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Many sites contain both professional and consumer information. Those
listed
below are specifically for consumers. You will find consumer
information
on mental disorders on my mental
health/psychiatry page . To search for consumer health literature
it's
preferable to use MEDLINEplus (see link below) rather than Medline
Go Ask
Alice!
Go Ask Alice! is the health question and answer Internet site produced
by Alice!, Columbia University’s Health Education Program division of
the
Columbia University Health Service. "Alice" answers questions about
relationships;
sexuality; sexual health; emotional health; fitness; nutrition;
alcohol,
nicotine and other drugs; and general health.
Health Care:
Consumers and
Patients Index Page
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United
States.
Health Information - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Information from the National Institutes of Health in the United States.
HealthAtoZ
HealthAtoZ is a health and medical resource developed by healthcare
professionals. HealthAtoZ's aim is to assist consumers so that every
individual
and family can better manage their health.
Healthfinder
A gateway consumer health and human services information web site from
the United States government.
HealthierUS.Gov
Another United States government site with health advice for consumers.
HealthInsite
The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care is developing this
site to provide good quality health information to consumers and the
health
community. The project's main focus is on the provision of up-to-date
information
for health consumers, offering a broad range of information from daily
health needs, to specific illnesses and life events, such as having a
baby.
Healthtouch
A consumer health information site which derives its information from
numerous sources, such as National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug
Information
(NCADI), National Mental Health Association (NMHA), National Heart,
Lung,
and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and many others.
InteliHealth
The stated purpose of this site from Johns Hopkins is to offer the
Web’s most comprehensive collection of consumer health information from
the best possible sources.
MayoClinic.com
- Medical
and health information for a healthier life from Mayo Clinic
This is the Mayo Clinic's online health information site. It offers
users many options, from a weekly medical newsletter called Housecall
to
interactive features such as their popular pregnancy due date
calculator.
Additionally, the separate resource centers focus on specific topics
such
as diet and nutrition, cancer, and women's health.
MEDLINEplus
(National
Library of Medicine)
Emphasis of MEDLINEplus is on information available from NLM and NIH
and includes links to searches of MEDLINE, and to the many full-text
publications
produced by the NIH institutes. Unlike other PubMed and Internet
Grateful
Med it is designed specifically for consumers. The information includes
sections on health topics, dictionaries and glossaries for finding
definitions
of medical terms, links to major associations and clearinghouses,
publications
and news items, directories of health professionals and health
facilities
and libraries that provide health information services for the public.
It is stated very clearly that this information is for educational
purposes,
and is not intended to replace advice from a health professional
Merck Manual
of Medical
Information - Home Edition
This publication is based on the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy,
a textbook of medicine for health professionals. The Home Edition
translates
the language of the professionals' version into commonly used English,
to provide accessible information on diseases, diagnosis, prevention
and
treatment.
NHS
Direct Online
Health Information Gateway
A directory of links to selected websites and other health information
sources from the British National Health Service.
NOAH: New York Online
Access to
Health
Full-text health information for consumers, provided through the
collaboration
of a number of New York libraries, including the Metropolitan New York
Library Council, the New York Academy of Medicine and the New York
Public
Library.
Patient UK
PiP (Patient Information Publications) is a partnership between Dr
Tim Kenny and Dr Beverley Kenny. They have been GPs in Tyne and Wear,
England,
for over 10 years and have a particular interest in writing and
providing
evidence based patient information. They are editors and lead authors
for
the content on Patient UK.
Spine-health.com
Back pain and neck pain patient information:.
St John
Ambulance
Australia - First Aid Quick Reference
A collection of links on emergency first aid, and first aid and
safety at home.
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