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Recommended Health Information Sites on the Web
- Rhona Kelley, MSLS
- rkelley@siumed.edu
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Medical Library
- November 2004
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EVALUATION OF WEB SITES
- HON Code of Conduct - http://www.hon.ch
- HON's mission is to guide lay persons or non-medical users and medical practitioners to useful and reliable online medical and health information.
- Evaluating Web Resources - http://www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/gmr/publish/eval.htm
- A list of criteria to use when evaluating a web resource from the NLM network.
- Guide to Healthy Web Surfing - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthywebsurfing.html
- Evaluation guide from the NLM MEDLINEplus site.
- Consumer WebWatch - http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/
- Consumer WebWatch's mission is to investigate, inform, and improve the credibility of information on the Web.
SUBJECT GUIDES
- MEDLINEPlus - http://www.medlineplus.gov
- The National Library of Medicine’s consumer health resource in both English and Spanish.
- healthfinder - http://www.healthfinder.gov
- A U.S. government site that has links to consumer health information from around the world.
- MayoClinic.com - http://www.mayoclinic.com
- Provides useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise and standards of physicians, nurses and health educators.
- SIU School of Medicine Library - http://www.siumed.edu/lib/web.html
- A place to start when looking for health information.
- NOAH:New York Online Access to Health - http://www.noah-health.org/
- A collaboration of NYC library organizations, “NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish.”
- NetWellness - http://www.netwellness.org/
- Provides quality information and education services from the universities of Cincinnati, Ohio State and Case Western Reserve.
HEALTH INFORMATION
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - http://www.nih.gov
- Links to 25 government institutes and centers. Each provides information within their health specialty.
- National Women’s Health Information Center - http://www.4women.gov
- The NWHIC provides a gateway to the vast array of Federal and other women’s health information resources.
- National Women’s HealthInformationCenter – Men’s Health - http://www.4women.gov/mens/index.htm
- Information for men on ways to a better lifestyle, the top men’s health concerns, and the importance of getting medical care and regular screening tests.
- Cancer.gov - http://www.cancer.gov
- The National Cancer Institutes site providing authoritative cancer information and research.
- OncoLink - http://oncolink.upenn.edu
- Cancer information provided by the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/health/default.htm
- Provides a listing of disease and health topics found on the CDC Web site in both English and Spanish.
- The Alternative Medicine HomePage - http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
- A place to begin a search for sources of information on unconventional, unproven, or alternative therapies.
- KidsHealth - http://www.KidsHealth.org
- Provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence from The Nemours Foundation Center for Children's Health Media.
- NIH Senior Health - http://nihseniorhealth.gov
- Provides reliable, easy to understand age-related health information from NIH. This is a talking web site.
DRUG & HERBAL INFORMATION
- MEDLINEPlus - http://www.medlineplus.gov
- A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USP DI® and Advice for the Patient®. *
- Federal Drug Administration (FDA) - http://www.fda.gov
- Provides information on prescription, over the counter, and generic drugs, nutritional supplements, new and approved drugs and products, as well as recalled items.
- HerbMed - http://www.herbmed.org/
- An interactive herbal database that is a project of the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and general public.
- RxList – The Internet Drug Index - http://www.rxlist.com
- A searchable index of 4,000 drugs by generic and brand names with text on indications and side effects. Also includes the list of the top 200 most prescribed drugs. NIH Office of Dietary Supplement http://ods.od.nih.gov/ ODS’ mission is to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public.
- Herb Research Foundation - http://www.herbs.org
- Provides accurate information on the safe and appropriate use of herbs.
- Food & Nutrition Information Center - http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
- FNIC's mission, since 1971, has been to collect and disseminate information about food and human nutrition.
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
- Household Products database - http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov
- Links to over 5,000 consumer brands and their health effects including chemical makeup, and acute and chronic effects.
LABORATORY TESTS
- Lab Tests Online - http://labtestsonline.org/index.html
- To provide a better understanding of the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care.
CLINICAL TRIALS
- ClinicalTrials.gov - Thttp://www.clinicaltrials.gov
- he National Institutes of Health, through the National Library of Medicine, has developed this site to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies.
- CenterWatch - http://www.centerwatch.com
- Provides information on industry and government-sponsored clinical trials, as well as new drug therapies recently approved by the FDA.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Academy of Pediatrics - http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/famhlth.cfm
- Information on a variety of children’s issues, including links to Internet pediatric sites evaluated by pediatricians.
- Medem (Medical Societies) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/medlib_entry.cfm
- A joint venture of some 40 medical societies to provide credible, comprehensive and clinical information to the consumer and the physician.
- familydoctor.org - http://www.familydoctor.org/
- From the Am.Academy of Family Physicians. Patient information in English and Spanish including a directory of family physicians.
DOCTOR/HOSPITAL DIRECTORIES
- Physician Select - http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
- An online physician finder and biographical directory provided by the AMA.
- ABMS Certified Doctor Home Page - http://www.abms.org
- American Board of Medical Specialists web site. Information on the board certification status, city, state and specialty of any physician certified by one of the 24 member boards.
- American Hospital Directory - http://www.ahd.com
- A directory of online, comparative data for most hospitals from the Healthcare Financing Administration.
- MedlinePlus Organizations - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html
- Includes links to directories of hospitals, physicians, other healthcare specialists, nursing homes and healthcare organizations.
- Best Hospital Finder - http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm
- A list of best hospitals as rated by US News and World Reports. 100 Top Hospitals http://www.100tophospitals.com A company formed by JohnsHopkinsUniversity researchers to meet the industry need for clear, decisive health care information.
DICTIONARIES
- MedlinePlus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
- Links to dictionaries including a multilingual medical dictionary.
- Onelook Dictionary - http://www.onelook.com/
- Searches multiple dictionary web sites for words phrases, and translations.
Fraudulent Information
- Quackwatch - http://www.quackwatch.com
- Provides information on difficult to find frauds, myths, fallacies and fads.
- Center for Medical Consumers http://www.medicalconsumers.org
- A non-profit organization active in national efforts to improve the quality and availability of health care.
HEALTH NEWS
- Reuters Health - http://www.reutershealth.com
- Part of the Reuter’s group of news information sources. Divided by news for the consumed, health professional and health industry.
- MedlinePlus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
- Health news updated daily.
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