Health

This page contains links to medical information on the following subjects. Click on your area of interest:

Comprehensive Health Links

Diseases: AIDS/HIV, Asthma/Allergies, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Sickle Cell Disease

Evaluating Health Information on the Internet

Free Full Text Medical Articles

Health Care Providers and Facilities

Children's Health

Teen Health

Men's Health

Women's Health

Senior Health

Mental Health and Behavior

Prescription and Nonprescription Medicines

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH LINKS

Health Reference Center
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_nc_rpflow
User ID: Empirelink
INFOTRAC's Health Reference Center, a database of articles from a variety of health publications, covers
topics relating to consumer health and wellness.

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_nc_rpflow
User ID: Empirelink
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.

Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov
An excellent government health site providing links to selected online publications, databases, web sites
and support groups, as well as government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable
health information.

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
http://www.mayohealth.org
Covers a wide range of health topics from an internationally recognized authority. News items,
research updates, disease briefs, and prevention guidelines.

Medline Plus
http://www.medlineplus.gov/
Offers current and reliable sources of information about hundreds of diseases and health care topics.
The drug database is excellent. There are online medical dictionaries and links to how to find a doctor.
Also provides a quick link to Medline via PubMed.

MEDLINEplus Diagnostic Tests
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/proceduresandtherapies.html

Merck Manual
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual
Online edition of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th ed. Although it's intended for
physicians and medical students, the Merck's a valuable volume for anyone.

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org/
NOAH is a guide in English and Spanish to the latest health information and resources from volunteer and
local governmental agencies and from other health sites on the Internet.

New York Academy of Medicine
http://www.nyam.org
Online access to one of the largest medical libraries in the United States.

Symptoms and Manifestations
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/symptomsandmanifestations.html

Toll Free Numbers for Health Information
http://www.health.gov/nhic/Pubs/tollfree.htm
Toll free numbers for organizations that provide health-related information, education, and support.
Some of the organizations use recorded messages; others provide personalized counseling and referrals.
Most offer educational materials; some charge handling fees.

DISEASES AND CONDITIONS

AIDS/HIV

AEGIS
http://www.aegis.com/
The largest HIV knowledgebase in the world.

AIDS/HIV Information from About.com
http://aids.about.com/health/aids

American Foundation for AIDS Research
http://www.amfar.org
The nation's leading nonprofit agency dedicated to the support of AIDS research.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
The CDC develop, identify and collect information on the prevention, treatment and control of HIV/AIDS.

HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu

Information from New York State
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/aids/index.htm
The NYS Department of Health supplies information on HIV/AIDS counseling in the state, insurance, training, directories, etc.

Project Inform
http://projinf.org

The Body
http://www.thebody.com

Asthma/Allergies

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
http://www.aafa.org

Mayo Clinic on Asthma
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00021

MEDLINEplus on Asthma
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html

Cancer

National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov

Cancer Information from MEDLINEplus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancergeneral.html

Oncolink
http://www.oncolink.org
The University of Pennsylvania's Cancer Center.

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/

Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University
http://www.joslin.harvard.edu/

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
http://www.jdf.org/

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

Heart Disease

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org
Official webpage of the American Heart Association. Contains consumer information about heart disease and stroke.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

Sickle Cell Disease

Harvard Medical School Joint Center for Sickle Cell and Thalassemic Disorders
http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/

Sickle Cell Information Center, Emory University
http://www.scinfo.org/
This comprehensive website includes excellent links and a listing of clinics.

Sickle Cell Information from the National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sicklecellanemia.html
This website includes overviews, clinical trials, research and organizations.

EVALUATING HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

Health Information on the Internet: How to Get the Right Stuff
http://www.noah-health.org/en/ebm/evaluating.html

Health Information Online
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/596_info.html
A 1996 article from the Food and Drug Adminstration's publication, FDA Consumer. The article evaluates the
reliability of health information online.

How to Spot Health Fraud
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_fraud.html
A 1999 article from the Food and Drug Adminstration's publication, FDA Consumer. The article provides
consumers with tips on how to avoid health fraud.

Quackwatch
http://www.quackwatch.com/index.html
This website is sponsored by a non-profit corporation that strives to provide consumers with information about
health fraud, myths, fads and fallacies.

FREE FULL TEXT MEDICAL ARTICLES

InfoTrac: Health Reference Center Academic 1980 - Mar 2002 (A NOVEL Database)
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. User ID: Empirelink http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_nc_rpflow

Free Articles from Stanford University
http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl

Free Medical Journals
http://freemedicaljournals.com

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND FACILITIES

Doctors and Dentists

DocFinder
http://www.docboard.org
Health professional licensing listings by state from the Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors.

Health Web Dentistry
http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/hw/dent/
A collaboration between the Dentistry Library at the University of Michigan and the Health Web project.

Medicare Participating Physician Directory
http://www.medicare.gov/Physician/Home.asp
Names, addresses and specialties of physicians who have agreed to accept assignment on all Medicare claims and covered services.

MEDLINEplus Directories
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html
Links to several directories of health care professionals and facilities.

Who's Certified?
http://www.abms.org/newsearch.asp
Verification service for Board certified physicians from the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Hospitals

U.S. News Best Hospitals Finder
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm

Other Health Care Providers

Blood Bank Locator
http://www.aabb.org/Locator/Locator.asp

Find a Nutrition Professional: A Search Tool for Consumers and Health Professionals
http://www.eatright.org/Public/index.cfm

League for the Hard of Hearing
http://www.lhh.org/
Site describes services provided by the agency, detailed information about communication therapy and assistive listening devices, full-text articles from the Hearing Rehabilitation Quarterly and links to related sites.

American Chiropractic Association
http://www.amerchiro.org/

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/facilitylocatordoc.htm

LINKS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, MEN, WOMEN AND SENIORS

Children's Health

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org
Committed to physical, mental and social health for all children and young adults.

Breastfeeding
http://laleche.org/

Child Care Resources
http://www.childcareaware.org
Enter your zip code for contact information for local child care agencies.

KidsHealth
http://kidshealth.org
Excellent site for parenting and child health.

Parents Place
http://www.parentsplace.com/
Information on fertility; pregnancy; baby, toddler and family health.

Men's Health

Healthfinder Men's Information Page
http://healthfinder.gov/justforyou/justforyou.asp?KeyWordID=174&branch=1

Impotence
http://www.impotence.org/
This website is sponsored by the Sexual Function Health Council of the American Foundation for Urologic Disease.

Male Health Center
http://www.malehealthcenter.com

MEDLINEplus Men's Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealth.html

Men's Health
http://www.menshealth.com
This website is sponsored by Men's Health magazine.

Senior Health

The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/qio/default.asp
Under the direction of CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), the QIO (Quality Improvement Organizations) program consists of a national network of fifty-three QIOs responsible for each U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia. QIOs work with consumers, physicians, hospitals, and other caregivers to refine care delivery systems to make sure patients get the right care at the right time, particularly among underserved populations. The program also safeguards the integrity of the Medicare trust fund by ensuring payment is made only for medically necessary services, and investigates beneficiary complaints about quality of care. Anyone on Medicare, or their representative, may file a complaint with their local QIO which is required by Federal law to investigate all complaints. A directory of the names and telephone numbers for the QIOs all over the country are available at http://www.medqic.org/content/qio/qio.jsp?pageID=4

Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/

Alzheimer Research Forum
http://www.alzforum.org/home.asp

Health Guide from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
http://www.aarp.org/healthguide

Healthfinder Information for Seniors
http://healthfinder.gov/justforyou/justforyou.asp?KeyWordID=172&branch=1

MEDLINEplus Senior Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html

Teen Health

Check Out That Body
http://www.checkoutthatbody.com
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this project is a collaborative effort to encourage adolescents and young adults to seek regular health care, and to improve the delivery of that care.

Girl Power! Campaign Homepage
http://www.health.org/gpower/
A public health initiative by the Department of Health and Human Services designed to empower 9 to 14 year old girls with positive values. Resources include surveys, studies, reports on a variety of topics including smoking, teenage pregnancy, and drug abuse.

Go Ask Alice
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
This health-related Q & A site is produced by Columbia University's Health Education Program. It provides factual, in-depth, nonjudgmental information to assist teenagers' decision-making about their physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual health.

Health Information from FDA for Teens
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/7teens.htm
Contains articles from FDA Consumer on health information ranging from eating disorders and diets to attention deficit disorder and over-the-counter medication.

Healthfinder Information for Teens
http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/justforyou.asp?KeyWordID=169&branch=1

I Wanna Know
http://www.iwannaknow.org/
Sponsored by the American Social Health Association, this site provides the answers teens need to make informed decisions about sexual health and STD prevention.

KidsHealth.org – Hey Teens
http://kidshealth.org/teen/index.html
From medical staff of the Nemours Foundation, this site provides basic info about the body, nutrition and personal safety.

Teenwire
http://www.teenwire.com
From the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, this site provides info on dating, sexual health, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy prevention and family planning. Contributions from teenagers are welcome.

Women's Health

MEDLINEplus Women's Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html

National Women's Health Information Center
http://www.4woman.gov/index.htm

National Women's Health Resource Center
http://www.healthywomen.org/

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) Topic – Women's Health
http://www.noah-health.org/en/healthy/women/

North American Menopause Society
http://www.menopause.org

Women's Health Interactive
http://www.womens-health.com

MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR

Anxiety Disorders
http://www.adaa.org/

Ask NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) about Mental Health
http://www.noah-health.org/en/mental/

MEDLINEplus Resources on Mental Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html

PRESCRIPTION AND NONPRESCRIPTION MEDICINES

Health Square
http://www.healthsquare.com/drugmain.htm
Data supplied by Physician's Desk Reference.

MEDLINEplus Drug Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
More than 9,000 prescription and over the counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia.

RxList
http://www.rxlist.com
More than 4,500 popular drugs in plain English and 3,000 in plain Spanish.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov
Contains a wide range of information about the FDA and its regulation of food, drugs, medical devices, and the blood supply, as well as information about how to report problems with the products the FDA regulates.