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AllAllergy.net
Alternative Medicine - Health and Age
Alternative Medicine Homepage
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
AMA Health Insight (American Medical Association)
American Academy of Dermatology: Public Resources
American Academy of Pediatrics: You and Your Family
American Board of Medical Specialties
American Cancer Society: Health Information Seekers
American College of Rheumatology: Patient Information
American Geriatrics Society Patient Education Forum
American Society of Reproductive Medicine: Resources for Patients
Association of Cancer Online Resources
Best Hospitals Finder
Best Practice of Medicine Patient Guide
breastcancer.org
Breath of Life (National Library of Medicine/NIH asthma information)
The Breathing Space (lung disease info from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals)
Cancer.gov (National Cancer Institute)
† Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.CDC)
Chemotherapy Information (Fox Chase Cancer Center)
ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH Clinical Trials Database)
Combined Health Information Database
Complete Home Medical Guide (Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons)
Deciphering Medspeak (Medical Library Association's links to medical terminology, prescription terms and medical web site evaluation)
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Directory of America's Hospitals (US News & World Report / American Hospital Association)
disAbilityInfo.gov (U.S. Govt web site for the disabled)
Discovery Health
DoctorsForAdults.com (American College of Physicians information on internal medicine)
drkoop.com (from Empower Health Corporation)
Drug Information Resources (UTHCT list)
eMedicine Consumer Health
Environmental Protection Agency: Indoor Air Quality
Familydoctor.org (American Academy of Family Physicians)
FDA: Diabetes Information (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
FDA Easy-to-Read Publications (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
4Woman.gov (National Women's Health Information Center)
Genetics Home Reference (National Library of Medicine)
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide: Diagnostic Tests
Health and Medicine Resources (Education Index)
Health & Wellness (EBSCO) UTHCT use only
Health Information (Ohio State Univ. patient education materials)
Health Promotion and Health Education (Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce)
Health Reference Center Academic (searchable database of magazine articles, books, and pamphlets; UTHCT use only)
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO) UTHCT use only
HealthAnswers
† HealthFinder (U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion list of govt. agencies, organizations, universities, and support/self-help groups)
Healthgate (information for the consumer; includes several databases, some free and some for a charge)
Healthlibrary.com
† HealthWeb
HealthWorld
HeartInfo.org
† HIV InSite (Univ. of California at San Francisco)
Household Products Database (National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health)
Indian Health Service Consumer Health Information (U.S. DHHS)
Internet Health Resources
Internet Mental Health
Internet Stroke Center
JAMA Patient Page (American Medical Association)
Locating Spanish Language Health Information on the World Wide Web (National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region)
Lung Cancer Online
† Mayo Clinic Health Information
McKinley Health Center Health Information (University of Illinois) MD Choice
† Medem Medical Library
Med Facts
(National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
Medicare Participating Physicians/Supplier Director (MEDPARD, from Trailblazer Health Enterprises)
Medicare
MedicineNet (medical reference for the layperson)
† MEDLINE Plus -- Free MEDLINE plus consumer health information resources (National Library of Medicine)
MEDLINE Plus in Spanish
Merck Manual of Medical Information -- Home Edition
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (Prevention Online)
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (U.S. National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases)
National Health Information Center
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Web Pages and Interactive Applications (body mass index, smoking, obesity, and other issues) National Institute of Mental Health - Patient Education Materials
National Organization for State Medical & Osteopathic Board Executive Directors
(information on physicians and physician assistants)
National Osteoporosis Foundation 
† National Women's Health Information Center 
Netwellness (Univ. of Cincinatti)
NIDDK Health Information (U.S. National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
NIH Health Information (National Institutes of Health)
NIH Senior Health † NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
North American Menopause Society: Consumers
OBGYN.Net Women's Pavilion
† OncoLink (University of Pennsylvania)
Pain.com: Consumer Information
Patient Education Materials (Ohio State Univ. Medical Center)
Patient Education Resources for Clinicians (Oregon Health & Science University)
PDQ (National Cancer Institute Physicians Data Query)
PDR.net (drug and other info; free, but registration required)
Physician Select (American Medical Association; information on MDs and DOs; see links under Data Products for Patients)
Rare Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
Reuters Health Information Service
Texas Cancer Data Center
Top 100 Web Sites (evaluated by the Medical Library Association Consumer and Patient Health Information Section)
ToxTown/ToxCity (information on everday chemicals from the National Library of Medicine) Travelers Health (CDC international travel information, including disease outbreaks and health issues)
Tuberculosis Information Resources (UTHCT list)
Tufts Nutrition Navigator (Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy) Understanding MS (multiple sclerosis)
UpToDate Patient Information
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center (includes link to Food Pyramid)
UTHCT Information for Patients
UTHCT Patient Information Station
UTHCT General Information Resources (includes medical glossaries and terminology)
WebMD
Women's Health Matters
Yahoo Health
YourSurgery.com (includes descriptions of surgical procedures)


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