[ Virtual Health Information Center Index ]

• MEDLINEplus
  This is the National Library of Medicine’s consumer health web site. It offers access to resources that will help the consumer research health questions. It is an excellent site for the consumer seeking health information in lay language. MEDLINEplus also links to these great sites:
  • Interactive Tutorials
  • Clinical Trials.gov
  • NIH Senior Health
  • Surgery Videos
  
  
• Consumer Health Information
  The National Institutes of Health's Consumer Health Information Page is a growing collection of the most requested NIH publications. Publications may be found from the National Cancer Institute, the National Eye Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Institute on Mental Health, and many more Institutes. The titles of publications are listed under each Institute, and publications may also be searched by subject key words. Many helpful publications that provide valuable medical and health information in lay language are found here.
  
  
• Healthfinder
  Healthfinder is a gateway consumer health and human services web site from the United States government that can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public. Developed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with other federal agencies, and coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the U. S. government has provided much valuable health information from both governmental and non-governmental sources for the health consumer on this site.
  
  
• Health Topics - Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare Healthwise^® Knowledgebase
  Healthwise's regularly updated content is founded on evidence-base information. The site presents balanced unbiased perspecives without influence from commercial interests. The Healthwise health information team includes full-time professional medical researchers, writers, and editors who have extensive experience in scientific research and medical writing. They work closely with members of the Healthwise medical team.
  
  
• Patients - Staying Healthy with Knowledge
  Provides a wealth of information that can help you lead a healthy life and become an active participant in your own health care -- from nutritional and fitness articles to content about specific medical diseases and conditions.
  
  
• Information from your Family Doctor
  From the American Academy of Family Physicians, this site offers patient education documents for common medical concerns and conditions.
  
  
• Intelihealth
  A joint venture between Aetna U.S. HealthcareTM and the Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Harvard Medical School and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Aetna InteliHealth's mission is to empower people with trusted solutions for healthier lives.
  
  
• NetWellness
  A non-profit consumer health web site that provides high quality information created and evaluated by medical and health professional faculty at the: University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University.
  
  
• Office of Rare Diseases
  This website provides information about rare and genetic diseases in English and in Spanish.
  
  
• HealthyMe
  The mission of www.HealthyMe.md is to improve patient health and to strengthen the physician/patient relationship by providing patient-focused, specialty-specific, scientifically accurate healthcare information and services in a cost-effective manner via the Internet.
  
  
• NOAH
  NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish.