Online
Resources
Health and Medicine:
AARP Health
- Guide to health-related topics and issues of concern to older Americans,
such as diseases, government policy, prescription drugs, and self-care.
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Cancer Society
American Dental Association
American Medical Association Online Doctor Finder -DoctorFinder provides you with basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States.
Cancer.gov - The
National Cancer Institute's web site. Comprehensive cancer information
in English and Spanish.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Chemical Scorecard
- Find out the pollutants in our area.
Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide
DoctorDirectory.com
- Find information about a doctor.
Drug Digest -
Consumer health information about drugs, herbs, and supplements. Features
include a page to check for drug interactions, glossary, drug comparison
page, and a treatment options page. Searchable.
FamilyDoctor.org
- Health information for the whole family, from the American Academy of
Family Physicians. Information in English and Spanish.
KidsHealth.org - contains interactive articles about children's healthcare, medicine, surgery, and parenting.
Medline Plus -
Consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine.
MedilinePlus en espanol - MedlinePlus.gov es papra todos aquellos
que tengan una pregunta medica.
Medline
Plus: Drug Information - Browse by generic or brand name of the drug
from an alphabetical index. results include warnings and side effects
of the drug.
New York State
Health Department - provides educational and professional information
about doctors and other medical personnel in New York State including
any disciplinary actions taken against them.
New York State
Health Department (Doctor Profiles) - provides information about the
doctor's medical education, translation services at the doctor's office,
and legal actions taken against the doctor.
New
York State Health Department (Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline)
- responsible for investigating complaints about physicians, physician
assistants and specialist assistants. The Office also monitors practitioners
who have been placed on probation.
NOAH (NY Online Access to Health) - Information in Spanish and English.
PubMed Central
(PMC) - the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital
archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
OBGYN.net - Women's Pavillion
Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline from NYS DOH
The Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) - responsible for investigating complaints about physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants. The Office also monitors practitioners who have been placed on probation.
Quack Watch Home Page - Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies.
Shape Up America
- Fitness and weight loss programs and professionals to assist in fitness
and weight management goals.
WebMD - Health and
medical news and information. www.webmd.com/
World Health Organization
- The United Nations public health arm. Monitors disease outbreaks, assesses
the performance of health systems around the globe.