Health and Madicine Web Sites: Internet Bibliographies: New York State Library

BiomedCentral
Links to open access medical journals on a wide variety of topics
http://www.biomedcentral.com

Doctor's Guide to the Internet
Aimed at health care professionals and patients, this site includes information on newly-approved drugs,groundbreaking health news, and professional conferences. Under "Internet Medical Resources" one can look up diseases and illnesses, hospitals, medical schools, health associations, and more.
http://www.docguide.com/

EurekAlert!
Searchable database of the most recent advances in science, medicine, health and technology. Produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which screens all submissions for eligibility.
http://www.eurekalert.org/

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
A thorough listing of the health resources most frequently cited by people within the health field. Produced by the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa.
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/

Hastings Center
The Hastings Center contains articles on bioethics, health care, international concerns and more.
http://www.thehastingscenter.org

HealthAtoZ - The Source for Health and Medicine
Catalogued by medical professionals, this searchable site provides quick access to over 50,000 professionally-reviewed health and medical resources on the internet.
http://www.healthatoz.com/

Health on the Net Foundation
Use the MedHunt search engine to find authoritative medical Web sites that meet the not-for-profit Health On the Net Foundation's Code of Conduct criteria.
http://www.hon.ch/

Healthfinder | en español
A gateway to consumer health and human services information from the U.S. government. Links to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, Web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and non-profit organizations that produce reliable health information for the public.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

HealthWeb
High quality health information aimed at health care professionals and consumers. Selected by librarians and information professionals at leading academic medical centers in the Midwest.
http://healthweb.org/

InteliHealth - Johns Hopkins Health
An extensive collection of consumer health information from the best possible sources. Produced by Johns Hopkins University, one of the country's leading medical research centers.
http://www.intellihealth.com/IH/ihtIH?=408

Mayo Clinic
Health news and a medical references library from a team of physicians, scientists, writers and educators at the renowned Mayo Clinic. Searchable.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/

MedlinePlus
Consumer health information selected by the National Library of Medicine.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

PubMed
The National Library of Medicine's free search service to 9 million citations on the Medline and Pre-Medline databases.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/

Bioterrorism

Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy
Continually updated, this is a great site to get up-to-date news, articles, and information about infectious agents and diseases.In addition to bioterrorism, topics covered include biosecurity, influenza, food safety, and more. Searchable.
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/

CDC: Emergency Preparedness & Response | en español Reliable source for information about how to prepare for, and respond to, various emergencies, including: bioterrorism, chemical emergencies, radiation emergencies, mass casualties, natural disasters, and severe weather. Produced and maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Searchable.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

MedlinePlus: Biodefense & Bioterrorism
Quality sites selected by the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.Links to an overview of infectious agents, treatments, prevention/screening, pictures/diagrams, alternative therapy, research, glossaries, laws and policies, and organizations. Information for children is also available from this site.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html

Children

BAM! Body and Mind
Information for kids on several topics, including: diseases, food & nutrition, physical activity, and safety. Produced and maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.bam.gov/

Dr.Greene
This site is a parent’s guide to his or her child’s health. Dr. Greene is a pediatrician who answers real questions from parents on topics ranging from the most common childhood conditions to rare disorders and diseases. Searchable.
http://www.drgreene.com

General Pediatrics
A multi-lingual website for patients and professionals. Includes a thorough index of children and young adult health resources.
http://www.generalpediatrics.com

KidsHealth
Customized for three different sets of health consumers--parents, children and teens. Covers fitness, nutrition, behavior, parenting, health hazards and more.
http://KidsHealth.org/

NIEHS: Kids’ Pages | en español
Provided by the National Institute of Environmental Health Services, this site provides games, songs, riddles, stories, coloring pages, jokes, and links to other kid-friendly pages. Searchable.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/

Pediatric Education
A digital library and learning collaborative for parents, teens, and health-care professionals.
http://www.pediatriceducation.org/

Clinical Trials

Cancer Trials Help
This site, provided by the Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups, Inc., introduces patients to the basics of clinical trials, including how they are conducted. The site also provides TrialCheck®, a search engine for cancer clinical trials, and a patient discussion forum.
http://cancertrialshelp.org

CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
Search for clinical trials that are currently enrolling patients.
http://www.CenterWatch.com/

MedlinePlus: Clinical Trials
This site is a collection of reliable links to information about clinical trials, including: news, how clinical trials work, financial concerns, dictionaries, directories, organizations, laws and policies, statistics, and clinical trials for children.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/clinicaltrials.html

National Cancer Institute
Search for current clinical trials by type of cancer, stage of cancer, type of trial, and location. This site also reports on the results of completed clinical trials.
http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Alternative Health News Online
Up-to-date alternative health news gathered by health journalists who adhere to the principle that alternative medicine should be considered a supplement to, not a replacement for, traditional medicine.
http://www.altmedicine.com/

The Alternative Medicine Homepage
A starting point for sources of information on alternative therapies. From the Falk Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html

Medicinal herbFAQ
Questions and answers and information about herbs used to relieve certain conditions, such as sunburn, sleeplessness and coughing.
http://www.henriettesherbal.com

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
A division of the National Institutes of Health, the NCCAM conducts research and disseminates information on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners and the public.
http://nccam.nih.gov/

Sloan-Kettering: About Herbs, Botanicals, & Other Products
This site is maintained by the Integrative Medicine Service Staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. This searchable database provides information on each agent, including its adverse effects, interactions, and possible benefits or problems. Evaluations of alternative cancer therapies are also available.
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm

Dictionaries, Guides, Handbooks, Manuals

Atlas of the Human Body
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation. This site produced by the University of Iowa College of Medicine is an online atlas which covers all facets of human anatomy. Brief descriptions and references to cited sources are included.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.html

Diabetes Dictionary
A publication of the National Institutes of Health that provides basic information about diabetes, its treatment and its long-term effects.
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/dictionary/index.htm

Martindale's Health Science Guide
A "multimedia specialized information resource" comprised of over 56,000 teaching files, 126,300 medical cases, 1,068 multimedia textbooks and 1,475 multimedia tutorials, a "virtual" medical center-and some recreational information, too.
http://www.martindalecenter.com/HSGuide.html

Merck Manual: Home Edition
Although some parts of it are now considered out-of-date, the 16th edition of the essential Merck Manual (1992) is still a useful and searchable medical handbook.
http://www.merck.com/mmhe

Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms
Technical and popular medical terms in eight languages-- English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Danish.
http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/welcome.html

Disabilities

DisabilityInfo.gov
A government website containing information for people with disabilities, their families, their employers, and others.Topics covered include employment, education, housing, transportation, health, income support, technology, community life, and civil rights.Searchable.
http://disabilityinfo.gov

Western New York Disabilities Forum
A wide range of information related to physical, mental and emotional disabilities.
http://handicap.bfn.org

Drugs and Medicine

Drug Digest
Maintained by Express Scripts, this website provides evidence-based information to consumers about drugs, herbs, and supplements. It includes possible drug interactions, a glossary, a drug comparison page, treatment options, a picture of each drug, and news about drugs.
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Home

Drugs@FDA
This site lists most brand name and generic drugs approved by the FDA since 1939, including over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, and discontinued drugs. Searchers can use this site to locate labels for approved drugs, generic or therapeutic equivalents for brand name drugs, consumer information for drugs approved since 1998, specific active ingredients, and approval histories. Searchable and browsable.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm

U.S. Pharmacopeia
USP establishes standards that manufacturers must meet for human and veterinary use, and develops information about the appropriate use of medicines.
http://www.usp.org/

Federal Government

CancerNet
Cancer information from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that is reviewed regularly by oncology experts and is based on the latest research. Search PDQ, NCI's comprehensive cancer database, which includes summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention and ongoing clinical trials.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | en español
Public health information on infectious diseases, travelers' advisories, research funding and much more from this respected government agency branch of doctors, scientists and public health professionals.
http://www.cdc.gov/

Combined Health Information Database (CHID)
A database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. Provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. Lists health promotion and education materials and program descriptions that are not indexed elsewhere.
http://chid.nih.gov/

Food and Drug Administration
Consumer safety information on foods, cosmetics, medical devices and human and animal drugs.
http://www.fda.gov/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A good starting point for finding Federal health information because the HHS is a huge agency. Its more than 300 programs are administered by 11 operating divisions: the Indian Health Service, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the Health Care Financing Administration, the Administration for Children and Families, the Administration on Aging, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
The world's largest biomedical library online. Topics as wide-ranging as medical history to biotechnology are covered. Its MEDLINE database of more than 9 million journal citations and abstracts can be searched for free via Internet Grateful Med or PubMed.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Fitness and Wellness

Healthy Ideas
Prevention magazine's articles and information on healthy eating, cooking and nutrition, fitness tips and weight-loss.
http://www.healthyideas.com/

Just Move
Produced by the American Heart Association, this website provides tools for users to increase physical activity in their lives. It includes an exercise diary, fitness resources, and personalized fitness suggestions. Searchable.
http://www.justmove.org

Mental Health

Mental Health Net
Review guide to psychology and psychiatry resources.
http://mentalhelp.net

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Web Site
Information on specific mental disorders, diagnosis and treatment, grants and contracts, news and events and research activities. The NIMH is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical and behavioral research agency of the United States Government.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

New York State Health Resources

New York State Department of Health
Vital records, professional misconduct reports, cancer services and links to other New York and Health Department Web sites.
http://www.health.state.ny.us/

New York State: Physician Profile
This site allows users to find information about a physician in New York State. Required information includes: doctor’s medical education, translation services at specific offices, and legal actions taken against specific doctors. Optional information includes: practice information, articles and research papers published by specific doctors, a personal statement by the doctor, and more. Maintained by New York State. Searchable.
http://www.nydoctorprofile.com/about.jsp

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) | en español
Extensive directory of illnesses and diseases. Accurate and timely full-text consumer health information in Spanish and English.
http://www.noah-health.org/

News and Online Journals

Cancer
This site offers access to the abstracts and table of contents of Cancer from 1996 to the present.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/28741

Harvard Health Online
Full text from articles selected from Harvard's health newsletters; Harvard Health Letter, Harvard Mental Health Letter, Harvard Women's Health Watch, Harvard Men's Health Watch, Harvard Heart letter. The table of contents is also available for all of these newsletters.
http://www.health.harvard.edu/

Journal of the American Medical Association
The full text of 1999, upcoming 2000 (and soon 1998) issues of JAMA and the Archives journals are available to the public free of charge for an undisclosed amount of time.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/

The Lancet Interactive
Abstracts and some full-text articles from this respected journal of medical science.
http://www.thelancet.com/

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

Nursing

Healthweb: Nursing
Maintained by the Taubman Medical Library and the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan. This site includes Nursing Education Online, information on Nursing Schools in 46 states and nine foreign countries, plus the addresses for International and U.S. Doctoral programs in nursing.
http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?subjectid=60

National League for Nursing
This century-old organization advances quality nursing education. The Web site includes nursing references--print, multimedia and electronic sources--as well as academic job opportunities.
http://www.nln.org/

Nutrition

Delicious Decisions
This site, created and maintained by the American Heart Association, offers recipes and advice for better nutrition, both at the supermarket and at home.
http://www.deliciousdecisions.org

Food and Nutrition Information Center
Produced by the National Agricultural Library, this site offers links to information about eating disorders, dietary guidelines, food composition, food guide pyramid, dietary supplements, and more. There are also databases of training and educational materials. Searchable.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

Good Nutrition Reading List
This list, compiled by the American Dietetic Association, describes books, newsletters, and web sites that provide timely and scientifically-based nutrition information.
http://www.eatright.org/Public/NutritionInformation/92_13216.cfm

International Food Information Council (IFIC) | en español
Information on a variety of food-related issues, including: adult nutrition, nutrition for children and adolescents, dietary fats and fat replacers, and food safety information. Searchable.
http://ific.org/

Nutrient Data Laboratory
Detailed nutrition information for more than a thousand foods provided by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Searchable.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

Nutrition.gov
This site provides access to all government web sites with nutrition and dietary information, including: prevention of food-related diseases, the food pyramid, food labels, health management, recipes, nutrition and food assistance programs, and more. Searchable.
http://www.nutrition.gov

Organ Donation

Organ Donation
Information about donating organs with links to other sites and organizations. Includes a printable donor card in Adobe Portable Document File format. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.organdonor.gov/

Physicians and Hospitals

AMA Physician Select
The American Medical Association's Physician's Select database contains basic background information on all US licensed MDs and Doctors of Osteopathy. Search by physician's name or specialty.
http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm

Best Hospitals Finder
U.S. News and World Reports rankings of America's best hospitals.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The nation's leading health care quality evaluator allows you to check up on your local hospitals, surgery centers, nursing homes and health care organizations using its "Quality Check" service. Also provides information about selecting a health care organization and registering complaints about accredited facilities.
http://www.jcaho.org/

Patient Advocacy Resources
This site assists consumers in becoming advocates for their own health. From the University of Connecticut Health Center.
http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/advocacy.html

Rare Disorders

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
This federation of 140 not-for-profit voluntary health organizations serves people with rare disorders and disabilities. Search the Rare Disease Database, the Organizational Database and the Orphan Drug Designation Database for information on specific rare disorders.
http://www.rarediseases.org/

Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics
The primary Federal organization responsible for the collection, analyses and dissemination of health statistics.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/

Safety & Health Statistics
Workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.bls.gov/iif/

Teenagers and College Students

Go Ask Alice
A health question & answer service provided by the Health Education division of Columbia University Health Services. "Alice" answers questions-anonymously and publicly-- each week about health, sexual health, relationships, general health, fitness, nutrition, emotional well-being and alcohol and other drugs. All of Alice's answers are archived and searchable.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/

KidsHealth.org-Teens
The Nemours Foundation provides answers to questions many teens would like to ask.
http://KidsHealth.org/teen/

Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
The University of Chicago Student Counseling and Resource Service offers online pamphlets on topics relevant to teens and college students such as alcohol use, anxiety, cults, depression, eating disorders, sexual orientation, sleep, stress, study skills and traumatic events.
http://counseling.uchicago.edu/resources/virtualpamphlets/

Travelers' Health

International Travelers Clinic
Health information for travelers from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://www.intmed.mcw.edu/travel.html

Women's Health

American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
An organization of over 10,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to the care of women and to serving as advocates for women's health.
http://www.amwa-doc.org/

OBGYN.net- The Obstetrics & Gynecology Network
Patients and medical professionals alike will find information on such topics as contraceptives, medications, infertility, grief, medical procedures, mental health, pregnancy and birth, raising children, sexuality and reproductive health and fitness.
http://www.obgyn.net/

Women's Health
An annotated guide to more than 100 web sites on women's health, plus current and past articles from The New York Times, The Harvard Guide to Women's Health and The New Our Bodies Ourselves.
http://www.nytimes.com/women/

World Health

Global Health
From the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of International and Refugee Health (OIRH), this website focuses on the link between health in the US and worldwide health. This site is a great source for up-to-date world health news. Searchable.
http://www.globalhealth.gov/

World Health Organization/Organisation Mondiale de la Sante
The directing and co-ordinating authority on international health, the WHO's mission is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health."
http://www.who.int/

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