The Web can be an excellent resource for information about health and wellness. Many are free; some require log-ins and passwords; others require a paid membership. Please copy and paste the addresses into your browser
MedScape: www.medscape.com/home searchable site with articles, drug and disease information
Dr Koop: www.drkoop.com comprehensive site sponsored by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former US Surgeon General
InteliHealth: www.intelihealth.com/ Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Health Information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov Comprehensive site for all CDC programs; excellent source of HIV/AIDS information
National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov/
WebMD: www.webmd.com A two-tiered site, for consumers and for health professionals
Grateful Med: http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/igm_intro/title.html The National Library of Medicine's Internet "Grateful Med" database searches
American College for Advancement in Medicine: www.acam.org/
British Medical Journal: www.bmj.com
Food and Drug Administration: www.fda.gov/default.htm
Journal of the American Medical Association: http://pubs.ama-assn.org/
Journal of the National Cancer Institute: www.cancer.gov
New England Journal of Medicine: http://content.nejm.org
Medical Matrix: www.medmatrix.org/reg/login.asp Comprehensive compendium of reliable medical information on the Internet. Close to 4,000 peer-reviewed sites are listed by category, and links are ranked and annotated
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