| Alternative Medicine |
| A wealth of information on alternative medicine with an emphasis on Canadian sites. From McMaster University. |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| A huge amount of information, collected, created and published by the CDC. It includes Health and Safety Topics, Infectious Disease Information from the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Statistical Data from the National Center for Health Statistics and a section of resources on Terrorism and Public Health. The Public Health & Criminal Justice page addresses health concerns in the correctional system, and the implications for the wider publicThe CDC also publishes a Spanish language site.
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| Drugs@FDA |
| A catalog of FDA approved drugs, including prescription, over-the-counter, and discontinuted drugs. The site is searchable and browsable and includes both consumer literature and more detailed pharmacological information. |
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| Hardin MetaDirectory of Internet Health Sources |
| A "list of lists" aimed at providing links to selected sites in health-related subjects. Fromthe University of Iowa. |
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| healthfinder |
| Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it seeks to be a guide to reliable health information. "The site provides an easy-to-use, searchable index of carefully reviewed health information from over 1,700 government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities."
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| HealthWeb |
| A collaborative project from over twenty health sciences libraries, it provides access to evaluated non-commercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources. |
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| IPCS INCHEM |
| Peer-reviewed materials on commonly used chemicals. Includes food additives, pestcides, and poisons. "Produced through cooperation between the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)." |
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| MEDLINEplus |
| A wealth of reliable health information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Includes a medical encyclopedia, drug information and a directory of health topics. |
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| Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy |
| The 17th edition of this classic medical text. The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition is available online as well. |
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| National Center for Health Statistics |
| Includes FASTATS which are statistics that can be retrieved quickly on health subjects from AIDS to Work-loss days (includes supporting docuemnts as well as statistics).
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| NOAH: New York Online Access to Health |
| "NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased." |
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| Quantifying environmental health impacts |
| This World Health Organization site quantifies the amount of disease caused by environmental risks. |
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| RxList: The Internet Drug Index |
| Information on over 1300 prescription drugs. |
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| USDA National Database for Standard Reference |
| Find out detailed information on nutrients found in common foods.
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| WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education |
| "Over 1900 images along with text, tutorials, laboratory exercises, and examination items for self-assessment that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease conditions." Mini-tutorials on Firearms and Drug Abuse Pathology are noteworthy for forensic science students. |
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| World Health Organization |
| Fact sheets and statistics with an international perspective on diseases and other health related issues. The page on women's health includes a fact sheet on female genital mutilation. |
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