Health and Medical World Search:
A unique search engine that understands health and medical
terminology, can query other search engines, and results in precise,
targeted searches. It also remembers query history for registered
users and provides a discussion forum, medical spelling and drug
acronym tools.
http://www.mwsearch.com/
A Patient's Guide to the Internet:
A step-by-step guide for patients seeking medical information on the
Internet : Covers References, Resources, Support Groups, Mailing
Lists, Medical Terminology, and a Glossary.
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/me/patientsguide/
Health and Medical Information:
Medical and health information for health professionals, patients
and families. Information about hospitals, diseases, injuries,
health care, surgery and infections.
http://healthinfo2000.com
FamilyDoctor:
A growing database of over 600 articles and guides, covering 37
common medical topics. All articles, clearly and simply written with
the patient in mind, are reviewed and edited by family doctors and
specialists.
http://www.familydoctor.co.nz
Doc Trish Explains It All:
Receive translation of medical jargon and explanation of conditions
or diseases by a family doctor, into plain English.
http://www.askdoctrish.com
Healthfinder:
A "gateway" website for health and human services information from
the US Government. Healthfinder can lead you to selected online
publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and
self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and
not-for-profit organizations.
http://www.healthfinder.gov
PreOp.com:
Offers patients animated videos, graphics, and medical illustrations
as explanations for the most common surgical and diagnostic
procedures performed in the US.
http://preop.com
MedInfo - Patient Information:
MedInfo provides accessible and easy to understand information for
patients on common ailments and medical questions.
http://www.medinfo.co.uk/
Navy Health Book:
General and comprehensive information for patient education which
includes Health Promotion, Adult Medicine and Pediatrics. Compiled
from the HEALTHWATCH articles in the Naval Service Medical News.
http://www.vnh.org/NHB/NHBHome.html
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis:
Mayo Clinic experts provide current medical information and news on
health topics.
http://www.mayohealth.org/
Med Help International - The Virtual Medical Center for Patients:
Med Help provides patient medical information via our virtual
medical center. Site includes: the largest patient medical library
on the Net, Ask-The-Doctor Forums, medical news, and patient
networking.
http://www.medhelp.org
Health Authority:
Offers information on tobacco addiction, weight loss, cholesterol
reduction and hypertension control.
http://www.HealthAuthority.com
HealthAnswers Inc:
Developing knowledgeable, empowered consumers actively engaged in
managing their own health. Learn to work with professionals, managed
care organizations, employers, pharmaceutical, device and other
healthcare companies.
http://healthanswersinc.com
Think Like A Doctor:
An online community seminar for healthcare consumers to become even
better patients by improving the relationship with their doctor.
http://www.thinklikeadoctor.com
Medical Accidents Can Be Avoided:
A patient-led support web-site where information can be exchanged in
complete confidence. Together reducing the risk for all. Free
medical accident and stress support.
http://www.medical-accident.co.uk
Tips of All Sorts.com:
Small bits of advice and tips on a variety of subjects, primarily
health-related.
http://www.tipsofallsorts.com/
Good Health -- Healthy Lifestyle:
This site is dedicated to convincing people to live a healthy
lifestyle, to improve their quality of life, and avoid (or reduce
the severity of) chronic disease.
http://goodhealth.freeservers.com/
The Gateway to Health:
Find hope, inspiration and guidelines how to cure yourself. Non
harmful cancer therapies, and non-medicinal treatments for a variety
of conditions.
http://home.online.no/~dusan/
My Healthy Life:
A free online resource for people with chronic disease, which helps
users monitor their health and improve understanding of their
diseases.
http://www.myhealthylife.com
Remedyfind:
Individuals and health care professionals can rate and review the
effectiveness of different treatments for specific health
conditions.
http://remedyfind.com
Best Health Guide:
Praxis MD. Provides patients with customized, practical medical
information, and offers a 'doctor visit checklist' and recommended
readings.
http://www.praxis.md/bhg
Anesthesia Preoperative Preparation:
Useful information on the preoperative preparation of patients for
anesthesia and surgery.
http://www.anesthesia.wisc.edu/Clinic/Index.htm
Team Surgery: Your Partner in Surgery:
Provides information, resources, services, links, online forums and
support to people preparing for surgery and also their families,
friends and medical staff.
http://www.teamsurgery.com
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati:
Patient education information written by the nurses and physicians
at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati.
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/family/pep/
RxLearn.com:
Patient information site focused on diabetes, hypertension, and
asthma. Also includes tools for blood pressure monitoring, blood
sugar or blood glucose monitoring, and peak flow monitoring.
http://www.rxlearn.com
Medifocus Patient Research Guides:
A unique new Internet health resource. Covering over 220 conditions,
for consumers and families facing chronic or life-threatening
medical diseases. Free sample Guides are available.
http://www.medifocus.com
NetHealth Online Guide:
A comprehensive guide to health on the Internet, with reviews and
links to hundreds of online resources.
http://www.netdoctor.com
Dr. Sinatra.com:
An online resource for solutions for pressing health problems, from
arthritis to blood pressure, digestion to weight loss.
http://www.drsinatra.com/
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.
http://www.muschealth.com
Allexperts Medical Q&A:
Doctors, professors, and others in all major fields of medicine
ready, willing, and able to answer your questions.
http://www.allexperts.com/medical/index.shtml
Enhancement, Inc:
A nonprofit foundation whose purpose is to teach and disseminate
material relating to health and/or wellness, through videos,
publications, and lectures.
http://www.enhancementinc.com/
Healthtouch Online:
A resource that brings together valuable information from trusted
sources on topics such as medications, health, diseases,
supplements, and natural medicine.
http://www.healthtouch.com
Millennium Health Publications:
Fitness prescriptions for the prevention and management of chronic
disease for the adult and senior population. Professional and
patient education resource.
http://www.millenniumhealthpub.com
CT Network:
Provides support for CAT Scan patients. Includes a message board for
communication, descriptions, and links for all things CT.
http://www.ctnetwork.net
Helping Children Cope With the Intensive Care Unit:
A multimedia booklet providing the public with basic information
about equipment such as ventilators and IVs used in the intensive
care units. Sounds of these equipment are available from the site.
Taken from the Iowa Health Book, a part of the University of Iowas
Virtual Hospital.
http://www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/Peds/Psych/ICU/CoverPage.html
HealthySelf: Health and Medical Information Research Service:
HealthySelf provides fee-based health and medical information on
diseases, procedures, treatments (conventional and alternative) and
resources.
http://www.networksplus.net/healthyself
ECDOZIT:
Motivation and resources for taking care of one's self, business,
and community.
http://www.ecdozit.com
SoYouWanna Be A Human Guinea Pig?:
This full-length article will teach you how to "volunteer" for
science experiments, from simple questionnaires to complex drug
trials.
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/guineapig/guineapig.html
Anesthesia Patient Safety:
Undergoing anesthesia can be frightening and intimidating without
the facts. Find out what you or your child needs to know for a safe
anesthesia experience.
http://www.anesthesiapatientsafety.com
Whole Hearted Living:
Provided by the Oxford Heart Health Network and the Oxford County
Board of Health, Ontario, Canada. It contains useful health
information and links.
http://www.ocl.net/projects/wholeheartedliving
Why Doctors Order Laboratory Tests:
An excellent reference, written for parents to help explain
diagnostic procedures to their children. Because its intended
audience is children, the descriptions are brilliant in their
simplicity and structure. You can search for a test in two ways: 1)
by name, or 2) by the kind of sample that is collected or type of
imaging.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/labtest2.html
StopGettingSick.com:
Current medical news, articles, and research.
http://www.stopgettingsick.com
The Medical Reporter:
An independent, educational health and medical magazine on the Web
for health care consumers.
http://medicalreporter.health.org
Wired for Health:
Health information at the touch of a button for young people and
their teachers, Wired for Health aims to provide accurate and
engaging information on health.
http://www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk/
Abayomi:
Information on how to be healthier.
http://www.abayomi.co.uk/
JAMA's Patient Education Pages:
The full text of patient education pages from the Journal of the
American Medical Association.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3469.html
AllAboutBlackHealth:
Information on health related issues as they affect African
Americans and other minorities at risk.
http://www.allaboutblackhealth.com
Complete Home Medical Guide:
Online medical encyclopedia. Includes commonly prescribed drugs.
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/
Patient Medical Assistant:
Dr. Michael Cole's quick and simple guidelines for common medical
problems.
http://www.sparks.org/pma/
Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound:
Describes what the various types of ultrasound examinations can tell
your doctor, how to prepare for your examination, and a description
of the procedure.
http://www.sru.org/exams
Lab Tests Online:
Designed as a single resource where people can find up-to-date lab
testing information vital to the understanding and management of
their health.
http://www.labtestsonline.org/
Health Helper.com:
Medical and health self-help information, covering conventional and
alternative health.
http://www.healthhelper.com
Spotlight Health:
By combining celebrity stories with information about serious
diseases, the authors of this site provide sound basic information
in a format that is engaging and easy to understand.
http://www.spotlighthealth.com/
NOAH: Health Topics and Resources:
A meta site of listings by topic and source with the added bonus of
offering a large selection of materials in Spanish as well as
English.
http://www.noah-health.org/english/qksearch.html
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention:
Developed by leading medical experts, these tests and actions, both
medical and self-examinations, are the focal point of the Healthful
Life Program.
http://healthfullife.umdnj.edu
Patient Protect:
Consultation devoted to protecting patients against healthcare
costs, abuse, negligence, and incompetence in the field. Articles,
resources, and links for those seeking medical advice or treatment.
http://www.PatientProtect.com/en/
Case Health:
Enables the sharing of health success stories amongst the worldwide
internet community. Visitors can enter their own health success
story (case study) or search the database for other health success
stories all non-identifying.
http://www.casehealth.com.au
Home Healthcare Guide:
The NHS Home Healthcare guide from SurgeryDoor provides over 120
pages on common ailments, their causes, effects and treatment.
http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/hhcg/detail1.asp?level1=Welcome
MCare: Health at Home:
An online book covering a broad range of health topics, with
questions to guide the reader as to whether the condition can be
treated at home or should be checked by a doctor.
http://www.mcare.org/healthathome/index.html
Radiotherapy Side Effects:
Information about radiation therapy side effects. Suggestions on
management.
http://www.salu.net/sites/r/rtsideffects/
Berlex Canada:
Provides health information on various topics such as menopause,
contraception, acne, and multiple sclerosis.
http://www.berlex.ca/En/Berlex/pages/Index.htm
National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE):
Designed to help consumers make sound decisions about the use of
medicines, and to stimulate and improve communication between
consumers and health care professionals by developing programs,
providing educational kits, and offering guidelines, tips, and
resources.
http://www.talkaboutrx.org./
ICU Answer Page:
Written by a critical care nurse, and aimed at patients and
relatives. The site offers information, links and a forum.
http://www.geocities.com/ask_icu/
Colorado Health Site: Chronic Illnesses:
Provides free access to support services, resources, holistic health
and other medical information for persons with chronic medical
conditions.
http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/chronic_illnesses.htm
Simmons Surgical Society:
The Simmons Surgical Society is a group of physicians dedicated to
the alleviation of pain and suffering experienced by patients with
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