Healthcare Websites:
get the medical information you need
| Healthwise®Knowledgebase | Sponsored by Peace Health, this site allows users to email patients at Ketchikan General Hospital, visit the Baby Album, search for support groups, information on medical tests, email medical librarians and check their medical records. |
| Created by the National Library of Medicine, it is the site for consumer-related questions. Reliable, accurate, updated information. Includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, drug database, directories and current news items. | |
| Disease and condition database, drug information, healthy living guide and current topics. | |
| American Academy of Family Practitioners website, geared towards family health. Descriptions of health topics in layman's terms. | |
| Consumer health information. Clinical trials, referrals, health encyclopedia and ask-an-expert features. | |
| Disease information, health & wellness, info for the newly diagnosed, drug information and ask-an-expert features. | |
| A mental health website for adolescents that provides expert information on mental health conditions, including mood disorders, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders for adolescents. | |
| Medical Library Association | Links to helpful websites. |
| Provides easy to understand information for common and specific surgical procedures. This is a fee-based commercial site. | |
| Covers various types of cancer, treatments, coping strategies, complementary and alternative therapies. | |
| Resources and links for women with breast cancer. Sharing, support, practical advice. | |
| Evidence-based information about herbs, botanicals, vitamins and other supplements as they relate to cancer treatment. | |
A massive database of support groups and research organizations: educational institutions, government agencies, and advocacy groups. |
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| American Heart Association | This advocacy web site covers all aspects of heart disease and stroke, including information for healthy living. |
| Information on drugs, interactions, and herbal medicines. Includes photographs of the drugs, and information for both physician and patient. | |
| Search for medicines by the condition for which they are prescribed. | |
| The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts from published, international, and scientific literature on dietary supplements. | |
| An interactive, electronic herbal database - provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an impartial, evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and the general public. | |
| What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling. | |
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updated 6/11/08
