Patient Education
Local Health and Medical Resources
Comprehensive Health and Medical Information Sites
Sites with general information regarding specific medical topics
- Virtual Body
- www.aap.org/topics.html -- Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics on multiple health topics with a focus on children and adolescents.
- www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewAll.htm --Information from the American Academy of Family Practice on best current content on multiple health topics with a focus on all ages.
- http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions.aspx?topic=Disorders+and+Conditions Cleveland Clinic health information, indexed A- Z
- http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex Mayo Clinic information on diseases and conditions, indexed A-Z
- http://health.nih.gov/ National Institutes of Health information on Health Topics A-Z, Child & Teen Health, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Minority Health, Seniors’ Health, and Wellness & Lifestyle issues
- http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html General health information for the whole family, listed by conditions A to Z
- http://www.healthfinder.gov/ U.S. Department of Health & Human Services general health information from A to Z
- http://www.howsyourhealth.org/ Personal, interactive guide focused on planning and evaluating your medical care
- http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/hp.asp General medical information site .
- http://www.netwellness.org/default.cfm Health information and education from Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, and University of Cincinnati
- http://www.noah-health.org/en/search/a2z.php (New York Online Access to Health). Huge data base of indexed health and medical information
- http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/index.html Merck manuals online medical library
- http://www.webmd.com/ WebMD. Large data base on health issues.
- www.genome.gov Information on the Human Genome.
Mental Health Sites
- http://www.chadd.org/ Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder.
- http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/related_web_sites/related_web_sites American Academy of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Large list of web sites devoted to child and adolescent psychiatry.
Prescription Medication Sites
- http://www.drugwatch.com/ Comprehensive online database featuring information about medications currently on the market.
- http://www.drugs.com/ Up-to-date source online source of drug information, providing data on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines & natural products
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html Online data base from the National Institutes of Health on drugs and herbal supplements.
Natural Medication Sites
- http://naturaldatabase.therapeuticresearch.com/home.aspx?cs=&s=ND&AspxAutoDetectCokieSupport=I&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Natural medicines comprehensive data base
Preventive Medicine Sites
- http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstopics.htm (US task preventive services task force) A to Z index of recommendations assessing the merits of preventive measures, including screening tests, counseling, immunizations, and preventive medicine. The list includes all recommendations: active, inactive, and in progress...