Healthfinder,
sponsored
by the
U.S. Department
of Health
and Human
Services,
is a gateway
to more
than 1,800
agencies
and organizations.
Healthfinder
will direct
you to
preselected,
targeted
sites,
unlike
general
search
engines
that do
not always
produce
relevant
results.
The
National
Library
of Medicine,
the world’s
largest
medical
library,
developed
this site,
where you
can access
information
about more
than 400
diseases
and conditions,
a guide
to pharmaceutical
drugs,
links to
National
Institutes
of Health
clearinghouses,
and other
helpful
resources.
Find
up-to-date
news about
threatening
diseases,
traveler’s
health,
immunizations,
bicycle
safety,
dog bites,
food-borne
illnesses,
AIDS, sexually
transmitted
diseases,
and more.
Check out
the Hoaxes
and Rumors
section,
which debunks
myths and
corrects
misinformation.
Contains
carefully
reviewed,
reliable,
and useful
materials
provided
by The
Harvard
School
of Medicine.
Symptom
Scout asks
questions
about symptoms
and offers
clues for
diagnosis.
TopicDoc
searches
MEDLINE,
which has
a database
of 11 million
articles,
to target
the most
promising
studies.
The University
of Pennsylvania
School
of Dental
Medicine
also oversees
a large
body of
material
about dental
health
and periodontal
disease.
Affiliated
with the
well-known
Mayo Clinic.
The site
offers
an index
of diseases
listed
A-Z, 11
Condition
Centers
(Alzheimer’s,
for example),
and eight
Healthy
Living
Centers
(such as
Women’s
Health).
Do note,
however,
that the
slant on
information
is potentially
limiting,
since Mayo
Clinic specialists
provide most
of the content
This
site is
the consumer-health
version
of Medscape,
a company
that publishes
medical
information
for healthcare
professionals.
It carries
original
articles
produced
by staffs
at CBS
and Medscape.
The site
contains
write-ups
on common
conditions,
pharmaceutical
drugs, and
medical tests.
WebMD
is part
of an
ambitious
project
by a
national
health-care
company
to link
patients,
physicians,
hospitals,
and health
insurers
in an
electronic
health
network.
The
Disease
and Conditions
section
helps
you zero
in on
a specific
health
problem,
but keep
your
eyes
wide
open
when
reading “sponsored” sections,
since
commercial
pressures
may slant
information.
Physicians
from
the Nemours
Foundation,
a group
that
operates
children’s
hospitals
and specialty
centers
in Florida
and Delaware,
are the
driving
force
behind
this
comprehensive
library
of health
articles.
Click
on Health
information
for access
to publications,
fact
sheets,
clinical
trials,
health
hotlines
and more.
Also
check
out the
latest
health
news.
