Other Useful Health Sites
| # | Web Link | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Alzheimer’s Association Information on living with Alzheimer.s and information for caregivers and health professionals make this the comprehensive site on Alzheimer’s disease. |
293 |
| 2 |
American Academy of Dermatology: Public Resource Center "Dermatology A-Z" gives extensive information and fulltext of AAD pamphlets on most common skin and nail conditions from acne and aging skin to tanning and tattoos. |
357 |
| 3 |
American Dental Association: Public Includes extensive information on oral health, cosmetic dentistry, restorative procedures. A glossary of dental terms and a directory of dentists add useful information. |
279 |
| 4 |
American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes assessment tools, recipes, weight-loss and exercise advice, latest diabetes research and a professional section make this a top site on diabetes. |
266 |
| 5 |
American Heart Association Extensive information on heart disease and stroke, children’s health, healthy lifestyle, caregiving, a heart and stroke encyclopedia make this the premier source for information on these conditions. |
282 |
| 6 |
American Stroke Association A division of the American Heart Association. |
335 |
| 7 |
American Lung Association Attractive and easy to use, site has special sections on asthma, allergy, treatment, how the lung functions and "Diseases A-Z" on lung disorders. |
290 |
| 8 |
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Information, advocacy, research, information on local chapters and support groups and a "Ask the Allergist" email feature make this an extremely useful website. |
303 |
| 9 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The CDC website covers major chronic and infectious diseases, common childhood diseases like measles and more exotic diseases like Ebola. Birth defects, traveler’s health, emergency preparedness, vaccine and immunization information, accidents and injury information, infectious diseases and workplace safety are also covered. |
281 |
| 10 |
Mayo Clinic: Disease and Conditions A-Z This user friendly site provides information on the signs and symptoms of a condition, causes, risk factors, screening and diagnosis, complications, treatment, and when to seek medical advice. |
319 |
| 11 |
MedlinePlus, Health Topics (National Library of Medicine) The place to start your search for health information. Frequently updated, it lists webpages from the most reliable sources with information on diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials and more. |
309 |
| 12 |
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Extensive information on types of cancer, treatments, coping with cancer, a dictionary of cancer terms, the NCI drug dictionary, cancer statistics, clinical trials, cancer prevention, genetics, and fulltext of NCI fact sheets form this important website. |
289 |
| 13 |
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) The NDDIC site has an A to Z list of digestive disease topics and titles illustrated with drawings, statistics, list of clinical trials, links to patient organizations, and government agencies & resources. |
344 |
| 14 |
National Eye Institute Health Information (NEI) A diagram of the eye, glossary of eye-related terms, fact sheets and some videos on eye diseases and condition and eye organization database make this site especially useful. |
345 |
| 15 |
National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI) Site provides extensive information on conditions that affect the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and blood, and on sleep disorders. Health assessment tools, educational tutorials and recipes provide useful additional information. |
279 |
| 16 |
National Institute on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases An alphabetical index for easy to find fact sheets on specific conditions and disorders with PDFs available. |
290 |
| 17 |
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Health Information This site provides information about the signs and symptoms, treatment and resources available for mental illnesses. Full text of booklets and pamphlets on mental illness can be downloaded or printed. |
256 |
| 18 |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stoke (NINDS) The site provides an alphabetic list of neurological conditions, their treatments, prognosis, clinical research and contact information for organizations concerned with the condition. |
272 |
| 19 |
National Stroke Association This site provides excellent information on the symptoms of stoke, risk factors, prevention and recovery. |
291 |
| 20 |
Your Orthopaedic Connection (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) Colorfully illustrated patient information is presented by body site and by category. Information on injury prevention, osteoarthritis, sports and exercise, joint replacement and tumors are covered thoroughly. |
316 |
| 21 |
AMA Doctor Finder Find a Doctor: This is a comprehensive Web database directory of medical doctors (MDs) and osteopaths (DOs) practicing in the United States. Search by physician name or specialty. |
292 |
| 22 |
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service contains trials for many types of diseases. It is searchable by disease categories and geographic area. All of the trials listed are open (enrolling new patients). |
298 |
| 23 |
ClinicalTrials.gov The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies. |
277 |
| 24 |
eMedicine Health This site provides health, medical, lifestyle and wellness information for all ages. In addition, there is information to prepare consumers for medical emergencies, injuries, minor medical conditions and basic first aid. |
418 |
| 25 |
FamilyDoctor.org Site features a “Smart Patient Guide,” which helps people to advocate effectively for their own health care; a guide to OTC (over the counter) medications; and Health Tools, a section that includes physician referral searching, a medical dictionary, and searching by symptom. |
292 |
| 26 |
Innerbody: Human Anatomy An interactive site for the study of human anatomy. |
301 |
| 27 |
Quackwatch Quackwatch is a nonprofit company formed by Dr. Stephen Barrett to expose health-related "frauds, myths, fads and fallacies". |
327 |
