Healthcare Web Sites

Medical Library Association Best Consumer Health Web Sites



The Medical Library Association has compiled a list of the best consumer health web sites:



AMA Health Insight offers "scientifically accurate" information from the American Medical Association.

www.ama-assn.org



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Web site contains consumer information about diseases, conditions and other special topics.

www.cdc.gov



The National Women's Health Information Center is sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service.

www.4women.gov



Mayo Clinic Health Oasis contains "easy to understand" information on a wide variety of topics.

www.mayoclinic.com



KidsHealth contains information for parents, kids and teens.

www.kidshealth.com



HealthFinder was developed by the federal government to direct users to "reliable sites."

www.healthfinder.gov



MEDLINEplus is the National Library of Medicine's consumer-oriented site.

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/



Oncolink contains cancer information from the University of Pennsylvania.

www.oncolink.upenn.edu



Noah Health provides important medical information in English and Spanish.

www.noah-health.org



General Health Information



The Merck Manual Home Edition is a trusted medical reference aimed at consumers.

www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html



Family Doctor gives you perspective, common sense, tried and true advice.

www.familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html



Health Info Handouts are very useful sheets about common health issues.

www.familydoctor.org/handouts/



Family Health Facts provides useful information about common health issues.

www.familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html?element=healthfact



Medhelp is an advertisement free portal to the web.

www.medhelp.org/



Healthfinder provides information on health conditions, sponsored by The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

www.healthfinder.gov/



The Center for Disease Control, part of the government’s National Institute of Health, provides credible information.

www.cdc.gov/



Quitnet is a comprehensive resource for quitting smoking.

www.quitnet.com/



Traveler's Health is a guide to safe and healthy travel.

wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/



Pediatric Information



Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development provides www.gucchd.georgetown.edu/



KidsHealth, created by The Nemours Foundation, provides doctor-approved health information for children, from before birth through adolescence.

www.kidshealth.org/index.html



The American Academy of Family Physicians has an entire section devoted to the health of children of all ages.

www.familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children.html



The Centers for Disease Control provides information on vaccines, from infants to adults.

www.cdc.gov/vaccines/





Cancer



The National Cancer Institute is a comprehensive source for information and education on many types of cancers, as well as clinical trials.

www.cancer.gov/



The American Cancer Society provides cancer information and resources for patients, family and friends caregivers and physicians.

www.cancer.org



Breastcancer.org is devoted to comprehensive resources and information regarding breast cancer.

www.breastcancer.org/



The Prostate Cancer Foundation provides information and resources on prostate cancer.

www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/



The Colorectal Alliance offers information, prevention and support on colorectal cancers.

www.ccalliance.org/





Heart Disease



The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is a comprehensive source for www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm



The American Heart Association has extensive resources on the prevention, detection and treatment of heart disease and stroke.

www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000



High Blood Pressure American Heart Association www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2114



How (and Why) to Lower Your Cholesterol National Cholesterol Education Program

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep/



Medications



The Internet Drug Index features news and information on medications and includes a searchable medication database.

www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp



PDRhealth is sponsored by the publishers of the Physicians’ Desk Reference and is an extensive consumer guide to medications, as well as health conditions and treatment options.

www.pdrhealth.com/home/home.aspx