Consumer Health Web Sites
There are few situations in which having accurate and current information is more crucial than when making a medical decision. Whether the patient is you, a friend or a family member, whether the issue is a new diagnosis or chronic condition -- researching your own health issue is empowering. The Health Sciences Library at Alden Library, Ohio University, Athens, OH has gathered together a listing of On-line sites that are filled with health information and that are designed to be used by individuals who are not health care professionals.
Librarians are available to assist you in your research. Please contact the library at 740-593-2680.
The purpose of this Consumer Health Information Page is to provide public access to a wide range of health and medical information, NOT to give medical advice or interpretation. Information provided by these pages does not imply recommendations or endorsement. It is not a substitute for consultation with a health professional.
CAPHIS - Consumer and Patient
Health Information Section of MLA
Dr. Koop
familydoctor.org
FirstGov for
consumers: Health
HealthAtoZ.com
healthfinder
Healthology
Healthtouch Online
Intelihealth
iVillage health
MayoClinic
MDAdvice.com
Med Help International
MedicineNet.com
MEDLINE plus
NetWellness
National Health Information
Center
National Institutes of
Health: Health Information
NOAH: New York Online Access
to Health
PLCMC HealthLink Plus
WebMD
Top of page
AEGIS: AIDS Education Global
Information System
AIDS.org
AIDS Clinical Trials
Information Service
American Foundation for AIDS
Research (amfAR)
The Body: An AIDS & HIV
Information Resource
GMHC: HIV & AIDS Information
HIV InSite
Top of page
Alternative Medicine
Homepage (pitt.edu)
Alternative
Healthcare: New Promises, New Pitfalls
Botanical/Herbal
Medicine Resources
Complementary
and Alternative Medicine Resources
Health Care Reality Check:
Science-based Information on Alternative and Complementary
Medicine
HealthWorld Online
Herbal
Remedies: Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions
HerbMed
National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine
Quackwatch: Your Guide to
Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions
UW Medicinal Herb Garden
Page
Top of page
American Cancer Society
cancer.gov
Cancer Care
Cancer Information Service
Cancer Research
Institute
Information
for People with Cancer
National Comprehensive Cancer
Network
OncoLink
Oncology tools
Patient
Education Resource Center (University of Michigan)
Top of page
American Heart
Association
American Stroke
Association
Blood
Diseases and Resources Information for Patients and the General
Public
Cardiovascular
Information for Patients and the General Public
HeartCenterOnline
Heartpoint
Gallery
Hematologic
Diseases (NIDDK)
Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society
National Heart, Lung
and Blood Institute
Top of page
AgingSkinNet
American Academy
of Dermatology Patient Information
Health Information
(NIAMS)
Skincarephysicians.com
Top of page
Diabetes
Information Guide and Interactive Blood Glucose Diary
American Diabetes
Association
Beginner's Guide to Diabetes
Children
with Diabetes
Diabetes
Factsheets
Diabetes Public Health
Resource (CDC)
The
Healing Handbook for Persons with Diabetes
National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Online Diabetes
Resources
Top of page
Acronyms
for Health Information Resources
Allergy,
Asthma & Immunology Glosssary
AMA
(MedEd) Medical Glossary
Cancer dictionary from
cancer.gov
Diabetes dictionary
FDA-Related
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Glossary of
Cardiovascular Terms
Glossary of Eye
Terminology
Glossary of Genetic
Terms
Glossary of
health care terms
Glossary of
managed care terminology
HIV/AIDS
glossary
Infertility Glossary of Terms
Medical &
Pharmaceutical Acronyms and Abbreviations
MEDLINEplus:
Dictionaries
NIDCD glossary
(deafness & communication disorders)
NIP:
terms/glossary of terms (immunization)
Online medical dictionary
Respiratory and
Immulology Glossary
Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
Terms of Environment
(U.S. EPA)
Top of page
AIM DocFinder
Directory
of Accredited (Healthcare) Organizations
Directory of Health
Organizations Online (NLM)
Doctor Directory's Physician Directory and Doctor Search
HHS Information
and Hotline Directory
Home
Care and Hospice Agency Locator
Mental Help Net
Self-Help Sourcebook
Office of
Minority Health Federal Clearinghouses
USNews.com Best Hospitals
Top of page
Catherwood Library: Guide to Disability & the Workplace
Cornucopia of Disability
Information
Disability Direct:
Health
Family
Village (A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources)
NARIC's Instant Disability
Information Center
National Organization on Disability
National
Rehabilitation Association
National Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) Home Page
Online Multiple Congenital Anomaly / Mental Retardation (MCA/MR)
Syndromes
Women with Disabilities
Top of page
AAAAI - Patients &
Consumers Center
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention)
CDC National Prevention
Information Network
Chronic Disease
Prevention
Diseases
Explained
Immunization Action
Coalition
National Immunization Program
Publications at
the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
Top of page
A Consumer Guide to
Generic Drugs (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
AL-ANON/ALATEEN
Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse
Centerwatch Clinical Trials
Listing Service
ClinicalTrials.gov
Consumer Drug
Information
drugfacts.com
Food & Drug
Interactions Brochure (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Getting Well Network (from
pdr.net)
HabitSmart
Healthsquare
Prescription Drug Reference
Internet Pharmacy
and Online Pharmacies Verification
National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Publications
National Institute on Drug
Abuse
Needymeds.com (Drug Assistance
Programs)
Nurse's
PDR Resource Center
Pharmacy and You
PREVLINE: Prevention Online
RxList
Safemedication.com
Steroid Abuse (National
Institute on Drug Abuse)
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
Top of page
Harvard Eating Disorders Center
Something
Fishy Web site on Eating Disorders
Top of page
AMA
Atlas of the Body
Atlas of Diseases of the
Kidney
Complete Home
Medical Guide (Columbia University)
The Electronic
Textbook of Dermatology
Gray's Anatomy of the Human
Body (online version)
Health
Illustrated Encyclopedia (netwellness.org)
MEDLINEplus
Medical Encyclopedia
Merck Manual
of Medical Information (Home Edition)
PDR Guide to
Medical Care
Yale Heart
Book
Top of page
CDC Health-Related
Hoaxes & Rumors
DISCERN
(evaluation of Web pages/resources)
Health Information
Technology Institute (tools to evaluate Health resources)
Health on the Net Foundation
(Ethics)
Meagsites:
Comparisons
National Consumers
League
National Council Against Health
Fraud
Public Citizen: Health
Research Group (Ralph Nader)
Top of page
Digest This!; GI Patient's Health Source
Health
Information: Digestive Diseases (NIDDK)
Liver Disorders
Patient Brochures
(American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons)
Top of page
BioSites: A Virtual
Catalog of Selected Internet Resources in the Biomedical
Sciences
Bluestem health links
(University of Kansas)
Consumer Health Links (Oregon Health & Science Library)
Consumer
Health Resources (University of Connecticut)
Emory MedWeb links for consumer health
HEALTHINFOQUEST
Health Information for the
Consumer (University of Pittsburgh)
HON MedHunt (Medical Document
Finder)
HONselect (medical and
health queries)
IPL
General/Reference Collection: Health & Medical Sciences
Librarians' Index
to the Internet Health and Medicine Topics
Loma Linda
University Consumer Health Web Links
MedWeb Plus search engine
Medical
Reference Resources (McGill University)
MEL (Michigan Electronic
Library) health information resources
NLM Gateway Search
Recommended
Core Collection of Web Sites for Hospital Libraries
Top of page
Genetic Illustrations
Genetic Alliance
Genetic and Rare
Conditions Site
National Organization for
Rare Disorders
Office of Orphan
Products Development
Office of Rare
Diseases
OMIM: Online Mendelian
Inheritence in Man
Understanding
Gene Testing
Top of page
AARP Webplace: Explore
Health
Administration on Aging -
Information on Older Persons and Services for the Elderly
AgeNet Eldercare Network
Alzheimer's Association
American Geriatrics
Society
CDC Health Topic:
Senior Health
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Formerly HCFA)
ElderWeb: Body & Soul
Exercise:
A Guide from the National Institute on Aging
FDA
Information for Older People
FDA/CFSAN
Information for People Over 65 Years Old
GeroWeb
HealthandAge
Health Centers
Merck
Manual of Geriatrics
National Institute on
Aging Health Information
Nutrition
& Health for Older Americans
Senior
Pages
SPRY Foundation (Setting Priorities
for Future Years)
Talking With
Your Doctor: A Guide For Older People
Tips
for Healthy Aging
Top of page
20 Tips to Help
Prevent Medical Errors
American Association of Health
Plans
American Board of Medical
Specialties
Checkup on
Health Insurance Choices
Choosing and
Using a Health Plan
Choosing Home
Care
Choosing Quality
Health Care
Consumer Healthcare Products
Association
Consumer Protection
and Quality in the Health Care Industry
Continuing Care Accreditation
Commission
Federation of State Medical
Boards
Health Care
Quality
Health Grades
Health Insurance
Consumer Guides
Health Pages
Hospice Web
National Committee for Quality
Assurance
Your Guide to
Choosing Quality Health Care
Top of page
American
Medical News
Biomedicine and Health in
the news
CNN.com: Health
Discovery
Health News
Harvard World Health
News
Medical
Breakthroughs: Medical News and Health Information
Reuters
Health Information
Scientific
American News Briefs (mainly science but some health related
info)
ScienceDaily Magazine
Science in the
Headlines
Science News Update (archived back to 1995)
USNews.com
health
Your Health Daily (New
York Times syndicate)
Top of page
American Academy of
Pediatrics
Bandaids
& Blackboards
Children's Environmental Health
Network
Children's
Health (medem.com)
Disease
Information from the North American Society for Pediatric
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
KidsHealth
The National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Parent's
Site (pediheart.org)
Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat
Page for Parents
Top of page
AMA
James S. Todd Memorial Library
AMEDEO Medical Literature
Guide
Combined Health Information
Database
Medem.com
Medical Library
PubMed
Stanford
Health Library
Virtual
Hospital: Information for Patients
Top of page
Circumcision Reference
Library
National Prostate Cancer
Coalition
Prostate Cancer
Resource Guide
The Testicular Cancer
Resource Center
What About Men's
Health?
Top of page
American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry
American Psychiatric
Association
American Psychological
Association
athealth.com: Mental
Health
Child and Adolescent Bipolar
Foundation
Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Information
Dr. Grohol's Mental Health
Page
Internet Mental Health
Mental Health Infosource
Mental Help Net
National Alliance for Research on
Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
National Alliance for the Mentally
Ill
National Center for Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder
National
Institute of Mental Health: For the Public
National Mental Health
Association
National Mental Health Services
Knowledge Exchange Network
Psychiatric Medications Patient Information
Psychological
Self-Help
Psychology Information
Online
Schizophrenia Home
Page
UK National Health Service: Schizophrenia
Top of page
Black Health Network
Black Women's
Health
DiversityRx
Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual & Transgender Health
Sickle
Cell Information Center (Emory University)
Women of Color
Health Data Book
Top of page
Brainnet
Epilepsy Answer Place
National Stroke
Association: All About Stroke
Neurological Disorder Information
Neuromuscular
Homepage (Washington University, St. Louis)
Neurosurgery://ON-CALL
Health Resources
Sleep
Information (NHLBI)
Spineuniverse.com
Top of page
Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition
Diet, Health
& Fitness
eatright.org
Fight Bac(teria)
Fit Facts
Fitness Center
(American Heart Association)
Food & Nutrition
Information Center
Health
calculators
Health, Fitness & Nutrition
with Dr. Mirkin
International Food Information
Council Foundation
NIH Office of
Dietary Supplements
Nutrition Action
Healthletter
Nutrition: The Vegetarian
Resource Group
Nutriwatch
Statement
on Exercise: Benefits and Recommendations for Physical Activity
Tufts Nutrition Navigator
Personal
Health
Shape Up
America
USDA
Nutrient Data Laboratory
Weight-control
Information Network
Top of page
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
American Association of Poison
Control Centers
American Lung Association:
Air Quality
Biological
Hazards
CDC Travelers'
Health
Concerned
Citizens Resources
Do
You Know What You're Eating? (Consumer's Union)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Homepage
Foodsafety.gov
Food Safety Office
(CDC)
Haz-Map
International Travel and
Health
Medem
Environmental & Occupational Health
National
Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences
Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
Occupational Health and Safety
Administration
Scorecard (Environmental)
ToxFAQs: Hazardous
Substance Fact Sheets
ToxNet Database
Top of page
ASCRS Eye Care
Information
Digital
Journal of Ophthalmology
Eye Conditions, Disorders and Treatments (Canadian Ophthalmological
Society)
EyeMDLink.com
Health
Information (National Eye Institute)
Ohio
Ophthalmological Society: Eye Conditions/Procedures
St.
Luke's Eye Diseases & Disorders
Top of page
Health Information
(National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research)
Oral Health
Topics A-Z (American Dental Association)
Pediatric
Dental Health
TMD Tutorial
(American Academy of Orofacial Pain)
Top of page
Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Handbook of Nasal Disease
Health
Information (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery)
Health Information
(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders)
Sinusitis: A Treatment
Plan That Works
Vestibular Disorders
Association
Top of page
Be Informed:
Questions To Ask Your Doctor Before You Have Surgery
Cholesterol and Heart Disease IQ
Deciphering
Medspeak (Medical Library Association)
(understanding)
Diagnostic Tests
Federal Consumer Information Center: Health
FDA
Easy-to-read publications
FDA Guide to
Choosing Medical Treatments
FDA Hot
Topics
Finding
Consumer Health Information (NLM)
Frequently Asked
Questions About Women's Health
Harvard Pilgrim health care patient handouts
Health Care: Consumers and
Patients Index Page (AHRQ)
Health
Information Index
Healthy Heart IQ
How to do a
Testicular Self Examination
How
to Find Medical Information
Illnesses & Conditions (LaurusHealth.com)
Intelihealth Symptom Scout (requires Flash player)
MedFacts
MEDLINEplus
Interactive Health Tutorials (requires Flash player)
Men:
Test Your Knowledge of Women's Health
Monthly Breast Exam (self-examination procedure)
National Cancer Institute Publications
National
Council on Patient Information and Education
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Publications for Patients and
Public
NIDDK
Health Information
Now You Have A
Diagnosis: What's Next?
Online Consumer Health
Publications (NIH)
Patient
Education Materials from Louisiana State University
Patient
Education Materials from the Ohio State University Medical Center
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Patient
Education Materials from University of Kansas (requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
Patient
Education Materials from University of South Alabama
Patient
Education Materials from the University of Utah
Patient's Guide to Medical Tests (webmd.com)
Report on Medical
Errors (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Self-Care (familydoctor.org)
Your Cancer Risk
(self-test)
Top of page
Allergy/Asthma
Education Resources
American
Association for Respiratory Care
American Lung Association
Homepage
Top of page
American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons Homepage
American
Chiropractic Association Health Tips
American
College of Rheumatology Patient Fact Sheets
Arthritis Foundation
Homepage
Chiropractic: A Skeptical
Guide
Health Information
(NIAMS)
National Osteoporosis Foundation
Osteoporosis and
Related Bone Diseases
Orthopaedic Web
Links
Top of page
FedStats
KFF State Health
Facts Online
National Center for Health
Statistics
National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Databases
Top of page
American Academy
of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Frequently Performed Operations (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Plastic Surgery
Information Service
The Pre-Op Guide
SAGES Information
for Patients and the General Public
YourSurgery.com
Top of page
TransWeb: All About
Transplantation and Donation
American Society of
Transplantation Educational Brochures
Bone
Marrow Transplantation Patient Information Handbook (Stanford
University)
National Bone
Marrow Transplant LINK
Thomas E. Starzl
Transplantation Institute (University of Pittsburgh)
Transplant
Living-Transplant 101
Top of page
Cybernephrology
Digital Urology Journal:
Patient Information
Health
Information: Urologic Diseases (NIDDK)
mybladder.com (requires free
registration)
The Urology Channel
Top of page
All About Breast Cancer (American Cancer Society)
American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists Public Home Page
Boston
Women's Health Book Collective
BreastCancerInfo.com
Domestic
Violence (American Bar Association)
FDA Office of
Women's Health
FORCE: Facing
Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
healthywomen.org
Karen Yontz Women's
Cardiac Awareness Center
March
of Dimes Health Library
National Women's Health
Information Center
obgyn.net
Treating
Infertility: Diagnostic Procedures
Victim Assistance Online
Violence Against Women Online
Resources
Woman Can Do!
Women & Cardiovascular Disease
Women's
Health Information Sources (Rosenthal Center)
Women's Health
& Prescription Drug Reference
Top of page
American Council for Headache
Education
American Pain
Foundation
American
Society of Reproductive Medicine Resources for Patients
David Baldwin's Trauma
Information Pages
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Lab Tests Online
Medical Device Safety
Report
National
Headache Foundation: Educational Resources
National Health
Council
National Guideline
Clearinghouse
Office of Behavioral and Social
Sciences Research
Science Panel on
Interactive Communication and Health
U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services
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