Health & Wellness Resource Center -
In addition to articles from over 700 health, consumer, and medical magazines
and journals, HWRC contains a section on Drugs, both Prescription and
Over-the-counter and numerous reference sources such as:
CareNotes
Clinical Reference Systems
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Consumer Health Information SourceBook
Harvard Special Health Reports
Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary
Patient's Guide to Medical Tests
PDR
Family Guide to Prescription Drugs
PDR Family Guide to Over-the-Counter Drugs
Magill Medical Guide - Online
version of the 5 volume Salem Press set. Covers diseases, disorders, treatments,
procedures, anatomy, biology and other issues.
Cancer.gov - In addition to covering an A-Z list of cancers,
find Clinical Trials accepting participants, detailed cancer statistics
and research resources.
CAPHIS:
Top 100 List: Health Websites You Can Trust - CAPHIS, the Consumer and
Patient Health Information Section, is a section of the Medical Library
Association sponsors the "Top 100 List..." as to guide users to a limited
list of sites of high quality, credibility and currency.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
The CDE focus is to protect the health of all people. Excellent source
for statistics as well as overview and basic understanding of diseases and
health issues.
Familydoctor.org -
Sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians, this site provides
excellent coverage of diseases and health problems. In addition find health
tools, such as assessments, calculators, trackers, and search by symptom
to help the individual monitor his/her condition.
Healthfinder.gov - Award winning
Federal website for consumers developed and maintained by the Department of
Health and Human Services and other Federal agencies. Includes selected links
from over 1,500 health-related organizations.
HIV InSite; Gateway to HIV and AIDS Knowledge -
Comprehensive site that provides current knowledge on treatment, prevention,
policy, statistics, and the online textbook HIVInSite
Knowledge Base. Includes "Ask HIV InSite" and "HIV Basics."
KidsHealth -
Contains three sections designed for parents, kids, teens. One part of "Kids"
includes diagrams, videos, and vocabulary to learn about the body. "Parents "
answers questions about parenting, nutrition, and growth and development
of children. "Teens" focuses on the body, the mind, diseases, sexual health,
nutrition and more. Sponsored by Nemours Foundation.
MayoClinic.com -
Valuable site that includes an A-Z list for a disease or condition; a first
aid guide, a symptom checker, and a section on how to "manage a condition."
Other useful sections include "Ask a Specialist", a "Healthy Living Center",
and several blogs on health related topics.
