Consumer Health Resources on the Internet

 

 

Starting Points

 

MEDLINEplus

www.medlineplus.gov

The National Library of Medicine's website is a starting point for information on conditions, diseases, drugs and wellness.

 

Mayo Clinic

www.mayoclinic.com

The famous clinic offers reliable, current general information on a variety of ailments and conditions.

 

Family Doctor

www.familydoctor.org

The American Academy of Family Physicians offers a searchable website on a wide range of consumer health topics.

 

 

Diseases, Conditions and Other Medical Information

 

Cardiovascular Disease

 

            American Heart Association

www.americanheart.org

 

            National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

www.nhlbi.nih.gov

 

 

Cancer

 

            National Cancer Institute

www.cancer.gov

 

            People Living with Cancer

www.plwc.org

 

 

 

Children

 

            American Academy of Pediatrics

www.aap.org/topics.html

 

            Kidshealth

www.kidshealth.org

 

 

 

Diabetes

 

American Diabetes Association

www.diabetes.org

 

National Diabetes Information-Clearinghouse

diabetes.niddk.nih.gov

 

 

Mental Health

 

            American Psychological Association Help Center

www.apahelpcenter.org

 

            Depression screening test

www.depression-screening.org

 

 

 

Other Medical Websites

 

Arthritis Foundation

www.arthritis.org

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

www.aa.org

 

Alzheimer's Association

www.alz.org

 

National Center for Complementary and

Alternative Medicine

www.nccam.nih.gov

 

 

 

Find a Medical Professional

 

AMA Doctor Find for Patients

webapps.ama.assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html

 

Find a Dentist

www.ada.org/public/directory/index.asp

 

Medical Board of California Physician License Lookup

http://www.medbd.ca.gov/lookup.html

 

 

Other Helpful Medical Websites

 

Lab Tests Online

www.labtestsonline.org

 

On-Line Medical Dictionary

cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/

 

Patient Advocate Foundation

http://www.patientadvocate.org/

 

PDR Health: Drug Information

www.pdrhealth.com/

 

Pill Identification Wizard

www.drugs.com/pill_identification.html

 

 

 

 

Buena Park Library District

www.buenaparklibrary.org

August 2008