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MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS & HEALTH GUIDES

InteliHealth  - Find disease definitions, symptoms, treatment, definitions, and more

MEDLINEplus  - Diseases, plus a dictionary, drug data, news, tutorials & articles

Healthfinder  - Diseases, plus surgical procedures with graphics

The Doctor's Doctor: Diseases & Diagnosis  - Find diseases by anatomical system

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

ANATOMY

AMA Atlas of the Body  - Click on a system, get a picture and description

Human Anatomy Online Encyclopedia

Gray's Anatomy Online  - It's a classic

HOW TO FIND GOOD HEALTH INFORMATION

Evaluating Health Information (NIH) Tutorial

Quackwatch  - Look up false medical cures, health claims, herb facts, etc.

MLA Guide to Finding Health Information  - Search tips, links to disease information

DISEASE & PATHOLOGY IMAGES

National Institute of General Medical Sciences Image Gallery -- Cool medical images

AltaVista Images  - Type the disease into the search window

Google Images - Type the disease into the search window; use quotes around phrases

PHARMACOLOGY / PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Drugs.com (Combination of PDR, Micromedex, & Multum data)

Medline Plus Drug Information (Micromedex & MedMaster data)

A Guide to Drug Safety at FDA - Definitions of drug monitoring terms, plus links to FDA info

Daily Med (NIH)  - Information from FDA approved package inserts

PDRŽ Family Guide to OTC Drugs

Council for Responsible Nutrition - Dietary Supplements

AIDS / HIV

AIDSinfo  - Treatment, prevention, and research from NIH

The Body PRO: HIV / AIDS Resource for Healthcare Professionals

Interactive Multimedia Textbook of HIV / AIDS

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Start here

Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Center  - Diseases, symptoms, treatment

Vaccine Information (National Network for Immunization Information)

Bloodborne Pathogens Self-Study Module  - List of pathogens and exposure prevention

DIABETES

American Diabetes Association

Diabetes123: Diabetes Basics  - Definitions, care, research, links

RESPIRATORY DISEASES

American Lung Association Diseases A-Z

ALZHEIMER'S

Alzheimer's Association - Definitions, resources, research, news

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center  - National Institute on Aging

CANCER

Cancer.gov (Natl. Cancer Institute) - A-Z list of cancer information

Medicine Online Cancer Information Library  - Links to resources by cancer type

OncoLink (Abramson Cancer Center) - Treatments, news, etc.

CARDIOVASCULAR

American Heart Association

Mayo Clinic Heart Center

FOODBORNE ILLNESS

Foodsafety.gov Foodborne Pathogens

RARE DISEASES

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) - Description and links

NIH Office of Rare Diseases - Definitions, news, links

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