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Major Web Sites

Familydoctor.org
All of the information within familydoctor.org has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians. Topics include health and wellness, drug information, herbal and alternative remedies, and self-care.

Healthfinder (tm)
The Healthfinder project is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and is a resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet.

HealthWeb
HealthWeb is a collaborative project of over twenty actively participating libraries to provide users with links to high quality health information on the Internet.

InteliHealth
With information from sources such as Harvard Medical School and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, InteliHealth includes health news and content as well as access to tools and risk assessments.

MayoClinic.com
MayoClinic.com includes information on specific diseases and conditions, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, a first-aid guide, and more. Interactive tools are also included, such as excercise and stress management planners.

MEDLINEplus
MEDLINEplus, from the National Library of Medicine, has extensive information from trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
Offering information in both English and Spanish, NOAH includes frequently updated links to information on diseases, conditions, and personal health issues.

Tox Town
An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places.