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Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia -
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
Over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms,
injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of
medical photographs and illustrations. |
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AMA
- For Patients - http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3158.html
Health information for consumers from the American
Medical Association. |
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov
One of the 13 major operating components of the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CDC page
provides a wealth of reports, fact sheets, Web sites, data, and
statistics on diseases, chronic conditions, and other health-related
topics. |
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Complete Home
Medical Guide - http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/
A consumer health text online. |
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eMedicine -
http://www.emedicine.com/
A searchable resource of peer-reviewed articles on
7,000 diseases and disorders. Other useful features of the site
include resource centers on 25+ topics, CME & CE courses, images,
and a tools and resources section with links to medical journals and
a drug ID database. |
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Genetics Home Reference - http://www.drkoop.com/
A National Library of
Medicine resource that includes a handbook of key terms and
concepts, a section on genetic conditions with brief information and
high quality links to more in-depth research and facts. There is
also a search engine and What's New section. |
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DrKoop.com -
http://www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
As well as an Internet directory of health resouces
and news, this site features articles by former surgeon general Dr.
C. Everett Koop. |
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Hardin
Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources -
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html
A directory of links to the best health web sites. |
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Harvard Medical
School Family Health Guide -
http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/
As well as reading the Family Health Guide
book here, you can also find first aid information, diagnostic
information, and check your risk for various types of cancer. |
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Hazardous Substances Data Bank -
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/hsdbfs.html.
A toxicology data file "with information on
human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures,
environmental fate, regulatory requirements, and related areas." |
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Health Info Net of
Jefferson County - http://hinfonet.lhl.uab.edu/
A consumer health information service based on a
cooperative effort between the Jefferson County (AL) public
libraries, the UAB Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, and
the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of
Alabama. |
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HealthAnswers.com -
http://www.healthanswers.com/
A searchable database of health information and
news. |
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Healthfinder -
http://www.healthfinder.gov
A gateway to consumer health and human services
information web site from the U.S. government. |
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HEALTHmap - http://healthmap.org/
Using news sources and validated official
alerts, data on disease outbreaks around the world is compiled and
displayed by location. It includes the original alert source and
general information on emerging infectious diseases. |
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InteliHealth -
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/
From Johns Hopkins Medical Center, this site offers
health information, top health stories, and links to medical
dictionary information and medical organizations. |
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Kaiser Family
Foundation's State Health Facts Online -
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/
The latest state-level data on demographics, health,
and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and
state legislation. |
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Medical Breakthroughs -
http://www.ivanhoe.com/
An extension of a television medical news series
from Ivanhoe Broadcast News. |
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The Merck Manual of Geriatrics -
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/contents.htm
Information on nursing care, pharmacy issues,
discussions of the best drugs for the elderly; also includes
chapters on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, rehabilitation,
respiratory failure, and managed care. |
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On Health -
http://www.onhealth.com/
Your personal guide to health. |
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National Guideline Clearinghouse -
http://www.guideline.gov/
A database of evidence-based clinical practice
guidelines and related documents,
voluntarily submitted by professional associations and government
agencies. You can browse, search, or compare guidelines in the database. |
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National Institutes of Health -
http://health.nih.gov/
An introduction to some of the many health
information resources provided by the National Institutes of Health. |
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National Library of Medicine's Databases and Electronic Information
Source - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases.html
Provides a wide variety of resources related to the
biomedical and health sciences, accessible via
PubMed. |
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National Rural Health
Association -
http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/
Includes a search link to the Journal of Rural
Health, with a subject index of articles from 1885 to 1998. |
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Public Health Infolinks -
http://www.sph.emory.edu/PHIL/
A searchable public health Web links directory from
Emory University in Atlanta. |
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WebMD - http://www.webmd.com/
A searchable public health Web links directory from
Emory University in Atlanta. |
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World Health Organization -
http://www.who.int/
The searchable official site of the World Health
Organization, including the
World Health Report 2000. |
