New Opportunities for Accessing Health Information in the Twin Tiers

Bibliography: Especially Good Sites for Consumers

 


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Alternative/Complementary Medicine
About.com Alternative Medicine - http://altmedicine.about.com/health/altmedicine/mbody.htm
Herbal & Alternative Remedies - http://www.familydoctor.org/cgi-bin/altcaredex_search.pl
Yahoo! Health: Alternative Medicine - http://health.yahoo.com/health/alternative_medicine/

Asthma
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp/index.htm

Clinical Trials
CenterWqtch Clinical Trials Listing Service - http://www.centerwatch.com/main.htm
ClinicalTrials.gov - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/b

Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Drug and Alcohol Awareness - http://www.DrugandAlcoholAwareness.com (book)
Drug and Alcohol Awareness - http://edvidnet.com/Descriptions/001-300/208Drug.html (video)
Drug Abuse Resistance Education - http://dare.org 
MEDLINEplus: Drug Abuse - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html
National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ 
Substance Abuse Health Risks and Legal Penalties - http://studentlife.cua.edu/students/stuhbook/pol/cuadrugalc.htm 

Federal Government Sites
Now You Have a Diagnosis:  What’s Next? - http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/diaginfo.htm 
Online Consumer Health Publications - http://www.nih.gov/health/consumer/conkey.htm 

Finding a Doctor
AMA Physician Select - http://www.ama-assn.org/iwcf/iwcfmgr206/aps?2852326399
American Board of Medical Specialists - http://www.abms.org
Best Doctors - http://www.bestdoctors.com/en/default.htm (Free general information; cost for locating specific doctors)

Food Storage
FOCUS ON: Food Product Dating - http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/pubs/dating.htm
Food Storage: Refrigerator and Freezer - http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3522.htm      
Food Marketing Institute - http://www.fmi.org 

General Health Resources
America's Doctors - http://www.americasdoctor.com
CBS HealthWatch - http://healthwatch.medscape.com  (HONcode)
Exploring Your Health Online - http://www.pfizer.com/kpw/explore
Harvard Medical School's InteliHealth -http://www.intelihealth.com  (HONcode)
Health Care Quality - http://www.consumer.gov/qualityhealth
Health-Center.com - http://www.health-center.com
HealthFinder - http://www.healthfinder.gov 
Medem Medical Library - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/medlib_entry.cfm
Nutriquest: Cornell's Nutrition Q&A Service - http://www.nutrition.cornell.edu/nutriquest/nghome.html
Patient Advocacy Numbers - http://infonet.welch.jhu.edu/advocacy.html 
University of Iowa, Virtual Hospital - http://www.vh.org 
Well-Connected: In-Depth Health Information - http://www.well-connected.com
YourSurgery.com - http://yoursurgery.com/index.cfm 

Genetic Diseases
Gene Trust - http://www.dna.com
Yahoo! Genetic Disorders - http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Genetic_Disorders/

Health Insurance
BlueCross BlueShield - http://www.bluecross.com
Health Care Financing Administration - http://www.hcfa.gov 
Health Insurance Resource Center - http://www.healthinsurance.org
LookSmart Health Insurance Directory - http://www.looksmart.com/eus1/eus317837/eus317920/eus75531/r?l&
Medicare - http://www.bluecross.com/
NYS Office for the Aging (Medicare & long term care) - http://hiicap.state.ny.us

Herb-Drug Interactions
Drug Interactions A-Z - http://www.tnp.com/interactionshome.asp
Wellness Web - http://www.wellweb.com (limited list of herbs)

How to Talk to Doctors
Don't Be Afraid to Talk to Doctors - http://www.tri-cityherald.com/HEALTH/medicine/med15.html
How to Talk to Doctors - http://elfstrom.com/arthritis/appointments.html

Medications and Drugstores
Drugstore.com - http://www.drugstore.com 
Health Central - http://www.healthcentral.com
Mayo Clinic Drug Information - http://www.mayohealth.org/usp/common/index.htm
Natural Pharmacist TNP Encyclopedia - http://www.tnp.com
Pharmacy and You - http://www.pharmacyandyou.org 

Women & Children's Health
American Heart Association - http://women.americanheart.org
Dr. Greene's House Calls - http://www.drgreene.com
HealthAtoZ.com - http://www.healthatoz.com
onhealth in association with WebMD - http://onhealth.com/home/index.asp
Public Health News - http://www.metrokc.gov/health

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Created by Kay Benjamin. Last updated May 14, 2001.