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Alternative/Preventive/Complementary Medicine
Complementary Medicine from NY Online Access to Health
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Dr. Andrew Weil
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine   
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine 
PCRM    Physicians Committe for Responsible Medicine
Sloan-Kettering - About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products
USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory
  To see the nutrients in any food
WholeHealthMD    Provides advice from physicians about integrating conventional medicine with alternative therapies and supplements
Clinical Trials
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
ClinicalTrials.gov

Doctors, Dentists, Hospitals
American Dental Association-Find a Dentist
American Medical Association Doctor Finder
ChiroDirectory    
Directories of Providers
Hospital Compare
New York State Department of Health Website    Physicians who have been the subject of
disciplinary action
New York State Office of the Professions   For information on licensed professionals:
Online Verification Searches

New York State Physician Profile    Here you will find profiles for all licensed doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy who are registered to practice medicine in New York State. Hint: by searching just by name you will have more success than by filling in too much information
Nursing Homes Comparison
Podiatric Association Directory 

First Aid
Emergency Medical Services
Heimlich Maneuver
Kids Health
Food & Product Safety
Cosmetic Safety Database  
Environmental Working Group
Fight Bac!   Educating consumers about safe food handling
Household Products Database
What's on my Food
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General Sites for Health Consumers
British Medical Journal    This is a top medical journal with free full-text articles. The journals are also archived back to 1994
CNN - Cable News Network/Health
Easy-to-Read Health and Medical Sites
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine   
My Optium Health
Health & Wellness Resource Center    
Health Reference Center Academic     home    
Healthfinder    Created by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services
Healthline
Healia   
A personalized health search engine
InteliHealth    A joint venture of Aetna US Healthcare, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard Medical School and others
Lab Tests Online
Mayo Clinic
MEDLINEplus

National Library of Medicine
NetWellness   An illustrated health encyclopedia
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
Nursing and Allied Health    
PubMed   
A service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's
U*X*L Complete Health Resource    
WebMD

Health Insurance & Medicare
HealthCare.gov     
HIICAP
  The Health Insurance Information, Counseling & Assistance Program of the New York State Office of the Aging
Medicare.gov
NCQA     A nonprofit organization whose mission is to be a source of information about the quality of the nations managed care plans
Living Will
U.S. Living Will Registry

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Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs & Supplements
Destination Rx
Drug Digest    Consumer-oriented drug information on Health and Prescription drugs
Health Square   Provides full text of the PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs
Internet Drug Index
Office of Dietary Supplements
Daily Med   Provides high quality information about marketed drugs
Public Health & Addictive Substances Information
Center for Disease Control & Prevention
Directory of Health Organizations Online
Health, United States - Statistics
MedlinePlus Links to Health Organizations
Mercury Levels in Comercial Fish and Shellfish
US Department of Health & Human Services
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Drugs & Addictive Substances  
Special Populations
Children's Environmental Health   
Dr. Greene - Caring for the next generation

Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence   
Gay Health
Go Ask Alice   Health question and answer Internet service for teens
KidsHealth
Nassau County NY Connects   Choices for long term care    
National Women's Health Resource Center
Senior Health Information
Teen Growth   Health issues of adolescents
WomensHealth.gov

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Specific Health Concerns

Cancer
Association of Cancer Online Resources   An collection of online communities designed to provide timely and accurate information in a supportive environment
Breast Cancer   A non-profit organization for breast cancer education
Cancer Advocacy
Cancer Center Programs
Cancer Mapping by Zipcode in NY State
CancerQuest    This site was created to teach the biology of cancer
Commission on Cancer   To evaluate cancer treatment programs
CureSearch   A children's oncology group
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Cancer Website
Families of Children with Cancer
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Gilda's Club
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
National Cancer Institute 
OncoLink    Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Women's Cancer Network
Y-Me

Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
Children with Diabetes
Diabetes 123
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease

Heart & Lung
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
Health Central - Heart Disease
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Other Subjects
Dermatology & Skin Cancer Public Resources
DisabilityResources
FRAX - WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Genetic Education & Rare Conditions
International Osteoporosis Foundation
MentalHelp.net
National Headache Foundation    An organization dedicated to serving headache sufferers, their families and the health practitioners who treat them
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculosketetal and Skin Disease
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
Swine Flu (H1N1) Information
Yahoo Diseases & Conditions   Excellent search engine that provides easy access to many medical and health websites

Surgery
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients & Caregivers
Inside Surgery
MedlinePlus
yoursurgery.com    Site offers multimedia tours of surgical procedures
Weight Control & Fitness
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Council on Exercise (ACE)     Library of free illustrations of many exercises
CaloriesPerHour.com
Mayo Clinic - Tools for Healthy Living
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)

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