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www.blackwell-synergy.com a subscription site with 600,000 articles on many topics
http://www.druglibrary.org/ an excellent library on recreational drugs
http://www.fda.gov/default.htm: though pro profits
for the drug industry, this is a valuable source for general, easy to read information.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com another subscription site with millions of articles
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Database/index.html a library of medical articles, easy to use with abstracts,
and link for related articles—but not the full articles.
http://www.mayoclinic.com an excellent public site
http://scholar.google.com/ an excellent search
engine, although many of the articles found require paid subscriptions to read.
General Medical Information
- Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ): Information on many topics [12/20/02]
- American Academy of Family Physicians: More than 500 articles plus a medical dictionary, a large drug information database, and flow
charts that advise when to treat symptoms at home when to call the doctor. Warning:
The database "Herbal and Alternative Remedies" contains many monographs that are extremely misleading because they list common
uses but fail to note which ones are senseless or unsubstantiated. [6/15/03]
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Hundred of position statements and articles about children's health and disease [7/16/03]
- Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Guide to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's landmark 1996 report on the scientific basis and cost-effectiveness of
interventions for more than 80 potentially preventable diseases and conditions. The third (2000-2002) edition is being posted
to the USPSTF Web site as segments become available [7/28/03]
- Health, Fitness, and Nutrition: Gabe Mirkin, M.D., covers many topics [7/12/03]
- HealthSquare: Comprehensive health information that includes searchable copies of PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs, PDR Family Guide
Encyclopedia of Medicine, and PDR Guide to Women's Health [6/16/03]
- InteliHealth: Contains a wealth of information and answers individual questions. Warning: Some of its news articles overstate the significance of preliminary research
findings; and it contains unreliable information "alternative" practices. [7/8/02]
- JAMA Patient Page: Single topic fact sheets issued weekly [6/9/02]
- Keep Kids Healthy: Pediatric parenting advice [11/19/03]
- KidsHealth.org: Many brief articles about children's health matters [11/19/03]
- Mayo Clinic.com: Experts from the Mayo Clinic have posted information on many topics. They also answer individual questions. Warning: Many of its articles about and "complementary
and alternative" methods are misleading. [12/04/03]
- MedicineNet: Discussions of many diseases and treatments. Written by physicians. [1/24/03]
- MEDLINEplus: Free searching of the National Library of Medicine database of medical journal articles [9/10/03]
- MEDLINEplus Drug Information: Database of 9,000 prescription and nonprescription drugs [7/12/03]
- The Merck Manual: This highly respected medical textbook covers most diseases, but much of it is too technical for laypersons. The consumer
version is called the Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition [6/16/03]
- National Guideline Clearinghouse: Index to more than 1,000 published guidelines [7/28/03]
- National Institutes of Health Consumer Health Information: Links to more than 250 reports [12/16/03]
- NetWellness: The University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and Ohio State University offer information for consumers
and an "Ask an Expert" service. Ohio residents can access a huge amount of additional information through their public libraries [9/24/01]
- Physicians Health Study: Harvard's studies of widely used preventive health measures [11/19/03]
- Virtual Hospital: University of Iowa's searchable database of articles plus links to peer-reviewed Web sites [11/19/03].
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Other Specialized Information Sites
- Aetna US. Healthcare Coverage Policy Bulletins: Many discussions of unsubstantiated treatments [11/20/03]
- Alan Guttmacher Institute: Birth control, family planning, and women's health issues. [11/20/03]
- American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS): Board certification and related topics. [8/6/03]
- American Family Foundation (AFF): Cults and other topics related to psychologic manipulation. [9/26/03]
- Americans for Medical Progress: Harm caused by "animal rights" groups. [2/3/04]
- Apologetics Index: Guide to information about cults and sects [12/4/03]
- Aquascams: Debunks water-related pseudoscience, fantasies, and frauds [7/16/03]
- Bioethics.net: Moral issues in the fields of medical treatment and research [9/26/03]
- Canadian Orthopractic Manual Therapy Association: Information and referral source [0/26/03]
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: Standards for rational medical decision-making [9/26/03]
- CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service [11/20/03]
- Children's Health Care Is A Legal Duty (CHILD): Medical neglect rationalized on religious grounds [5/9/03]
- Chirobase: Guide to the history, theories, and current practices of chiropractors [8/6/03]
- Creative Therapeutics: Outstanding books by child psychiatrist Richard Gardner, M.D. [8/6/03]
- Contraceptive Choices: Analysis by Robert A Hatcher, M.D., M.P.H. [6/15/03]
- Drug Information: Database covering more than 7,000 prescription and nonprescription products [6/15/03]
- FACTNet International: Information about Scientology and dianetics [9/26/03]
- American Geriatrics Society: Patient Education Forum covers several topics. [8/6/03]
- Foundation for Critical Thinking [3/31/03]
- Girl Power: An innovative government site intended to help girls ages 9-14 make positive lifestyle choices [8/6/03]
- HomeoWatch: Skeptical guide to homeopathy's history, theories, and current practices [8/6/03]
- International Center for Toxicology and Medicine: Covers facts and myths related to environmental chemicals and health [12/4/03]
- KidsComeFirst.info: Criticizes "atachment therapy" and other "junk therapy" for children [8/6/03]
- Mythbusters 'R' Us: Incisive reports by journalist Michael Fumento [8/6/03]
- National Academy Press: Full text of many important health-related books. [5/23/03]
- National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Statements. Warning: The
acupuncture statement is not reliable [12/20/02]
- National Safety Council [8/6/03]
- Operation Clambake: Information about Scientology. [6/21/03]
- People for Legal and Nonsectarian Schools (PLANS): Cricism of anthroposophy [8/11/03]
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America: Birth control information [9/26/03]
- Quacks and Quackery: History of quackery, mainly in Australia [5/6/03]
- Radiology Info [1/2/02]
- Ross Institute: Information on destructive cults, controversial groups and movements [2/3/04]
- Skeptical Information Sources [7/6/03]
- The Textbook League: Promotes the creation and acceptance of scientifically sound textbooks. [5/15/02]
- Criticism of Therapeutic Touch [9/26/03]
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine: Information about diagnostic ultrasound procedures [8/6/03]
- U.S. Surgeon General's Virtual Office: Gateway to Surgeon General's publications [8/6/03]
- All the Virology on the WWW: Comprehensive information about viruses. [11/19/03]
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