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With all web sites, it's important to carefully
evaluate the information provided.This is especially true of health
and medical information. Here's a guide to help evaluate information
from the Web.
10
Things To Know About Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web
Medical
Web Sites
MEDLINEplus
Provides current, quality health care information from the National
Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and
other reliable sources.
National Institutes of Health
(NIH)
Provides high quality information on most diseases and conditions
from the individual institutes that make up the National Institutes
of Health (NIH). For quick links to information by health condition,
click here. In addition,
check out the individual institutes
and centers.
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the federal
agency that focuses on disease prevention and control, environmental
health and health promotion. To search for information on specific
diseases and conditions, click on Health
Topics A-Z.
Alphabetical
List of Specific Diseases/Disorders - Karolinska Institute, Sweden
AllRefer Health
A medical and health information resource containing a database
of health articles and reference materials. AllRefer Health has
extensive information on over 4,000 topics including diseases,
tests, medical images, symptoms, injuries, surgeries, nutrition,
poisons, and special topics.
Mayo Clinic
Health Oasis
Health information from doctors, nurses, health educators and
scientists at the Mayo Clinic.
InteliHealth
Harvard Medical
School's consumer health information page..
WebMD
Health
A variety of health information including medical news, information
on diseases and conditions, drugs, nutrition, etc.
HealthWeb
"HealthWeb is a collaborative project of the health sciences
libraries of the Greater Midwest Region (GMR) of the National
Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and those of the Committee
for Institutional Cooperation." Provides access to to evaluated
non-commercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources.
MedWeb @ Emory
University
"MedWeb is a catalog of biomedical and health related web
sites maintained by the staff of the Robert W. Woodruff Health
Sciences Center Library at Emory University."
JAMA
Patient Page
Full-text articles from the Journal
of the American Medical Association.
The Merck Manual
of Diagnosis and Therapy
Click on the Table
of Contents to browse for medical information.
National Women's Health
Resource Center - Healthywomen.org
A non-profit organization that serves as a clearinghouse for women's
health information.
Complete
Home Medical Guide
An online guide from the Columbia University College of Physicians
& Surgeons.
KidsHealth
Provides with up-to-date, and jargon-free health information.KidsHealth
has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents.
Discovery Health
A variety of consumer health-related information from the Discovery
Health television channel.
NOAH: New York Online
Access to Health
Excellent source of consumer health information. Information available in English and
Spanish.
MedicineNet.com
MedicineNet, Inc. is an online, healthcare media publishing company.
It provides a browsable index of health conditions a medical dictionary,
information on procedures & tests and medications. According
to the web site, all information is provided by doctors.
PDQ®
Cancer Information Summaries: Treatment
Comprehensive cancer information from the the National Cancer
Institute. The PDQ database contains summaries of the latest published
information on cancer prevention, detection, genetics, treatment,
supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine. Summaries
are provided for patients and for health care professionals.
OncoLink
Cancer information from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer
Center
The Body: The
Most Comprehensive AIDS and HIV Information Resource on the Internet
Health
& Medicine Databases
Health
& Wellness Resource Center
(King County Library Database)
Requires a King County Library Card
A comprehensive resource that provides integrated access to medical,
health, and wellness information. Includes the Gale Encyclopedia
of Medicine. New and updated material is added quarterly. New
periodical and newspaper articles are added daily. Accessible
anywhere with a KCLS library card number.
PubMed
Database (MEDLINE)
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, PubMed provides
access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's
and additional life science journals. Includes searchable full-text articles.
Libraries
Health Sciences
Library, University of Washington
The Health Sciences Library's web site contains a wealth of resources.
In addition to UW only databases, the resources listed under Health
Databases by Subject include links to many web sites that can
be accessed by anyone.
National Library of Medicine
"The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of
the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the
world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials
in all areas of biomedicine and health care, as well as works
on biomedical aspects of technology, the humanities, and the physical,
life, and social sciences.
Bastyr University
Library
Bastyr University, located in Kenmore, Washington, focuses on
alternative medicine, including naturopathy, acupuncture, Oriental
medicine, herbal sciences and nutrition. Their library and its
resources are open to the public. The library's web site has a
good collection of links to web sites on alternative medicine.
National Network
of Libraries of Medicine
This site is geared more towards health professionals or librarians
helping people find information, however there are some good links
and tutorials on finding health information.
Alternative
Medicine
Dr. Weil.com
Dr. Weil is a Harvard Medical School graduate and founder of the
Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona's
Health Sciences Center in Tucson. Site includes information on
various health conditions, recipes and information on Dr. Weil's
health programs.
Bastyr University
Library
Bastyr University, located in Kenmore, Washington, focuses on
alternative medicine, including naturopathy, acupuncture, Oriental
medicine, herbal sciences and nutrition. Their library and its
resources are open to the public. The library's web site has a
good
collection of links to web sites on alternative medicine.
Alt-HealthWatch
(King County Library Database)
Requires a King County Library Card
This database focuses on complementary, holistic and integrated
approaches to health care and wellness. It offers nearly full-text
articles from international peer-reviewed and professional journals,
magazines, reports, proceedings, association & consumer newsletters,
plus hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original
research and book excerpts.
Alternative
Medicine HomePage
Contains links to sources of information on "unconventional,
unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative,
integrative therapies." This site was created and maintained
by a medical librarian, Charles B. Wessel, M.L.S., Health Sciences
Library System, University of Pittsburgh.
Healthlinks:
Complementary/Alternative Medicine
A collection of links from the Health Sciences Library, University
of Washington. Note: some of these resources are restricted to
current UW students, faculty or staff.
International
Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)
"The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
(IBIDS) is a database of published, international, scientific
literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals,
and botanicals. IBIDS is produced by the Office of Dietary Supplements
(ODS) at the National Institutes of Health to assist the public,
health care providers, educators, and researchers in locating
credible, scientific information on dietary supplements."
National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
An agency of the National Institutes of Health. NCCAM conducts
and supports research on complementary and alternative medicine
and provides information to health care providers and the public.
Alternative Medicine
Foundation
A nonprofit organization founded to provide information about
alternative medicine to the public and health professionals.
Alternative
Health News Online
An online journal.
M.
D. Anderson Cancer Center Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education
Resources (CIMER)
Provides educational resources to health care professionals and
patients regarding the current understanding of complementary
medicine. Spanish version available.
MEDLINEplus:
Alternative Medicine
MEDLINEplus:
Herbal Medicine
MEDLINEplus:
Nutrition
MEDLINEplus:
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
NIH Consumer
Information on Dietary Supplements
Pharmaceutical
Information
MEDLINEplus:
Drug Information
"A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter
medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in
the USP DI® Advice for the Patient®. " Includes brand
names, descriptions, proper use of medication side effects.
InteliHealth:
Drug Resource Center
Provides information from sources such as the Harvard Medical
School and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
InteliHealth is a subsidiary of Aetna. In the Drug Resource Center
you can search for information on drugs and find other information,
such as how to read a drug label, articles on issues realted to
prescription drugs, etc. Contains advertising.
RxList
Search for information on prescription drugs by generic or brand
name. Also includes information on alternative medications, herbs
and supplements. Contains advertising.
WebMD
Drug and Herb Directory
Contains comprehensive information on prescription drugs, over-the-counter
medications and the most popular herbal remedies. Search by brand
name or generic name. Contains advertising.
HealthSquare:
Women's Health and Prescription Drug Reference
Information about more than 1,000 prescription medications, including
side effects and possible food and drug interactions. Data supplied
by the PDR Family Guide To Prescription Drugs.
Buying
Medicines and Medical Products Online
A guide from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that offers
tips and precautions for buying medical products online.
Online
Pharmacies - Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS)
VIPPS was established by the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy in response to the public concern over the safety of
online pharmacies.
Listing
of Newly Approved Drug Therapies - CenterWatch
Lists drugs approved by the FDA. Organized by type of condition
or medical specialty.
Drug
Interactions: What You Should Know
A guide from the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
Nurse's
PDR Resource Center
Includes a searchable drug database.
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