Health & Medical Resources on the Web

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Home Page

This site features an on-line version of the agency's newsletter, clinical guidelines, health care cost and utilization data.
http://www.achpr.gov/

Hardin MD: Medical Information and Pictures

A sizable index of lists of health-related web sites maintained by librarians at the University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences.

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md

HealthInfoIowa

A consumer health information source from the State Library of Iowa, funded by the National Library of Medicine. Provides links to information and resources for consumers, healthcare providers, librarians, and students. http://www.healthinfoiowa.org

Interactive Patient Home Page

This interactive resource developed at Marshall Univ. School of Medicine is designed for medical student users. It contains simulated patient encounters that allow students to interact with a "patient", ask questions, develop a diagnosis and treatment plan, e-mail their findings to the school and receive a reply on how well they've done.
http://medicus.marshall.edu/

MEDICAL MATRIX Guide to Clin. Med. Resources

Contains a Guide to Internet Clinical Medical Resources, which includes a resources list, disease catalog, clinical specialty catalog, and clinical practice guidelines. Searchable by keyword and subject. Free but requires registration.
http://www.medmatrix.org/index.asp

MedlinePlus

The National Library of Medicine's free health information Web resource.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

MedWeb: Biomedical Internet Resources

Biomedical Internet resources, provided by Emory University
www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/

NetWellness Home Page

This database developed by the Univ. of Cincinnati Medical Center and other collaborators, contains consumer health information, including from text, pamphlets, experts, associations, and newspapers. An "In the News" section is helpful in keeping up-to-date on current topics.
http://www.netwellness.org

Yahoo! - Health

A World Wide Web search engine linking to health information home pages.
http://health.yahoo.com/

Alternative Medicine Homepage

Sponsored by the health sciences library at the Univ. of Pittsburgh. Provides links to resources on alternative medicine.
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html

CAPHIS Consumer and Patient Health Information Section

Lists quality, reliable health care web sites.

http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/index.html

Consumer Information Center

The Consumer Information Catalog.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Healthcare Publications - For Consumers

Contains information about online and hardcopy newsletters, magazines, and books with practical health care information for consumers. Links to other resources, searchable by subject.
http://www.ihr.com/publcons.html

healthfinder

A gateway to consumer health & human services web sites from the U.S. government.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

HealthInfoIowa

See description above.

http://www.healthinfoiowa.org

Iowa Go Local

Iowa Go Local links MedlinePlus users to health service providers and organizations in the State of Iowa

http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/local/iowa/homepage.cfm?areaid=37

NetWellness Home Page

See description above.
http://www.netwellness.org

NOAH (NY Online Access to Health)

Provides information on many consumer health topics. Updated regularly.
http://www.noah-health.org

PDR Health

Provides information on diseases, staying healthy, drugs, clinical trials, and treatment options.

http://www.pdrhealth.com

PharmWeb (pharmacy/drug info)

A pharmaceutical information server for patients, health professionals, and scientists.
http://www.pharmweb.net/

University of Iowa Cancer Information Service

The Cancer Information Service provides information on cancer for patients and health professionals.

http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health.shtml

National Cancer Institute / Cancer Information

Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. Designed for patients and professionals. Links to information on cancer by topic and keyword.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Includes Monthly Morbidity and Mortality Report, prevention guidelines, pamphlets, journals, and other publications of the CDC.
http://www.cdc.gov/

National Health Information Center

Provides links to many organizations & government offices that provide health information on request, as well as publications of the NHIC.
http://www.health.gov/nhic/

National Institute of Health Home Page

Links to health information, science resources, and other NIH programs and publications. Also provides access to the NLM databases (including PubMed and MedlinePlus) and other resources, as well as links to other health sources on the Internet. Some databases require an account and password for access.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

National Library of Medicine NLM Gateway

Access to clinical practice guidelines, consumer guides, etc.
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd