Government Websites on Health (USA)
National Institute of Health:
NIH is the nation’s medical research agency—supporting scientific studies that turn discovery
into health. NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living
systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness
and disability.
Pub Med Biomedical
Literature: PubMed comprises over 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE,
life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of
biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical
sciences, and bioengineering. PubMed also provides access to additional relevant web sites and
links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources. PubMed is a free resource that is developed
and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), at the U.S. National
Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Publishers of journals
can submit their citations to NCBI and then provide access to the full-text of articles at journal
web sites using LinkOut.
Health.Gov: This site
is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Contains
very useful information on health topics A to Z.
External Websites on Health
American Medical Aesthetics
: Official provider of medical skincare to the Donald Trump Miss USA Pageant. Learn about our
laser services on our website
MedicineNet Information
on topics such as diseases and treatments, body rhythms and first aid. Also offers a pharmaceutical
reference guide, a medical dictionary and doctors' answers to user questions.
On
Health Health information site geared toward consumers. News and features, reference information,
symptom analyzer, clickable index of health conditions, Reuters health headlines and glossary.
World Health Organization
Information on viruses, vaccinations, emerging diseases and other world health concerns are available
at its site. Users can track global disease patterns and find the latest influenza data from this
year's flu season.
Physician's Committee for Responsible
Medicine Organization that promotes safe research methods provides membership information.
Alternative
Health A guide to alternative health-related home pages on the Web covering natural medicine
topics such as Reiki, Ayurveda and herbs.
AFPA American Fitness
Professionals and Associates specializes in fitness education and certification. Get details on
seminars and classes.
WebMD - Resource for consumers,
physicians, nurses, and educators. Includes news, chat forums, health quizzes and consumer product
updates.
BBC Health - Features
current news plus archives, guides by subject, "Ask a Doctor", searchable conditions database,
message board, and e-mail newsletter subscription.
MedicineNet - Describes
conditions, diseases, tests, and procedures, with a medical dictionary.
Myhealth.Alberta.ca
- Government of Alberta initiative to provide health and wellness information through various
articles.
NHS Choices - Information
on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.
Net Health Book
- Comprehensive compilation of medical information on major common diseases with emphasis on prevention
of disease conditions and treatment options.
A Healthy Me - Providing
health and wellness information, and produced by Blue Cross BlueShield of Massachusetts.
Drugsdb - Information
on commonly prescribed drugs and medications including their side effects, standard dosages, contraindications
and interactions.
Emedicinezone -
Provides information about symptoms, tests and treatment of common disease conditions and diseases.
Health Talk Online
- Offering information about common disease conditions through articles and discussion forum.
Health Videos
- Contains videos submitted by doctors and other health professionals.
HealthInsite
- Independent information on diseases, fitness, aging, and health services. Includes a newsletter
and events calendar. Sponsored by the Australian Government.
Healthfinder - US
government directory of online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support
and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations.
MUSC Health - Complete
health and disease information along with the latest health care news. Presented by the experts
at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Med-Help.net - Nurses
trained to answer questions on a variety of health topics.
NetHealth Online Guide
- A comprehensive guide to health on the Internet, with reviews and links to hundreds of online
resources.
Netwellness.org -
Health and wellness information from the faculty of the Universities of Cincinnati, Ohio State
and Case Western Reserve. Question answering for non-emergencies.
New York Online Access
to Health - Definition, care and treatment information and related conditions are offered
by NOAH. In English and Spanish.
Patient Power -
Provide latest news, information on disease conditions and interviews of patients as well as doctors.
PatientUK - Evidence-based
articles on many health and disease topics. Written by doctors for patients.
PreOp.com - Offers patients
animated videos, graphics, and medical illustrations as explanations for the most common surgical
and diagnostic procedures performed in the US.
Pri-Med Patient Education
Center - Free resource served by professionals from Harvard Medical School for the patients
regarding common disease conditions. Link for further reading, free brochures are also provided.
StopGettingSick.com
- Current medical news, articles, and research.
Surgery Door -
A guide to medical conditions, illnesses and ailments, their treatment and possible cure.
The Doctor
Will See You Now - Comprehensive resource of knowledge related to the common disease conditions
through various articles.
The Doctor's Doctor
- Explains how to interpret laboratory, surgical pathology, and cytology reports and provides
information about various conditions and diseases. Maintained by a group of pathologists.
The Health Resource,
Inc. - Specialized medical research reports on mainstream, experimental, and alternative treatments,
specialists, and support organizations.
The Merck Manual
- Home Edition - Transforms the language of the professionals' version into commonly used
English while retaining the vital information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
The Virtual Clinic - Provides
free opinion by established doctors on health in question answer format to the patients.
Total Health -
Information on a variety of medical conditions and treatments written for patients by UK medical
professionals.
Yahoo! Health - Medical
dictionary, disease symptoms and treatments, resources for healthy living, and information on
drugs and medicines.
eMedTV Health Information
- A library of medical information including conditions and diseases, tests and procedures and
drugs and supplements.