Men’s Health
Information on selected men’s health issues. (National Institutes of Health)
NIHSeniorHealth.gov
A web site to link people over 60 to the resources on health and aging from the National Institutes of Health. (National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine)
National Women’s Health Information Center
Health information for women. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Internet Resources For Special Children
The IRSC web site is dedicated to children with disabilities and other health related disorders worldwide.
Special Diet Recipes
Offers a wide assortment of recipes for those that have special dietary needs.
Rare Disorders
The Complete directory for people with rare disorders: a comprehensive guide to over 1,000 rare disorders from the National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. Lakeville, Conn., Grey House Pub. Annual. (2002/2003) Index or rare diseases; rare disease database; index of organizations; organizational database.
The Consumer health information source book.
Edited by Karen Bellenir. Detroit, Mich., Omnigraphics, c1999. 618 p. Omnigraphics has an entire Health Reference Series with more than 70 titles with health information on a broad range of health topics. There is also a teen health series and a list of forthcoming books (titles are regularly updated).
Griffith’s 5 minute clinical consult.
Baltimore, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Annual. (2005) This is a quick medical reference for current diagnosis and treatment.
The Harvard Medical School family health guide.
Edited by Anthony L. Komaroff. New York, Free Press. (2005)
Online companion: The companion has updates for the family health guide; an emergency & first aid section; and a “your disease risk” assessment resource.
Informed decisions: the complete book of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
Edited by Harmon Eyre, and others. Atlanta, American Cancer Society. (2nd ed., 2002)
The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy.
Edited by Mark H. Beers and Robert Berkow. Whitehouse Station, NJ, Merck. (17th ed., 1999) The Web site has The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy
- The Merck manual of health & aging
- The Merck manual of geriatrics; and
- The Merck manual of medical information–home edition.
MedlinePlus
NLM created MedlinePlus to help consumers more easily access health information (it is also available in Spanish). MedlinePlus provides extensive information on diseases, conditions, and wellness issues and has a dictionary, drug information, and directories to find doctors, dentists and hospitals.
eMedicine Consumer Health
The parent company, eMedicine, has the largest and most current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and other healthcare professionals. In 2003 it launched a consumer health Web site. Articles on the site are written by physicians and then reviewed by other physicians before publication.
Hardin MD (Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources)
Hardin MD was launched at the University of Iowa in 1996 as a source for finding the best directories of information in health and medicine on the Internet. In recent years, direct links to primary information and to images have been added. The Web site has a list of “comprehensive health and medical index sites” and those that are found to be consistently outstanding are given the “Hardin MD Clean Bill of Health” award.
Directory of Mental Health Resources
Directory of federal agencies, professional organizations, support organizations, and organizations for specific illnesses related to mental health. (U. S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Oral Health Topics
Information and resources about various issues related to you and your family’s oral health care. (American Dental Association)