Health/Medical
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Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) - -
AIDSInfo - - for HIV/AIDS patients, general public, health care providers and researchers
Air Quality Index (AQI) - - national Air Quality Index from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
All Abilities.com - - disability links for all abilities
Alternative Medicine Foundation -
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) - - after registering - search for certified physicians
American Diabetes Association -
American Hospice Foundation - -
ArcLink - - information for persons with developmental disabilities and their families
Bird Flu - - from BBC
CAM on PubMed - - Complementary and Alternative Medicine - from National Institutes of Health - includes journal articles
Cancer.gov - - from the National Cancer Institute
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - - from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Center for Disease Control - Flu Information - - key facts about bird flu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
Centers for Medicare/Medicaid -
Consumer Health Internet sites - - consumer health resources selected by College of Dupage Library's Health Science Librarian
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services - - from the Division of the Minnesota Department of Human Services
Discovery's Edge - - covers Mayo Clinic research
DocFinder - - from Administrators in Medicine (AIM)
Doctor Finder - - (AMA)
Ergonomics - - from the Centers for Disease Control
Eye Care - - from Medline - information on contact lenses and glasses
familydoctor.org - - from the American Academy of Family Physicians
Food Pyramid - - nutrition-from USDA-2005
Go Ask Alice - - health and sexuality topics in question and answer format
Hardin Meta Directory - - of Health Sources on the Internet
HazDat - - Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database
Healthfinder - - Hundreds of health related sites prescreened for accuracy.
Healthy Roads Media - - Quality health information in many languages and multiple formats such as audio, video
HIV InSite - - from the University of California San Francisco
Hotlines - - toll free hotlines - health information from the National Library of Medicine
Immunization - - from Centers for Disease Control
Influenza Pandemic report - - a Congressional Budget Office report - an update on potential macroeconomic effects and policy issues
InteliHealth - - Information on wellness and disorders, physician and hospital locators
International Classification of Diseases - - ICD9
Leapfrog Group - - rates some hospitals on 3 quality measures
Librarians Index to the Internet - Health Sites - - quality, health-related internet sites approved by librarians
Longwood Herbal Task Force - - information on herbs with an emphasis on those used by oncology patients. From faculty, staff and students of Children's Hospital Boston, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Lyme Disease - - from Centers for Disease Controls
Mayo Clinic - - Information from the clinic on Diseases and Conditions, Symptoms, Drugs and Supplements, Tests and Procedures, Healthy Lifestyle and First Aid
MEDEM - - an information partnership of medical societies
MedHist - - history of medicine resources on the Internet
Medhunt - - search engine for medical information
Medline Plus - health articles for consumers created by the National Library of Medicine and the NIH
Medline Plus Health Tutorials - -
MEL - - Michigan Electronic Library Health Information Resources
MerckSource - - includes Merck Manual Home Edition and Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Mesothelioma and Abestos Awareness Center - - information regarding asbestos and health complications associated with asbestos exposure.
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice - - information on licensing, complaints, disciplinary actions, finding health professional including physicians, acupuncturists, and physicians assistants
Minnesota Health Information - - a guide to health care quality & cost in Minnesota - from Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Medical Association - -
Minnesota RxConnect Online - - information about prescription medicines - from the state of Minnesota
MMA Physician Finder - - Minnesota Medical Association
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - - community-associated MRSA
My Health Minnesota - a free, online directory of health care services and providers throughout Minnesota, including clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, health screening programs, and more.
National Center for Health Statistics - -
National Institute of Mental Health Web Site -
National Institutes of Health - - resources of federal agencies
National Library of Medicine Locatorplus - - "easy access site" for biomedical information
National Meningitis Association - -
National Mental Health Association -
National Women's Health Information Center -
NOAH - - New York Online Access to Health
NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders) - -
NPI: National Partnership for Immunization - -
Oncolink - - up-to-date cancer information from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
Online Addiction - - resources on the psychology of cyberspace
Oral Health Information for the Public - -
Our Bodies Ourselves - Companion Web Site - -
Pandemic Flu - - official government site on pandemic and avian flu information
Pandemic flu - World Health Organization - - information from the World Health Organization. Epidemic and pandemic alert and response information
Paralysis - - information about spinal cord injury
Partnership for Prescription Assistance - - Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America - search for low-cost or no cost prescription drugs by state
Patient Care - - from Columiba University Medical Center includes tools for finding a doctor, dentist and hospital
PLOS - Medicine - - Public Library of Science - peer reviewed, open access scholarly medical journal
Plutonium Fact Sheet - - toxicology info from Centers for Disease Control
Prescription Drugs Abuse and Addiction - - from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Psych Central - - Dr Grohol's Mental Health Page
PubMed - provides citations for medical journals
Quack Watch - - guide to health fraud and quackery
Rachel's Environment and Health News - -
Resolve - The National Infertility Association - -
RXConnect - - affordable prescription medicine for Minnesotans
RxList - - Internet drug index
Safe Senior Citizen Driving - -
SARS - - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) - - from Centers for Disease Control
Skin Cancer Prevention - - from Centers for Disease Control
SPIRAL - - Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages (Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai, Vietnamese)
State Health Data - - from Kaiser Family Foundation
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) - - from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. News & World Report Top Hospitals - -
WebMD - - information on diseases, interactive health tools
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