Health Related Internet Links
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CAPHIS Recommendations http://www.caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/consumerAll.html The Consumer Health and Patient Information Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association (MLA) has compiled a list of "Top 100 Web Sites You Can Trust" for health information.
Centerwatch http://www.centerwatch.org/ Find out about clinical trials being offered for a variety of diseases and conditions.
ClinicalTrials.gov http://clinicaltrials.gov/ Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.
familydoctor.org http://familydoctor.org/ Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family physicians.
healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/ Maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site serves as a portal to other web sites that feature reliable health information.
HealthTouch Online for Better Health http://www.healthtouch.com/ A resource that brings together valuable information from trusted sources on topics such as medications, health, diseases, supplements and natural medicine.
InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com InteliHealth is a joint venture between Aetna U.S. HealthcareTM and the Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Harvard Medical School and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. The information is drawn from reliable branded sources. All information and products on the site are looked at by a team of top medical experts before inclusion, to ensure reliability.
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/ Plainly written and up-to-date health and medical information is available from the Mayo Clinic.
Medem http://www.medem.com/ Designed to facilitate online access to information and care for physicians, their practices and their patients.
mediLexicon http://www.pharma-lexicon.com/ A dictionary of over 200,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations
MEDLINEplus http://www.medlineplus.gov/ Maintained by the National Library of Medicine, this site contains a large amount of health information, geared specifically to the consumer. Links to basic medical reference materials, informational overviews, and the latest research are provided in this up-to-date site.
MedTerms http://www.medterms.com/ This site provides an online medical dictionary that is designed with the consumer in mind. Search and browse functions are available.
Merck Manual – Home Edition http://www.merckhomeedition.com/ Explains disorders, who is likely to get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how they might be prevented, and how they can be treated; also provides information about prognosis.
National Health Information Center http://www.health.gov/nhic/#Referrals This database provides the consumer with information on more than 1,800 health organizations and government offices.
National Institutes of Health (HIH) http://www.nih.gov/ This site provides health information, grants & funding opportunities as well as other information. Maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Pubmed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=mouhxzlib,moujnslib Search the database Medline, the one that doctor's use to find the latest research. By using the link above, you will be able to see which journals the Mercy Library and St. John's Medical Library own. You must view the abstract to see the local holdings icon.
Science.gov http://www.science.gov/browse/w_127.htm/ Provides for wide public access and a unified search of the government’s vast stores of scientific and technical information.
UpToDate Patient Resource Center http://patients.uptodate.com/ A source of information for physicians, this site offers articles on a variety of topics from the consumer.
Virtual Hospital http://www.vh.org/ The Virtual Hospital digital library contains hundreds of books and brochures for health care providers and patients.
WebMD http://www.webmd.com/ WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information.
