Healthfinder.gov is a gateway consumer health information website with links to online journals, medical dictionaries, minority health, and prevention and self-care.
Also very good for general health info- www.4woman.gov and the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Health Menu.
MEDLINEplus is a consumer-oriented website established by the National Library of Medicine offering links for more than 300 diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.
For links to sites chosen by medical librarians check out www.healthweb.org.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes resources about diseases, conditions and other special topics arranged A-Z, travelers health, health topics in the news and health hoaxes.
The Mayo Clinic includes health info and interactive tools to assist consumer to manage health and health risks as does www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu
www.nationalhealthcouncil.org has a directory of all national health organizations like advocacy & education, professional groups, medical agencies and businesses.
Nat'l Institute for Mental Health has an amazing variety of FREE brochures you can read online or ORDER. Lots of topics relating to teen issues.
Medem.com facilitates online access to information and care for more than 90,000 physicians, their practices and their patients.
www.drugdigest.org allows users to check for drug interactions and side effects and compare different medications, search for generics, cites appropriate uses.
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