Health Resource Links

FDA - Med Watch

Alzheimers Research

Health & Drug Information

The Official Medicare Site

National Cancer Institute

FirstGov for Seniors

American Cancer Society

AARP

National Institute on Aging Health Information

National Cancer Institute

Cancer Trials

NOAH. New York Online Access to Health

American Heart Association

American Diabetes Association

Arthritis Foundation

Diabetes Care

Senior Women Web

General Medical

• CAPHIS - This is a directory of quality medical information web sites by the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association.
• Health Finder - A consumer health information site from the US government, and a good starting point for looking for medical information.
• Finding Quality Health Information on the Internet - Please read this carefully before you start your search for medical and health information on the Internet. It is a big web and there are a lot of quacks out there.
• HealthLink Plus - A directory of medical and health information provided by the Charlotte & Mecklenberg Public Library.
• Medical Reference for Non-Medical Librarians - Links to web sites and some books. Provided by the Health Sciences Library of the University of Colorado.
• eMedicine - This has articles on wellness and various medical conditions written by doctors. It is worth bookmarking just for the information on first aid.
• Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - This is a basic encyclopedia of information about the body, symptoms, diseases, and tests. By Medline.
• Mediwarp - A search engine and a directory of health information.
• The World Health Organization - An agency of the United Nations. This site provides information on the health initiatives around the world. Look under Health Topics to find fact sheets with information about a large number of medical conditions.

Canada Drug Talk - CanadaDrugTalk.com is an independent, consumer-oriented website that provides facts about importing drugs from Canada, useful hints / tips for consumers, and the latest news about related issues.