Search for General Health Information

• Achoo--Gateway to health care
• Health A to Z--Your e-health solution
• Healthfinder--Your guide to reliable health information
• Healthopedia.com--Your health encyclopedia
• Search MedlinePlus:   
• MedScape from WebMD
• PubMed--The National Library of Medicine's Medline database
• For broader search engines try the Hillsboro Community Library's List of Search Engines

Alternative and Herbal Medicine

• DrWeil.com--a searchable database of information on alternative medicine
• HealthScout's Alternative Medicine
• HerbMed--an interactive, electronic herbal database
• Holistic Healing Web Page
• MedlinePlus Alternative Medicine
• MedlinePlus Herbal Medicine
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Quackwatch--Your guide to health fraud, quackery, and intelligent decisions (searchable)
• RxList Alternatives
• World's Healthiest Foods--selecting, preparing, and enjoying
• Yahoo! Health's Alternative Medicine

Alzheimer's Disease

• AllRefer's Alzheimer's Disease
• Alzheimer's Association
• Alzheimer's Disease--from the American Health Assistance Foundation
• HealthScout's Alzheimer's Disease
• Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center (ADEAR)
• MedlinePlus Alzheimer's Caregivers
• MedlinePlus Alzheimer's Disease
• Yahoo Health's Alzheimer's Disease

Arthritis

• Healthopedia's Arthritis Center
• MedlinePlus Arthritis
• MedlinePlus Osteoarthritis
• MedlinePlus Rheumatoid Arthritis
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• Yahoo! Health's Arthritis & Pain Health Center

Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• American Institute for Cancer Research--diet & nutrition in prevention & treatment of cancer
• Association of Cancer Online Resources--ACOR offers access to mailing lists that provide support, information, and community to everyone affected by cancer and related disorders
• Breast Cancer Online Support
• Cancer Information--a service of the National Cancer Institute
• CancerNews on the Net
• CancerWeb Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Alternative Approaches to Cancer--by Michael Lerner
• Clinical Trials for Cancer
• Healthopedia's Cancers and Tumors
• MDChoice's Cancer Center
• MedlinePlus Cancer Chemotherapy
• MedlinePlus Cancer (General)
• MedlinePlus Cancer Topics
• OncoLink--from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
• Yahoo! Health's Cancers

Cardiology and Heart Disease

• American Heart Association--fighting heart disease and stroke
• MedlinePlus Heart Diseases (General)
• MedlinePlus Heart Diseases--Prevention
• Yahoo! Health's Heart Diseases
• Yale University School of Medicine Heart Book, 1992 edition--complete text

Children and Youth

• Healthopedia's Children's Health
• IPL KidSpace Health and Nutrition
• IPL TeenSpace Health
• MedlinePlus Children's Health
• National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Diabetes

• AllRefer's Diabetes
• Accu-Chek's Diabetes Management Tools
• American Diabetes Association
• American Dietetic Association
• Diabetes123
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Healthopedia's Diabetes Center
• LillyDiabetes Education
• MedlinePlus Diabetes
• MyDiabetes--Take control of your diabetes
• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
• Yahoo! Health's Diabetes

Diet and Nutrition

• AllRefer's Weight Management
• American Dietetic Association--your link to nutrition and health
• Ask the Dietitian
• Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition--information about regulation and problems with dietary supplements
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• MedlinePlus Nutrition
• MedlinePlus Nutrition for Seniors
• Tufts Nutrition Navigator--a rating guide to nutrition websites
• World's Healthiest Foods--selecting, preparing, and enjoying

Drug Information and Pharmacies

• AARP Effectiveness & Safety of Prescription Drugs
• Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
• DrKoop Drug Interactions Search on Drugs.com
• MDChoice's Drug Information
• Medicare Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs--use this site to determine which Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card is right for the drugs you currently buy
• MedlinePlus About Your Medicines
• MedlinePlus Drug Information
• OregonRx--evidence-based research that compares the effectiveness and safety of prescription drugs
• RxList
• U.S. Pharmacopeia
• WebMD Health's Drugs and Herbs
• Yahoo! Health's Specific Drugs and Medications

General Health

• AllRefer.com Health--Provides information and news on diseases, symptoms, tests, surgery, injuries, nutrition, medications, and poisons. Focuses on family and community health
• CAPHIS Websites You Can Trust--Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide--complete text online
• DrKoop.com
• DrugInfonet--healthcare and pharmaceutical-related topics
• Health A to Z
• HealthScout
• HealthTalk.com--Empowering chronically ill patients with the latest information and access to trusted experts
• HealthTouch Online for Better Health
• Human Anatomy Online
• Librarians' Index to the Internet Health & Medicine (searchable)
• Mayo Clinic
• MDChoice.com--for consumers and healthcare professionals
• Medem--connecting physicians and patients online
• MedlinePlus
• Merck Manual Home Edition (searchable)
• National Organization for Rare Diseases
• Protocare's Self-Care Advisory
• WebMD--for healthcare professionals
• WebMD Health--for healthcare consumers (formerly OnHealth)
• Yahoo! Health
• Yale University School of Medicine Patient's Guide to Medical Tests--complete text online
• Your Rights as a Hospital Patient in New York State--specific to New York State, but applicable to other states

Geriatrics and Gerontology (Seniors' Health)

• Aging Parents and Elder Care--a comprehensive resource for family caregivers during all stages of care
• American Geriatrics Society
• Eldercare Locator--a way to find community assistance for seniors
• ExtendedCare.com--for information on chosing extended care facilities and programs
• HealthScout's Seniors
• MedlinePlus Nutrition for Seniors
• MedlinePlus Seniors' Health (General)
• Merck Manual of Geriatrics (searchable)
• Myziva.net--the guide to nursing facilities
• NIHSeniorHealth--featuring health information for older adults
• Yahoo! Health's Geriatrics

Grief and Loss, Death and Dying

• Counseling for Loss & Life Changes
• Grief & Loss--A collection of resources, a community of care, sponsored by AARP
• Hospice Net--Death and Dying, Caregiving and Grief
• Medline Plus Bereavement
• Medline Plus Death and Dying
• Medline Plus Hospice Care
• Self Help Information about Grief and Grief Counseling

Influenza, including Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

• Avian Influenza--from the National Wildlife Health Center of the U.S. Geological Survey
• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)--from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior
• Homeland Security Council's National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza--a pdf file
• MedlinePlus Bird Flu
• MedlinePlus Flu
• Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals and Families--from PandemicFlu.gov
• Pandemic Flu, Preparing and Protecting Against Avian Influenza--U.S. White House policies
• PandemicFlu.gov--official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza
• Seasonal Flu--U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Physicians and Hospitals

• AMA Physician Select--Search for a physician by name or specialty
• Best Doctors--30,000 doctors chosen by peer review as the best specialists in their field
• Best Hospitals--a listing from U.S. News and World Report
• Medem's Physician Finder
• MedlinePlus Directories of Doctors, Dentists, Hospitals, Clinics & other Healthcare Facilities and Services

Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health

• American Psychiatric Association (searchable)
• American Psychological Association Online (searchable)
• Healthopedia's Mental Health
• Librarians' Index to the Internet Psychology
• MedlinePlus Mental Health
• Mental Health Infosource
• Self-Help Sourcebook Online

Respiratory/Lung/Pulmonary Diseases

• American Lung Association
• Healthopedia's Respiratory System
• Lung Diseases A-Z--from the American Lung Association
• MedlinePlus Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• MedlinePlus Respiratory Diseases
• My Asthma--Take control of your asthma and allergies
• National Emphesema Foundation
• Yahoo! Health's Respiratory Diseases

Spine Health

• MedlinePlus Back Pain
• MedlinePlus Neck Disorders and Injuries
• Spine-health--Back pain and neck pain patient information

Veterinary Medicine

• American Veterinary Medical Association Care for Pets
• Pet Web Library
• Veterinary Medicine @ About
• Winn Feline Foundation Health Articles

Women's Health

• AllRefer's Breast Cancer
• AllRefer's Osteoporosis
• Breast Cancer Answers
• Healthopedia's Women's Health
• HealthScout's Women's Health
• Librarians' Index to the Internet Women's Health
• MedlinePlus Breast Cancer
• MedlinePlus Osteoporosis
• MedlinePlus Women's Health (General)
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• National Women's Health Information Center
• Our Bodies Ourselves--selected excerpts from the text
• Yahoo! Health's Women's Health