Medical Site Links
After five years of focusing on information for medical professionals on the Internet, Medscape (http://www.medscape.com/) has set up a new site (produced in conjunction with CBS) for consumers at http://www.cbs.medscape.com/. Users of it will no longer have to scan through medical jargon to get answers to their questions. The Health Manager tool can track special interest areas. It is free, but registration is required. Medical professionals can access the more clinical and research-oriented site at http://www.medscape.com/.
Medical Matrix (free directory of selected medical sites): http://www.medmatrix.org/index.asp
Health Magazine’s Whole Health MD (in-depth information on nearly100 diseases and conditions): http://www.health.com/.
MedScape (http://www.medscape.com/) is an online, peer-reviewed medical site covering a variety of topics.
The American Medical Association’s web site offers biographical data on more than 650,000 physicians: http://www.ama-assn.org/.
Healthfinder (http://www.healthfinder.gov/) was developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services. This site will help you find authoritative government and nonprofit groups concerned with specific diseases and conditions.
National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/) provides access to PubMed, the world's largest collection of medical information, featuring more than nine million references from medical journals around the world.
Kids Health offers up-to-date information about childhood diseases, infections, and more. Check out http://www.kidshealth.org./.
The National Library of Medicine provides access to PubMed, the world's largest collection of medical information, featuring more than nine million references from medical journals around the world. Check out http://www.nlm.nih.gov/.
Mayo Health Oasis, operated by the renowned Mayo Clinic, draws on the resources of its world-class staff and is updated on a daily basis. Check out http://www.mayohealth.org/.
Click on HealthSCOUT at http://www.phys.com/ and http://www.usatoday.com/. It contains concise information and goes out of its way to expose quackery and hype. They'll also send an e-mail alert whenever news breaks that's unusually important for you or your family.
InteliHealth offers a variety of free weekly newsletters on twenty subjects including one for caregivers (gives breaking news, expert advice and helpful hints on how to help yourself while helping others). Go to http://www/intelihealth.com, click on Free Health E-mails, click on Caregivers.