Online |
An interactive site divided into body systems (digestive, skeletal, etc.) that gives brief explanations of the functions of body parts. |
| Medtropolis |
In addition to explanations of diseases, outlines for healthy lifestyles, drug information, this website offers fun lessons in anatomy. |
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| Arthritis Foundation |
Fact sheets on different types of arthritis, local services, newsletters, publications for sale. |
| Your Orthopedic Connection (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Public Information) |
Contains patient education brochures on common ailments, and tips for prevention of accidents, by subject and by body part. |
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| American Cancer Society |
ACS provides a detailed guide on breast cancer causes, genetics, risks, prevention, screening and diagnosis, treatment, life after treatment, research and clinical trials, and breast prostheses and reconstruction. It also includes information on new breast cancer research, male breast cancer and a breast cancer treatment decision tool. |
| Americans with Disabilities Act |
On this site you will find basic information about the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
| Breast Cancer.org |
In addition to finding up-to-date information on symptoms, side effects, ways of lowering your risk for breast cancer, radiation therapy, breast reconstruction, and of dealing with day-to-day matters (managing costs, your job, and your medical records), you will have access to discussion boards, blogs, chat rooms, and ask-the-experts online conferences. The site also offers information on the risk of pregnancy to breast cancer patients. |
| Breast Cancer Action |
Breast Cancer Action is a national education and activist organization that advocates for more effective and less toxic treatments and for a decrease in involuntary environmental exposures that put people at risk for breast cancer. The organization provides information via newsletters, its website, e-alerts, and a toll-free number. |
| Breast Cancer Mailing List |
The Breast Cancer Mailing List contains e-mail postings available to all who join. Participants are women and men who have breast cancer, their families and friends, medical and other caregivers, researchers, students, and other concerned people. Postings offer treatment and disease information, practical information on insurance, emotional support, and personal experiences that provide perspective and reassurance. |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Brigham and Women’s has an excellent webpage containing information on different methods of breast cancer diagnosis. |
| Cancer.net |
Cancer.net (from the American Society of Clinical Oncology) provides a wealth of information about cancer in general and breast cancer in particular. In addition to diagnosis and treatment, you will find material on the psychological effects of cancer and on sexuality, and self and body image. |
| Cleveland Clinic: Chemocare.com |
Produced by the Cleveland Clinic, this website offers information on chemotherapy drugs and their side effects. |
| ClinicalTrials.gov |
A service of the US National Institutes of Health, ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials around the world. Enter “breast cancer” in the search box and find information about clinical trials being conducted in the US. The site also includes complementary and alternative medicine trials. |
| Family and Medical Leave Act |
The Department of Labor explains your rights to unpaid, job-protected leave under US Law. |
| FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer) Empowered |
This organization, dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, offers support and information—through brochures, newsletters, and webinars--on the risk factors of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, living with these diseases, and other helpful topics. |
| i’m too young for this! cancer foundation |
The mission of “i’m too young for this” is to build community, improve quality of life, and provide meaningful survivorship to those under forty. It contains forums and blogs, and links to sites that address the issues of feeling alone, needing money, needing a lawyer, needing a break, and inability to work. |
| Imaginis Breast Cancer Resource Center |
Here you will find helpful information on screening, diagnosis, treatment, and mammography preparation. The site also has breast cancer news and links to additional resources. |
| Mayo Clinic: BRCA Gene Test for Breast Cancer |
The staff at the Mayo Clinic explain what the BRCA gene test is, why and when it is done, what to expect, and how to reduce your cancer risk after a positive test result. |
| MedlinePlus.gov |
MedlinePlus, produced by the National Library of Medicine (US National Institutes of Health), is the premiere consumer health website. Type “breast cancer” in the search box and you will find links to information on types of breast cancer, genetics, breast cancer risks, mammograms, treatment, breast reconstruction, and much more. MedlinePlus’s breast cancer tutorial can be found at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/.../lesson.htm. |
| Minority Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov) |
Click on a minority in the menu and then choose Breast Cancer. You will find a number of brochures containing both general breast health information and information tailored to particular minorities: African-Americans, Latinas, Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska natives. |
| National Breast Cancer Foundation |
In addition to information about signs and symptoms, types of breast cancer, stages of the diseases, types of therapy, this site hosts a video called “Beyond the Shock,” which covers topics from breast anatomy to types and staging of breast cancer to treatments and treatment side effects. |
| National Cancer Institute |
On the NCI website, you will find a wealth of information regarding both female and male breast cancer, in English and Spanish. There are pages devoted to prevention, risk assessment, genetics, treatment, research, clinical trials, statistics, breast cancer news, and complementary and alternative therapies. |
| National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Hosted by the National Institutes of Health, NCCAM’s website provides A-Z (actually A-Y) information on complementary and alternative therapies, from antioxidants through meditation to yoga. Topics include acupuncture, chiropractic, exercise, herbals and dietary supplements, hypnosis, meditation, music, and yoga. |
| National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS): Employment |
The Coalition, the oldest survivor-led cancer advocacy organization in the US, advocates for quality cancer care for all Americans and for empowering cancer survivors. In addition, it provides a wealth of information in its online pamphlets on the topics of first steps for the newly diagnosed, finding cancer information, making decisions, caring for the caregiver, health insurance, how to talk with your doctor, employment rights, and news about treatments and policies. NCCS also offers valuable information on your employment rights as a cancer survivor, as well as a free download of their publication Working It Out: Your Rights as a Cancer Survivor. |
| National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
NCCN’s Guidelines for Patients can help women and their physicians decide which treatment choices best meet patients’ medical and personal needs. |
| Survivorship A to Z: Information for living with Breast Cancer |
Initially funded by Johns Hopkins University and the City of NY, this site is now maintained by volunteers who offer very helpful advice for coping during different stages of breast cancer. |
| Susan G. Komen For the Cure |
This is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists. Understand your test results, decide on a particular treatment, improve your quality of life after treatment, and know what to ask your doctor. |
| WebMD |
WebMD explains and differentiates among the different kinds of breast biopsies. |
| What Cancer Survivors Need to Know About Health Insurance |
This brochure, published by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, discusses types of health insurance, your rights and their limits, how to use your health coverage, and where to find help and information. |
| York Consumer Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance |
This 42-page guide, produced by Georgetown University, can help you make informed health insurance decisions. |
| Young Survival Coalition |
Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is an international organization dedicated to the issues unique to young women with breast cancer. YSC works with survivors, caregivers and the medical, research, advocacy and legislative communities to increase the quality of life for women aged 40 and under who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. |
CANCER (other than Breast Cancer) See also CLINICAL TRIALS and WOMEN'S HEALTH |
| American Cancer Society |
Detailed information on various types of cancers; cancer news; coping help. |
| Association of Cancer Online Resources |
Mailing lists, support groups, treatment options, clinical trials, publications, and more. |
| Cancercare |
Medical news related to cancer research. Information about this organization's counseling and educational programs. Help in dealing with financial needs. The site contains many links to other sites. |
| Cancereducation.com |
Research and clinical updates, information on specific types of cancer and their risk factors, diagnoses, staging, prognoses, treatment options, clinical trials, supportive resources, and social issues. |
| CancerFacts.com Support Groups |
Support groups organized by state. |
| Cancerlinks |
Many links to excellent sites with information on all types of cancers. The links include websites dealing with genetics, emotional support, treatments, advocacy and legislation, alternative medicine; insurance;and more. |
| Inside Cancer |
Inside Cancer, created by Cold Spring Harbor's Dolan DNA Learning Center, is an interactive, animated, and textual introduction to cancer biology. Brief audiovisual clips of scientists add insights and interest to beautifully presented and easily understood information. |
| Legacy Tobacco Documents Library |
An online resource of the University of California-San Francisco, the Library and Center for Knowledge Management contains more than twenty million previously classified pages from tobacco industry files. |
| National Cancer Institute |
In addition to a lot of basic information regarding different types of cancers, this website lists clinical trials, and provides statistics and news about cancer research. |
| National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) |
Guides to cancer resources, cancer support and information, advocacy, survivorship programs, conferences and events, media alerts. |
| National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
This website provides information on clinical trials and cancer drugs. It includes patient guidelines, a physician directory; news about cancer research, and a long list of links to cancer resources on the Internet. |
| OncoLink |
OncoLink was founded in 1994 by Penn cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge. |
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| Children with Diabetes |
An online community of kids, families, and adults with diabetes. News, health, advocacy, support. |
Congenital Heart Disease Information and Resources
(Children's Health Information Network) |
For professionals and consumers, information on child and adult congenital heart disease, links to Internet resources, book reviews, and support services and resources for parents. |
Cove Point Foundation
(University of Virginia Children's Heart Center) |
Edited by physicians at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, this website provides textual and graphical information on congenital heart disease. |
| HealthyChildren.org |
This website offers trustworthy, up-to-the-minute health advice and guidance for parents and caregivers, along with interactive tools and personalized content. |
| iVillage Pregnancy & Parenting |
Articles on pregnancy, breastfeeding, baby care, adolescence, children's health and education, family activities, a pregnancy calendar that explains what to expect throughout pregnancy, and more. Chat rooms for parents and personalized advice from a doctor, midwife, teacher, and nutritionist. |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International |
In addition to providing information on clinical trials and new treatments, this site has a kids online section that includes pen pals, polls, and stories. |
| Kidd Safety |
Brought to you by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, this website helps to prevent unreasonable risks of injuries to children associated with consumer products. |
| National Cancer Institute Childhood Cancers |
Causes, prevention, testing, statistics, treatment, clinical trials, alternative and complementary medicine, support. |
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| Centerwatch Clinical Trials Listing Service |
Newly approved drug therapies, results of drug clinical trials and drugs currently in clinical research. Many links to other health associations. |
| Clinicaltrials.gov |
At this site, you can either browse or search clinical trials by condition, funding organization, or recruitment status. |
| National Cancer Institute Cancer Trials |
Search for information on 1,500 current research studies on cancer. Includes information defining clinical trials, how to search for studies, and how to participate. |
| Search the Studies |
From the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, this site allows you to search by diagnosis, sign, symptom, or other keywords or phrases. |
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| Community Resource Database |
With detailed information on nearly 12,000 community resources on Long Island, the CRD is a comprehensive online directory of health, education, social, and human service agencies and programs on Long Island. |
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| Consumer @ction |
Check out the publications on this site for helpful consumer information from banking to utilities (e.g., your electric services). |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission |
Full-text of the Consumer Product Safety Commission's newsletter. |
| Kidd Safety |
Brought to you by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, this website helps to prevent unreasonable risks of injuries to children associated with consumer products. |
Public Citizen
(from The Health Research Group) |
This consumer advocacy organization, partnered with The Health Research Group, "uses research and public education to promote system-wide changes in health care policy." Look here for "questionable doctors," medical devices, information on drug and food safety, and many other health topics. |
DIABETES (see also CHILDREN'S HEALTH) |
| American Diabetes Association |
Basic diabetes information plus advice on nutrition, weight loss and exercise; legal resources and community programs.> |
| Children with Diabetes |
An online community of kids, families, and adults with diabetes. News, health, advocacy, support. |
| Diabetes Public Health Resource |
Translating diabetes research into daily practice, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's website offers answers to frequently asked questions, statistics, and summaries of CDC projects. The website includes news about diabetes,and links to relevant websites, publications, and products. |
| Diabetic Mailing List Home Page |
Discussion list for people with diabetes. |
| Diabetes Mall |
Information on the types and causes of diabetes, medications and alternative therapies, tips for control, tools such as a body mass indicator calculator, and many useful products that can be purchased from the website. |
| Diabetes Self-Management |
A bimonthly magazine for people with diabetes. |
| The Diabetes Monitor |
"Monitoring diabetes happenings everywhere in cyberspace, and providing information, education and support for people with diabetes." |
Joslin Diabetes Center
(an affiliate of Harvard Medical School) |
News, research, education, and diabetes management. Also includes information about the Joslin Diabetes Center. |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
Prevention and treatment; clinical trials and research reports. A booklet called "Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy" can be found at diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/complications_teeth/teeth.pdf. |
| On-line Diabetes Resources by Rick Mendosa |
This website catalogs all the online resources that have substantive information about diabetes. Each one is listed, linked, and briefly described. |
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| American Gastroenterological Association Patient Center |
act sheets on diseases and procedure, medications, a gastroenterologist locator service. |
| American Liver Foundation |
News, clinical trials, and chapter information regarding workshops and seminars. |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America |
Well-written all you want to know (that is known) about these diseases, including research information and advocacy. |
| Hepatitis Foundation International |
How to live with hepatitis; also contains research news and contact information for support groups. |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
Provides news and information on health, federal programs, and research; has links to other organizations, clinical trials, federal programs, and advocacy. |
| United Ostomy Associations of America |
Links to digestive disorders, cancer, and urology sites; has general information, information on food, support, and a bibliography and newsletter. |
DISABILITIES / REHABILITATION |
| Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI) |
An excellent website that provides links to government agencies, organizations, support groups, legal information, directories, information on employment, and much more. |
| Family Village |
This website integrates information about specific disabilities, support groups, publications, research programs, recreational activities, and much, much more. |
| National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities |
A compilation of disability resources by state; research summaries; and information on various topics such as autism, relevant US education laws, and learning disabilities. The site has an interesting newsletter that provides information on particular disabilities and offers many links to other helpful website. |
| National Rehabilitation Information Center |
This is an online gateway to an abundance of disability- and rehabilitation-oriented information. There are three searchable databases: REHABDATA has publication abstracts; NIDRR Project Database has information on all projects funded by NIDRR; and the NARIC Knowledgebase is a collection of resources for information and referral. On this site you will also find publications of the Center, descriptions of services it offers, and a Did You Know column. |
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| Drug Digest |
DrugDigest is a noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer health and drug information site dedicated to empowering consumers to make informed choices about drugs and treatment options. |
| Drug Safety and Availability (FDA) |
Information for consumers and health professionals on new drug warnings and other safety information, drug label changes, and shortages of medically necessary drug products. |
| DrugInfoNet |
Despite its name, you can find here not only drug information but medical news and helpful information about diseases. |
| FDA for Consumers |
FDA Consumer is the official magazine of the Food and Drug Administration. This site includes the magazine"s archives back to 1989. |
| Needy Meds |
For those who cannot afford their medications, Needy Meds supplies information about drug companies" special programs. |
| PDRhealth |
PDRhealth.com provides prescription drug information for consumers as well as information on diseases, conditions, clinical trials, a drug interaction checker, and more. |
Pharmacy and You
(American Pharmaceutical Association) |
Brochures on common health problems such as pain, asthma, sort throat, and heartburn. |
| RxList |
Profiles of 300 drugs currently approved by the FDA; RxList's drug monographs are more complete than those at other similar sites. The website has a search engine that allows searching by drug name, keyword, imprint code, NDC, pill ID, side effects, or drug interactions. |
| RxRISK |
On this drug safety website, you can research and report drug side effects. |
| Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites |
Check this site to verify that a particular online pharmacy is legitimate. |
| worstpills.org |
Public Citizen's Health Research Group provides reliable information on more than 600 top selling drugs including 185 that they recommend you not use; an online searchable database; recommendations on safer alternatives to harmful drugs; alerts about newly discovered drug dangers, and more. A year's subscription costs $15. |
EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT |
Ear, Nose, and Throat Information
(Sinus Care Center of Jackson) |
Images of sinus anatomy and a large number of brochures on nose, sinus, hearing, throat, and neck problems. |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Patient Info |
Eye patient information explaining topics such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, radial keratotomy, and cataracts. |
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| Chromosome Deletion Outreach |
This parent support organization is an excellent resource that describes chromosomal abnormalities. |
| Genetic Alliance |
"In our central position in the genetics community, we are able to empower individuals and advocacy organizations to help better the lives of their constituents: individuals and families living with genetic conditions." |
| Genetics Home Reference |
Each genetic condition page links to summaries for genes that are related to that condition. You'll also find a glossary to help you understand the technical terms found in each summary. In addition, for each condition, there are multiple links to other sites that provide information for that condition. |
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| Nassau County Department of Health |
Nursing home contact information, immunization schedules, and how to obtain birth and death records, and free HIV testing and counseling, and much, much more. |
| State of New York Department of Health |
You'll find health news, information for consumers, information about vital records, and a public health forum. |
| National Health Information Center |
The Health Information Resource Database includes 1,100 organizations and government offices that provide health information upon request, list of publications and telephone numbers, and Healthy People 2010. |
| National Institutes of Health |
A gateway to the extensive resources of federal agencies, publications, health hotlines, clinical trials, health literature references, and to other sites. |
| United States Department of Health and Human Services |
An incredible source of information from the federal government, including dictionaries, statistics, health policies, and guidelines. There is also a wealth of information on topics such as disasters and emergencies, diseases, drugs, vaccines, Medicaid, and domestic violence. |
| USA.gov |
This site includes government information arranged by topic, including health and nutrition. |
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| (ACHE) American Council for Headache Education |
Some general information on headache as it relates to women and to children; information on prevention, help in finding physicians and support groups. The site also offers a discussion forum and a glossary. |
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| American Heart Association |
Comprehensive cardiac information: A-Z heart and stroke encyclopedia, diseases and conditions, CPR, health lifestyle advice. |
| Congenital Heart Information Network |
For professionals and consumers groups, this website provides information, support services, and resources to families of children with congenital heart defects and acquired heart disease, and to adults with congenital heart defects. |
| HeartPoint |
Health tips, healthy recipes, very good multimedia presentations explaining conditions, and surgery and other treatment. |
| Yale University School of Medicine Heart Book |
This is the full text of an online book dealing with all sorts of heart-related information. |
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| The American Hospice Foundation |
A searchable database of hospices with websites. The site also has many links to caregiving and advocacy resources; useful articles; various publications including videos and manuals; and grief workshops. |
KIDS' AND TEENS' WEBSITES |
| American Diabetes Association: For Parents and Kids |
Basic information explaining diabetes, a section on legal rights of diabetics, and fun games. |
| Children with Diabetes |
An online community of kids, families, and adults with diabetes. News, health, advocacy, support. |
| FDA Kids's Home Page |
A great site for kids that explains the work of the FDA, food and drug news, and select special topics such as "All About Vaccines" and "What to Do About Flu." It also includes games and Yorick, a skeleton that explains medical devices. |
| FEMA for Kids |
Attractive and fun site that offers information on protection against and emergency action during disasters (floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, thunderstorms, volcanoes, earthquakes, wild fires, winter storms, AND national security emergencies). It prepares the reader to put together a home supply kit and to protect pets and other animals. The site also includes games and quizzes. |
Go Ask Alice!
(Columbia University) |
Directed at a teenage/college-age audience, Go Ask Alice! Is the world's leading health question and answer service with an archive of over 2500 straightforward and in-depth responses to questions sent anonymously to Alice!'s e-mail box. |
| Healthfinder for Kids |
The US Department of Health and Human Services has put together a list of health website links suitable for children. |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International |
In addition to providing information on clinical trials and new treatments, this site has a kids online section that includes pen pals, polls, and stories. |
| Kids Konnected: Cancer Support & Education |
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| Lab Tests Online |
Tests Online-AU (Australia) has been designed to help the patient or caregiver to better understand the many clinical laboratory tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases. |
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| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
"Facts for Families" provides easy to understand fact sheets describing psychiatric disorders. |
| American Psychological Association Help Center |
APA's Help Center offers facts on mental health and disorders, including work related issues, teen violence, family relationships, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias, and schizophrenia. It also has guides on choosing a therapist and what to expect from therapy. |
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill(NAMI) |
This is the site of the nation's largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons affected by serious mental illness. Here you will find information on policy, research, books, meetings, and news concerning psychological disorders. |
| National Mental Health Association |
This site provides good, basic information on many psychological disorders; and information on advocacy, prevention, referral, public education, and legislative alerts on public policies affecting people with mental illness. |
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| CNN.com: Health |
Top medical news stories of the week with links to related CNN stories and to other websites. The webiste allows for keyword searching of its entire database. |
| Healthcare 911 |
Healthcare 411 is a news series produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Using the latest podcasting technology, these weekly audio and video programs feature AHRQ’s latest research findings as news and informational stories on current health care topics. Healthcare 411 gives consumers information they can use to improve the quality of their health care and help them navigate the health care system.. |
| New York Times |
The last month of all health-related articles are freely available, as are some older ones. |
| News In Health |
NIH News in Health is a free monthly newsletter bringing you practical health information based on research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's medical research agency. |
| Reuters Health |
Daily free medical news for the consumer, archived for one week. |
| World Health News |
Published Wednesdays and updated throughout the week. |
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| The Food Guide Pyramid (US FDA) |
"The Pyramid illustrates the research-based food guidance system developed by the US FDA and supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It goes beyond the Ôbasic four food groupsÕ to help you put the Dietary Guidelines into action." |
PHYSICIAN AND HOSPITAL FINDERS |
| America's Best Hospitals (US News and World Report) |
Searchable by hospital, specialty, and geographical location. |
| American Board of Medical Specialties Certified Doctor Home Page |
Contains physician's name and specialty board certification. You must register in order to use this site. |
| American Hospital Directory |
The free part of this website provides interesting summary hospital data. |
| American Medical Association Physician Select |
Searchable by name or specialty of licensed MDs and DOs, the site provides address, phone number, specialty, confirmation of board certification, AMA membership, education, training, and type of practice. |
| HospitalLink.com |
Links to more than 1900 American and 50 foreign hospitals' websites. |
| New York State Education Department Office of the Professions |
Search for physicians' schooling and licensure information. |
| New York State Physician Profile Web Site |
Search for physicians' schooling and licensure information. |
| New York State Professional Misconduct & Physician Discipline |
This office investigates complaints about physicians, physician assistants, and specialist assistants. You can search individuals to see whether there have been complaints made or actions taken against them. |
| UCompare HealthCare |
Free reports help you compare health care providers so you can make an informed health care decision. |
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| Lab Tests Online |
From the American Association of Clinical Chemistry comes this website that explains what particular tests are, why and when to get tested, and what the results mean. |
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| TransWeb.org |
Overview of transplantation of specific organs, legal and ethical issues of transplantation, news, many references, an index with links to related sites, support, and personal stories. |
| USTransplant.org: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients |
The Registry monitors and evaluates advances in transplant surgery techniques and organ preservation, improvements in matching donor organs with recipients, and developments in immunosuppressive therapies in order to reduce the size of the waiting list and to improve transplant outcomes. |
WOMEN'S HEALTH (See also CANCER for sites that deal with all types of cancer) |
| FDA Office of Women's Health |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Women's Health (OWH) serves as a champion for women's health both within and outside the agency. On its website, it offers much free material on health topics as they relate specifically to women, such as: menopausal hormone therapies and progress in treating uterine fibroids. It also has a number of one-page brochures on topics from accidents to whole-body CT scanning. |
| Health Resources and Services Administration: Women's Health |
An interesting website that provides the Women's Health USA Databooks, which "selectively include emerging issues and trends in women's health. Data and information on health care quality, women in clinical trials, organ donation, and hormone therapy are a few of the new topics included." |
| Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition |
The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition has been committed to fighting the breast cancer epidemic through education, outreach, advocacy, spearheading changes to legislation affecting cancer issues, and continuously raising money to support innovative epidemiological cancer research projects at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories. |
| MLA Internet Health Resources |
Links to websites that contain information about all aspects of infertility. |
| National Osteoporosis Foundation |
Information on prevention and treatment, educational news, physician directory, resources catalog. |
| National Women's Health Information Center |
Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, this site links you to reliable and timely government and non-government resources on women's health. |
| Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization |
Medical information, instructions for self-examination, information on male breast cancer, support, advocacy, many links to other sites. |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE INFORMATION: Spanish |
| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
"Facts for Families" provides easy to understand fact sheets describing psychiatric disorders. They are in English and Spanish. Link to similar items in Dutch, French Polish, and Icelandic are offered. |
| American Cancer Sochiety |
Detailed information on various types of cancers; cancer news; and coping help. |
| CancerIndex |
Resources in languages other than English: Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish. |
| Cancerlinks |
Many links to excellent sites with information on all types of cancers. The links include websites dealing with genetics, emotional support, treatments, advocacy and legislation, alternative medicine; insurance;and more. |
| Consumer @ction |
Check out the publications on this site to learn how to get the most out of your HMO and how to avoid medical fraud. |
| Cross Cultural Health Care Program |
The CCHCP addresses broad cultural issues that impact the health of individuals and families in ethnic minority communities. |
| FDA Easy to read publications |
About 20 easy-to-read brochures on common topics such as healthy eating and how to give medicine to children. |
| Healthy Roads Media |
Health Road Media, a partnership of organizations in North Dakota and Minnesota, offers free audio, written, and multimedia materials in plain, easy-to-read language. Health information is available in: Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, English, Farsi, French, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Kurundi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. |
Healthfinder
(US Dept. of Health and Human Services) |
Government-sponsored fact sheets on healthcare and diseases; includes links to other websites, self-help groups, and clearinghouses. |
| Immunization Action Coalition |
Childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization information and hepatitis B educational materials. It provides an immunization schedule. |
| Institutos Nacionales de la Salud |
Consumer information from the National Library of Medicine. |
| MedlinePlus |
Covers many health topics and includes dictionaries and glossaries; news items; adam.com medical encyclopedia with an extensive library of medical images; and links to other types and sources of information. |
| National Cancer Institute |
In addition to much basic information regarding different types of cancers, this website lists clinical trials, and provides statistics and news about cancer research. |
| National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) |
Guides to cancer resources, cancer support and information, advocacy, survivorship programs, conferences and events, and media alerts. |
| National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities |
Information on "what works" with children and students with disabilities. |
| National Health Information Center |
This is a referral service that helps put you in contact with those who can help. |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
Prevention and treatment; clinical trials and research reports. Some of the information is in Spanish. |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) |
NIAAA's website provides pamphlets, brochures, and answers to frequently asked questions dealing with alcohol use and abuse. It also includes referral information and clinical trials data.> |
| National Rehabilitation Information Center |
This is an online gateway to an abundance of disability- and rehabilitation-oriented information. There are three searchable databases: REHABDATA has publication abstracts; NIDRR Project Database has information on all projects funded by NIDRR; and the NARIC Knowledgebase is a collection of resources for information and referral. There are also lists of publications, descriptions of services offered by the center, and a "Did You Know" column. |
| National Institute on Aging (Instituto Nacional Sobre el Envejecimiento) |
This site is aimed at Spanish speaking seniors and offers information in Spanish on aging and health. |
Noah: NY Online Access to Health
(New York Public Library) |
Disease-specific, high quality full-text health documents. Information is provided by hospitals, the National Cancer Institute, the NYC Department of Health, etc. |
Pharmacy and You
(American Pharmaceutical Association) |
Brochures on common health problems such as pain, asthma, sort throat, and heartburn. |
| Reuters Health |
Daily free medical news for the consumer, archived for one week. |
| US FDA Spanish Publications |
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| Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization |
Medical information, instructions for self-examination, information on male breast cancer, support, advocacy, and many links to other sites. |
| Your Orthopedic Connection (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Public Information) |
Contains patient education brochures on common ailments and tips for prevention of accidents, by subject and by body part. |
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| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
"Facts for Families" provides easy to understand fact sheets describing psychiatric disorders. Languages include Dutch, French Polish, and Icelandic. |
| CancerIndex |
Cancer resources in languages other than English: Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish. |
| Consumer @ction |
Consumer @ction is an non-profit organization that publishes educational materials in Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese and other languages. |
| Cross Cultural Health Care Program |
The CCHCP addresses broad cultural issues that impact the health of individuals and families in ethnic minority communities. |
| CultureMed: Advancing Awareness in Healthcare for Refugess & Immigrants |
Links to health-related Web resources in many languages. |
| EthnoMed |
"The EthnoMed site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world." |
| FDA Publications in Foreign Languages |
The FDA's site provides links to information in several languages on the topics of food and cosmetics safety, women's health, and cancer. |
| HICUP (Health Information in Chinese Uniting Patients, Physicians and the Public) (NYU) |
Patient education handouts on disease information, insurance, and nutrition. |
MedInfoRus Patient Information
(Russian and Polish) |
This site provides links to information in Russian on over 100 medical topics, information on childhood medical topics such as diaper rash and coughs; and vaccine information sheets. |
| My Medicines |
This easy-to-read pamphlet and medicine-tracking chart can be used to learn more about taking medicines correctly. It is written in many languages including: Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Polish, Samoan, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. |
| Saude (Portuguese) |
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