Consumer Health

Center for Medical Consumers -
http://www.medicalconsumers.org/
New York based organization with news and statistics helpful for making informed decisions regarding medical care.

PubMed -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Provides access to 14+ million MEDLINE citations, including links to full text articles and related sources.

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/main.html
A large gateway website from the University of Iowa, with an extensive list of diseases and conditions, health disciplines, and other lists.

MEDLINEplus - http://www.medlineplus.gov/
Health information for the National Library of Medicine. Find health topics, drug information, dictionaries, directories, and current health news.

Food and Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov/
FDA news and hot topics, drug trials and regulations, and more.

Mayo Clinic - http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm
Find information on diseases and conditions, drug information, first aid and self-care, and advice on personal health.

Alternative Health News Online - http://www.altmedicine.com/
Alternative, complementary, and preventive health news.

Reuters Health - http://www.reutershealth.com/
A medical newswire for consumer and health professionals. Updated daily.

Patchogue-Medford Health Links - http://www.pmlib.org/Pmlhealth.htm
Excellent, annotated gateway for consumer health sites, with links for breast cancer, complementary medicine, current health news, disability resources, diseases and conditions, drug information, health resources, hospitals, lyme disease, organizations, and professional credentials.

Mental Health Resources on the Web for Families - http://www.rfmh.org/nki/mhguide.pdf
A quick reference guide published by the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, a facility of the New York State Office of Mental Health.. This document is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Merck Manuals -
http://www.merck.com/pubs/
Merck & Co., Inc. is a leading research-driven pharmaceutical products and services company. Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of innovative products to improve human and animal health. This website includes the manuals of Medical Information, Diagnosis and Therapy, Geriatrics, and Veterinary medical issues.

Consumer Health Links
http://denison.uchsc.edu/outreach/consumerlinks.html
General Web Resources and Specialized Web Resources, including: Cancer - Clinical Trials - Complementary Medicine - Diabetes - Drugs - Heart Diseases - Mental Health - Physician Information (Finding a Physician) - Rare Diseases

National Cancer Institute
http://cancer.gov/
Cancer information, including clinical trials, statistics, research programs, research funding, treatment, support, and prevention.

Consumer Health Information for Asians
http://hhw.library.tmc.edu/CHIA/
This site provides about two dozen pamphlets in Vietnamese (and a handful in Chinese) about common diseases and health issues. Topics include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, immunizations, neck exercises, and physical examination. The information was selected by medical librarians and staff of the Houston Academy of Medicine and the Texas Medical Center.

New York State Physician Profile
Profiles for all licensed doctors and doctors of osteopathy who are registered to practice medicine in New York State.

Doctor Credentials
A list of links to research physicians' background, certification, misconduct, etc.

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
The reports compare a variety of prescription drugs on price, effectiveness and safety to help consumers and their doctors identify the most effective and affordable medicines.

New York State Citizens Guide: Health
List of links in subjects such as Aging, Health Insurance, Patients Rights, Safety, and more.