Health and Medicine

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

The Alternative Medicine HomePage information on alternative and complementary therapies	MayoClinic.com diseases and conditions, treatment options, drug information--from the Mayo Clinic
ACE American Council on Exercise exercise library, from basic to advanced, create your own workout	Medical Library Association: Deciphering Medspeak how to "translate" common medical terms and information on how to identify quality health care information on the Internet
Anatomy of the Human Body Bartleby's edition of Gray's Anatomy	MedlinePlus excellent resource from the National Library of Medicine--health topics, drug information, medical encyclopedia and dictionary, news, etc.
AVERT is a UK-based charity that provides the most complete HIV and AIDS statistics from around the world.	Medscape medical specialty home pages, news, health links, free--but registration is required
BMI-Body Mass Index from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--formula, a calculator, information on BMI and children and teens, FAQs and related resources	Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy online version of the comprehensive health reference book
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention medical information from the US Department of Health and Human Services	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine.
ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about clinical research in human volunteers-- information icludes a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details--from the US National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine	National Cancer Institute Home Page information for the patient and the health care professional from the National Institute of Health
Connecticut Department of Public Health news, health topics a-z, physician profile, public health	National Center for Health Statistics "information about America’s health" from "the Nation’s principal health statistics agency"
Daily Med the most recent drug labels that have been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration and information on marketed drugs, for health information providers and consumers, from the National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine	National Institutes of Health access to the combined medical and scientific information of NIH's institutes and centers
DEA Drug Information information on illicit drugs from the US Drug Enforcement Administration	National Library of Medicine history of medicine, exhibits, genome resources, environmental and public health, databases such as MedlinePlus, PubMed, NIH SeniorHealth, etc.
Dermatology A to Z from the American Academy of Dermatology	NOAH: New York Online Access to Health consumer health information available in English and Spanish
DIRLINE: Directory of Health Organizations Online searchable directory from the National Library of Medicine	NORD--National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. an index of rare diseases, organizations and support groups
Drug Comparisons find out how different drugs compare, search by condition or drug name	Nutrition.gov "easy online access to government information on food and nutrition for consumers" from the National Agricultural Library's Food and Nutrition Information Center
Drug Interactions potential interactions between two or more drugs from Drug Digest	OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man database of genes and genetic disorders, full text information and references
Evaluating Internet Health Information from MedlinePlus, a part of the National Library of Medicine, a fifteen minute tutorial to help you evaluate health information found on the Internet	OncoLink cancer information from the University of Pennsylvania
familydoctor.org from the American Academy of Family Physicians, health tips, conditions, patient guides, etc.	Our Bodies Ourselves companion website companion website to the classic women's health reference book, contains book excerpts, links, resources and unique content
4woman.gov The National Women's Health Information Center reliable health information for women from the US Department of Health and Human Services	Patients Like Me allows you to connect with others who share your diagnosis - find out what their treatment is, learn about new medications or what alternative treatments are available.
globalhealthfacts.org global data on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and other diseases and health conditions, data by country, region or topic	Physician Profile information about Connnecticut licensed physicians from the Connecticut Department of Public Health
Hardin MD medical information, illustrations and links to reliable free articles from the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa	Pill Images from Drug Digest--over 6,000 images to help verify medications
Healthfinder a service of the National Health Information Center, US Department of Health and Human Services	Public Health Image Library searchable database of photos, illustrations and multimedia from the Centers for Disease Control
healthywomen.org medical information for women--diseases, conditions, issues, lifestyle tips, questions and answers	PubMed The National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 15 million citations for biomedical articles, and links to full text articles and related resources
Hospital Compare a tool to help compare the quality of care hospitals provide--from the US Department of Health and Human Services	The Richard and Linda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine information on alternative therapies from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Inside Cancer a multimedia guide to the biology of cancer	Stanford Health Finder 30 to 60 minute videos on common health problems (requires RealPlayer) from the Stanford Hospital Health Library
IFPMA Clinical Trials Portal from the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations--information on ongoing clinical trials and results of completed trials	STROKE CENTER from Washington University--information on stroke care and research for patients and families and health care professionals, includes a trials directory
Lab Tests Online current information on lab tests, searchable categories include test descriptions, medical conditions, screening group-- from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry	2-1-1 Infoline directory of Connecticut community health and social services resources
Long Term Care Link issues associated with long term care and an extensive number of links to information	WebMD Health health and wellness news articles, decision support services, information on health risks and health care providers, diseases, conditions, and symptoms, free registration is required