• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Categories of information on this site include: A to Z Index, Health & Safety Topics,  Multimedia & Tools, Data and Statistics, Publications.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.cdc.gov

• Family Doctor.org - Categories on this site from the American Academy of Family Physicians include: Conditions A-Z, Healthy Living, Smart Patient Guide, and Health Tools. This site is also available in Spanish. Web Address / URL: http://www.familydoctor.org/

• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - From the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa, content on this site is organized by subject clusters and an A to Z index. A link to search for medical pictures is also provided.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/

• Healthfinder® - An award-winning Federal website for consumers looking for reliable health information. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies. Web Address / URL: http://www.healthfinder.gov

• InteliHealth - This site contains consumer health information from Harvard’s Medical School. Features include a medical dictionary, drug resource center, and information on diseases and conditions.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.intelihealth.com/

• Martindale's "Virtual" Nursing Center - This site contains an extensive list of nursing links, news, and resources such as interactive cases and medical dictionaries.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.martindalecenter.com/Nursing.html

• MayoClinic.com - This site provides information on: Diseases & Conditions, Symptoms, Drugs & Supplements, Tests and Procedures, and Healthy Living.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm?

• MedlinePlus®  - A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, this site has information on numerous health topics; drugs & supplements; the latest health news; interactive patient tutorials; provides a medical encyclopedia, dictionary, directories to find dentists, doctors, and hospitals; as well as links to numerous professional organizations and U.S. consumer health libraries. Web Address / URL: http://medlineplus.gov

• Medscape for Nurses -  This site serves as a timely source of clinical information for nurses. A "Search" box is provided to help you locate health and drug information available on this site.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.medscape.com/nurses

• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - A vast source of information about health in the United States. The data collected by the NCHS helps identify and address critical health problems that exist in our country. Web Address / URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health - NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer information on a wide range of health related topics in English and Spanish.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.noah-health.org

• NIH Health Information - From the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site provides access to health information on a wide range of medical topics for the general public and medical professionals.
  Web Address / URL: http://health.nih.gov/

• PubMed.gov - "PubMed provides free access to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's (NLM's) database with over 20 million bibliographic citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health care systems, and preclinical sciences." Some full-text content is available from PubMed Central, publisher websites, and MCC Libraries article databases. To learn more visit the PubMed LinkOut FAQ.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?myncbishare=nymcclib

• Web MD Health - This site provides information on diseases & conditions, drugs & supplements, and healthy living. Web Address / URL: http://www.webmd.com/default.htm

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