Recommended Consumer Health Websites
from the Arizona Health Sciences Library
To help you make confident decisions about your health and the health of your families.
MEDLINEplus
: Consumer Health Information
Reliable health care information from the world's largest medical library, the National
Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. See also NLM's FAQ: Finding
Consumer Health Information.
AZHealthInfo
Provides links to consumer and public
health resources targeted to Arizona.
Arizona
Board of Medical Examiners (BOMEX)
Profiles Arizona's
allopathic physicians (medical doctors - MDs) and licensed physician's
assistants. Does not include Osteopaths [DOs], Naturopaths, etc.)
CAPHIS Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association. "Web Sites You Can Trust."
CDC -
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Offers
information on public health, infectious disease and precautions for travel outside the US .
Healthfinder
U.S. government sponsored
fact sheets on healthcare and diseases. Includes online checkups, health
observances, health news and more.
KidsHealth
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing
doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through
adolescence.
National
Institutes of Health: Health Information
Includes information designed to keep you healthy. Site also includes links to clinical trials.
NOAH -
New York Online Access to Health
Provides high quality full-text health information for consumers in both English and
Spanish.
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration. FDA Information for Consumers
Offers information on diseases, drugs, and topics such as pet allergies,
tattoos, cellular phones, dental amalgams, etc.
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