Specialized Subject Indexes and Search Engines
Menu:General Medical Sites | Specific Medical Conditions |
Health Care for Specific Groups | Dental Health |
Staying Fit |
Prescription Drugs and Natural Remedies | Health Care Providers |
Other Sites
- CAPHIS - This is a directory of
quality medical information web sites by the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the
Medical Library Association.
- Health Finder - A consumer health information site
from the US government, and a good starting point for looking for medical information.
- HealthLink Plus- A directory of medical and health
information provided by the Charlotte & Mecklenberg Public Library.
- Health Day - Daily news of medicine and health.
- The Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Information on specific medical conditions
and on vaccinations and the flu.
- Health Line - A reliable search engine for finding doctor-approved medical
information. The health channels directory also provides articles and current news about medical conditions.
- OmniMedicalSearch.Com - A metasearch engine for medical information,
news and images.
- Medical Reference for Non-Medical Librarians -
Links to web sites and some books. Provided by the Health Sciences Library of the University of Colorado
- Easy-to-Read Health and Medical Sites - Sometimes the reading level
of medical information makes them difficult to understand. This site has lists of easier medical sites and sites in
Spanish.
- Mayo Clinic - Medical information and tools to help you to stay well.
- Medicine Net - Health information written by physicians.
- WebMD - medical information and a good source for medical news.
- US Government Health Agencies
- eMedicine - This has articles on wellness and various medical conditions
written by doctors. It is worth bookmarking just for the information on first aid.
- Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia -
This is a basic encyclopedia of information about the body, symptoms, diseases, and tests. By Medline.
- Merck Source - This site contains the Merck Manual, a guide to
over-the-counter drugs, the Adam encyclopedia and a medical dictionary.
- The World Health Organization - An agency of the United Nations. This site
provides information on the health initiatives around the world. Look under Health Topics to find fact sheets
with information about a large number of medical conditions.
- Stem Cell Information - From the National Insitutes of Health.
- Medline search sites.
- Virtual Age - Find out what your real age is and how long
you might expect to live.
- 50 Plus Fitness Walking - Put down the remote, get off of the couch,
and start walking.
- Overweight and Obesity - Calculators to determine lean or fat
you are, an interesting interactive quiz on portion size, and aids to planning a healthy diet. By the National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
- How Dieting Works - Since everybody in
the country seems to be on a diet, it might be a good idea to find out how weight loss actually comes
about. From How Stuff Works.
- MyPyramid.Gov - The government's idea of portraying the best American diet.
- Food Safety - US government site on food safety.
- WebMD - Lots of fitness information along with
basic medical information.
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