Health: Consumer Health-Related Sites (Very Incomplete Sampling)
By award-winning author and stress-relief expert Susie Mantell
Note: This is not an endorsement of any sites mentioned here; rather a few of many well-known organizations who offer consumer health information with little or no commercial bias or gain. This is intended only as a starting point for you to see which you like or don't, find more, and learn what you can to reduce stress, and support your physical and emotional health. Ask for reliable, unbiased resources to research treatments and protocols. Most of these have many departments and "Search" functions.(I noticed ads on some of the consumer sites, but they're pretty clearly differentiated from health content.)
Check dates for most current information available.
U.S. GOVERNMENT NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter meds by generic or brand name, newly approved drugs, clinical trials, warnings, recalls, etc.
http://medlineplus.adam.com/
List of many, many health topics to click for quick reference.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dictionaries.html
Links to various health-related dictionaries and glossaries
http://www.nih.gov/health
Information on health hotlines, publications, more.
http://nccam.nih.gov
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
http://www.nih.gov
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and so many other offices.
A FEW GENERAL CONSUMER HEALTH SITES
The Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
http://www2.mayohealth.org
Easy-to-read. From a team of Mayo physicians, scientists, writers & educators.
Intelihealth
http://www.intelihealth.com
Featuring Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information
OnHealth/WebMD
http://onhealth.webmd.com
Has received U.S. News & World Report's "Best of the Web" Award in Health & Medicine, Better Homes and Gardens "Bookmark Award."
http://onhealth.webmd.com/conditions/resource/pharmacy/index.asp
Another way to research meds.
Discovery Health
http://www.discoveryhealth.com
Operated in conjunction with Discovery Health Channel on TV.
UC Berkeley Wellness Letter
http://www.berkeleywellness.com/
Has been honored by U.S. News & World Report, Money Magazine, Washington Post.
A ROAD LESS-TRAVELED (but a scenic route)
SelfGrowth.com
http://www.selfgrowth.com
A guide to personal growth, self improvement and self-help for those who enjoy researching a spectrum of opinions and articles by many contributors with widely-varied backgrounds. (NOTE: This site does include some promotion of commercial products, but also some excellent, informative articles on a variety of personal growth and wellness-related subjects.)
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