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AMA Health Insight Online Health Information for
Everyone, American Medical Association: provides scientifically accurate and
reliable information through the use of expert medical review, links to
approved reviewed sites and relevant consumer information from AMA's
Scientific Publications.
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Americal
Medical Association for Consumer Health
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ClinicalTrials.gov: linking patients to medical research,
"provides patients, family members, health care professionals, and members of
the public easy access to information on clinical trials for a wide range of
diseases and conditions. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), through
its National Library of Medicine (NLM), has developed this site in close and
ongoing collaboration with all NIH Institutes and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). This site currently contains over 4,000 clinical studies
sponsored primarily by the National Institutes of Health. Additional studies
from other Federal agencies and the pharmaceutical industry will be included."
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CNN for Consumer Health
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Consumer Health & Patient Education Page , Edward G. Miner
Library, University of Rochester: guide to patient care and consumer
information on the Internet
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Consumer
Information Center, U.S. General Services Administration: a
variety of guides on health, food and nutrition
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Consumer Law
Page, sponsored by The Alexander Law Firm: information on
resolving disputes with merchants and manufactures as well as information on
personal injury
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Easy to Read Publications from the FDA, U.S. Food and
Drug Administration: health information written for low literacy consumers,
Spanish and English languages
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FDA
News: latest Information from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration
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Fraud
& Quackery: Internet Resources: Alternative Medicine, The
Alternative Medicine Homepage
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Go Ask Alice!:
interactive question and answer line from the Healthwise Office, Health
Education Division, Columbia University Health Services
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GriefNet:
collection of resources of value to those who are experiencing loss and grief
includes physical loss, chronic illness, and bereavement
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Health Information: links to over 700 Ohio State
University Medical Center patient education materials in pdf format,
Acrobat Reader is required to view materials
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Health Hotlines: a compilation of organizations with toll-free
telephone numbers, from DIRLINE, the National Library of Medicine's Directory
of Information Resources Online
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Health Index: collection of articles on various topics
from USA TODAY
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Health Information: a very informative health issues resource
from McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois
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Health Information Handouts Used at UCSF Homeless Clinic includes
low-literacy handouts for "people who come into contact with the homeless (for
example, people who work at other homeless clinics or people who work in
shelters, soup kitchens, single room occupancy hotels, etc.) will download
these handouts, print them out, photocopy them, and distribute them to the
homeless people they work with"
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Healthtouch®
Online for better health: drug, pharmacy and health information
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InteliHealth:
authoritative information from Johns Hopkins University and Health System,
Aetna U.S. Healthcare™, and et al.
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Iowa Health Book:
patient guides and health information from the University of Iowa
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Mayo
Health Oasis Web, from the Mayo Clinic
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Med
Help International (MHLI): a non-profit organization: medical
information, for patients and their families, encompassing most illnesses and
diseases
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Medical References
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MEDLINEplus Health Information
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NOAH: New York
Online Access to Health Information, City University of New York
(CUNY): bilingual (Spanish/English) guide to health information and resources
from volunteer and local governmental agencies and from other health sites on
the Internet
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NCQA Consumer Page,
National Committee for Quality Assurance: information on individual health
care organizations
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National Institutes of Health,
Health Information:
an index of the many health information resources provided by the Institutes
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National
Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD): database of articles you
can order for a fee
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Preline:
Prevention Online: a reference tool for anyone needing current
prevention information that provides a brief history of prevention efforts; an
overview of key topics, issues, principles, and approaches that have proven
successful; a topical index for quick access; and references to publications
available through the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(NCADI)
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Support-Group.com: "allows people with health, personal, and
relationship issues to come together and share their experiences through IRC
chat and Bulletin Boards. It also has a wealth of links to support-related
information on the Internet." Comprehensive index arranged by disease or
category
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Times of India for
Cousumer Health
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Virtual
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