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Patient Education Links
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
Patient information and fact sheets on antibiotic use and the consequences of
over-use.
ClinicalTrials.gov
From the National Library of Medicine, this site provides easy access to
information on clinical research studies for a wide range of diseases
and conditions.
eMedicine
Free online textbooks (some of which are particularly geared toward
consumers) and links to journals.
FTC
Alerts
The FTC lists words and key phrases to be alerted to that could indicate
exaggerated or unproven claims on Internet health sites.
Health
Care Quality
Sponsored by the federal government's Quality Interagency Coordination
Task Force, this site explains what quality health care is, why it matters
and how you can get it.
Health Information Resources Database
From The Michigan Electronic Library. Links to a wide variety of
health information sites.
Healthfinder
A gateway consumer health and human services information web site
from the United States government. healthfinder"! can lead you
to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites,
and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies
and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for
the public.
Health
Touch
An extensive list of specialty and disease categorized single page patient
education documents derived from professional organizations. The documents
are low on graphics and are offerred in an appropriate format for printing
and distribution to patients
HealthWeb
Dr.
Koop
A commercial venture of Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon
General, this web site is intended to be used directly by consumers
interested in learning more about a wide range of health care topics.
MedicineNet
is network of physician educators dedicated to providing up-to-date,
quality medical information for the public. Extensive alphabetical list
of fact sheets on diseases and treatments.
Teaching Aids at Low Cost
TALC is a UK based non-profit, offering an extensive catalog of training materials
for a reasonable fee.
The
Virtual Hospital: Web Site
Reviews of common medical conditions, with links to World Wide Web sites
that have been reviewed and approved by faculty members of the University
of Iowa College of Medicine.
Diseases - General Textbooks
& Fact sheets
American Medical Association fact sheets on specific conditions, health maintenance,
and interactive, personalized information.
Columbia
University Complete Home Medical Guide
A hypertext presentation of a published consumer-oriented textbook that
covers the fundamentals of good health, nutrition, the diagnostic process,
tests, first-aid, infectious diseases, etc.
DynaMed
Medical Literature Reference
Up-to-date, comprehensive briefs on over 2000 diseases. Covers drug
dosing, current market costs, and key treatment considerations for point-of-care
application. Well supported with hyperlinked on-line references based
on current literature and clinical guidelines.
Medscape
Feature articles for health care professionals, patients, and families;
and links to related clinical information. Access is free, but a one-time
registration is required. Free Medline access, some full text journals.
Updated weekly; email notification of updates is also available
The
Merck Manual
Searchable, full text of the current edition of one of the most widely-consulted
medical books.
NOAH
Home Page
New York Online Access to Health extensive list health fact sheets
searchable by subject; includes some information in Spanish
Orthopaedics
American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Patient Education Brochures*
Text-based pages well formatted as printouts for distribution to patients.
Family Health
American
Academy of Family Physicians
Patient information and education brochures online.
Kids
Growth
Site for parents developed by pediatricians with medical and parenting
information.
Pediatric
Diseases Fact Sheets from the CDC**
An index of fact sheets and briefs on infectious diseases, injury management,
prevention practices, common childhood diseases and health conditions
geared toward day care and child-care professionals. US Centers for
Disease Control.
Mental Health
Grohol's
Mental Health Page includes an index for psychology, support, and
mental health issues, resources, and people on the Internet. Nothing
here is meant to replace professional advice or care from a licensed
mental health practitioner.
Mental
Heatlh Net is a comprehensive guide to mental health online, featuring
over 7,000 individual resources. Covers information on disorders such
as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic fatigue syndrome and
substance abuse, to professional resources in psychology, psychiatry
and social work, journals and self-help magazines.
National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill offers good list of links to other
mental health sites, fact sheets and other information.
Psych
Web contains links to non-commercial sites providing information
and help about specific disorders related to psychology. In addition
to this page, Psych Web maintains lists of brochures and articles related
to psychology commercial psychology-related sites on the web, psychology
departments on the web, psychology journals on the web, other megalists
of psychology resources, and scholarly psychology resources on the web.
Nutrition
Nutrition
Navigator is a guide to nutrition sites on the Web rated by School
of Nutrition Science of Tufts University. Covers nutrition for women,
children, general nutrition, news, etc.
Bilingual Health Information
NICHCY
is the national information and referral center that provides information
on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators,
and other professionals. Our special focus is children and youth (birth
to age 22). Many fact sheets in Spanish.
Latino
cardiovascular health resources
Handouts
on topics for women and families.
Consumer
versions of clinical practice guidelines in Spanish.
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