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Consumer Health Information
Questions about your health? Try the following medical websites selected
for their coverage of various health topics, drugs, providers, and much more...
Additional information can be found at Health Information Online @ Crandall Public Library.
- MedlinePlus - www.medlineplus.gov
- Health information from the National Library of Medicine/National Institute of Health, including dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources, drug information, and health topics.
- PubMed - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez
- Current bibliographic citation database of journal articles from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine useful for the medical professional.
- Intelihealth - www.intelihealth.com
- Harvard Medical School's consumer health information
- Mayo Clinic - www.mayohealth.org
- Mayo Clinic experts provide current medical information and news on health topics. Fill out your "Personal Health Scorecard."
- American Academy of Family Practitioners - www.familydoctor.org
- Good information on herbal and alternative medicine as well as one page "handouts" on a variety of health issues (also available in Spanish). Drug information and drug interaction databases are also available.
- CancerNet - www.cancernet.gov
- Credible, current, comprehensive cancer information from the National Cancer Institute, including types of cancer, cancer treatment options, clinical trials, cancer literature, cancer genetics, risk factors, prevention, testing, and more.
- Clinical Trials - www.clinicaltrials.gov
- International listing of ongoing clinical trials actively recruiting patients.
- American Medical Association - www.ama-assn.org
- Directories of doctors, medical practices, and hospitals available
- New York State Health Department - www.health.state.ny.us
- Nursing Home evaluative reviews, disciplined doctors, news on state health issues available.
* Original content by the Langeloth Convalescent
Education and Information Center
at
Crandall Public Library