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MedlinePlus

Health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine, with extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 700 diseases, conditions and wellness. Includes interactive tutorials. MEDLINEplus is for anyone with a medical question.

Drug Information
Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
Medical Encyclopedia
The Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. At this site, after choosing a topic, you can link through to an overview, a list of symptoms, treatments, and prevention.
Health News Health in the news from the past 30 days.

medem.com

This set of resources is produced by some of the nation's leading medical societies, including the American Medical Association. Medem's Medical Library has a full range of patient education information.

Atlas of the Body

Healthfinder

A search tool "to improve consumer access to selected health information from government agencies, their many partner organizations, and other reliable sources that serve the public interest."

Hardin MD

Hardin Meta Directory of health information resources, Hardin Medical Library, University of Iowa.

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.

Genetics Home Reference

“Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions,” the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes responsible for those conditions.

Household Products Database

Find out what's in your household products and what are the potential health effects, and other safety and handling information, a database of the National Library of Medicine.

Lab Tests Online

Lab Tests Online has been designed to help you to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases.

Family Village

The Family Village is a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.

Senior Health

This website for older adults was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

An agency of the Department of Health and Human Services dedicated to promoting "health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability." Of special interest to the consumer are the resources about diseases, conditions, and other special topics, including "Travelers' Health," with health recommendations for travelers worldwide, and health hoaxes. Information is also available in Spanish.

Food and Drug Administration

The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
Medical Product Safety Information
MedWatch, the FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.

National Center for Health Statistics

The federal government's principal agency for vital statistics and health statistics.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health

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