Health Links on the Web

For most of us, the Internet has become a valuable source of health information. However, it is important that the information on a Web site is accurate, up-to-date and not considered as a substitute for advice from a health care provider.

Top 25 Health Related Web Sites

General Health Links

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

American Bar Association www.abanet.org/aging/toolkit
Office of the Attorney General, State of California www.ag.ca.gov/consumers/general/care.htm

AGING AND ELDERLY

Administration on Aging www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) www.aarp.org
American Council on Science and Health www.acsh.org
American Health Assistance Foundation www.ahaf.org
FirstGov for Seniors http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Seniors
Medicare http://www.medicare.gov/
National Hispanic Council on Aging http://www.nhcoa.org
National Institute on Aging www.nia.him.gov
NIH Senior Health http://nihseniorhealth.gov/listoftopics.html
National Senior Citizens' Law Center www.nsclc.org
Nursing Home Compare www.medicare.gov
Social Security Online www.ssa.gov
U.S. Administration on Aging www.aoa.dhhs.gov

AIDS and HIV

Center for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/hiv/hivinfo.htm

ALCOHOL ABUSE

Please see Substance Abuse

ALLERGIES and ASTHMA

American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology www.aaaai.org/patients.stm
American Lung Association www.lungusa.org

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine www.nccam.nih.gov/

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org

ARTHRITIS and RHEUMATISM

Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
American College of Rheumatology www.rheumatology.org

BONE HEALTH

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons www.orthoinfo.aaos.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation www.nof.org
NIH Osteoporis and Related Bone Diseases - National Resource Center www.osteo.org

CANCER

American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
Breast Cancer www.breastcancer.org
National Cancer Institute www.nci.nih.gov
OncoLink ( University of Pennsylvania) www.oncolink.com

CHILD ABUSE

Barbara Sinatra Children's Center at Eisenhower www.sinatracenter.org
ChildHelp USA www.childhelp.org
Prevent Child Abuse America www.preventchildabuse.org

CLINICAL TRIALS

ClinicalTrials.gov www.clinicaltrials.gov

DIABETES

American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Diabetes www.cdc.gov/diabetes
National Diabetes Education Program www.ndep.nih.gov
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases www.niddk.nih.gov

EYES & VISION

American Macular Degeneration Foundation www.macular.org
Macular Degeneration Foundation www.eyesight.org
Macular Degeneration Partnership www.amd.org
National Eye Institute www.nei.nih.gov

HEALTH INFORMATION

American Academy of Family Physicians www.familydoctor.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
Healthfinder www.healthfinder.gov
Health Web www.healthweb.org
Healthy People 2010 www.healthypeople.gov
MayoClinic.com www.mayohealth.org
MEDEM (a partnership of medical societies including the American Medical Association) www.medem.com
MEDLINEplus www.medlineplus.gov
MedicineNet.com www.medicinenet.com
National Health Information Center www.healthgov/nhic
National Institutes of Health (NIH) www.nih.gov
NOAH (New York Online Access to Health in English and Spanish) www.noah-health.org
Web MD www.webmd.com

HEALTH INSURANCE

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services www.cms.hhs.gov
Medicaid www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid
Medicare www.medicare.gov

HEART

American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov
HealthGrades www.healthgrades.com
Hospital Compare www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
US News and World Report Best Hospitals www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm
100 Top Hospitals www.100tophospitals.com

LABORATORY TESTS

Lab Tests Online (American Association of Clinical Chemistry) www.labtestsonline.org

LEUKEMIA

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society www.leukemia.org

LUNG

American Lung Association www.lungusa.org

LUPUS

The Lupus Foundation of America www.lupus.org

LYMPHOMA

Please see Leukemia

MEDICAL MYTHS & QUESTIONABLE TREATMENTS

American Council on Science and Health www.acsh.org
National Council Against Health Fraud www.ncahf.org
Quackwatch www.quackwatch.org

MEDICAL NEWS

Reuters www.reutershealth.com

MEDICATIONS

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research www.fda.gov/cder
DrugFacts www.drugfacts.com
RxList www.rxlist.com
USP DI ( United States Pharmacopoeia) www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

MENTAL HEALTH

National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov

NURSING HOMES

HealthGrades www.healthgrades.com

NUTRITION

Dietary Guidelines for Americans www.healthierus.gov

OSTEOPOROSIS

Please see Bones listing

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

American Parkinson's Disease Association www.apdaparkinson.org
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. www.parkinson.org
Parkinson's Disease Foundation www.parkinsons-foundation.org

PHYSICIANS

American Board of Medical Specialties www.abms.org
AMA Physician Select www.ama-assn.org/aps
HealthGrades www.healthgrades.com

STROKE

American Stroke Association www.strokeassociation.org
National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke www.ninds.nih.gov
National Stroke Association www.stroke.org

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Alcoholics Anonymous www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Al-Anon/Alateen www.al-anon.alateen.org
U.S. Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Information www.health.org

WOMEN'S HEALTH

National Women's Health Information Center www.4women.gov
National Women's Health Resource Center www.healthywomen.org
The North American Menopause Society www.menopause.org
WebMD Healthy Women www.my.webmd.com/living_better/her