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Health and Medical Resources On The Internet

The Health/Medical Resources are divided into these groups: 

Mega Sites
Drug Data Bases
Government Sites
Texas Sites
Nutrition
Mental Health
Sports Medicine
General Sites
Specific Sites
Journals
Organizations


Mega Sites



Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry---Database of information on hazardous substances and their health effects
Combined Health Information Database---Provides titles, abstracts, and citations for health information and health education resources
drKoop.com
DynaMed---A Medical Information Database with over 2000 diseases--you will have to register
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources--- Hardin Meta Directory pages have pointers to the most complete and frequently cited lists in each subject
Healthfinder---a gateway consumer health information web site from the United States government
HealthWeb--- provides links to specific, evaluated information resources on the World-Wide Web selected by librarians and information professionals at leading academic medical centers in the Midwest
Infomine-Biological, Agricultural & Medical Sciences---Searches for internet resources-from University of California
InteliHealth---From Johns Hopkins
Mayo Health O@sis---Searchable site from the Mayo clinic with links to many resources
Medical Encyclopedia---from the National Library of Medicine
MEDICAL MATRIX---Searchable site-updated clinical medicine resources
MedscapeŽFor health professionals and interested consumers, features thousands of free full-text, peer-reviewed articles, medical news, MEDLINE, and interactive quizzes. Updated daily! This site has searchable databases:Medline, Aidsline, Toxline and a full-text archive of articles. It is free; but requires that you register.
MedWebPlus
The Merck Publications---Lets you search the Merck publications
Merck Manual---17th edition
Merck Manual Home Edition
Mind/Body Medicine
National Guideline Clearinghouse---a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
PEDINFO: A Pediatrics WebServer---dedicated to the dissemination of on-line information for pediatricians and others interested in child health
ThriveOnline---dedicated to informing and empowering you each day with a rich selection of expert information, message board topics, chats, interactive tools, and programming in six major areas: medical, fitness, nutrition, serenity, sexuality, and weight
The WWW Virtual Library-Medicine---Searchable mega site
World-Wide Medical Search---Search engine

Drug Data Bases



Clincial Pharmacology--Free but you must register
Drug Database---Nurse's PDR Resource Center
Drug Information---From Healthtouch
Drug InfoNet
Drug Product Database---From Canada
Drug Information Page---currently contains free drug databases. This site contains 6 international drug databases
Interaction Checker
PharmWeb---Searchable site dealing with all aspects pharmacy information for the patient and the professional
RxList---Internet Drug Index-searchable
Virtual Library Pharmacy Page---Databases and Other Links
Vitrual Pharamacy Center---From Martindale's Health Science Guide 2001

Government Sites



Agency for Health Care Policy and Research---Consumer Health Links
CDC WONDER---provides a single point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and even numeric public health data
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition---FDA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clinical Trials---The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies
Department of Health and Human Services
FDA Site---Food and Drug Administration
Indian Health Service Home Page
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report---Need to have Adobe(TM) Acrobat(TM) Reader to read PDF files
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of Health
National Library of Medicine

Texas Sites



Board of Nurse Examiners
Texas Cancer Data Center Online
Texas Commission for the Blind
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Texas Department of Health Web Site
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Texas Department on Aging
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Texas Rehabilition Commission
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Texas Medical Association

Nutrition



Dietary Guidelines For Americans---From the USDA
Food & Nutrition Center---Searchable site with information on all aspects of nutrition-nutition guidelines, food borne illness, much more
Food Finder---Provided by Olen Publishing. Food Finder allows users to search any of 19 fast food restaurants for information on fat content, calories, sodium and cholesterol.
National Food Safety Gov---gateway to government food safety information
Nutrition Analysis Tool--- Nutrition Analysis Tool (NAT) is a web based program that allows anyone to analyze the foods they eat for various different nutrients. This tool is completely free and quite easy to use
Nutrition Navigator---From Tufts University. Evaluates and lists the best of many sites that provide nutritional information on the internet
Nutrition Pages---comprehensive guide to internet nutrition resources
USDA Nutrient Database---Does broccoli have fat? Find out by searching the USDA nutrient database

Mental Health



Habit Smart---Provides information on addictive behaviors and models for change
Mental Health Net---comprehensive and fun guide to mental health, psychology, mental disorders, cybertherapy and psychiatry online
Psychology/Counseling Resources on the Internet---Resource site listings from the library's home page
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services---Can be slow to load
Web of Addictions---dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and other drug addictions.

Sports Medicine



American College of Sports Medicine Web Site---The largest, most respected sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world
American Sports Medicine Institute
Anatomy and Physiology Links
Gatorade Sports Science Institute---Information targeted toward trainers, physicians,coaches, nutritionists, and others interested in the fields of sports medicine, sports nutrition
Kinesiology, Sport & Exercise Science
National Athletic Trainers' Association---Information about the organization and links to topics related to sports medicine
Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma---Information about the insititute and sports medicine in general
Sports Medicine---Breakthrough Medical News from the world's leading medical centers and research labs

General Sites



Allergy Basics Center
Alternative Medicine---Resources from Yahoo!
AMA Physician Select--- provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 650,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO)
Ann Rose's Ultimate Birth Control Links Page---extensive links to as much information as possible for individuals of all ages to make informed decisions about sexual activity and potential childbearing
Botanical.Com---many links to sites about herbs and contains a copy of the Modern Herbal
ElderCare Help Page---Information on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Retirement communities, Home Health Agencies, Elderly Law
Genome-Blueprint of the Body---From CNN
Grief And Bereavement ---listing of bereavement support services
Health Policy Page---offers a variety of full-text articles and reports from public policy organizations and journals
Hospital Web---List of Hospitals on the Web
International Travel Medicine---University of North Texas-Fort Worth providing the most up-to-date counseling and preparation of travelers to foreign countries
KidsHealth.Org---KidsHealth is the mighty Web site devoted to the health of children and teens
Minority Health Net---world wide web based information source for individuals interested in the health of minority groups
National Health Information Center---health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers
NOAH---NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased--Some focus is on New York state resources but has many links to other medical resources
Online Medical Dictionary-Graylab CancerWeb---Over 46,000 breif definitions of terms related to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology. Can be browsed alphabetically or by topic.
Online Medical Reference Library---Library of the National Medical Society
Prevention Center---From Prevention Magazine
Six Sense---Healthcare and medical web site review program
Tobacco BBS---free resource center focusing on tobacco and smoking issues-you have to register & works best with Internet Explorer
Travel Medicine Service---University of Washington Medical Center-info about their clinic but also travel medicine information
Wellness Interactive Center
Wellness Web---Information about clinical trials, community health, drug dosages and compliance, treatment options and research, how to select a health care provider, reports on dozens of illnesses and conditions, tips about healthy lifestyles, complementary treatment alternatives and options, and many more topics

Specific Sites

You may want to check the Organizations section for links to various organizations/associations


All The Virology On the Web---virology related Web sites that might be of interest to our fellow virologists, and others interested in learning more about viruses
Alzheimer Page---Washington University-St. Louis
Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Links
Attention Deficit Disorder Resources
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder---From the National Institutes of Health
Autism
CancerNet
Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury
Deaf World Web---deaf-related information on all subjects from Socio-Cultural resources to references around the world
Dentistry OnLine
Doctors Guide to Aids Information and Resources
Doctor's Guide to Breast Cancer Information Resources
Euthanasia Corner
Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer---Many resources are listed and site is updated
Medicine Online---Provides cancer related educational content discussion group & links to other related information services
Oncology Tools---Cancer and approved cancer drug therapies
Resources for Death and Dying Courses
Repetitive Strain Injury Resources
Typing Injury---wide variety of information about repetitive strain injuries (RSIs)
Virgil's Prostate-Online
VIROLOGY/bionet.virology Newsgroup Archive
WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES---Extensive site of links regarding all aspects of women's health

Journals



Free Medical Online Journals

Alternative Health News Online
Bandolier---Evidence-based health care
British Medical Journal
CV Surgery Online---online compilation of articles pertinent to the cardiothoracic and vascularsurgeon from the 5 American Heart Association Journals: Circulation, Circulation Research, Hypertension, Stroke, and Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Surgery
Emerging Infectious Diseases---Peer reviewed journal
Highwire Press---Archive of full-text science/medicine journals--Stanford University
Journal of Family Practice POEMs Home Page
Journal of Rheumatology
Medical Breakthroughs---news from the world's leading medical centers and research labs-updated weekly
The Medical Reporter
Medical Sciences Bulletin
New England Journal of Medicine---Online journal
Prevention Report---Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Reuters Health Informations Services
WebMedLit---Currently tracking 18 medical journals

Organizations



Alzheimer's Association
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
American Cancer Society
American Counseling Association
American Dental Association
American Diabetes Association
American Federation for the Blind
American Dietetic Association
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
American Medical Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
American Psychological Association
American Red Cross
American Social Health Association
Arthritis Foundation
Association of American Medical Colleges
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
Hospice Foundation of America
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Mayo Clinic
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION
World Health Organization

This page compiled by Marsha Keenan  Last update January 2005
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