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Health and Medicine Websites
Access Wisconsin - Access to eligibility support services for health and nutrition in the state of Wisconsin. Can be used to see if you qualify for state aid in acquiring food, prescription drugs or health care.
Consumer and Patient Health Information (CAPHIS) - "Web sites you can trust" as chosen by CAPHIS, which is part of the Medical Library Association. Categories include men's health, women's health, senior sites, parenting and children, and drug info.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - The CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control for the U.S. Here you can find data and statistics, fact sheets on various health topics, travelers information and recent health news.
Doctors Guide to the Internet - Provides news and other information aimed at the professional. Includes a guide to medical resources on the Web.
Family Doctor - Health information for the whole family presented by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources - The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa provides a large index to health sites.
Health and Age - Information on medicine and healthy living for seniors provided. Includes general health news, a disease digest, an "ask the doctor" feature and a drug database. Also links to an area designed for health professionals.
HealthAtoZ - A site geared for families than not only provides medical information but also articles to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. Articles are fairly detailed yet still easy to read.
Healthfinder - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site provides a gateway to online health information. An excellent source for basic information on diseases and health problems, and links to more detailed resources.
Healthy Wisconsin People - Dedicated to providing reliable health information for the residents of Wisconsin. The site features links to a broad range of health-related Web sites and organizations, with a special emphasis on health services for Wisconsinites.
InteliHealth - General health information. Includes a drug database and a Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. InteliHealth is a subsidiary of Aetna U.S. Healthcare.
KidsHealth for Parents - Provides easy access to health information pertaining to children. Subjects covered by articles include general health, infections, emotions and behaviour, medical problems and first aid.
Mayo Clinic Health and Medical Information - Mayo Clinic provides a gateway to links and Clinic publications for health and medical information for the layperson.
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) HealthLink - This site provides 1,400 full-text articles on a wide range of health topics and reports on current research activities of the physicians at the medical college.
MedicineNet - Provides information on diseases, tests, medications and much more. Allows keyword searches and includes a medical dictionary with hyperlinked cross-references, current health news and product recalls.
MEDLINEplus - Organized, reviewed and maintained by health science librarians and designed to provide one-stop shopping for consumer health information.
Merck Source - Medical and health resources provided free of advertising by Merck.
National Women's Health Information Center - Information provided by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - Office on Women's Health.
ProMED - ProMED (Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases) is an Internet-based reporting system dedicated to rapid dissemination of information about outbreaks of infectious diseases.
QuackWatch - This site is dedicated to exposing health fraud and to aid people in making informed decisions regarding medical claims for products and procedures.
WebMD Health - The stated aim of WebMD is to help consumers take an active role in managing their health by providing objective healthcare and lifestyle information.
Women's Health Resources on the Web - The New York Times supplies a large collection of links to sites concerning women's health issues, organized by topic.
World Health Organization (WHO) - Official site for this UN organization. Find information for individual countries or by health topic.
Medicare - The official U.S. Government Site for Medicare information.
Merck Manuals - Online versions of The Merck Manual of Medical Information-Home Edition, The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, and The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.
National Library of Medicine - Official site of the world's largest medical library. Includes links to resources such as MEDLINE which was created by the NLM, and to ClinicalTrials.gov with information for patients about research studies in progress.
On-line Medical Dictionary - A searchable dictionary containing terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology.
American Cancer Society - This official site provides extensive information on prevention and treatment of cancer.
American Heart Association - Includes basic information about heart disease and related subjects such as cholesterol and triglycerides.
Epilepsy Foundation - Covers all aspects of epilepsy from the medical aspects to legal issues and advocacy groups. Includes information on clinical trials seeking volunteers.
Heart Health - Information on a wide variety of heart-related subjects listed by topic.
National Cancer Institute - Includes facts about cancer and resources for scientists as well as information about the NCI.
OncoLink: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center - Provides comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments and news about research advances.
FDA Drug Approvals List - Lists drugs recently approved by the FDA.
HealthTouch Drug Information - Lists drugs by name but also allows a name search. Other areas of this site provide broader based health information.
MEDLINEplus: Drug Information - Taps information provided by DrugMaster (a product of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) and USP DI (a product of the United State Pharmacopeia). This covers both prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
RxList - The Internet Drug Index - Includes a search function to find drug information and a medical dictionary, a list of the "top 200" drugs prescribed, and a section on alternative medicines.
USP (United States Pharmacopeia) - USP establishes state-of-the-art standards to ensure the quality of medicines for human and veterinary use.
AMA Online Doctor Finder - A database maintained by the American Medical Association. Search for information about your physician. Locate medical specialists in your area.
ABMS Board Certified Doctors - Home page for the American Board of Medical Specialties. Besides giving information about board certification, the site allows you to verify a doctor's certification. Certification checks require registration.
Best Hospitals from U.S. News and World Report - Lists top hospitals by specialty and/or location. Also includes articles about hospitals taken from the past 2 years of the magazine.
CheckPoint (Wisconsin Hospital Association) - The aim of this site is to provide purchasers with information on the quality of care provided by hospitals and to give consumers information to facilitate their choices.
Doc Board (Administrators in Medicine) - The Docfinder feature takes you to a search of state medical licensing boards for physician license information including any disciplinary actions that may have been taken.
HHS Hospital Compare - This Department of Health and Human Services site presents quality measures on how often hospitals provide care recommended to get the best results for most patients.
Leapfrog Group - Reports information on hospital quality and patient safety efforts to help patients make informed decisions about where to receive hospital care.
Rate MDs - Allows you to rate a doctor, check on a doctor's overall score from his or her patients and read the individual comments.
Reports of Decisions by Wisconsin Dept. of Regulation - The Department of Regulation and Licensing publishes the Reports of Decisions on a monthly basis. They contain disciplinary orders issued by the professional regulatory boards and by the Department and are indexed by profession and respondent.
State Medical Board Websites - Provides links to state medical boards and rates the quality of the information provided by each. Some states provide disciplinary actions taken against physicians. Compiled by the organization Public Citizen.
Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality - Allows comparison of 19 hospitals and 14 multi-specialty clinics on 45 measures of quality.
Additional resources for seniors may be found on the Senior Websites page.
AGS Foundation for Health in Aging - The AGS is the American Geriatrics Society. Here they provide information on Medicare, Eldercare at home and a section called Aging in the Know which provides current information on diseases and disorders that attack older adults.
Health and Age - Information on medicine and healthy living for seniors provided by the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology. Includes general health news, a disease digest, an "ask the doctor" feature and a drug database.
Health Compass - A product of the American Federation for Aging Research and the Merck Institute of Aging & Health.
Medicare - The official U.S. Government Site for Medicare information.
NeedyMeds - Information on patient assistance programs designed to help those who cannot afford their medicines.
NIHSeniorHealth - The National Institutes of Health gives information on a variety of health topics of interest to seniors.
Nursing Home Comparison (Medicare) - Provides comparisons of nursing homes that are Medicare or Medicaid certified.
American Psychological Association's Help Center - Provides a number of articles on different aspects of mental health, such as dealing with illness, family problems and stress.
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Knowledge Exchange Network - The CMHS is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Internet Mental Health - An encyclopedia of free mental health information. Includes sections on disorders, treatment, research, diagnosis and medications.
Mental Help Net - A guide to mental health, psychology, and psychiatry online, currently listing over 7,000 individual resources.
Mental Health InfoSource - Provides clinical information to physicians, psychiatrists, patients and caregivers. Choose from an A-Z list of disorders and find articles, FAQ's, and links to pertinent web sites.
Psych Central: Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page - An annotated guide to the most useful Websites, newsgroups, and mailing lists online today in mental health, psychology, social work, and psychiatry.
Alternative Health News Online - Includes a substantial number of convential health sites and sites that are updated daily and weekly.
The Alternative Medicine Homepage - A jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies.
NOAH: Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Connects to information on a variety of alternative healing approaches, suggestions for particular conditions and concerns, and links to resources.
HealthWorld - Alternative Medicine Center - A menu based source of articles concerning alternative therapies and systems and a wide range of health conditions.
HerbMed - An interactive herbal database providing hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Information on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners and the public.
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Information for professional and lay users and a special page for cancer treatments.
WholeHealthMD - Alternative medical and health information developed by a team of board-certified doctors and specialists. Includes recipes, expert opinions, a reference library and news.
