Diseases
Government Websites
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Provides users with credible, reliable health information on statistics, diseases and conditions, emergencies, environmental health, healthy living, injury and safety, life stages, travelers' health, workplace safety, and more.
- MedlinePlus - Extensive information from the National Institute of Health and other trusted sources on over 7,000 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
- National Cancer Institute - A source of valuable cancer-related information of all kinds. For the general public, patients, and health professionals, consumer-oriented information is offered on a wide range of topics as well as comprehensive descriptions of the research programs and clinical trials. Scientists will find detailed information on specific areas of research interest and funding opportunities.
Organizational Websites
- Onco Link Cancer Information - Articles to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public find accurate cancer-related information at no charge.
Medical Websites
- Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses - Links to multiple health related organizations and government websites.
- FluSTAR - Provides a system for tracking and reporting flu.
- Health Central - Owns and operates more than 35 condition-specific and wellness sites, all with the goal to support and inform our users who have life-changing conditions.
- MedicineNet - Network of U.S. board-certified physican writers and scientists committed to providing unbiased, 100% doctor-produced medical information from a categorized listings of health and medical conditions.
- Merck Manual - Full-text, searchable consumer edition of the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, includes audio files of pronunciations, photographs, animations, and video files.
