Prescription for Success: Consumer Health on the Web
Webliography
General Health
MedlinePlus
http://www.medlineplus.gov
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. You can search by health topics and drugs and supplements. MedlinePlus also has an encyclopedia with pictures, online tutorials, a medical dictionary, and surgical videos. Available in English and Spanish.
Family Doctor
http://familydoctor.org
This Web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organization. All of the information on this site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals. You can search health information for women, men, seniors, parents, and children in English and Spanish.
NIHSeniorHealth
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/
Created by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, NIHSeniorHealth is a website for older adults. It contains aging-related health information that is easily accessible for family members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand health information. Online videos and internet training resources are also available here.
Specialty Information
Clinical Trials
http://clinicaltrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov offers up-to-date information for locating federally and privately supported clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions. A clinical trial is a research study in human volunteers to answer specific health questions. You can search clinical trials by condition, location, age, trial phase, and sponsor.
Genetics Home Reference
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
Developed by the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine, this website has quality health information about genetic conditions and passing genetic information from one generation to the next. You can search genetic conditions, genes, chromosomes, and find genetic support services.
Household Products
http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/
What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling. This database is in partnership with the National Library of Medicine.
Labs Test Online
www.labtestsonline.org
Organized by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Lab Tests Online has been designed to help you, as a patient or family caregiver, to better 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. You can search lab tests.
Tox Town
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/
Tox Town is a project of the Specialized Information Services Division of the National Library of Medicine and its mission is to address the toxicology and environmental health information needs of the general public. It is an interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances, your health, and the environment. Tox Town helps users explore a Port, Town, City, Farm, or US-Mexico Border community to identify common environmental hazards. Available in English and Spanish. Resources for Teachers, too.
Cancer
National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and conducts and supports research, training, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. Written in English and Spanish, you can search different types of cancer, cancer statistics, and cancer clinical trials.
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Resources for patients, health professionals, and caregivers.
OncoLink
http://www.oncolink.org/
OncoLink was founded in 1994 by Penn cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge.
Drugs and Supplements:
Drugs.com
http://www.drugs.com/
Drugs.com provides free and independent advice on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, and natural products. Data sources include Micromedex, Cerner Multum, Wolters Kluwer, and others.
Drugdigest.com
http://www.drugdigest.org/
DrugDigest is the consumer health and drug information website of Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI). Their mission is to provide tools to help you, as a patient, stay informed about the wide variety of medicines on the market today. Drawing on the combined resources of pharmacy experts, licensed doctors of pharmacy from leading academic institutions, and Express Scripts staff physicians, they help others understand the treatment options necessary to promote healthcare.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Herbs, Botannicals, and Others
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
This site, managed by a pharmacist and botanicals expert, provides information for oncologists, healthcare professionals, and consumers. It includes a summary for each herb, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems. Evaluations of alternative or unproved cancer therapies are included.
Health Associations:
DIRLINE
http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/
DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online) is the National Library of Medicine's online database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine.
Medem
http://www.medem.com/
Medem was founded by the American Medical Association and several national medical specialty societies to develop and provide secure, online communication services for use by physicians and other healthcare providers with their patients.
