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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

www.ahcpr.gov/

US government site, includes consumer health information, news on health policy and research.

American Academy of Family Physicians

www.familydoctor.org

Health information on over 250 health topics.

American Medical Association

www.ama-assn.org/

Resources for consumers include general health, family health and fitness, doctor finder and hospital finder.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

www.cdc.gov/

Includes news, travelers' health information, information on diseases, health risks and prevention guidelines.

Combined Health Information Database

http://chid.nih.gov/

US government site lists a wealth of health promotion and education materials and resources.

Consumer Health Information (NIH)

health.nih.gov/

Online collection of most requested publications from the National Institutes of Health.

EurekAlert!

www.eurekalert.org/

Features the latest research advances in health, science, medicine and technology, from the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

www.fda.gov/

Includes consumer advice on food and nutrition, consumer drug information, and special information for patients, women and children.

FDA Consumer

www.fda.gov/fdac/default.htm

The consumer magazine of the FDA, reports on the regulation of products:   food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, biologics.

Health Hotlines

sis.nlm.nih.gov/hotlines/index.html

National Library of Medicine database of health related organizations operating too-free services.

healthfinder™

www.healthfinder.gov

A gateway consumer health and human services information resource from the US government with links to reliable information for the public.

HealthGate

www.healthgate.com

Includes patient resources, such as patient education, patient care information, healthy living series and wellness center.

Health on the Net

www.hon.ch

Non-profit international organization facilitating access to medical resources, health care news, and health databases.

Journal of the American Medical Association

http://pubs.ama-assn.org/.

Journal of the American Medical Association, provides latest news, and access to past issues.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

www.health.org

Service of US Health & Human Services, provides publications, databases, treatment organizations, online forums and kids' sections.

National Institutes of Health

www.nih.gov/icd/

News, research information and consumer health information from the NIH.

National Library of Medicine

www.nlm.nih.gov/

Multiple medical databases, plus every significant program of the Library.

New England Journal of Medicine Online

content.nejm.org/

Full text articles, abstracts of current articles and archive of past issues.

Quackwatch

www.quackwatch.com

Non-profit corporation exposing health-related frauds, myths and fallacies.

Reuters Health Information Services

www.reutershealth.com/

Over 20 full-text news items published daily, with the latest news from the medical world.