KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org/

KidsHealth.org, created by the children s health and family experts of the Nemours Foundation, has 1000 s of jargon-free, up-to-date, and reliable features, movies, and illustrations on the health and emotional development of babies, children and adolescents.

• From the site: KidsHealth is the largest and most-visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth has been on the Web since 1995 — and has been accessed by about half a billion visitors. ... More...

AIDS Patent Database
patents.uspto.gov/

United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) patent databases - includes AIDS patents.
 

Men's Health
www.menshealth.com/

Provide's information and tips on fitness, health, career, relationships, nutrition, recipes, weight-loss and muscle building.

• From the site: Cory is the principal at Richard H. Gettys Middle School, in Easley, South Carolina, so all of these kids are his responsibility. They're also his motivation for change. "I'm worried about my kids," says Cory. "Most of them don't seem to be engaged in health and fitness." Cory sees great potential for all his students, but he can't ignore a serious threat to their futures. And he accepts a measure of blame for that. ... More...

NHS Choices
www.nhs.uk

• From the site: NHS Choices puts you in control of your healthcare. This website has been developed to help you make choices about your health, from lifestyle decisions about things like smoking, drinking and exercise, through to the practical aspects of finding and using NHS services when you need them. It draws together the knowledge and expertise of: the National Library for Health, NHS Direct, the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, the Healthcare Commission and many other organisations. ... More...

eMedicine Health
www.emedicinehealth.com/

Information for consumers on the symptoms and treatment of nearly every type of disease and health condition, first aid procedures for accidents and injuries, and physical and the emotional well-being that contribute to general wellness.

• From the site: In May 2003, eMedicine launched a new consumer health site, eMedicineHealth.com . Current medical information is available in 80 plus Centers to include: First Aid and Emergencies , ... Subsequent revisions of professional or consumer articles may be provided by internal eMedicineHealth copy editing staff, the physician author, or a physician or PharmD member of the editorial board associated with each article. ... More...

RealAge
www.realage.com/

RealAge delivers diet and fitness tools, low fat recipes, health risk quizzes, nutrition and stress tips, and vitamin recommendations to help you stay true to a younger you.

• From the site: Roizen, MD , is cofounder of RealAge and chairman of the RealAge Scientific Advisory Board. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Williams College and Alpha Omega Alpha graduate of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. He performed his residency in internal medicine at Harvard's Beth Israel Hospital and completed a tour of duty in the Public Health Service at the National Institutes of Health in the laboratory of Irv Kopin and Nobel Prize winner Julius Axelrod. ... More...

Healthline
www.healthline.com/

Healthline is the first Internet search engine dedicated to consumer healthcare. Healthline’s unique HealthMaps® enable users to visually explore all of the information related to a disease, drug or condition without the need to repeatedly type new queries into the search box, and the site s Medically Guided Search tools make it easier for users to find comprehensive healthcare information from over 62,000 health and medicine websites.

• From the site: Healthline Networks offers the easiest way for consumers to quickly and easily find consistently excellent health information on the Web. By utilizing its robust search and navigation platform, Healthline is focused on becoming the global leader in intelligent health information services, enabling consumers to make more confident, informed decisions about their health. ... More...

Health Boards
www.healthboards.com/

A moderated wide variety of health related message boards includes cancer, allergies, alternative health, mental health, cerebal palsy, disabilities, lupus, and others.

• From the site: HealthBoards.com is a place where you can make those connections. HealthBoards provides a unique one-stop support group community offering over 150 message boards on various diseases, conditions, and health topics. The HealthBoards community is one of the largest and most dynamic on the Web, with over 400,000 registered members, and over 3 million messages posted. ... More...

RxList
www.rxlist.com/

Searchable cross index of US prescription products providing links to full prescribing information as well as patient education material.

• From the site: RxList.com - Owned and Operated by WebMD and part of the WebMD network. RxList is an online medical resource dedicated to offering detailed and current pharmaceutical information on brand and generic drugs. Founded by pharmacists in 1995, RxList is the premier Internet Drug Index resource. ... More...

Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov

The Consumer Protection Agency of the U.S. Government which monitors medical devices, foods, drugs, biologics, veterinary medicine, and toxicological research.

• From the site: MedWatch -- FDA provides safety information on drugs and other FDA-regulated products, and allows for adverse event reporting. Recalls -- FDA posts significant product actions of the last 60 days. Inspections - FDA inspects processing plants and other agency-regulated facilities. ... FDA convenes public meetings with outside experts for advice on making key public health decisions. ... Does FDA control pesticides in foods? How can I participate in FDA's process for making its rules? ... More...

Medical News Today
www.medicalnewstoday.com

One of the major online medical/health news journals. Updated hourly, with between 150 and 220 articles posted per day from the world s leading universities and research institutions. Medical News Today also offers free access to its news archive of over 100,000 articles.

• From the site: More than 2 million unique visitors come to medicalnewstoday.com every month. Sister sites include www.medilexicon.com - the most popular medical abbreviation search facility on the Internet - and www.hospitalsworldwide.com - a searchable database of hospitals throughout the world. The 3 websites attract more than 3 million unique visitors every month. ... More...

NetDoctor
www.netdoctor.co.uk/

Extensive collection of health information for paients, provided by an independent commercial company with a team of medical editors.

• From the site: NetDoctor.co.uk is committed to helping both parties in their quest. NetDoctor.co.uk is a collaboration between committed doctors, health care professionals, information specialists and patients who believe that medical practice should be based on quality-assessed information and, wherever possible, on the basis of the principles of evidence-based medicine. Over 250 of the UK's and Europe's leading doctors and health professionals write, edit and update the contents of NetDoctor.co.uk. ... More...

British Medical Journal

www.bmj.com/

Electronic version of the BMJ. Publish accessible information that will help doctors improve their practice and will influence the international debate on health. Access is free to all.
 

Health Magazine
www.health.com

Monthly articles from the print magazine.

• From the site: Health is America’s most-trusted health and wellness magazine, giving women the most credible, useful, and up-to-date information and inspiration on how to live a healthier, happier life. Its get-real perspective helps readers make sense of conflicting news, trends, and studies. Health covers well-being, fitness, nutrition, and beauty with intelligence and flair, showing that healthy living truly looks good on you. ... More...

PubMed Central
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/

NIH repository for peer-reviewed primary research reports in the life sciences. View the full text of articles online.
 

HealthCentral.com
www.healthcentral.com

Timely, in-depth, trusted medical information, personalized tools and resources, and connections to a vast community of leading experts and patients for people seeking to manage and improve their health.

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Psychology Today
www.psychologytoday.com/

Featured columns on relationships, mental health education, and work related issues. Recent mental health news and archives. Includes a national therapist directory.

• From the site: Our staff of writers, editors and programmers include individuals who have extensive expertise in the field of psychology, both from a clinical and an academic perspective. Many of our articles are written by, and rely upon information provided by, Doctors and Ph.D.'s who have dedicated their professional lives to the promotion of sound psychology for the benefit of the communities in which they live. ... More...

Steve Pavlina - Personal Development for Smart People
www.stevepavlina.com

Free personal development and conscious living resources, with a focus on discovering your life purpose and summoning the courage to begin acting on it.

• From the site: Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, attracting more than two million monthly readers to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 700 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times , USA Today , U.S. ... More...

eMedTV Health Information
www.emedtv.com/

A library of medical information including conditions and diseases, tests and procedures and drugs and supplements.

• From the site: Use eMedTV's tools for health and fun including our BMI calculator, baby names builder, and more. ... The eMedTV Web site was developed and is owned by Clinaero, Inc. Clinaero is a privately held software and services company focused in two areas – clinical trials and health information. ... Through eMedTV, Clinaero is committed to providing accurate and credible health information to our users, both in written and multimedia format. ... More...

familydoctor.org
familydoctor.org/

Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

• From the site: Gracias por visitar nuestro sitio familydoctor.org . ... Si tiene una emergencia médica y está en territorio estadounidense, por favor marque 911. familydoctor.org More...