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Health (General information sites for patients & consumers)

Biome

BIOME is a collection of gateways which provide access to evaluated, quality Internet resources in the health and life sciences, aimed at students, researchers, academics and practitioners. BIOME is created by a core team of information specialists and subject experts based at the University of Nottingham Greenfield Medical Library, in partnership with key organisations throughout the UK and further afield.

Blonz Guide To Nutrition, Food Science, & Health
Ed Blonz, who is an author and columnist, produces this web site. Blonz lists useful sites for consumers interested in nutrition and health issues. Links are given to non-profit organizations, government sites, university research centers, and companies in the food industry.
http://blonz.com

Dietary Guidelines for Americans--provides authoritative advice for people 2 years and older about how good dietary habits can promote good health and reduce risk factors for major chronic diseases. http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/

Emerging Infectious Diseases--New report (September 2004) from the U.S. government's GAO (General Accountability Office)

Healthfinder This is a useful US government web site, which provides free information on health/medical issues by providing links to government, university, and non-profit organization sites. Linked sites are carefully chosen and usually will provide information to consumers via online publications or email contacts.
http://www.healthfinder.gov

Medical Library Association Top Ten Most Useful Websites for health consumers

Intelihealth This consumer information site is produced by the Aetna Insurance Co. It contains the health information from Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania College of Dentistry. There are opportunities to chat and shop.
http://www.intelihealth.com

The Kaiser Family Foundation "through its Changing Health Care Marketplace Project conducts research and analysis on trends in the marketplace, particularly as they affect vulnerable groups like the poor and the elderly, and on policy proposals that involve the private health care system."
http://www.kff.org/insurance/7031/index.cfm

National Center for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
"Not just for veterans, this is a comprehensive educational resource offering fact sheets, FAQs, information on assessment measures, useful indexes, and many links. Fact sheets . . . include such current topics as consequences of the tsunami diaster, the war in Iraq, and managing the stress of terrorism." (as reviewed in the journal Choice)

http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/

SAMHSA National Clearinghouse For Alchohol and Drug Abuse InformationThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is "improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services." The web page gives information on programs and grants administered by SAMHSA. It also contains the full text of its reports and statistical surveys.
http://www.samhsa.gov

State Health Facts--data on more than 400 different health topics for all 50 states here, accessible via an interactive map, by category or by keyword search. "Data presented on statehealthfacts.org are a selection of key health and health policy issues collected from a variety of public and private sources, including: original Kaiser Family Foundation reports, data from public websites, and information purchased from private organizations."

WEB MD Web MD is the "leading provider of online information, research, educational services, and communities for physicians and consumers." This site is divided into three sections. The consumer health section is popular with non-professionals. The Physician Services and Office Services sections require registrations before searching.
http://www.webmd.com

Medicine

AMA Physicians Select This is an online directory of physicians provided by the American Medical Association.
http://www.ama-assn.org/aps

Medical Matrix "Ranked, peer-reviewed, annotated, updated clinical medical resources." This gateway site is aimed at medical and health-care professionals. A brief registration is required before searching.
http://www.medmatrix.org

MEDLINE PLUS/PUBMED The MedlinePlus/PubMed page is produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It is the "world’s largest medical library." This web page contains links to NLM’s catalog, its publications, the MeSH vocabulary list, and other NLM databases. Access to Medline/PubMed is also available on the Fitzgerald Library web site.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

Also from Medline:

Understanding Medical Research --very useful

Medline Plus: men's health topics--focuses on consumer health with high quality links form reputable sources including the AMA and Mayo Clinic.

Merck This web page contains the searchable text to the latest editions of the Merck Manual of Medical Information, the Merck Manual of Geriatrics, and the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. The Merck Manual of Medical Information, which is geared to non-professionals, has animated and interactive information.
http://www.merck.com

National Center for Health Statistics The NCES is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The main function of the NCES is the collection and dissemination of vital and health statistics. The "Fastats" section of the page provides easy access to statistics by topic. Most files are in pdf format.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs

Medicine Specific Topics

Aegis The Aids Education Global Information System is the most complete AIDS/HIV site on the web. AEGIS provides up-to-date news on research, information from national and international organizations, and links to related sites.
http://www.aegis.com

BioMedNet Elsevier Publishing produces this site for researchers, educators, and physicians. There is a brief registration required. It provides access to journal articles, online textbooks, conference papers, and employment listings. Articles are available in pdf format for a fee.
http://www.bmn.com

GeroWEB Virtual Library on Aging Wayne State University’s Institute of Gerontology maintains this Internet site. It covers subjects, such as gerontology, the process of aging, and services for the elderly. It has links to other similar sites are arranged in 50 topic areas.
http://geroserver.iog.wayne.edu/GeroWebd/GeroWeb.html

Hazardous Chemical Database The University of Akron Department of chemistry maintains this database of 1,300 hazardous chemicals. Entries contain synonyms for the chemical, physical properties, registry numbers, and a description of the chemical and its hazards.
http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/erd

HIV Insite--comprehensive information on HIV/AIDs treatment, policy, and prevention from University of Californina San Francisco School of Medicine

Microscopy AND Imaging Resources The University of Arizona Center for Toxicology maintains this directory of Internet sites relating to microscopy and histology.
http://swehsc.pharmacy.arizona.edu

NIMH (National Institutes of Health) This is a site produced by the NIMH branch of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Information is available to three different audiences: patient, physician, and researcher. There are informational publications in full text for for patients or physicians to print or download, information of clinical trials, research reports, and statistics on mental health. http://www.nimh.nih.gov

National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature This site is produced by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. It is a "national information resource on ethics and human genetics. There are extensive bibliographies available and a directory leading to related web sites.
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl

Popline--connection to world's reproductive health literature, from the Info for Health .org project at Johns Hopkins University.

SARS, Government Views List of reliable primary sources drawn from governement publications and international resources.

ToxFAQs: Hazardous Substances Fact Sheets This database is provided by the Center for Disease Control’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Information about each substance includes: general properties, the scientific names, where the substance can be found, and its human and environmental risks.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov

TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network) This is a "cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas" maintained by the National Library of Medicine. There is a directory of databases, including Hazardous Substances Database and Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System. There are also links to literature sources.
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov

TransWEB TransWeb is a "collection of reliable information" about the donation or transplantation of organs. Real-life stories of donations and transplants are included. This site is produced by the University of Michigan and it is intended to be non-professional and educational.
http://www.transweb.org

Anatomy of the Human Body This site is the searchable text of the 1918 edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray.
http://www.bartleby.com/107

eSkeletons Project John Kappelman and other authors have produced this 3-dimensional, interactive program to study the human skeleton. The site contains rotating views, comparisons of the human skeleton to those of the gorilla and baboon, self tests, and a glossary.
http://www.eskeletons.org

The Columbia/HCA Virtual Body Computers must have Shockwave plug-in in order to run this virtual tour of the human body. The site is divided into four categories: the human brain, the skeleton, the human heart, and thedigestive tract.
http://www.medtropolis.com/Vbody.asp

Ergoweb This is an ergonomics resource center, containing ergonomics standards, biomedical analysis tools, anthropometry data, and an ergonomics glossary. Users of the site are invited to join the site’s listserv or subscribe to its newsletter.
http://www.ergoweb.com

Innerbody: human anatomy on-line. This web page is an interactive and animated guide to ten human body systems. Its primary audience is "children, parents, and schools." The "Hot Links" section of the site is a directory of related sites.
http://www.innerbody.com

Lumen: structure of the human body This site is a learning module produced by the Loyola University Medical Education Network. The "Lumen Dissector" helps students understand anatomy. There are also lists of learning objectives and test questions.
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy

Visible Human Project In 1986, the National Library of Medicine began this project to provide "3-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies." Axial anatomical images have been taken from CT, MRI, and cryosection images.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

RX List Information on 4000 US prescription drugs. For each drug, information is provided about its action, contraindications, drug-drug interactions, and side effects. There is also a list of the top 200 drugs most often prescribed.
http://rxlist.com

USP — U.S. Pharmacoepia This is an online edition of the standard reference work on prescription drugs. This page gives four types of users (professionals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, consumers, and patients) their own navigation protocols.
http://www.usp.org