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Health & Medicine Online Resources

Health & Medicine Online Resources for ready access to resources such as general ready reference dictionaries, directories, newspapers; local, state, federal and NIH agencies; alternative & complementary medicine and osteopathic links; consumer health and health headlines links.

 Website inclusion on the PHSL page does not in any away imply any kind of endorsement of the websites which are listed below.

• Alternative & Complementary Medicine

• Consumer Health

• General Ready Reference

• Health Headlines

• Osteopathy

• U.S. Federal Agencies

• U.S. State Agencies

ALTERNATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Alternative Medicine Homepage 
A comprehensive web directory maintained by Falk Library of the Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.

American Medical Student Association
This website is divided into eights sections dealing with complementary and alternative medicine.

Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapy (CAMT)
A website maintained by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association affiliated CAMT.

Manual Therapy Research
A website from Australia which lists links to individuals and groups engaged in research, selected journals publishing this research, and forthcoming scientific conferences in the field.

National Center for Alternative & Complementary Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine conducts and supports basic and applied research and training and disseminates information on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners and the public. 

North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy
The North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy is an organization dedicated to the advancement of orthopaedic manual therapy.

Spinal Manipulation Research Group 
The Spinal Manipulation Research Group is a multidisciplinary research group within the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Sydney that is part of a research group with a broader scope.

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CONSUMER HEALTH RESOURCES

AMA Consumer Health Page
"The purpose of this site is to support the AMA's ongoing mission to promote the art and science of medicine for the betterment of public health by providing timely information on matters important to the health of America."

Complete Home Medical Guide
A resource compiled by the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.

Consumer.gov
A one stop source for consumer recalls, warnings and information issued by the U.S. federal agencies.

Consumer Health on The Doctor's Page
"The Doctors' Page is the web site specifically designed for the practicing  physician."

drkoop.com
"drkoop.com is a company led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, and others who are dedicated to improving the quality of people's lives by empowering them to improve their health."

Ask Dr. Weil
"Dr. Andrew Weil is a leader in the integration of Western medicine and the exploding field of alternative medicine."

Government Resources on the Web
A very useful and comprehensive resource compiled at the University of Michigan Libraries.

Health Finder.gov 
"Healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."

Health World Online - Healthy Family
"HealthWorld Online is...a virtual health village where you can access information, products, and services to help create your wellness-based lifestyle..."

Med Help International
"Med Help International, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to helping all who are in need find qualified medical information and support for their medical conditions and questions.

MEDLINEplus Health Information 
"MEDLINEplus is for anyone with a medical question. Both health professionals and consumers can depend on it for accurate, current, medical information.

Men's Health Internet Resources
A useful resources list from the University of Pittsburgh's Health Sciences Library.

WebMD
"WebMD provides connectivity and a full suite of services to the healthcare industry that improve administrative efficiencies and clinical effectiveness enabling high-quality patient care.

Women's Health Internet Resources
A useful resources list from the University of Pittsburgh's Health Sciences Library.

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GENERAL READY REFERENCE 

Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia 
Located on the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus website, "the Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries."

American Hospital Directory  
The American Hospital Directory provides on-line, comparative data for most hospitals with data from Medicare claims data, cost reports, and other public use files obtained from the federal Health Care Financing Administration.

Hardin Library Web MD  
Comprehensive authoritative directory of content reviewed websites from the University of Iowa's Hardin Health Sciences Library.

Health Information on the Internet
Internet site sponsored by the Welcome Trust, medical research trust of the United Kingdom.

Healthy People 2010

HealthWeb
Comprehensive site offering numerous medical sources on the web.

Medscape
News page from one of the largest medical information internet vendors, Medscape vends online medical information resources to the physicians and health professionals.

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus

Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home edition
The Merck Manual Home edition website has two options for searching. One option is text only; the second option is interactive. 

Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy
This standard for basic medical information, this an online version for the 1999 17th edition publication.

OMD - Online Medical Dictionary
"OMD is a searchable dictionary created by Dr Graham Dark. OMD  contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology.

RxList - The Internet Drug Index
A free searchable drug information site geared for use by either professionals or consumers.

Virtual Hospital
Comprehensive health care information for both professional and layman from the University of Iowa.

Your Dictionary.com
Comprehensive listing of dictionaries, includes medical terminology. 

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HEALTH HEADLINES

BBC NEWS - Health

CNN - Health

Doctor's Guide to the Internet - News
A very informative website, this is a chronological listing of health-related news from the previous seven days with also a searchable archive.

drkoop.com - Health News 

Englemed News
An independent news service based in  England posting health-related news from around the world, particularly the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and the Caribbean.

Health World Online - Heathy News
Located on the comprehensive Health World Online website, Healthy News posts the latest news in natural health and integrative medicine. 

Individual.com - Health Care News
A Heath Care News page from a leading internet compiler of free, individually customized news, information, and services over the internet. 

MedNews
MedNews is one of several comprehensive, online databases of knowledge-based news stories maintained by the independent company Newswise.

MSNBC Health News 

NANDO Times - Health
Health News section from the NANDO Times, an internet news posting service with several subject reporting services. 

PR Newswire - Health & Biotech News
PR Newswire is a leading vendor of electronic delivery of news releases and information directly from companies, institutions and agencies to the media, financial community and consumers.  

Reuters News - Health

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OSTEOPATHY

American Osteopathic Association

Early Manual Therapy
Green Books" full-text for early 20th century osteopathy textbooks.

National Osteopathic Internet Association

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U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES

Agency for Health Care Policy & Research 
AHRQ, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of healthcare, reduce its cost, improve patient safety, decrease medical errors, and broaden access to essential services.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
The CDC provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreak of diseases.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Department of Health & Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

FedStats
Gateway to statistics for over 100 federal agencies.  

Food & Drug Administration
The FDA, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, assures the safety of foods and cosmetics, and the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, biological products and medical devices.

Health Resources & Services Administration
HRSA helps provide health resources for medically underserved populations.

Kaiser Foundation State Health Facts
The Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts website compares costs, budgets, health status on a state-by-state comparison.

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly 
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

National Center for Alternative & Complementary Medicine
NCHS is the Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency.

National Health Information Center
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service.

National Guideline Clearinghouse  
Is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

National Institutes of Health 
NIH with 17 separate institutes, is the world's premier medical research organization, supporting some 35,000 research projects nationwide in diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments and AIDS.

National Library of Medicine 
The National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library.

National Technical Information Services 
As part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration, is the largest, central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. 

U.S. Federal Agencies Directory
A very comprehensive web directory maintained by the Louisiana State University Libraries. 

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U.S. STATE AGENCIES

State & Local Government on the Internet 

State & Local Governments - Library of Congress

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