Consumer Information

• The 24 Languages Project - over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages.
• American Indian Health
• Arbor Nutrition Guide
• Arctic Health - maintained by the Univ. of Alaska Anchorage's Health Sciences Information Service. Its aim is to provide a central source of information on diverse aspects of the Arctic environment and the health of Northern peoples.
• CenterWatch Listing of Newly Approved Drug Therapies
• Child & Family Webguide- Describes and evaluates web sites that contain the most credible information available on a given topic.
• Cornell University Poisonous Plants
• Criteria for Choosing Health Information- Questions to consider when evaluating medical or health information on a website.
• Deciphering Medspeak- Translates the specialized language of health professionals.
• Dental Related Internet Resources
• Diabetes Dictionary
• Drug Digest- Searchable database of drug information with news and reviews.
• Drugs@FDA - A Catalog of FDA Approved Drug Products
• Drugs.com
• DrugTopics.com- Full text online journal
• Familydoctor.org
• Health Education Assets Library - The prototype version of the HEAL application is for searching, browsing, and contributing to the library of image, audio and video files. Requires registration.
• Health Information - from the National Institutes of Health
• Health World OnlineInterviews from experts in a variety of spiritual health areas.
• Healthfinder- US DHHS consumer health information gateway.
• HerbMed- Provides access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health.
• HONmedia
• Household Products Database - Ingredients and their potential health effects
• InteliHealth- Click on "Healthy Lifestyle" to access unique features on workplace health and weight management.
• The Internet Drug Index
• Lab Tests Online- For patients and caregivers to 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.
• MEDLINE Plus (USP DI(r) vol. 2 Advice for the Patient(r))
• MEDLINEplus - Searchable reviews, fact sheets, and detailed drug monographs, selected by librarians at the National Library of Medicine, that provide comprehensive coverage of diseases and health topics for consumers. There are Interactive Health Tutorials also available.
• Merck Manual Home Edition
• NIH National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements
• NIH TOXNET
• On-line NIH Consumer Health Publications- Government sponsored fact sheets and detailed, multi-page pamphlets on various disease topics.
• The People's Pharmacy- Provides an herb and drug library, home remedy information and featured articles.
• PodiatryNetwork- patient information on foot health.
• RadiologyInfo - radiology information resource for patients
• Safemedication.com (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
• Survivors of Suicide - see also their Resource Links.
• Your Surgery - easy to understand information for common and specific surgical procedures.