Health

Sites suggested by the Reference Staff:

Alice  Columbia University's Health Education program.
American Board of Medical Specialties  Create a login to access lists of certified specialists and a doctor locator.
American Heart Association discusses the warning signs of heart attacks and strokes. Also information on treatment, risk factors, and prevention.
American Medical Association   provides access to health and medical information in all areas, plus political influences on healthcare
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A site sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services which provides information about numerous diseases.
College of DuPage Consumer Health Resources
Family Doctor
Food and Drug Administration
HealthFinder  Over 1700 links to government agencies, nonprofit organizations and universities which provide healthcare information.
HealthAtoZ  provides access to health and medical web sites reviewed and rated by health care professionals.
Also includes interactive tools such as e-mail reminders to refill prescriptions.
Healthgate  provides access to journals, bulletin boards, support groups, and a medical dictionary.
Mayo Clinic  provides information about the organization and its
Medline Plus from the National Library of Medicine services, health issues, and research.
MedLine Plus - Drug Information Resource
National Institute of Health U. S. Department of Health and Human Services site with links to grants, scientific research along with health information.
National Mental Health Information Center  Mental Health Services Locater - just select the state that you would like to locate service providers within
New England Journal of Medicine  citations and abstracts of articles which can be ordered or accessed by subscription.
PubMed  National Library of Medicine's search service to access the 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participa-
ting on-line journals and other related databases). 
Physicians' Desk Reference - online version Prescription drug facts are provided upon registration to this site along withlinks to other health information.
PDRhealth Physicians' Desk Reference health information site.
RxList.com provides access to a list and descriptions of prescription drugs.
United States National Library of Medicine The world's largest medical library.

Kids' Health Resources

Kids Health           Virtual Childrens Hospital for Kids

Kids Health for Kids           Kids Health for Teens